Tennessee transfer pitcher Dylan Loy committed to Georgia Tech baseball Thursday night just over two weeks after entering the portal and leaving the Volunteer program.
Loy spent two seasons at Tennessee, combing to post a 3.22 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 64.1 innings pitched. The Pigeon Forge native was a fringe bullpen arm during the Vols run to the national championship in 2024. His best performance of his career came in the 2024 SEC Tournament Championship when he tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against LSU.
The left-handed pitcher had a bigger role in his sophomore season, posting a 3.97 ERA in 33 appearances and 34 innings pitched. After throwing 0.1 innings in SEC regular season play during his freshman season, Loy tossed 20 innings in SEC play as a sophomore.
Loy was one of Tennessee’s best pitchers for much of the 2025 season but had an up-and-down final six weeks of the regular season.
If the East Tennessee native had returned to Tennessee for his junior season then he would have competed for a weekend starting spot while certainly having a strong bullpen role. At Georgia Tech, Loy will have a clearer path to being a weekend starter in his final collegiate season before he’s draft eligible.
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Georgia Tech is entering a new era in its program with longtime head coach Danny Hall retiring after the 22 years leading the Yellow Jackets program. Now James Ramsey is entering his first season as Georgia Tech’s head coach. The Yellow Jackets have made the NCAA Tournament five of the last six seasons.
Tennessee baseball lost 20 pitchers to the transfer portal this offseason with Loy being the most notable. A handful have committed to power five schools including Ryler Smart (LSU), Andrew Behnke (Georgia), Michael Sharman (Clemson) and Bryson Thacker (West Virginia).
The Vols have landed seven pitchers in the transfer portal to date including Virginia LHP Evan Blanco, Bowling Green two-way DJ Newman, Rice two-way Blaine Brown, ESTU RHP Brady Frederick, UNC Asheville RHP Clay Edmondson, Kennesaw State RHP Bo Rhudy and MIT RHP Mason Estrada.
Tennessee also hosted Southern Cal RHP Brodie Purcell on a visit earlier this week after he earned Second Team All-Big 10 honors during his sophomore season.
