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Nate Sneed adds Preseason All-American honors from NCBWA

On3 imageby:Eric Cain•02/09/25•

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Nate Snead. Credit: UT Athletics
Nate Snead. Credit: UT Athletics

Tennessee’s do-everything pitcher Nate Snead reeled in yet another prestigious honor ahead of the 2025 campaign as the junior hurler was named a preseason first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.  

The hard-throwing righty burst onto the scene in Southeastern Conference play last season after transferring in from Wichita State. He was a USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Participant last summer after logging 75.1 innings, in a variety of roles, with a 10-2 record over 29 appearances and one start. The 6-foot-2, 212-pounder struck out 61, walked 26 and locked down six saves out of the bullpen in 2024.  

The right-handed pitcher came in at No. 69 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft Prospects for 2025. Snead was named a preseason first-team All-SEC selection last week. He also picked up Preseason All-American honors from Baseball America (first-team) and Perfect Game (second-team) earlier this offseason. Perfect Game appointed Snead as the No. 38 junior in college baseball ahead of the new season.

We will see exactly what role Snead will play for the Vols this season. It’s very possible he begins the campaign in the starting rotation, or as a long-relief (piggy-back) option in the first month or so of the year. Snead did his best work for Tennessee last season in the back-end of the bullpen.

“Honestly, anything. Coach is going to put me in any position he sees best fits and I’m going to go out there and do my job,” Snead told the media last week when asked what his expectations were for the year. “There’s not much of a role that I didn’t face last year that I couldn’t overcome, so it is whatever coach V [Tony Vitello] wants.”  

Tennessee Vols 2025 Preseason Accolades

SS Dean Curley: First-Team All-American (Baseball America) | Second-Team All-American (Perfect Game) | No. 8 sophomore in country (Perfect Game) ” Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
RHP Nate Snead: First-Team All-American (Baseball America, NCBWA) | Second-Team All-American (Perfect Game) | No. 38 junior in country (Perfect Game)
3B Andrew Fischer: Third-Team All-American (Baseball America) | No. 14 junior in country (Perfect Game)
RHP AJ Russell: First-Team All-American (Baseball America) | No. 30 junior in country (Perfect Game)
INF Gavin Kilen: Second-Team All-American (Baseball America) | No. 25 junior in country (Perfect Game) | SEC’s Best Transfer (Baseball America)
LHP Liam Doyle: Third-Team All-American (Baseball America) | No. 55 junior in country (Perfect Game)
C Cannon Peebles: No. 92 junior in country (Perfect Game)
OF Hunter Ensley: No. 2 senior in country (Perfect Game)
UTL Alex Perry: No. 73 senior in country (Perfect Game)
UTL Jay Abernathy: No. 3 Best Freshman (Baseball America) | No. 6 Best Freshmen (Perfect Game)
UTL Levi Clark: No. 21 Best Freshman (Perfect Game)
RHP Tegan Kuhns: No. 46 Best Freshman (Perfect Game)
RHP Anson Seibert: No. 52 Best Freshman (Perfect Game)
MIF Manny Marin: No. 56 Best Freshman (Perfect Game)

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