01-07-2025
Former Vol transfers to play baseball at SEC school
Tennessee left-handed pitcher Andrew Behnke entered the NCAA transfer portal following the 2025 baseball season.
The 5-foot-10, 183-pound junior committed to Georgia.
He appeared in 43 games, all in relief, for the Vols from 2023-25. Behnke recorded 55 strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA in 46.0 innings. He allowed 10 home runs, 35 hits, 16 walks, three wild pitches and hit seven batters at Tennessee.
Behnke's career high for innings pitched in a game was against UNC Asheville on Feb. 20, 2024 (2.2). He also recorded his career high for strikeouts in the same contest versus the Bulldogs, striking out five batters.
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Behnke is from Donelson Christian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. He committed to the Vols on May 20, 2021 over Alabama and Vanderbilt.
The former Vol was named to the 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll and the 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List.
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