2025 BaseVols Projected Lineup/Roster

[MAD]

Here’s updated roster including likely redshirts
BaseVols Roster 2025 (Updated 3/8/25)

Player	Year	Position	Bats	Status
1 Dean Curley	Soph	SS, 3B	R	On Roster
2 Ariel Antigua	Soph	SS, 2B, 3B	R	On Roster
5 Cannon Peebles	Jr	C, DH	Switch	On Roster
6 Gavin Kilen	Jr	2B, SS	Left	On Roster
7 Nate Snead	Jr	RHP/Weekend Rotation		On Roster
8 Hunter High	Soph	UTL	Left	On Roster
9 Hunter Ensley	R Sr	CF	R	On Roster
10 Jay Abernathy	Fr	DH,LF, 2B	Left	Active
11 Andrew Fischer	Jr	3B,1B	Left	On Roster
12 Liam Doyle	Jr	LHP/Weekend Starter		On Roster
13 Reese Chapman	Jr	RF	Left	On Roster
14 Blake Grimmer	R Fr	3B, 1B	Left	On Roster
15 Manny Marin	Fr	3B, SS, 2B	R	Active
16 Dalton Bargo	Jr	1B,C,RF,3B,LF,DH	Left	On Roster
17 Thomas Crabtree	So	RHP		Active
18 Austin Breedlove	Jr	RHP/Weekend Relief		Active
19 Andrew Behnke	Jr	LHP/Weekend Relief		On Roster
20 Colby Backus	R Sr	LF/DH	R	On Roster
21 Tegun Kuhns	Fr	RHP/Weekend Starter		Active
23 Marcus Phillips	Jr	RHP/Weekend Starter		On Roster
25 Brandon Arvidson	Jr	LHP/Weekend Starter		Active
27 Stone Lawless	R Fr	C,1B,DH	R	On Roster
28 Ryan Combs	Jr	RHP/Weekend Relief		Active
29 Aidan Hayse	Fr	RHP		Active
30 Levi Clark	Fr	DH,1B, C	R	Active
31 Austin Hunley	R Soph	RHP/Weekend Relief		Active
32 Tate Strickland	Fr	RHP		Active
33 Brayden May	R Fr	LHP		Active
33 AJ Russell	Jr	RHP/Weekend Relief (late March)		On Roster
35 Michael Sharman	R Jr	LHP/Weekend Relief		Active
37 Dylan Loy	Soph	LHP/Weekend Relief		On Roster
38 Brooks Wright	Fr	C	R	Redshirt
40 Jaxon Walker	Fr	OF	Left	Active
41 Chris Newstrom	Fr	UTL	R	Active
42 Brennon Seigler	Fr	OF	R	Redshirt
43 Luke Payne	So	LHP/Weekend Relief		On Roster
44 Nic Abraham	Fr	RHP		Active
45 Stratton Scott	Fr	RHP		Redshirt
45 Tanner Wiggins	Soph	RHP		Active
46 Brayden Sharp	R Fr	OF,LHP/Weekend Relief	Left	On Roster
48 Robinson Martin	Fr	INF	R	Redshirt
50 Tanner Franklin	Jr	RHP		On Roster
Dane Morrow	Fr	UTL	Left	Active
Jackson Jones	Fr	1B,3B,OF	R	Redshirt
Ryler Smart**	Fr	LHP		Medical Redshirt?
Andrew Dumont**	Fr	RHP		Medical Redshirt?
Beau Revord	Fr	LF	Left	Redshirt
Anton Seibert**	Fr	RHP		Medical Redshirt?
Bryson Thacker	R Fr	LHP		Active
Brayden Krenzel	Fr	RHP		Active
Dane Bjorn	R Fr	LHP		Medical Redshirt?
Alberto Osuna*	Grad	1B/DH	Right	Ineligible
Ben Martin	Fr	RHP		Redshirt

NOTES:
53 total players
40 On Active Roster
4 Medical Redshirt
7 Redshirts
1 Ineligible
48 healthy players (counting Osuna who technically isn’t eligible yet)
22 listed on 2025 Fall Roster
18 Will Be = likely to be on roster based on Fall and Winter performance.
NCAA allows 40 on active roster; SEC allows 36 on active roster
Bold=projected starter as position player or DH
* Waiting on Eligibility ruling due to NCAA incompetence
**likely medical redshirt

Hard to believe we only have 2 seniors on this team.

