Tennessee baseball fans will have to watch a talented former Vol play for another SEC program next spring
Tennessee Volunteers fans will have to watch a former UT infielder/outfielder suit up for an SEC rival next spring, but that’s just the way things go these days thanks to the transfer portal.
Tennessee baseball fans will have to watch a former Vol who arrived on Rocky Top two years ago as a highly touted recruit play for another SEC program next spring.
On3 reported on Thursday that Vols transfer outfielder/infielder Jay Abernathy has committed to the Oklahoma Sooners.
“Oklahoma has made a splash in the NCAA transfer portal ahead of the College World Series,” noted On3’s Griffin McVeigh. “Jay Abernathy will join the Sooners after previously playing for the Tennessee Volunteers, On3 has learned. Abernathy opts to stay in the SEC, choosing to continue his career with head coach Skip Johnson.”
Abernathy, 5-foot-10/188 pounds from Acworth, GA, spent the first two seasons of his college career with the Vols. He batted .255 with four home runs, 27 RBI, and 17 stolen bases during his time with the Volunteers. He was rated by Perfect Game as the No. 16 shortstop in the nation coming out of high school and as the No. 3 shortstop in Georgia.
West Virginia and Georgia were also in the mix for the former Vol, who split time between second base and the outfield this past season at Tennessee.