Tennessee Has Four Named to ABCA Southeast All-Region Teams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee had four players named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Southeast All-Region teams on Tuesday.

Liam Doyle (SP), Hunter Ensley (OF) and Andrew Fischer (1B) were all first-team selections while Gavin Kilen (SS) was named to the second team.

UT was one of five schools to have four players named to the ABCA Southeast All-Region teams along with Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Georgia Tech. The Vols and Crimson Tide were the only two programs with three first-team selections.

Under head coach Tony Vitello, Tennessee has had 24 different players account for 26 total all-region honors.  

Doyle – who has already been named the Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Year, the SEC Pitcher of the Year, the NCBWA District 3 Pitcher of the Year and is a finalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy – has put together one of the most dominant seasons on the mound in program history.

The Derry, New Hampshire, native, finished his junior campaign with a 10-4 record and 3.20 ERA in 19 appearances (17 starts) and leads the nation with a Tennessee program record 164 strikeouts. One of the top prospects for the upcoming MLB Draft, Doyle was just the third Vol to ever garner SEC Pitcher of the Year honors and is also the third player in program history to be named a finalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy, joining UT legends Todd Helton (1995) and Chris Burke (2001).

On top of leading the NCAA in total strikeouts, Doyle also leads or is tied for the SEC lead in wins (10), WHIP (0.99) and strikeouts per nine innings (15.43), all of which also rank in the top 20 nationally.

In his final season on Rocky Top, Ensley had a breakout year for the Big Orange, setting 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). Ensley’s hits and doubles totals both led the team while he earned second-team All-SEC honors and was also tabbed to the SEC All-Defensive team.

Fischer put together one of the most complete offensive seasons in program history, leading the Vols in OPS (1.257), runs (70), home runs (25), RBIs (65), total bases (165), slugging percentage (.760), on-base percentage (.497) and walks (63). His 63 walks tied Chase Headley’s program record from 2005 while his 25 long balls led the SEC and are the second most in a…