 

[taylorvol]

Hard to believe we only have 2 seniors on this team.

We are one of the youngest teams in the SEC. Not a great recipe for postseason play.

 

[rockytop25]

Hard to believe we only have 2 seniors on this team.

Hard to have seniors when they all get drafted as juniors

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

We are one of the youngest teams in the SEC. Not a great recipe for postseason play.

I think this years team is actually better. I’m not saying they will win it or make it to Omaha.

 

[taylorvol]

I think this years team is actually better. I’m not saying they will win it or make it to Omaha.

Too soon to tell IMHO. Just impossible to replace grizzled vets who spent numerous seasons together like CMO, Burke, Kirby, Beam, Sechrist, Dreiling, Combs, Tears, Stark, etc. I love this team but the 2024 team was all time special.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Too soon to tell IMHO. Just impossible to replace grizzled vets who spent numerous seasons together like CMO, Burke, Kirby, Beam, Sechrist, Dreiling, Combs, Tears, Stark, etc. I love this team but the 2024 team was all time special.

True, but most of those guys weren’t seniors, either. Last year’s team had Zander, Kirby, and Stark, but those were the only seniors who made a significant impact. This year, it’s just Ensley.

Truth is, when you’re as talented as Tony’s teams are, guys just won’t be around as seniors.

 

[taylorvol]

Conclusion: TN is the youngest team in the SEC.

Facts: According to D1 Baseball, Georgia is the SEC’s most-tenured roster, with 3.11 years of experience on average. Tennessee is the youngest at 2.10 and Florida is at 2.13.

Conclusion: the move next year to 34 man rosters won’t hurt UT, since they only play 27 men with any material innings or at bats. However, it will only be harder to have intersquad scrimmages with Fall rosters capped at 38 (vs unlimited today but averaging likely around 52). I assume some of the managers will participate in the scrimmages which isn’t ideal.

Facts: Over the past 5 years, TN has only played ~26 players with any material time (defined as at least 40 at bats or at least 9 innings pitched). This broke out to be 13.6 hitters and 12.8 pitchers. The SEC average was 27 players (13 hitters and 14 pitchers).
Source D1 Baseball.

Tennessee

26.4

13.6

12.8

 

[taylorvol]

True, but most of those guys weren’t seniors, either. Last year’s team had Zander, Kirby, and Stark, but those were the only seniors who made a significant impact. This year, it’s just Ensley.

Truth is, when you’re as talented as Tony’s teams are, guys just won’t be around as seniors.

I don’t expect many seniors due to MLB draft and portal. Last years team had many seasons playing together and just more overall experience. The trust, cohesiveness, and togetherness of playing numerous seasons together is hard to replace. Don’t get me wrong, the 2025 team is tremendous but the limited time together is the only concern I have. Granted, it’s hard to find a concern before SEC play begins.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Too soon to tell IMHO. Just impossible to replace grizzled vets who spent numerous seasons together like CMO, Burke, Kirby, Beam, Sechrist, Dreiling, Combs, Tears, Stark, etc. I love this team but the 2024 team was all time special.

At this point in the season, we’re further along in both pitching and hitting vs year last.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I don’t expect many seniors due to MLB draft and portal. Last years team had many seasons playing together and just more overall experience. The trust, cohesiveness, and togetherness of playing numerous seasons together is hard to replace. Don’t get me wrong, the 2025 team is tremendous but the limited time together is the only concern I have. Granted, it’s hard to find a concern before SEC play begins.

Agree. This team probably has more raw talent, but that team had a special cohesiveness and culture.

I’m not sure there will ever be a pair of Volunteers I love more than Zander and Kirby. I wouldn’t trade any starting pitcher in the country last year, no matter how talented, for Zander. He was a lock to win the big games. And Kirby was money in pressure moments. Talent doesn’t trump guts.

 

[rockytop25]

I don’t expect many seniors due to MLB draft and portal. Last years team had many seasons playing together and just more overall experience. The trust, cohesiveness, and togetherness of playing numerous seasons together is hard to replace. Don’t get me wrong, the 2025 team is tremendous but the limited time together is the only concern I have. Granted, it’s hard to find a concern before SEC play begins.

