Roster Construction 2026

[taylorvol]

Here’s an updated unofficial Fall roster.
BaseVols Roster 2025 / 2026 (Updated 12/9/25)

Player	Year	Position	Bats	26 Status
2 Ariel Antigua	Junior	SS, 2B, 3B	R	Roster
15 Hunter High	Junior	OF	Left	Roster
8 Jay Abernathy	Soph	CF, 2B	Left	Roster
14 Blake Grimmer	R Soph	3B, 1B	Left	Roster
4 Manny Marin	Soph	SS,3B	R	Roster
21 Tegun Kuhns	Soph	RHP/Weekend Starter		Roster
27 Stone Lawless	R Soph	C,1B,DH	R	Roster
16 Levi Clark	Soph	1B,DH,C	R	Roster
41 Jaxon Walker	Soph	OF	Left	Roster
10 Chris Newstrom	Soph	2B,3B,OF	R	Roster
38 Brennon Seigler	Soph	OF	R	Roster
44 Nic Abraham	Soph	RHP		Roster
Anton Seibert**	Soph	RHP		Roster
34 Brayden Krenzel	Soph	RHP		Roster
25 Brandon Arvidson	R Junior	LHP		Roster
13 Reese Chapman	Senior	RF	Left	Roster
33 Bo Rhudy	Junior	RHP		Transfer In (Kennesaw St)
20 Tyler Myatt	R Soph	DH/3B/LF	Left	Transfer In (Walter’s St CC)
6 Brady Frederick	Junior	RHP		Transfer In (ETSU)
5 Garrett Wright	Junior	C/OF	R	Transfer In (Bowling Green)
9 Henry Ford	Junior	1B/OF/3B	R	Transfer In (Virginia)
1 Blaine Brown	Soph	DH/OF/LHP	Left	Transfer In (Rice)
18 Landon Mack	Soph	RHP		Transfer In (Rutgers)
11 Evan Blanco	Junior	LHP		Transfer In (Virginia)
7 Mark Hindy	Grad	LHP		Transfer In (Duke)
31 Finley Bates	Junior	2B/SS	R	Transfer In (San Diego St)
19 Cameron Appenzeller	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 22
30 Trent Grindlinger	Freshman	C	R	Ranked 30
29 Taylor Tracey	Freshman	OF/RHP	R	Ranked 89
28 Ethan Baiotto	Freshman	RHP	R	Ranked 93
32 Ethan Moore	Freshman	SS/2B	Switch	Ranked 94
17 Nathan(Nate)Eisfelder	Freshman	OF	R	Ranked 100
12 Evan Hankins	Freshman	1B/DH/LHP	Left	Ranked 156
William Haas*	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 197
50 Darrell (DJ) McDowell	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 295
Jax Bishop	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 336
35 Cash Williams	Freshman	C	R	Ranked 338
36 Sawyer Deering	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 356
48 Alex Bedford	Freshman	OF	Left	Ranked 449
43 Chandler Day	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 458
40 Jackson Estes***	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 471
37 Ari Bethea	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 500
45 Hutson Chance	Freshman	OF	Left	Ranked 500

NOTES:
43 now on projected roster.
16 Returnees
10 Portal Transfers IN (incl 2 JUCOs)
25 Portal OUT
26 on 2026 projected Roster (Before incoming freshmen signees)
17 Incoming Freshmen Signees (removed Tyler Wood but replaced with Jackson Estes)
Expect Final Roster of 37 (34 + 3 DSAs)
* William Haas will likely take a medical redshirt
**Anson Seibert is injured for Fall Ball
***Jackson Estes is out for 26 season due to TJ surgery
Freshmen rankings are courtesy of Perfect Game

 

[taylorvol]

Has Ethan Moore shown something in fall or summer that made you confident enough to put him as the starting 2B?

I would also throw Grimmer in the DH possibility if he’s not going to be starting.

