Tennessee pitcher Nate Snead clocks 101 mph fastball
Tennessee pitcher Nate Snead was throwing some heat in Tuesday night’s matchup against High Point. The Vols sophomore delivered a fastball in the top of the eighth inning that was clocked at 101 miles per hour.
The pitch struck out Panthers outfielder Brett Ahalt for the second out of the inning. Snead pitched the final 2.1 innings of the game to earn the save as Tennessee claimed a 7-4 victory. You can view the throw below.
Snead finished the game with five strikeouts, the most of any of the six Vols pitchers who saw action. He allowed just one hit and one run with one error. Matthew Dallas started the game but was pulled after 2.2 innings. Chris Stamos got the win to improve to 2-0 on the season.
A transfer from Wichita State, Snead arrived in Knoxville coming off of a 2023 campaign in which he was named to the All-Freshman Team for the American Athletic Conference. He’s so far proved a solid addition for Tennessee as a reliever.
Snead has appeared in three games thus far to pitch 10.1 innings, throwing 12 strikeouts and allowing only five hits. His five strikeouts Tuesday were a season-high, and he also pitched 2.2 innings of no-hit baseball on Feb. 25 against Albany. He is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of 2.35.
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Tennessee got off to a hot start and led 3-0 by the end of the third inning before High Point added to runs in the fourth to cut into the deficit. The Vols responded with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held a 5-3 advantage at the time that Snead entered the game.
Tennessee added to its lead in the eighth inning when Billy Amick drilled a solo home run to make it 6-3. It later got another run to take a 7-3 advantage into the bottom of the ninth. Snead slipped up to allow a run in that inning, but struck out two of the final three batters he faced to close things out.
Kavares Tears led the Vols by going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, including hitting a home run. Robin Villeneuve added three RBIs for the team-high.
With the victory, Tennessee improved to 8-1 on the young season. The No. 7 Vols are next set to take on Bowling Green in a three-game series, the first of which will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday in Knoxville.