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Three Tennessee Baseball players named First Team All-Americans

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Tennessee pitcher Liam Doyle. Credit: UT Athletics
Tennessee pitcher Liam Doyle. Credit: UT Athletics

Tennessee Baseball’s Liam Doyle, Andrew Fischer and Gavin Kilen were named First Team All-Americans by Perfect Game on Tuesday, while Doyle was also named the college baseball Pitcher of the Year by the outlet. 

Doyle, who transferred from Ole Miss to Tennessee alongside Fischer, was one of the most best pitchers in college baseball this season. The Tennessee ace finished with a 10-4 record in 17 starts and 19 appearances. He had a 3.20 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and struck out 164 against just 32 walks over 95.2 innings pitched. 

Fischer hit a team-high 25 home runs after transferring from Ole Miss. He hit .341 while also leading Tennessee in RBI (65), runs scored (70), total bases (165), walks (63), slugging percentage (.760), on-base percentage (.497) and OPS (1.257). 

Hunter Ensley named to ABCA Southeast All-Region Team

Kilen hit a team-high .357 and had a 1.112 OPS with a .671 slugging percentage after transferring to Tennessee. He hit 15 home runs, had 46 RBI and 60 runs scored on his 75 hits, which included 13 doubles and four triples. He started 52 times in 53 games. 

Hunter Ensley, along with Kilen, Fischer and Doyle, was also named to the ABCA Southeast All-Region team on Tuesday.

This season he set career highs in batting average (.336), OPS (.949), at-bats (241), runs (46), hits (81), doubles (17), RBIs (62), total bases (128), walks (30), on-base percentage (.418) and stolen bases (seven).

Eight Tennessee players in MLB.com’s top-200 prospect ranking for MLB Draft

Doyle, Tennessee’s new single-season strikeout record holder with 164, was also named SEC Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-SEC. He’s a semifinalist for the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year and a finalist for the 2025 Golden Spikes Award and 2025 Dick Howser Trophy. 

The Golden Spikes Award is considered the most prestigious honor in college baseball and the Dick Howser Trophy is given annually to college baseball’s best player. Doyle is just the fourth player in Tennessee program history to be named a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.

Doyle, Kilen and Fischer are all in the top in the top 30 of MLB.com‘s prospect rankings for this summer’s MLB Draft. Doyle is No. 9 overall while Kilen is No. 17 and Fischer is No. 29. 

Eight Tennessee players are ranked in the top 200: No. 58 Dean Curley, No. 65 Marcus Phillips, No. 69 AJ Russell, No. 119 Tanner Franklin and No. 143 Nate Snead.

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