Liam Doyle played for a trio of schools during his three-year college baseball career.
The southpaw from Derry, N.H. played with Coastal Carolina as a true freshman after signing with the Chanticleers out of high school. He then transferred to Ole Miss for his sophomore season in 2024 before transferring a second time last offseason, when he chose the Vols over a bevy of suitors.
Doyle is set to be an early first-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft next month. He exits college baseball calling Tennessee home despite playing for three different programs.
“Thank you college baseball,” Doyle expressed Friday on Instagram, as he took time to give thanks to college baseball and Tennessee.
“Gave a kid from NH a chance to prove himself at a level nobody thought could happen,” Doyle continued. “So many memories and relationships made in the past three years that I will never forget and I’m so grateful for. Words can not describe how thankful I am for the University of Tennessee, changed me and my family’s life forever from the fans, support staff and my teammates. I couldn’t be happier to call myself (a) VFL. 12.”
Doyle listed ‘Home’ as his location on the Instagram post. He posted several photos of his lone season on Rocky Top.
Doyle was the SEC Pitcher of the Year this season and was also named to the All-SEC First Team by the league’s coaches. He is the third Vol in program history to win SEC Pitcher of the Year and the second under Vitello. Luke Hocheavor garnered the recognition in 2005 before Chase Dollander earned the award in 2022.
The junior was 10-4 with an ERA of 3.20 in 19 appearances this season, 17 of which were starts. Doyle led the country with a Tennessee program record 164 strikeouts. He also leads or is tied for the SEC lead in wins (10), WHIP (0.99) and strikeouts per nine innings (15.43), all of which also rank in the top 20 nationally.
Doyle became just the third player in program history to be named a finalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy. UT legends Todd Helton (1995) and Chris Burke (2001) were the only other two to do so.