The only position players that had really played a lengthy time together last year was CMO, Burke and Stark, Ensley.

We are experienced in the most important parts (up the middle). I think we’ll be fine experience wise. We scrimmage so much in the fall/preseason that these guys get a lot of time playing with everyone

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

This is my guess on starting positions and lineup once the SEC starts. I think LF is the only open spot depending on Bargo keeping his K’s low. Abernathy has only K’d three time this season. I think Abernathy is the starting LF by the end of the season.

SS-Dean
2nd-Gavin
CF-Hunter
1st-Fischer
DH-Levi
RF-Reece
C-Cannon
3rd-Marin
LF-Bargo

 

[taylorvol]

The only position players that had really played a lengthy time together last year was CMO, Burke and Stark, Ensley.

We are experienced in the most important parts (up the middle). I think we’ll be fine experience wise. We scrimmage so much in the fall/preseason that these guys get a lot of time playing with everyone

Tears was on the team for 3 years and Dreiling for 2 years. That still means/counts a lot. The pitching experience was huge.

 

[tn4elvis]

I think this years team is actually better. I’m not saying they will win it or make it to Omaha.

Don’t do it. Let this team become who they become. It’s not fair to compare them to 2024 yet.

 

[tn4elvis]

At this point in the season, we’re further along in both pitching and hitting vs year last.

I do think this year’s team may have a little more pitching depth than last year’s team. Let’s play a full sec schedule before comparing to much though Maybe the Kirby effect will show up in tight pressure moments later in the year.

 

[Grnhead13]

Will be interesting to see what consistent high talent pitching in SEC play does to a few of these younger guys and their plate appearances. Clark reminds me alot of Curley in the beginning of last year, if I remember correctly there was a learning curve with Curley once they got deep into SEC play, not calling it a slump but Clark looks really composed so we shall see. Marin and Abernathy will be the most interesting to watch.

 

[taylorvol]

Will be interesting to see what consistent high talent pitching in SEC play does to a few of these younger guys and their plate appearances. Clark reminds me alot of Curley in the beginning of last year, if I remember correctly there was a learning curve with Curley once they got deep into SEC play, not calling it a slump but Clark looks really composed so we shall see. Marin and Abernathy will be the most interesting to watch.

Agreed. Hard to get a good evaluation until at least 1/3 of way into SEC play IMHO. And even then it will be interesting to see their adjustments to our competitor’s adjustments based on their scouting reports.

 

[taylorvol]

I remember plenty of examples of kids who were crushing the ball until the scouting report revealed his weakness. It that weakness is not resolved, they won’t receive too many meaningful at bats. The SEC is certainly not for everyone.

 

[tn4elvis]

I remember plenty of examples of kids who were crushing the ball until the scouting report revealed his weakness. It that weakness is not resolved, they won’t receive too many meaningful at bats. The SEC is certainly not for everyone.

Burke had to learn to lay off the junk away from him and take the ball the other way. When he did he became a 1st round draft pick.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Don’t do it. Let this team become who they become. It’s not fair to compare them to 2024 yet.

Yeah everyone was comparing the 2024 team to 2022. Saying it was impossible to be better than 2022. I don’t think y’all realize the factory being built in Knoxville. Again, not saying we go to Omaha or win the Natty. I will say there will be equal or better talent than 22 and 24 in multiple years to come.

 

[tn4elvis]

Yeah everyone was comparing the 2024 team to 2022. Saying it was impossible to be better than 2022. I don’t think y’all realize the factory being built in Knoxville. Again, not saying we go to Omaha or win the Natty. I will say there will be equal or better talent than 22 and 24 in multiple years to come.

Tony and Josh are basically getting whoever they want recruiting wise and in the portal. So we are going to be great for a long time. I just don’t think it is a fair comparison to compare any team to 2024. You could actually argue that team as the best of all time.

 

[rockytop25]

Tears was on the team for 3 years and Dreiling for 2 years. That still means/counts a lot. The pitching experience was huge.

Tears and Dreiling played pretty sparingly in the field before last year was my point.

This team top to bottom is probably more talented than last year, but talent doesn’t guarantee you anything.