Tennessee knows all about Charlotte's Cam Fisher, the Knoxville native and college baseball's HR leader
As soon as Tennessee baseball was matched up with Charlotte in the Clemson Regional in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, outfielder Cam Fisher became the name to know for the 49ers.
Fisher, a Knoxville native who attended Hardin Valley Academy, leads all of college baseball with 30 home runs. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound outfielder has a .352 average, a .831 slugging percentage and a 1.340 OPS.
He has 64 RBI, has scored 70 runs and has 12 doubles to go with the 30 home runs. He also has more walks (61) than strikeouts (60) in his 60 games played this season.
Tennessee (38-19) will look to keep Fisher’s bat quiet when it faces Charlotte (34-26) on Friday (6 p.m. Eastern Time, ESPNU) in the Clemson Regional to start NCAA Tournament play.
The Vols and 49ers, the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the Clemson Regional, respectively, were sent to Clemson along with Lipscomb, the No. 4 seed. Clemson (43-17) and Lipscomb (36-24) play the early game Friday afternoon (1 p.m. ET, ESPN+), with winners and losers matching up on Saturday in the double-elimination four-team bracket.
Cam Fisher went to Ole Miss, Walters State before transferring to Charlotte
Fisher started his collegiate career at Ole Miss, transferred back closer to home at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn., then transferred to Charlotte.
Last season he was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American according to Baseball America. He started and played all 58 games last season, hitting .288 and leading the team with 18 home runs.
Fisher, or the Fisher family to be more exact, is no stranger to Tennessee coach Tony Vitello. During his press conference on Tuesday, Vitello discussed the relationship he has with Chip Fisher, Cam Fisher’s father.
“He needs to be, on Father’s Day, thankful because he has good genes and a good mindset from his dad,” Vitello joked.
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Vitello noted that Cam Fisher was already committed to Ole Miss when he was hired at Tennessee in June 2017. Still, Chip Fisher has stayed in Vitello’s corner.
“Ever since then his dad has been helpful to us in the community,” Vitello said. “He’s been fun to talk to at the park, within the rules, and he’s a good baseball mind. I joke about Father’s Day because (Cam) got good genes and a good mindset from his dad.
“Good family and it’s good to see him having a good year. And it goes without saying that you prefer him to not have too good of a year against us.”
