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  • Redshirt Junior
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  • Huntingdon, Tenn.
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  • 6'1
    Height
  • 196
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  • Huntingdon HS
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KNOXVILLE, TN - October 10, 2023 - Outfielder Hunter Ensley #9 of the Tennessee Volunteers headshot taken in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics
#9
Hunter Ensley
OF
Position
Redshirt Junior
Class
Huntingdon, Tenn.
Hometown

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CAREER HIGHS

  • Runs Scored: 3 // at LSU, 4/1/23
  • Hits: 4 // at South Carolina, 5/19/23
  • Doubles: 1 (13x) // last vs. Georgia, 3/31/24
  • Triples: N/A
  • Home Runs: 2 // vs.Vanderbilt, 4/23/23
  • Total Bases: 9 // vs. Vanderbilt, 4/23/23
  • RBI: 4 // vs.Tennessee Tech, 4/18/23
  • Walks: 2 (5x) // last at Auburn, 4/6/24
  • Stolen Bases: 2 (2x) // last vs. Austin Peay, 5/9/23
  • Hit By Pitch: 3 // at Georgia, 5/5/23
  • At-Bats: 7 // at Clemson, 6/3/23
  • Sac Bunts: 1 // vs. Texas A&M, 3/26/23
  • Sac Flies: 1 // vs. Stanford, 6/19/23
  • Putouts: 6 (2x) // last at Alabama, 3/17/24
  • Assists: 1 (3x) // last vs. Georgia, 3/30/24

CAREER HONORS

2024

  • Scored two runs during the Vols' victory over Bellarmine (4/16).
  • Came across to score twice during the series finale victory over LSU (4/14).
  • Scored two runs in the final two games against Auburn along with adding two RBIs during the series-clinching victory (4/7).
  • Knocked in two runs during the rubber-match victory over Georgia (3/30).
  • Powered a home run against Ole Miss (3/26).
  • Blasted a home run to lift the Vols to a sweep over Illinois (3/10).
  • Scored one run and hit a double during the Vols win over Kansas State (3/5).
  • Knocked in two runners and added a run during the series sweep over Bowling Green (3/1-3).
  • Collected two RBIs and added two runs off three hits during the win over ETSU (2/21).
  • Tallied three hits, a run and an RBI during the Shriner's Children's College Showdown (2/16-18).

2023

  • Hit a sac-fly that scored a run to start the Vols four-run fifth inning during the comeback victory over #8 Stanford (6/19)
  • Went 3-for-4, including a two-run home run, during the Vols CWS opener against #5 LSU (6/17)
  • Delivered the go-ahead knock at #4 Clemson (6/3) ripping a double to right-center in the top of the 14th, scoring Maui Ahuna from first and giving Tennessee a 6-5 lead which stood as the final score
  • Set a career high with four hits, three of which were RBI singles, in series-opening win at #9 South Carolina (5/19)
  • Hit a double that knocked in a run against Belmont (5/16)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in series finale vs. #15 Kentucky (5/14)
  • Blasted a two-run homer during series-opening win over #15 Kentucky (5/12)
  • Tied career highs in stolen bases (two) and walks (two) in a midweek win over Austin Peay (5/9)
  • Reached base five times in a win at Georgia (5/5), including a career high three hit by pitches, a walk, a hit and two runs scored 
  • Plated two RBIs and scored two runs in three plate appearances against Wofford (5/2)
  • Recorded at least one hit and one run scored in all three games of series sweep against Mississippi State (4/27-29)
  • Reached base four times in series finale vs. Mississippi State (4/29), going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks 
  • Tallied his first career multi-homer game, driving in three runs on three hits while scoring two runs scored in the series finale vs. #2 Vanderbilt (4/23)
  • Singled, walked and scored two runs in series-clinching win over #2 Vanderbilt (4/22/23)
  • Set a career high four RBIs and launched a three run homer in a midweek game against Tennessee Tech (4/18)
  • Recorded a hit, walked and scored a run in series finale at #5 Arkansas (4/16)
  • Walked twice and scored two runs in a 14-2 win over Eastern Kentucky (4/11)
  • Tallied a hit in all three games versus Florida (4/6-4/8), including an RBI in the Sunday (4/8) 14-2 win
  • Had a breakout series at No. 1 LSU (3/30-4/1), tying his career high in hits on top of scoring four runs and driving in three for the series
  • Reached base three times in series finale at LSU (4/1), going 2-for-4 with a walk and a career high three runs scored while also tying a career high with two RBIs
  • Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run at LSU (3/31)
  • Recorded a hit in all three games of UT's series sweep of No. 12 Texas A&M, finishing with two runs and two RBIs for the series (3/24-3/26)
  • Recorded his first multi-hit game for the Vols against Texas A&M (3/26), going 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored against the Aggies
  • Drove in UT's lone run in the series finale at Missouri (3/19) with a pinch-hit RBI single in the fifth inning that also broke up a no-hitter
  • Walked, stole a base and scored a run in game one of a  Sunday doubleheader at Missouri (3/19)
  • Hit his first career home run in midweek win over Lipscomb (3/14) and also set a career high with two RBIs 
  • Went 1-for-1 off the bench with a hit, a run and walk against Gonzaga (3/5)
  • Recorded his first multi-steal game with two stolen bases in win over Charleston Southern (3/1)
  • Started against Dayton (2/26) and recorded a hit, a run and walk in three plate appearances
  • Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and recorded his first-career RBI against Alabama A&M (2/22)
  • Made his first career start against Grand Canyon (2/18)

2022 

  • Recorded his first double of his collegiate career as a pinch hitter against Iona (2/25)
  • Made season debut as a pinch hitter and recorded his first career hit in win against Georgia Southern (2/20)

2021

  • Received a medical redshirt
  • Made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning at Charlotte (3/9)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Perfect Game Top 500 Player Ranking: No. 292
  • Perfect Game No. 9 ranked player in Tennessee
  • Perfect Game No. 52 ranked outfielder in the nation
  • 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-America and All-Southeast Region selection
  • Two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America selection (2018 & 2019)
  • 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase participant
  • 2019 WWBA Grads/18U National Championship All-Tournament Team selection
  • Starred Huntingdon High School in Huntingdon, Tennessee
  • 2019 MaxPreps Small Schools First Team All-American
  • Two-time finalist for Tennessee Class A Mr. Baseball (2018 & 2019)
  • Two-time TSWA Class A All-State selection (2018 & 2019)
  • 2019 Tennessee Baseball Report All-State selection
  • 2019 Tennessee Baseball Report Ultimate 9 Team selection
  • 2019 All-West Tennessee Baseball Player of the Year
  • Named to Prep Baseball Report Super 60 Breakout Candidates list (Jan. 2020)
  • Batted .632 with 44 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 43 RBI as a junior in 2019
  • Played club ball for the East Cobb Astros
  • Was also a star football player for Huntingdon High School, earning TSWA Class A All-State honors twice (2018 & 2019)
  • Was a finalist for Tennessee Class A Mr. Football as a senior in 2019, becoming the first athlete in Huntingdon High history to be a finalist for Mr. Football and Mr. Baseball
  • Helped lead the Mustangs to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the Class A state semifinals as a senior in 2019

PERSONAL

  • Full name is Hunter Allen Ensley
  • Born on Aug. 9, 2001
  • Majoring in recreation and sport management
  • Son of Marty and Alice Ensley
  • Has one older brother, Carson
  • Was born in Alaska