After Tennessee added to its pitching battery Tuesday with the addition of Kennesaw State transfer Tanner Franklin, the Vols added highly-touted portal prospect and Louisville transfer infielder Gavin Kilen. The No. 1 portal prospect (rated by D1 Baseball) announced his decision via his Instagram.
Last year, during his sophomore season, Kilen received third-team All-ACC honors while batting .339 with nine home runs. He led the Cardinals in multiple offensive categories: 69 hits, 22 doubles and 124 total bases.
The 22 doubles led the ACC and notched the seventh-best total in program history. Kilen bats from the left-handed side but throws with his right hand, making nine errors on the year for a .