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Jersey Number 44
Marcus Phillips
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- RHP/OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-4 / 250
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- Roosevelt HS
- Previous Schools:
- Iowa Western CC
Bio
CAREER BESTS
- Innings Pitched: 7.0 // vs. Florida, 3/15/25
- Runs Allowed: 0 (14x) // last vs. Florida, 3/15/25
- ER Allowed: 0 (16x) // last vs. Kentucky, 4/19/25
- Strikeouts: 8 (4x) // last vs. Cincinnati, 5/31/25
- Walks: 0 (12x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 5/13/25
- Hits Allowed: 0 (12x) // vs. Texas A&M, 6/22/24
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in First Round - Comp. Balance Round A (No. 33 Overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
- 2025 Midseason All-American – 1st Team (Perfect Game)
- CBF National Pitcher of the Week -- March 18, 2025
- SEC Pitcher of the Week -- March 17, 2025
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025
- Started 17 games, finishing the season as UT's true number two starter, ranking second on the team in ERA, WHIP and innings pitched for the 2025 season
- Picked up win in Knoxville Regional over Cincinnati, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out eight over six innings (5/31).
- Allowed just one earned run over four innings, striking out five, in SEC Tournament round two win over no. 15/23 Alabama (5/21).
- Earned his third win of the season in 6.2 frames, allowing just two earned runs, striking out six at no. 3/7 LSU (4/26).
- Struck out seven over five innings allowing three runs at South Carolina (3/29).
- Tossed the first individual complete game shutout in a Vol uniform since Drew Beam in a win at Vanderbilt on April 3, 2022, striking out seven in a run-rule victory against Florida (3/15).
- Secured his first victory of the season in an 11-1 victory over St. Bonaventure (3/8), shoving a career high 5.2 innings and striking out five batters.
- Threw 4.2 frames and posted another eight-strikeout performance against Rice (3/1).
- Doubled his previous career high in strikeouts, punching out eight batters in 4.2 innings against Samford (2/22).
- Made his first-career weekend start on Opening Weekend vs. Hofstra (2/15), allowing only one hit and striking out four batters over four scoreless innings.
2024
- Picked up the save after giving up two runs in a career-high three innings against Vanderbilt (5/25) to send the Vols to the SEC Championship game.
- Threw two scoreless and hittless innings of relief during a midweek win over Western Carolina (4/23)
- Made his first-career start on the mound and looked sharp in two innings of work, retiring all six batters he faced with a pair of strikeouts against Bellarmine (4/16)
- Tossed a scoreless inning during a midweek win over Tennessee Tech (3/26)
- Earned his first-career save by retiring the final two batters of the game in a series-opening win over Illinois (3/8)
- Pitched two scoreless innings of relief while also striking three batters during a series-sweeping win over Bowling Green (3/3)
- Threw a 1-2-3 inning in relief during a midweek win over ETSU (2/21)
- Made his Tennessee debut against Oklahoma in the top of the sixth inning and struck out a batter to leave a runner stranded
2023 - Iowa Western CC
- Pitched a season-high 2.0 innings and struck out three batters in a series-sweeping win over Bowling Green (3/3)
- Totaled 11 strikeouts and posted a 2-0 record across 12.1 innings pitched on the season
- Had a .286 batting average and .421 OBP
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he lettered in both baseball and basketball for four years
- Topped out at 93 mph in high school
- Was an all-state selection
- Played travel baseball for the Sioux Falls Cyclones
- Rated by Perfect Game as the No. 2 overall player and pitcher in the state of Iowa
- Was a 2022 Perfect Game Central All-Region selection
PERSONAL
- Full name is Marcus Allen Phillips
- Born on Jul. 26, 2004
- Majoring in psychology
- Son of Melissa and Steve Phillips
- Has a brother, Christopher
- Has one sister, Mackenzie
- Brother, Chris, played collegiate baseball at Benedictine College in Arizona
- Father, Steve, played college football and baseball at Kentucky before playing five years of professional baseball in the New York Yankees organization (1991-95). After his playing career, Phillips got into coaching and spent 10 years as a coach in the minor leagues
- Chose Tennessee over LSU
- Likes playing video games and hangout out with family and friends
- Favorite actor is Denzel Washington
- Has the same pregame stretch routine each game
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
