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Hometown 6'4 Height 220 Weight Mount Juliet HS High School Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics #32 Sean Hunley RHP Position Senior Class Mount Juliet, Tenn. Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched: 9.0 // vs. Western Carolina, 3/14/18 Runs Allowed: 4 (3x) // last vs. Wright State, 6/4/21 ER Allowed: 4 // vs. Wright State, 6/4/21 Strikeouts: 11 // vs. UT Martin, 4/10/18 Walks: 3 (4x) // last vs. Liberty, 2/26/19 Hits Allowed: 8 // at Western Carolina, 3/27/18 Wild Pitches: 2 (2x) // last at Georgia, 4/27/18 Putouts: 1 (12x) // last vs. Wright State, 6/4/21 Assists: 2 (5x) // last vs. Western Illinois, 2/14/20 CAREER HONORS Selected in the 19th Round of 2021 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays 2021 Baseball America Second Team All-American 2021 NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week -- March 29, 2021 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll 2018 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American TSWA Pitcher of the Week -- March 21, 2018 2021 - SENIOR Set a single-season program record with 35 appearances, all in relief. His 35 appearances led the SEC and ranked second in the country Emerged at Tennessee's bullpen ace, setting or tying career highs in appearances (35), wins (seven), saves (9) and strikeouts (77) Recorded his ninth save of the season in Tennessee's super regional opening win over LSU (6/12), striking out four in three shutout innings to close out the Vols' win over the Tigers Earned his eighth save of the year after pitching 3.2 shutout innings and tying a season high with five strikeouts in UT's NCAA Regional final victory over Liberty (6/6), helping send the Vols to their first Super Regional since 2005 Pitched two scoreless innings of relief in SEC Tournament semifinal win vs. Florida (5/29) Recorded his seventh save of the year after pitching two scoreless innings and striking out four in the regular-season finale at South Carolina (5/22) Earned the save in series-opening victory at South Carolina (5/20), pitching 1.1 scoreless innings Allowed just one unearned run in 4.2 innings of relief vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/14) Picked up his fifth save of the season in series-opening win at Missouri (5/7) after not allowing a baserunner in two innings of relief Earned his seventh win of the year after tossing two scoreless innings of relief in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25) Did not allow a hit in two shutout innings of relief in series-opening win at Texas A&M (4/25) Had four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief to earn his sixth win of the year as UT defeated Tennessee Tech (4/20) Pitched one scoreless inning of relief in win over Vanderbilt (4/17) Did not allow a hit in two shutout innings to close out the game and earn his fourth save of the year in win over Florida (4/9) Recorded his third save of the year in series finale at Alabama, retiring the final two batters to strand the potential tying run on third base Pitched in all three wins over LSU, earning a save in the series opener before getting the win in Games 2 and 3. Pitched 4.2 shutout innings in the series allowing just one hit while striking out four batters, earning his SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors Did not allow a hit and had four strikeouts in the final 2.2 innings of UT's 11-6 win at Georgia in its SEC opener (3/19) Pitched final three innings of series finale vs. UNCG (3/14) to earn his first save of the year Threw 5.2 innings of relief on short notice in win vs. Indiana State (2/28), allowing just two runs on two hits while striking out six batters and retiring 13 of the first 14 batters he faced Retired all 11 batters he faced and picked a runner off in 4.0 shutout innings of relief to earn the win in series opener vs. Indiana State (2/26) Had four strikeouts in 1.1 shutout innings of relief in series finale at Georgia Southern (2/21) to earn his first win of the year 2020 - JUNIOR Made six appearances with one start during the shortened 2020 season (COVID-19) Posted the lowest ERA (0.54) on the team (min. 12 IP) Led Tennessee and ranked fourth in the SEC with three saves Made his first start of the year in series finale vs. George Washington, tossing 2.0 shutout innings (3/1) Did not allow a hit in 2.0 shutout innings of relief to earn his third save of the year in win vs. George Washington (2/28) Earned his second save of the year after tossing 4.0 scoreless innings while striking out five batters in win over No. 1 Texas Tech at the Round Rock Classic (2/21) Pitched 4.0 scoreless innings and recorded 2 strikeouts to earn his second-career save in season-opening win over Western Illinois (2/14) 2019 - SOPHOMORE On the mound, he posted a 4-0 record with a 2.60 ERA and 29 strikeouts through 45.0 innings of work. He made 20 appearances with five starts in the 2019 season. Went 2.2 innings and only gave up one run during the elimination game win over Liberty at the Chapel Hill Regional (6/2) Logged 2.0 innings during the Ole Miss series and only gave up one run on two hits in the appearances Went 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out two batters in a win at Florida (5/12) Logged 2.1 innings with three strikeouts in a win over Missouri (5/3) Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings while only allowing two hits against Arkansas Threw 2.2 innings and only gave up one run while striking out two batters against Vanderbilt (3/30) Tossed 6.0 innings and only gave up one run in a 7-1 win over Liberty (2/26) Got the start against Northern Kentucky and went 5.0 innings while only allowing three hits and striking out six batters (2/19) 2018 - FRESHMAN Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American TSWA Pitcher of the Week (March 21) Made 15 appearances with 14 starts as a true freshman for the Vols Had a team-best 7-3 record and led all UT starting pitchers with a 2.64 ERA after tossing 75.0 innings. Also finished third on the team with 53 strikeouts His seven victories was tied for fourth most in a single season by a freshman in program history First Tennessee freshman pitcher to ever start a season 6-0 Posted a streak of 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings (Feb. 28 - March 20) before allowing a run in the third inning vs. ETSU (3/20) Earned his first-career SEC win after giving up just one run on three hits over seven innings of work in a 2-1 victory at Missouri (5/18) Gave up three runs on six hits over 5.1 innings in a loss to No. 13 Kentucky (5/5) Gave up three runs in 3.2 innings pitched at No. 20 Georgia (4/27) In his first Friday-night start, he threw 5.0 innings vs. No. 14 Texas A&M and allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out five in the no-decision (4/20) Allowed just four hits in seven shutout innings while racking up a new career-high 11 strikeouts to improve to 6-0 on the year with a win over UT Martin (4/10) Improved to 5-0 with a win over Belmont after giving up two runs and striking out five in 5.2 innings pitched (4/3) Picked up his fourth win of the season at Western Carolina, allowing just one run on eight hits and striking out four through 5.0 innings of work (3/27) Threw the first complete game of his career vs. Western Carolina on March 14, throwing 9.0 scoreless innings. He allowed seven hits and struck out three batters to become the first Tennessee true freshman to throw a complete game since Josh Lindblom in 2006. Earned his second straight win after tossing seven shutout innings in a 10-1 win over James Madison (3/6), setting career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts (six) Tallied his first win as a Vol after tossing 4.2 scoreless innings, one strikeout and allowing just four hits vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (2/28) Made his first career start on Feb. 20 against Lipscomb, pitching 3.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits, and striking out two batters HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Mount Juliet High School As a senior, led Mount Juliet pitching staff with a 5-1 record and 1.04 ERA District 9AAA All-District and All-Tourney 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-Southern Region 2nd Team 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention 2015 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American Selection 2015 Under Armour Freshman/Sophomore National Team Ranked as the 28th overall player in Tennessee by Perfect Game PERSONAL Full name is Sean Everett Hunley Born on July 5, 1999 Earned his bachelor's degree in Recreation and Sport Management in May of 2021 Son of Derek and Jennifer Hunley Hobbies include fishing and basketball Recipient of the James W. Robinson Scholarship Endowment