This lineup looks like it’s going to be loaded.

Just a hunch based on what I’ve read. I could also see Abernathy, Antigua, or Newstrom at 2B. Obviously very fluid based on results of Fall Ball

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

Here’s an updated unofficial Fall roster.
BaseVols Roster 2025 / 2026 (Updated 10/3/25)

Player	Year	Position	Bats	26 Status
2 Ariel Antigua	Soph	SS, 2B, 3B	R	Roster
8 Hunter High	Soph	OF	Left	Roster
10 Jay Abernathy	Fr	CF, 2B	Left	Roster
14 Blake Grimmer	R Fr	3B, 1B	Left	Roster
15 Manny Marin	Fr	SS,3B	R	Roster
21 Tegun Kuhns	Fr	RHP/Weekend Starter		Roster
27 Stone Lawless	R Fr	C,1B,DH	R	Roster
30 Levi Clark	Fr	1B,DH,C	R	Roster
40 Jaxon Walker	Fr	OF	Left	Roster
41 Chris Newstrom	Fr	2B,3B,OF	R	Roster
42 Brennon Seigler	Fr	OF	R	Roster
44 Nic Abraham	Fr	RHP		Roster
Anton Seibert**	Fr	RHP		Roster
Brayden Krenzel	Fr	RHP		Roster
Brandon Arvidson	R Soph	LHP		Roster
Reese Chapman	Jr	RF		Roster
Bo Rhudy	Soph	RHP		Transfer In
Tyler Myatt	R Fresh	DH,LF		Transfer In (JUCO)
Brady Frederick	Soph	RHP		Transfer In
Garrett Wright	Soph	C/OF		Transfer In
Henry Ford	Soph	1B/OF		Transfer In
Blaine Brown	Freshman	DH/OF/LHP		Transfer In
Landon Mack	Freshman	RHP		Transfer In
Evan Blanco	Junior	LHP		Transfer In
Mark Hindy	Junior	LHP		Transfer In
Finley Bates	Soph	2B/SS		Transfer In
Cameron Appenzeller	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 22
Trent Grindlinger	Freshman	C		Ranked 30
Taylor Tracey	Freshman	OF/RHP		Ranked 89
Ethan Baiotto	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 93
Ethan Moore	Freshman	SS		Ranked 94
Nathan Eisfelder	Freshman	OF		Ranked 100
Evan Hankins	Freshman	1B/DH		Ranked 156
William Haas*	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 197
Darrell McDowell	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 295
Jax Bishop	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 336
Cash Williams	Freshman	C		Ranked 338
Sawyer Deering	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 356
Alex Bedford	Freshman	OF		Ranked 449
Chandler Day	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 458
Jackson Estes	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 471
Ari Bethea	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 500
Hutson Chance	Freshman	OF		Ranked 500

NOTES:
43 now on projected roster.
16 Returnees
10 Portal Transfers IN (incl 2 JUCOs). 4 Drafted by MLB
25 Portal OUT
26 on 2026 projected Roster (Before incoming freshmen signees)
17 Incoming Freshmen Signees (removed Tyler Wood but replaced with Jackson Estes)
Expect Final Roster of 37 (34 + 3 DSAs)
* William Haas will likely take a medical redshirt
**Anson Seibert is injured for Fall Ball

Those last six cuts are going to be tough.... hate it but I guess this is how college baseball is going to work moving forward

 

[cthvolsfan]

Here’s an updated unofficial Fall roster.
BaseVols Roster 2025 / 2026 (Updated 10/3/25)

