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Jersey Number 8
Dylan Dreiling
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/L
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-11 / 200
- Hometown:
- Hays, Kan.
- High School:
- Hays HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 3 (5x) // last vs. Evansville, 6/8/24
- Hits: 4 (2x) // last vs. Texas A&M, 6/22/24
- Doubles: 2 (2x) // last vs. Georgia, 3/31/24
- Triples: 1 (3x) // last at Vanderbilt, 5/10/24
- Home Runs: 2 (3x) // last at Kentucky, 4/20/24
- Total Bases: 10 // at Kentucky, 4/20/24
- RBI: 7 // vs. Georgia, 3/30/24
- Walks: 2 (10x) // last vs. North Carolina, 6/16/24
- Stolen Bases: 1 (5x) // last vs. Florida State, 6/19/24
- At-Bats: 6 (2x) // last vs. Florida State, 6/14/24
- Sac Bunts: N/A
- Sac Flies: 1 (2x) // last vs. Texas A&M, 6/24/24
- Putouts: 5 // at Alabama, 3/17/24
- Assists: 1 (3x) // vs. Queens, 5/7/24
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in Second Round (No. 65 Overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
- 2024 NCAA Men's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 D1Baseball.com All-American -- 3rd Team (OF)
- 2024 ABCA All-Southeast Region -- 2nd Team (OF)
- 2024 All-SEC -- 1st Team (OF)
- 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024
- Was named the 2024 MCWS Most Outstanding Player after leading the team with a .542 batting average, three home runs and 11 RBIs during the Vols' championship run in Omaha. In the championship series, Dreiling went 7-for-12 with four runs and seven RBIs and became the first player in MCWS history to homer in all three games of the finals.
- Homered for the third straight game of MCWS Finals to help lead Tennessee to a 6-5 victory over #3 Texas A&M (6/24) and the program's first National Championship.
- Demolished a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning against #3 Texas A&M in the second game of the College World Series Finals (6/23)
- Continued his streak of clutch hitting with a walk-off hit against #8 Florida State in the first game of the College World Series to give the Vols a 12-11 victory (6/14); Also recorded a career-high four hits and posted a three-RBI night
- Tallied seven hits, three RBI, two doubles and two home runs in the Knoxville Regional (5/31-6/2).
- Posted another multi-RBI game in the series opener against #24 South Carolina (5/16).
- Had two three-hit games in a series win over #25 Vanderbilt (5/10-5/12).
- Scored two runs and had two hits in Tennessee's run-rule victory over Florida (5/4).
- Boasted another multi-hit performance, blasting two home runs and a double in a triumph over #3 Kentucky (4/20).
- Crushed two home runs in a Tennessee win over Auburn (4/6).
- Notched a three-hit performance and scored two runs during a series-clinching win over Georgia (3/31)
- Posted a monster day at the dish that resulted in his first-career multi-homer game and a career-high seven RBIs; His grand slam in the fifth inning was the sixth hit by UT this year
- Scored two runs and hit a home run in a series-opening win over Illinois (3/8).
- Hit a three-run home run and had three runs on the day to help the Vols clinch a sweep over Bowling Green (3/3).
- Got on base in both of his at-bats and scored two runs in the series-clinching win over UAlbany (2/24).
- Smashed a 441-foot home run and also tallied a double in a game against Oklahoma (2/17).
2023
- Had a double and a solo home run to cap off a series opening win over #13 South Carolina (5/19)
- Smashed a three-run home run to right center to help cap off a run-rule victory over Wofford (5/2)
- Smoked a solo home run to right field and had a triple in a midweek win over Bellarmine (4/25)
- Hit a game-tying solo shot to right center with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in an electric series opening win against Vanderbilt (4/21)
- Tallied two doubles and tallied a walk in a game against #5 Arkansas (4/15)
- Had two hits and scored two runs in the final game of the series against #1 LSU (4/1)
- Came into pinch hit in the fifth inning, tallying a double, two RBI and a run scored against Texas A&M (3/26)
- Hit a home run, tallied two RBI and had two runs in a midweek game against Lipscomb (3/14)
- Tallied a double, three RBI and hit his first two home runs as a Vol in a weekend series against Morehead State (3/10-3/11)
- Got the start in the series finale against Gonzaga (3/5), going 1-for-3 at the plate with a double
- Started his first career game at Tennessee in Game 2 of the midweek series with Alabama A&M (2/22), tallying a hit and his first-career RBI
- Made his debut on Rocky Top against Alabama A&M (2/21) in the home opener and posted a triple in the seventh inning
- Notched his first collegiate hit, a pinch-hit single, in his first collegiate game at Grand Canyon (2/18) in the MLB Desert Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL
- Had a decorated prep career as an outfielder and a pitcher for Hays High School in Hays, Kansas, helping lead the Indians to Class 5A state playoff appearances as a junior and a senior, including a third-place finish in 2021
- Rated the No. 293 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game (No. 293) and the No. 2 overall player in the state of Kansas
- Named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American and Central All-Region first team pick in 2022
- Was a Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American and Central All-Region team selection in 2020 and 2021
- Participated in Perfect Game’s 2021 National Showcase and 2019 Jr. National Showcase
- Earned 14 Perfect Game All-Tournament Team honors during his prep career, including the 2021 WWBA 17U National Championship and the 2021 PG 17U National Elite Championship
- Named the 2022 KSHSAA Class 5A State Player of the Year as a senior
- Was a KSHSAA First Team All-State selection as a junior and senior
- Named the 2021 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a junior
- Played in the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC) All-Star Game
- Posted a .597 batting average with 40 hits, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 38 RBIs and 23 walks in 22 games as a senior in 2022 despite battling a hamstring injury for the majority of the season
- Batted .430 with 37 hits and three home runs at the plate while going 9-0 with a school-record 0.50 ERA and 94 strikeouts as a junior in 2021
- Started as a true freshman, batting .323 with four homers and 15 walks
- Played club baseball for Artillery Scout Team and Tri-State Arsenal
PERSONAL
- Full name is Dylan Matthew Dreiling
- Born on April 17, 2003
- Majoring in business management
- Son of Doug and Lindsey Dreiling
- Is the oldest of four kids with two brothers, Beau and Colton, and one sister, Elle
- His high school team was coached by his grandfather, Frank Leo, during his freshman year in 2019
- Was an Honor Roll student and a member of the Hays High School Leadership Team
- Favorite actors are Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler
- Enjoys playing video games in his free time
- Chose Tennessee over Missouri and Arkansas
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
