Inside Andrew Fischer's historic on-base streak at Tennessee in 2025
Inside Andrew Fischer's historic on-base streak at Tennessee in 2025
Tennessee's (46-19, 16-14 SEC) 2025 baseball season came to an end Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Fayetteville Super Regional. The Vols have appeared in five consecutive super regionals and six consecutive regionals under eighth-year head coach Tony Vitello.
First baseman Andrew Fischer completed his first season at Tennessee after transferring from Ole Miss. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound junior appeared in all 65 games for the Vols in 2025, including 65 starts.
Fischer reached base in every contest during the 2025 season. He walked during the first inning of Tennessee's season finale at Arkansas, extending his on-base streak to 68 games. Dating to the last three contests at Ole Miss in 2024, Fischer's on base streak stands at 68 games following the 2025 campaign at Tennessee. His last collegiate game to not reach base was with the Rebels at LSU on May 16, 2024.
Fischer also tied Chase Headley's 2005 single-season record for walks (63) in Tennessee's program history.
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In 2025, he recorded a .341 batting average, 25 home runs, 65 RBIs, 70 runs, 74 hits, 16 doubles, 63 walks, four sacrifice flies, four stolen bases, 165 total bases, .760 slugging percentage, .497 on base percentage, 42 strikeouts and was hit by a pitch eight times in 217 at bats.
In 30 SEC regular-season games, Fischer totaled a .340 batting average, .736 slugging percentage, .478 on base percentage, 11 home runs, 23 RBIs, 26 runs, 78 total bases, 36 hits, nine doubles, 27 walks, 23 strikeouts, one sacrifice fly and was hit by two pitches.
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