Tennessee Vols LHP Liam Doyle sends heartfelt goodbye as he prepares for the MLB Draft

Doyle spent one season at Tennessee after spending the first two seasons of his career at Coastal Carolina and Ole Miss. 

The New Hampshire native quickly became a fan favorite on Rocky Top thanks the passion and energy he showed every time he took the mound. 

Doyle then solidified himself as an all-time fan favorite when he pitched 2.1 shutout innings on just two days of rest to preserve the Vols' win against Wake Forest in the Knoxville Regional Final earlier this month. 

"We had an exit meeting with [Doyle], and what he said choked me up like no other," said Vols head coach Tony Vitello this week. "He went to Coastal Carolina, he went to Mississippi, and then he came to us. And he said the one thing he got out of coming here, he said he loved every minute, and obviously Frank (Anderson) got him better, and he's going to make a lot of money, but he said, 'What I had been searching for this whole time is a place I can call home, and this is a place that I can call home'. And so that's something to me that should elevate that legendary status with the fan base or the community, because he's been in some good spots. I mean, Coastal is an Omaha national championship team. So is Mississippi. They're both great places.

"For whatever reason, this (Tennessee) clicked for him. And what he was willing to do with his arm, instead of sitting out and saying, 'I'm going to get drafted in the first round, I don't need to be doing this stupid stuff', he was wanting to do more than we would let him do."

Doyle's time in Knoxville was short, but it was undoubtedly unforgettable.