Tennessee Baseball Star Transferring After College World Series

BATON ROUGE, LA – APRIL 13: Tennessee Volunteers assistant had coach Frank Anderson during a game between the LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 13, 2018. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Tennessee relief pitcher Chase Burns is set to transfer to another school.

Per Ben McKee of 247Sports, Burns has entered the transfer portal. It comes after he finished this past season with 114 strikeouts.

NEW: Tennessee RHP Chase Burns is entering the transfer portal, multiple sources have confirmed to @GoVols247.https://t.co/JFRUxAEAk1

— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) June 27, 2023

He arrived in Knoxville ahead of the 2022 season and immediately became one of the best relief pitchers in the country. He finished his freshman season with an 8-2 record, plus a 2.91 ERA in 80.1 innings pitched.

This past season, he appeared in 18 games with a 5-3 record, two saves, and a 4.25 ERA in 72 innings. He immediately becomes one of the top players available in the portal.

The Vols got to the College World Series again this past season after another stellar year.

They’ll now have to do it again next season without the services of one of their best pitchers.