Tennessee pitcher Nic Abraham committed to Virginia Tech baseball on Friday afternoon, he announced on Instagram. Abraham follows his former Tennessee teammate Evan Hankins who committed to the Hokies out of the portal just over two weeks ago.
Abraham originally shared intentions to return to Tennessee for his junior season but changed course and entered the transfer portal after the Vols’ fired pitching coach Josh Reynolds after just one season. Josh Elander hired ECU pitching coach Austin Knight to replace Reynolds.
Abraham posted a 4.15 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 34.2 innings pitched during his sophomore season. The right-handed pitcher made three midweek starts and threw the bulk of his innings in midweek games. He posted a 7.59 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched in SEC play.
The California native made just five appearances in SEC play with a poor outing against LSU, five earned runs in 0.2 innings pitched, which inflated his conference only stats. Half his SEC innings came against Vanderbilt when he allowed four earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched.
Abraham turned in one appearance in the postseason, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings against Arkansas in the SEC Tournament.
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Virginia Tech posted a 30-26 (15-15 ACC) record during the 2026 season, making the Los Angeles Regional but going 0-2. Tennessee defeated the Hokies 3-1 in the lone meeting between the two teams last season.
Sixteen Tennessee players have entered the transfer portal this offseason including infielder Ethan Moore first baseman Evan Hankins, right-handed pitcher Nic Abraham, outfielder Nate Eisfelder, shortstop Manny Marin, utility man Jay Abernathy, catcher Cash Williams, infielder Finley Bates, shortstop Ariel Antigua, utility man Hunter High, utility man Chris Newstrom, outfielder Hutson Chance, right-handed pitcher Brayden Krenzel, two-way Taylor Tracey, right-handed pitcher Sawyer Deering and right-handed pitcher Ari Bethea.
The Vols have landed eight transfers to date including Wright State outfielder Andrew Duncan, Baylor shortstop Travis Sanders, Louisville RHP Parker Detmers, South Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake McCoy, Northwestern State left-handed pitcher Brody Trosclair, UC Irvine left-handed pitcher Ricky Ojeda, Mercer two-way Braydon Kersey and Air Force infielder Wyatt Hanoian.
A number of Tennessee players have announced intentions to return for next season including outfielder Blaine Brown, RHP Landon Mack, LHP Cam Appenzeller, first baseman Levi Clark, catcher Trent Grindlinger, catcher Stone Lawless and LHP Will Haas.
