Tennessee baseball received a transfer commitment on Thursday. Rice freshman two-way player Blaine Brown announced his commitment to the Vols.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound two-way player appeared in 54 games, including 54 starts, for the Owls in 2025. He recorded 10 home runs, 38 RBIs, 34 runs, 61 hits, 12 doubles, 21 walks and five stolen bases.
Brown was the first freshman to lead Rice for batting average since Anthony Rendon in 2009.
Seven appearances for him were as a pitcher in 2025. Brown (0-1) made four starts and totaled six strikeouts and a 20.77 ERA. He allowed 12 walks, 13 runs (10 earned) and nine hits in 4.1 innings.
He earned All-AAC first team honors as a designated hitter and was an unanimous selection by AAC coaches to an all-freshman team. Brown led Rice in batting average (.292), slugging percentage (.493), hits (61), RBIs (38), doubles (12), home runs (10), total bases (103) and multi-hit games (18) in 2025.
He is from Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas.
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