OMAHA, Neb. – Tennessee added to its growing list of postseason accolades as a pair of Vols were named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans on Saturday.
Junior pitcher Chad Dallas earned his second All-America nod after garnering second-team honors, while senior shortstop Liam Spence was named to the third team.
Tennessee has now had four players earn All-America status this season, which ties a single-season program record that was set in 1994.
Dallas has been a tone setter for UT’s weekend rotation all season long. The Texas native has posted an impressive 11-1 record over 16 starts. His 11 wins are the most by a Tennessee pitcher since 2005 and rank tied for sixth in program history for a single season. He has also recorded 118 strikeouts this season, which is eighth on UT’s single-season list.
Dallas is the first Vols’ pitcher to earn All-America honors since Luke Hochevar was a unanimous first-team All-American back in 2005. Dallas was tabbed a third-team All-American by the NCBWA earlier this week, as well.
Spence has been one of the most consistent players in the country this season, both at the plate and in the field. Spence leads the team with a .339 batting average, 63 runs scored, 53 walks and a .477 on-base percentage and ranks among the national leaders in walks (fifth) and runs scored (23rd). He also leads the SEC in on-base percentage and ranks second on the team with 80 hits.
The senior from Geelong, Australia had already earned first-team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive team honors as well as ABCA Southeast First Team All-Region honors. Spence was also named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List.
To view the complete ABCA All-America teams, click HERE.
Tennessee opens its College World Series run on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET against Virginia. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Tennessee 2021 All-Americans
Chad Dallas – ABCA (2nd Team), NCBWA (3rd Team)
Sean Hunley – Baseball America (2nd Team)
Jake Rucker – Baseball America (3rd Team), Collegiate Baseball News (3rd Team)
Liam Spence – ABCA (3rd Team)
ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams
-UT Athletics
