Blade Tidwell Selected in 2022 MLB Draft
Blade Tidwell became the third Tennessee Volunteer to come off the board at this year’s 2022 MLB Draft late Sunday night. Tidwell was selected in the second round with 52nd overall pick by the New Mets
Tidwell is coming off an impressive career in Knoxville, despite an injury that limited him in the first half of this year's campaign. Tidwell went 13-5 in his career with a 3.53 ERA. Had Tidwell not been limited to start the season with a shoulder injury, it is likely he would have been selected in the first round of this year's draft.
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 NCBWA Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Baseball America Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American - 2nd Team
- 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2021 D1Baseball.com Freshman All-American - 1st Team
- 2021 Perfect Game Freshman All-American
- 2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Freshman of the Week -- March 22, 2021
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