Tennessee baseball picked up a huge commitment in the transfer portal last week, landing Reggie Crawford from UConn. The 6-4, 235 pounder is a two-way star, doubling as an impact player both at the dish and on the mound.
On Sunday night, he became a first round draft pick.
The San Francisco Giants took Crawford with the 30th overall pick, meaning we’ll likely never see Crawford play for Tennessee. Most analysts expected that to be the case, but Tennessee fans were hopeful. So was Tony Vitello.
“We rehearsed it,” Vitello said on the set of MLB Network’s draft coverage, “I told him if he goes while I’m up here, I’m supposed to throw my clipboard.