Player	Year	Position	Bats	26 Status
2 Ariel Antigua	Soph	SS, 2B, 3B	R	Roster
8 Hunter High	Soph	OF	Left	Roster
10 Jay Abernathy	Fr	CF, 2B	Left	Roster
14 Blake Grimmer	R Fr	3B, 1B	Left	Roster
15 Manny Marin	Fr	SS,3B	R	Roster
21 Tegun Kuhns	Fr	RHP/Weekend Starter		Roster
27 Stone Lawless	R Fr	C,1B,DH	R	Roster
30 Levi Clark	Fr	1B,DH,C	R	Roster
40 Jaxon Walker	Fr	OF	Left	Roster
41 Chris Newstrom	Fr	2B,3B,OF	R	Roster
42 Brennon Seigler	Fr	OF	R	Roster
44 Nic Abraham	Fr	RHP		Roster
Anton Seibert**	Fr	RHP		Roster
Brayden Krenzel	Fr	RHP		Roster
Brandon Arvidson	R Soph	LHP		Roster
Reese Chapman	Jr	RF		Roster
Bo Rhudy	Soph	RHP		Transfer In
Tyler Myatt	R Fresh	DH,LF		Transfer In (JUCO)
Brady Frederick	Soph	RHP		Transfer In
Garrett Wright	Soph	C/OF		Transfer In
Henry Ford	Soph	1B/OF		Transfer In
Blaine Brown	Freshman	DH/OF/LHP		Transfer In
Landon Mack	Freshman	RHP		Transfer In
Evan Blanco	Junior	LHP		Transfer In
Mark Hindy	Junior	LHP		Transfer In
Finley Bates	Soph	2B/SS		Transfer In
Cameron Appenzeller	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 22
Trent Grindlinger	Freshman	C		Ranked 30
Taylor Tracey	Freshman	OF/RHP		Ranked 89
Ethan Baiotto	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 93
Ethan Moore	Freshman	SS		Ranked 94
Nathan Eisfelder	Freshman	OF		Ranked 100
Evan Hankins	Freshman	1B/DH		Ranked 156
William Haas*	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 197
Darrell McDowell	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 295
Jax Bishop	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 336
Cash Williams	Freshman	C		Ranked 338
Sawyer Deering	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 356
Alex Bedford	Freshman	OF		Ranked 449
Chandler Day	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 458
Jackson Estes	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 471
Ari Bethea	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 500
Hutson Chance	Freshman	OF		Ranked 500

NOTES:
43 now on projected roster.
16 Returnees
10 Portal Transfers IN (incl 2 JUCOs). 4 Drafted by MLB
25 Portal OUT
26 on 2026 projected Roster (Before incoming freshmen signees)
17 Incoming Freshmen Signees (removed Tyler Wood but replaced with Jackson Estes)
Expect Final Roster of 37 (34 + 3 DSAs)
* William Haas will likely take a medical redshirt
**Anson Seibert is injured for Fall Ball

This may have been asked before. Haas having surgery and medically redshirting, will he have to be a DSA? And will he have to be considered part of the 37 man roster?

 

[taylorvol]

This may have been asked before. Haas having surgery and medically redshirting, will he have to be a DSA? And will he have to be considered part of the 37 man roster?

Not sure if Haas will be considered a DSA or not. The DSA designation was due back on July 7th so I assume he will likely be a medical redshirt unless an exemption was granted by the Magistrate Judge for DSA status. If he’s not a DSA, my understanding is medical redshirts would count against the 34 man roster.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Just a hunch based on what I’ve read. I could also see Abernathy, Antigua, or Newstrom at 2B. Obviously very fluid based on results of Fall Ball

Really want Abernathy in CF.

 

[Ned Land]

How out of the loop am I ? Coach V's Chattanooga press conference is the first Ive heard Amari Jefferson joined the team.

 

[taylorvol]

How out of the loop am I ? Coach V's Chattanooga press conference is the first Ive heard Amari Jefferson joined the team.

I took it as CTV was familiar with Baylor since he recruited Jefferson for baseball. I don’t think it ever materialized nor do I think something’s recently changed. I could be mistaken but believe Jefferson stuck to football.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Grindlinger is an absolute stud too by the way. All the transfers were impressive as heck hitting - Wright, Myatt, Brown and Ford are just an insane portal haul.

