KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s Alerick Soularie earned more preseason recognition on Tuesday as D1Baseball.com named the junior outfielder a 2020 Preseason First Team All-American.
This marks the second preseason All-America honor for Soularie, who was also named a preseason third team All-American by Perfect Game earlier this month. He is the first UT baseball player since Nick Senzel in 2016 to earn preseason All-America accolades by multiple outlets.
The Houston, Texas native burst onto the scene as a sophomore last year during his first season at the Division I level. Soularie led the Vols in batting average (.357), slugging percentage (.602), on-base percentage (.466) and runs scored (52) while ranking second on the team in hits (70), home runs (11), runs batted in (46) and total bases (118).
Soularie earned numerous postseason honors in 2019, including first-team All-SEC recognition after finishing the year ranked in the top five in the SEC in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. He was also named a third-team All-American by D1Basaeball.com and an All-America Honorable Mention by Perfect Game.
To see the full Preseason All-America teams, visit D1Baseball.com.
Tennessee opens its 2020 campaign at home on Feb. 14 against Western Illinois. Season tickets are available now at AllVols.com while single-game, Porch and Patio and other ticket packages will go on sale next week.
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-UT Athletics
