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Tennessee baseball adds slugger Alberto Osuna ahead of 2025 season

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Alberto Osuna. Credit: Jeffrey Camarati-Imagn Images
Alberto Osuna. Credit: Jeffrey Camarati-Imagn Images

With Opening Day less than two weeks away, Tennessee baseball might have gained another first base option with the transfer addition of Alberto Osuna. The news of the addition was confirmed to Volquest on Friday night.  

Osuna, who spent three seasons at North Carolina and was a part of the Tar Heel College World Series squad in 2024, was set to play for Division II power Tampa this season as his Division I eligibility had expired. Instead, thanks to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s lawsuit where the NCAA has granted waivers to former junior college transfers, he’s expected to regain eligibility and should be an option for the Vols in 2025.

The first baseman and designated hitter spent two seasons at nearby Walters Sate Community College in 2020 and 2021 before transferring up to North Carolina.

Osuna played in 63 games with 61 starts in 2022, slugging 20 home runs and 57 runs batted in with 86 strikeouts and 27 walks while registering a .265 batting average. The 6-foot-1, 245-pound athlete hit for a .223 average across 52 games (48 starts) with 11 home runs and 27 RBI in 2023. This past season for North Carlina, Osuna recorded a .259 average across 62 games (62 starts) with 14 home runs and 56 RBI.

While at Walters State, Osuna was named the 2021 NJCAA D1 Player of the Year, a first team All-American and the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Player of the Year while batting .459 with 25 home runs and 107 RBI (led the country) in 68 games. Prior to Walters State, Osuna attended Mauldin High School in South Carolina where he was an All-State player.

The slugger was primarily used as the designated hitter while at North Carolina, but he’s expected to be an option at first base as well for the Vols in the 2025 season.  

Tennessee enters the season with Dalton Bargo as the leader in the clubhouse for the first base job. If Osuna gains eligibility (as expected), he will be an option at first base as well as designated hitter for the Vols. Other options at first base include freshman Levi Clark and redshirt-freshman Stone Lawless. Alex Perry is not with the club this spring after spending the 2024 season in Knoxville.    

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