 

[taylorvol]

Really want Abernathy in CF.

Agree but might see Henry Ford in CF.

 

[volfan411]

Grindlinger is an absolute stud too by the way. All the transfers were impressive as heck hitting - Wright, Myatt, Brown and Ford are just an insane portal haul.

Agreed this line-up is going to be stacked top to bottom.

 

[rockytop25]

Few things from this (I realize there’s a long way to go to opening day):
1. Seems like Levi has locked down 1B
2. Seems like Blanco has a leg up on a rotation spot
3. Antigua has a leg up at the moment at SS

Very interested to see how the next couple months play out

 

[TechnoVol]

Few things from this (I realize there’s a long way to go to opening day):
1. Seems like Levi has locked down 1B
2. Seems like Blanco has a leg up on a rotation spot
3. Antigua has a leg up at the moment at SS

Very interested to see how the next couple months play out

I don't subscribe to KNS. I don't recall hearing Manny's name mentioned during fall ball. Did Mike Wilson mention him in his recap?

 

[taylorvol]

I don't subscribe to KNS. I don't recall hearing Manny's name mentioned during fall ball. Did Mike Wilson mention him in his recap?

Yes. Manny will be starting in the infield at SS, 3B, or 2B.

I’m thinking depth chart something along lines of:
1B Clark, Ford, Grimmer, Hankins
2B Marin, Bates, Antigua, Abernathy, Moore
SS Antigua, Marin
3B Ford, Grimmer, Myatt
RF Chapman, Brown, High
CF Abernathy, Wright, Chapman
LF Newstrom, Grimmer, Eisfelder
C Lawless, Wright, Grindlinger
DH Brown, Grimmer, Hankins, Myatt

 

[taylorvol]

Hitting Lineup:
CF Abernathy. L
2B Marin. R
3B Ford. L
1B Clark. R
DH Brown. L
LF. Newstrom. R
RF Chapman. L
C Lawless. R
SS Antigua. R

PS it’s really hard leaving Grimmer out of the lineup. I’d rotate him at DH, 3B, LF, and maybe at 1B. Wright at C and OF. This lineup has tons of depth….

 

[NighthawkVol]

Hitting Lineup:
CF Abernathy. L
2B Marin. R
3B Ford. L
1B Clark. R
DH Brown. L
LF. Newstrom. R
RF Chapman. L
C Lawless. R
SS Antigua. R

PS it’s really hard leaving Grimmer out of the lineup. I’d rotate him at DH, 3B, LF, and maybe at 1B. Wright at C and OF. This lineup has tons of depth….

I can't leave Grimmer or Wright out. I have this:

C: Stone Lawless
1B: Levi Clark
2B: Chris Newstrom
SS: Ariel Antigua
3B: Henry Ford
LF: Blaine Brown
CF: Garrett Wright
RF: Reese Chapman
DH: Blake Grimmer

But this leaves Marin and Abernathy out. This is tough to piece together without leaving a deserving starter out. We are gonna be loaded.

 

[taylorvol]

I can't leave Grimmer or Wright out. I have this:

C: Stone Lawless
1B: Levi Clark
2B: Chris Newstrom
SS: Ariel Antigua
3B: Henry Ford
LF: Blaine Brown
CF: Garrett Wright
RF: Reese Chapman
DH: Blake Grimmer

But this leaves Marin and Abernathy out. This is tough to piece together without leaving a deserving starter out. We are gonna be loaded.

Great lineup as well. Have loads of depth. Expect to see lots of different lineups in non conference play…

 

[NighthawkVol]

Great lineup as well. Have loads of depth. Expect to see lots of different lineups in non conference play…

Eric Cain on the VQ podcast this morning,went with:

Wright-C
Clark-1B
Marin-2B
Antigua-SS
Ford-3B
Newstrom-LF
Abernathy-CF
Chapman-RF
Brown-DH

So basically, what you have, except Wright over Lawless at C.

