{"id":899890,"date":"2026-06-29T03:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/899890\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T03:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:06:16","slug":"tennessee-baseballs-hunter-high-transfers-to-jacksonville-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/899890\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee baseball&#8217;s Hunter High transfers to Jacksonville State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/tennessee-volunteers\/category\/baseball\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee baseball<\/a> reserve <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/utsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/hunter-high\/22638\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter High<\/a><\/strong> announced his transfer to Jacksonville State on Sunday. High entered the transfer portal on June 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m committed to Jacksonville State,\u201d High posted on social media Sunday evening. \u201cThank you to Coach Creel and the rest of the staff for this amazing opportunity!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>High was a mainstay of the Tennessee program in recent seasons in a reserve role. He hit .343 in 40 games with one start in three seasons. He hit better than .300 in all three of his seasons, including in 11 games for Tennessee\u2019s 2024 College World Series title team.<\/p>\n<p>The left-handed hitting utility player slugged a walk-off homer against Belmont in Tennessee\u2019s final game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m committed to Jacksonville State! Thank you to Coach Creel and the rest of the staff for this amazing opportunity! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vci9QL0J8n\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Vci9QL0J8n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunter High (@hunterhigh5) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hunterhigh5\/status\/2071358812519268679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have entered the transfer portal,\u201d High posted on June 2. \u201cI\u2019m indescribably grateful for my time at Tennessee. It has been a dream come true to put on the orange and white and represent this university for the last three years. I am incredibly excited for what the Lord has in store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Vols went 38-22 in coach\u00a0<strong>Josh Elander<\/strong>\u2018s first season. They went 15-15 in SEC play with notable series wins against top-10 opponents in Mississippi State and Texas. They were the only program in the nation to go unbeaten in midweek games with a 14-0 record. UT\u2019s season ended in the Chapel Hill Regional after it reached the postseason for the seventh straight season.<\/p>\n<p>Like this story0Share article<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleLikeBar_meta__MY_jU\">Members only \u00b7 one like per member<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Tennessee baseball reserve Hunter High announced his transfer to Jacksonville State on Sunday. 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