Three Tennessee baseball players were included on All-SEC teams, but none were selected to the first team for the first time since 2023.
Multiple Tennessee players were on the first team each of the past two seasons, with three in 2025 and two in 2024.
This year, starting pitcher Tegan Kuhns was named to the All-SEC second team while designated hitter Trent Grindlinger and pitcher Cam Appenzeller were selected to the Freshman All-SEC team.
Kuhns (4-5), a sophomore and Tennessee’s top prospect in this year’s MLB draft, was the Vols‘ ace with a 3.39 ERA in 77 innings pitched. His 100 strikeouts were tied for fourth-most in the SEC this season.
Kuhns’ two final starts at home were the best of his career, throwing an eight-inning complete game shutout against Alabama on April 24 and racking up 15 strikeouts in seven shutout innings against Texas on May 8.
Appenzeller threw 48.1 innings as one of the team’s most-used relievers, finishing the regular season with a 4.81 ERA. He allowed just six earned runs in his first 36.1 innings before a shakier finish to the season.
Appenzeller will start Tennessee’s first SEC Tournament game, whenthe No. 10 seed Vols take on No. 15 seed South Carolina (22-34) on May 19 (5:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network) at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama.
Grindlinger wasn’t a mainstay in Tennessee’s lineup until midway through the season but became its cleanup hitter, finishing with a batting average of .357 in 126 at-bats. He totaled eight home runs and 28 RBIs.
Emmett Siegel covers Tennessee baseball for Knox News. Email: emmett.siegel@knoxnews.com; X: @EmmettSiegel_
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