He also lamented the omission of Grimmer. Just hard to leave that guy out of the lineup.

 

[rockytop25]

I can't leave Grimmer or Wright out. I have this:

C: Stone Lawless
1B: Levi Clark
2B: Chris Newstrom
SS: Ariel Antigua
3B: Henry Ford
LF: Blaine Brown
CF: Garrett Wright
RF: Reese Chapman
DH: Blake Grimmer

But this leaves Marin and Abernathy out. This is tough to piece together without leaving a deserving starter out. We are gonna be loaded.

I don't see any way Marin gets left out of the starting lineup after playing in almost every game last year. (IMO)

Based on what a lot of guys who've been around in the fall are saying, Grimmer is definitely one of our best nine bats, maybe even top five.

The X-Factor in all of this is Chapman. Has he truly taken that next step? The same question applies to Antigua: Can he consistently hit enough to justify his spot in the lineup?

Glad I don't have to make these decisions!

 

[NighthawkVol]

I don't see any way Marin gets left out of the starting lineup after playing in almost every game last year. (IMO)

Based on what a lot of guys who've been around in the fall are saying, Grimmer is definitely one of our best nine bats, maybe even top five.

The X-Factor in all of this is Chapman. Has he truly taken that next step? The same question applies to Antigua: Can he consistently hit enough to justify his spot in the lineup?

Glad I don't have to make these decisions!

You sort of answered your own question. If Marin is left out, it’s because there are so many guys who deserve to start. He may not be left out, though. These are difficult choices.

 

[wtmvol]

Eric Cain on the VQ podcast this morning,went with:

Wright-C
Clark-1B
Marin-2B
Antigua-SS
Ford-3B
Newstrom-LF
Abernathy-CF
Chapman-RF
Brown-DH

So basically, what you have, except Wright over Lawless at C.

He also lamented the omission of Grimmer. Just hard to leave that guy out of the lineup.

What about this lineup, but Marin at SS instead of Antigua, and Grimmer at 2B?

If Antigua can't get his avg up at least 50 points, I just don't see how you can justify a starting spot over some of those other guys.

 

[taylorvol]

Eric Cain on the VQ podcast this morning,went with:

Wright-C
Clark-1B
Marin-2B
Antigua-SS
Ford-3B
Newstrom-LF
Abernathy-CF
Chapman-RF
Brown-DH

So basically, what you have, except Wright over Lawless at C.

He also lamented the omission of Grimmer. Just hard to leave that guy out of the lineup.

Cain and McKee know TN baseball better than almost anyone. My only thing with Garrett Wright is he’s going to have to get used to SEC quality pitching. I suspect the MAC is similar to the midweek pitching TN crushes. With that said, Wright seems to be an elite defensive C who can also play CF at an extremely high level. He can flat out fly running the bases. (I did a double take watching him almost beat out a routine grounder to 3B this Fall). He’s had Summer and Fall to face UT’s pitching so he might be a quick study at the plate.

PS. I see Marin and Abernathy as everyday starters unless there’s an injury or huge slump. Marin is draft eligible next Summer and Abernathy just has too many tools and is too versatile to sit on the bench IMHO. The X factor is if Antigua has improved at the plate and in the field. Being healthy this Fall has helped Antigua show what he’s capable of at the plate….

 

[rockytop25]

FWIW...I've heard Elander mention Blaine Brown multiple times in different interviews...so he seems like a lock to be in that 9 (even if it's DH) somewhere.

Clark and Ford seem like locks too at this point

Everything else seems to be up for grabs

 

[taylorvol]

Here’s an updated unofficial Fall roster.
BaseVols Roster 2025 / 2026 (Updated 11/17/25)
Roster is down to 40.

