2022 Tennessee Baseball Roster | SEC Champions (x2) Choose a Player: Beam, Drew Beck, Jordan Booker, Kyle Brasosky, Gavin Burke, Blake Burns, Chase Chambers, Logan Cherry, Grant Connell, Kirby Dickey, Jared Dollander, Chase Ensley, Hunter Evans, Wyatt Fanning, Hollis Fitzgibbons, Jake Gilbert, Drew Halvorsen, Seth Jaslove, Austen Joyce, Ben Kribbs, Andrew Lawson, Cortland Lipcius, Luc Lipscomb, Trey Mabrey, Will McCracken, J.D. McLaughlin, Mark Meredith, Kaleb Miller, Ryan Moore, Christian Ortega, Jorel Patterson, Drew Payne, Ethan Russell, Evan Scott, Christian Scott, Shawn Sechrist, Zander Sewell, Camden Smith, Ethan Smith, Nathan Steenstra, Logan Stephenson, Seth Taylor, Charlie Tears, Kavares Tidwell, Blade Walsh, Redmond Go Profile Stats Profile OF/LHP Position Junior Class Stillwater, Minn. Hometown 5'9 Height 185 Weight Stillwater HS High School Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics #1 Drew Gilbert OF/LHP Position Junior Class Stillwater, Minn. 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Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography CAREER BESTS PITCHING Innings Pitched: 4.1 // vs. Stanford, 2/23/20 Runs Allowed: 0 (9x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21 ER Allowed: 0 (9x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21 Strikeouts: 3 (4x) // last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2/24/21 Walks: 0 (7x) // last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/6/21 Hits Allowed: 0 (4x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21 HITTING Runs Scored: 3 (6x) // last vs. Campbell, 6/4/22 Hits: 4 (3x) // last at Missouri, 5/9/21 Doubles: 2 (3x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 3/26/22 Triples: 1 (4x) // last vs. Florida, 4/24/22 Home Runs: 2 (2x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21 Total Bases: 8 (3x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21 RBI: 5 // vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21 Walks: 3 // vs. South Carolina, 3/19/22 Stolen Bases: 2 // vs. South Carolina, 3/19/22 At-Bats: 6 (2x) // last at Texas A&M, 4/25/21 Sac Bunts: 1 // vs. Arkansas, 5/15/21 Sac Flies: 1 (7x) // last vs. Auburn, 5/1/22 Putouts: 8 // vs. Missouri, 4/9/22 Assists: 1 (5x) // last vs. Notre Dame, 6/12/22 CAREER HONORS 2022 NCBWA All-American -- 1st Team 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-American -- 2nd Team 2022 Baseball America All-American -- 2nd Team 2022 Collegiate Baseball All-American -- 2nd Team 2022 Perfect Game All-American -- 2nd Team 2022 D1Baseball.com All-American -- 3rd Team 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region -- 1st Team 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional All-Tournament Team 2022 SEC Tournament MVP 2022 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team 2022 All-SEC -- 1st Team 2022 SEC All-Defensive Team 2022 D1Baseball.com Midseason All-America Team 2022 Preseason All-SEC - 2nd Team 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team 2021 NCAA Knoxville Regional Most Outstanding Player SEC Newcomer of the Week -- May 10, 2021 SEC Newcomer of the Week -- April 26, 2021 2021 NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-American No. 26 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2022 College MLB Draft SEC Prospects List 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll PRO BALL Chosen to play in the 2023 MLB All-Star Futures Game, becoming just the fifth Vol to do so, and recorded a base hit in the seventh inning Selected by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft 2022 - JUNIOR Registered a three-run home run against Campbell (6/4) that gave Tennessee a lead it would never surrender Blasted a solo home run in Tennessee's NCAA Tournament opener against Alabama State (6/3) Named SEC Tournament MVP after batting .389 with seven hits and nine RBIs in Hoover Drove in four runs in the SEC Tournament championship game against Florida (5/29)—three of which came on an RBI double in the fifth inning that put Tennessee in front 4-0, and one that came on a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning His two-run double in the ninth inning began Tennessee's six-run ninth that added insurance wins during the SEC Tournament semifinal against Kentucky (5/28) Added to Tennessee's lead in its SEC Tournament meeting with LSU (5/27) with an RBI single in the fifth inning In the SEC Tournament opener against Vanderbilt (5/26), had his fourth consecutive multi-hit game—driving in two runs on two hits Batted .583 and totaled seven hits in the three-game series at Mississippi State (5/19-5/21), racking up three doubles and two home runs Recorded three hits and drove in two runs in the series finale at Mississippi State (5/21) Had a double and a home run for the second straight day in the series-clinching win over Mississippi State (5/20)—his two-run home run gave Tennessee the lead for good in the eighth inning In the series opener at Mississippi State (5/19), doubled and homered to contribute to Tennessee's historic offensive performance Hit a three-run homer in the first inning against Belmont (5/17)—his first of three straight games with a home run Tallied three hits—including a three-run home run—against Bellarmine (5/10) Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in the win over Kentucky (5/7) Went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and three runs scored in the win over Auburn (4/29) Recorded an RBI single in the win over Xavier (4/26) Hit a two-run home run in the win over Florida (4/23) Hit an RBI triple and scored once vs. Alabama (4/15) Notched an RBI single and a run scored vs. Tennessee Tech (4/12) Recorded an RBI double in win over Missouri (4/10) Hit a solo home run and a two-RBI double in the series' finale win over Vanderbilt (4/3) Went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two RBI, two walks, and three runs scored in win over Western Carolina (3/30) Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and three runs scored in SEC road win over Ole Miss (3/26) Notched his seventh double of the year in win over Butler (3/22) Recorded a walk, a double, and a two RBI in win against South Carolina (3/20) Set a career high with three walks and recorded two steals in win over South Carolina (3/19) Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in win against Baylor (3/5) Recorded his fifth double of the year in win over ETSU (3/1) Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored, and four RBI against Iona (2/26) Scored two runs and recorded three RBI in win over Iona (2/25) Had his first triple of the season and an RBI in the win over UNC Asheville (2/23) Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored against Georgia Southern (2/20) Recorded first home run of the season, along with four RBI in win against Georgia Southern (2/19) 2021 - SOPHOMORE Only player on the team to appear in all 68 games while making 67 starts, primarily in center field Finished the year ranked second on the team in RBI (62), third in hits (74) and third in total bases (118) Had a hit in both of Tennessee's College World Series games and also scored a run against Texas (6/22) Homered for the third straight game as his two-run blast in the fifth inning proved to be the game-winning hit in NCAA Regional final vs. Liberty (6/6) Homered and scored two runs in NCAA Regional win over Liberty (6/5) Hit walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Tennessee to a 9-8 win over Wright State in NCAA Regional opener (6/4) Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in SEC Tournament Championship game vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/30) Had two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI in SEC Tournament win over Alabama (5/28) Had two hits and a pair of RBI in SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (5/27) Had a pair of hits, including his first-career triple, an RBI and scored a run in series-opening win at South Carolina (5/20) Tied a career high with four hits, drove in two runs and scored twice in series finale at Missouri (5/9) Tied a career high with three runs scored and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in series-clinching win at Missouri (5/8) Had a hit and three RBI in series-opening win over Kentucky (4/29) Tied a career high with four hits while also driving in three runs and scoring twice in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25) Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in series-opening win vs. Florida (4/9) Pitched one scoreless inning in win over Eastern Kentucky (4/6) Had a hit, walked twice and scored two runs in series-clinching win at Alabama (4/4) Had a hit, walked twice, scored two runs and stole a base in win at Alabama (4/3) Hit game-tying two-out double in the ninth inning before hitting a walk-off solo home run in the 11th to beat LSU (3/27) Had an RBI double in series-opening win over LSU (3/26) Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored while also pitching one scoreless inning of relief in win over Eastern Kentucky (3/23) Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI in series-clinching win at Georgia (3/21) Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and set a career high with five RBI in win over UNC Greensboro (3/14) Had two hits and drove in two runs vs. UNC Greensboro (3/13) Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and also pitched one scoreless inning of relief in 7-0 win over Georgia State (3/7) Singled, walked and drove in a run in win at Austin Peay (3/3) Had two hits and an RBI against Indiana State (2/27) In his first action on the mound, pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief while tying a career high with three strikeouts in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/24) Hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead 2-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, and had three RBI in win at Georgia Southern (2/20) 2020 - FRESHMAN Two-way player that saw action in 15 games and made 10 starts in the outfield. Also made four relief appearances on the mound during the shortened 2020 season (COVID-19) Ranked second on the team in batting average (.350) among players that had five or more starts Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI in win over ETSU (3/10) Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning in UT's 3-1 win over Wright State (3/7) Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win vs. Longwood (3/3) Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and hit his first-career home run in win vs. George Washington. Also set career highs in runs and hits in the victory over the Colonials (2/29) Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in win vs. George Washington (2/28) Earned his first-career win and set career highs with 4.1 innings pitched and three strikeouts in victory over No. 25 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (2/23) Recorded first-career hit and went 2-for-2 with a career-high three RBI's in his Tennessee debut vs. Western Illinois (2/15) Pitched one inning and struck out the side during his UT debut vs. Western Illinois (2/15) HIGH SCHOOL Two-way standout at Stillwater High School in Minnesota Selected in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins Rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Minnesota - and 77th nationally - by Prep Baseball Report. Ranked the No. 10 left-handed pitcher nationally Top 500 rated player by Perfect Game (No. 282) and No. 2 rated player in the state of Minnesota Two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2018-19) Gatorade Player of the Year finalist in 2018 All-State, All-Conference, All-Section and All-Metro selection in 2018 Led Stillwater to the Class-AAAA state championship in 2018 Threw a complete-game shutout in the title game, scattering three hits in seven innings while striking out 15 batters Played for the White Sox team at the 2018 Area Code Games As a junior, was 6-1 with a 0.67 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 55.2 innings. Also batted .400 with one home run. As a sophomore, was named all-conference after batting .333 and posting a 0.66 ERA PERSONAL Full name is Andrew Christopher Gilbert Born on Sept. 27, 2000 Majoring in Sociology Son of Andy and Cindy Gilbert Has two sisters, Madeline and Molly, and one brother, Matt Drafted by Minnesota Twins in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB Draft His father Andy played soccer at Bethel University and his mother Cindy was a gymnast at Ball State Is active in the community, working with the Blizzard Foundation, run by his club program, the Minnesota Blizzard Recipient of the Hattie Ogle McGriffin Athletic Scholarship Recipient of the J Steven Maples Endowment Fund and the Truist Athletic Scholarship Endowment