BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second straight week and third time this season, Tennessee’s Liam Doyle earned an SEC weekly award after being named the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
Doyle set the tone for the Vols’ winning weekend in Oxford with another dominant performance on the mound in Friday night’s series-opening 3-2 victory over No. 6 Ole Miss.
Pitching in a hostile road environment, Doyle was spectacular against his former team, tossing a career-high 8.1 innings while allowing just two runs on three hits to earn the win and improve to 6-1 on the year. The junior lefthander finished with an SEC career-best 14 strikeouts on the night, which also tied a career-high mark that he set earlier this season against Samford. Doyle’s 8.1 innings pitched and 14 strikeouts led all SEC pitchers for the week, as well.
With Monday’s honor, Doyle became the first UT player to ever be named the SEC Pitcher of the Week three times in one season. He is also just the third player in program history to win three SEC weekly awards in the same year, joining Todd Helton (1995) and Drew Beam (2022).
The Vols have taken home six SEC weekly awards this season, including four pitcher of the week selections.