Player	Year	Position	Bats	26 Status
2 Ariel Antigua	Junior	SS, 2B, 3B	R	Roster
15 Hunter High	Junior	OF	Left	Roster
8 Jay Abernathy	Soph	CF, 2B	Left	Roster
14 Blake Grimmer	R Soph	3B, 1B	Left	Roster
4 Manny Marin	Soph	SS,3B	R	Roster
21 Tegun Kuhns	Soph	RHP/Weekend Starter		Roster
27 Stone Lawless	R Soph	C,1B,DH	R	Roster
16 Levi Clark	Soph	1B,DH,C	R	Roster
41 Jaxon Walker	Soph	OF	Left	Will Transfer
10 Chris Newstrom	Soph	2B,3B,OF	R	Roster
38 Brennon Seigler	Soph	OF	R	Will Transfer
44 Nic Abraham	Soph	RHP		Roster
Anton Seibert**	Soph	RHP		Roster
34 Brayden Krenzel	Soph	RHP		Roster
25 Brandon Arvidson	R Junior	LHP/Weekend Starter		Roster
13 Reese Chapman	Senior	RF	Left	Roster
33 Bo Rhudy	Junior	RHP		Transfer In (Kennesaw St)
20 Tyler Myatt	R Soph	DH/3B/LF	Left	Transfer In (Walter’s St CC)
6 Brady Frederick	Junior	RHP		Transfer In (ETSU)
5 Garrett Wright	Junior	C/OF	R	Transfer In (Bowling Green)
9 Henry Ford	Junior	1B/OF/3B	R	Transfer In (Virginia)
1 Blaine Brown	Soph	DH/OF/LHP	Left	Transfer In (Rice)
18 Landon Mack	Soph	RHP		Transfer In (Rutgers)
11 Evan Blanco	Junior	LHP/Weekend Starter		Transfer In (Virginia)
7 Mark Hindy	Grad	LHP		Transfer In (Duke)
31 Finley Bates	Junior	2B/SS	R	Transfer In (San Diego St)
19 Cameron Appenzeller	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 22
30 Trent Grindlinger	Freshman	C	R	Ranked 30
29 Taylor Tracey	Freshman	OF/RHP	R	Ranked 89
28 Ethan Baiotto	Freshman	RHP	R	Ranked 93
32 Ethan Moore	Freshman	SS/2B	Switch	Ranked 94
17 Nathan Eisfelder	Freshman	OF	R	Ranked 100
12 Evan Hankins	Freshman	1B/DH/LHP	Left	Ranked 156
William Haas*	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 197
50 Darrell (DJ) McDowell	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 295
Jax Bishop	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 336
35 Cash Williams	Freshman	C	R	Ranked 338
36 Sawyer Deering	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 356
48 Alex Bedford	Freshman	OF	Left	Ranked 449-Will Transfer
43 Chandler Day	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 458
40 Jackson Estes	Freshman	LHP		Ranked 471
37 Ari Bethea	Freshman	RHP		Ranked 500
45 Hutson Chance	Freshman	OF	Left	Ranked 500

NOTES:
40 now on projected roster.
3 entered portal post Fall 25
16 Returnees from 2025 season
10 Portal Transfers IN
25 Portal OUT
26 on 2026 projected Roster (Before incoming freshmen signees)
17 Incoming Freshmen Signees (removed Tyler Wood but replaced with Jackson Estes)
Expect Final Roster of 37 (34 + 3 DSAs)
* William Haas will likely take a medical redshirt
**Anson Seibert is injured for Fall Ball
Freshmen rankings are courtesy of Perfect Game

 

[Volunteer08]

I know Ariel Antigua has paid his dues and once again has had an impressive Fall, I just don't see him consistently in this lineup with all of the talent we have. Putting him in and sitting guys like Grimmer, Newstrom, Brown, Myatt, - I just don't see it. The only way I see AA getting in the lineup is if we sit Chapman for Ford in the outfield and Manny plays 3rd.