Chase Dollander
Tyler Chase Dollander (born October 26, 2001) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played college baseball for the Georgia Southern Eagles.
| Chase Dollander | |
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| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 11 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 26, 2001 Evans, Georgia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
Tyler Chase Dollander was born on October 26, 2001, in Evans, Georgia.[1] He attended Greenbrier High School in Evans where he played baseball. In 2018, his sophomore season, he went 5–3 with a 2.36 ERA.[2] As a junior in 2019, he went 6–1 with a 0.79 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 61+2⁄3 innings.[3] He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Georgia Southern University to play college baseball.[4]
College career
As a freshman at Georgia Southern in 2021, Dollander made 11 starts in which he went 4–3 with a 4.04 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 49 innings.[5] After the season, he transferred to the University of Tennessee.[6][7] He spent the 2021 season in their starting rotation, although he missed three weeks during the season after being hit by a line drive.[8][9] Over 16 games (14 starts) for the season, he went 10–0 with a 2.39 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 79 innings.[10] He was named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year.[11][12][13] Dollander entered the 2023 season as a top prospect for upcoming MLB draft.[14][15]
Personal life
Dollander's brother, Hunter, was a pitcher at Georgia Gwinnett College.[1]
References
- "Chase Dollander - Baseball". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- Brown, Ashley. "High school baseball has big talent". The Augusta Chronicle.
- Brown, Ashley. "All-County team named". The Augusta Chronicle.
- "Diamond Duo: Evans' Powell, Greenbrier's Dollander sign NLI". WJBF. November 21, 2019.
- Healy, Joe. "10 Breakout Pitchers Of The 2022 College Baseball Season". Baseball America.
- Pontes, Geoff. "The Gap Between Tennessee's Pitching And The Rest Of D1 Baseball Grows". Baseball America.
- "Vitello: Both Vols pitcher transfers 'could be first rounders'". 247Sports.com.
- Wilson, Mike. "Chase Dollander is back. How will he fit into the Tennessee baseball pitching staff?". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- Wilson, Mike. "Tennessee baseball's Chase Dollander day to day after being hit by liner vs. Alabama". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- "Hamilton County Herald - Editorial".
- Wilson, Mike. "Tony Vitello named SEC coach of the year, leads Tennessee baseball all-conference honors". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- "SEC: Crews, DiChiara players of year, Dollander top pitcher". USA Today.
- "Greenbrier alum Chase Dollander earns All-American and 'SEC Pitcher of the Year' honors". WJBF. June 2, 2022.
- "The top 50 college baseball prospects, ranked by d1baseball.com | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "Here's a first look at 2023's top Draft prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
External links
- Tennessee Volunteers bio
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)