Milwaukee Brewers first base prospect Blake Burke stands in the dugout during spring training workouts Monday, February 17, 2025, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

A Pair of Former Tennessee Volunteers Start the 2025 Season Off Hot

Originally posted on Tennessee Volunteers on SI
By Caleb Sisk | Last updated Apr 7, 2025 2:01 PM ET

A pair of former Tennessee baseball stars and national champions are off to a great start in pro ball.

Former Tennessee Vols first baseman Blake Burke and third baseman Billy Amick have started their careers off great while playing against each other. The two ball players finished with a great stat line.

Burke finished the series 4-10, a double, a home run, four runs batted in, and a walk. As for Amick, he finished the series 5-13, three doubles, a triple, and two walks.

Former #Vols teammates Blake Burke and Billy Amick faced off this weekend for the first time in their pro careers, and they put on a show in Wisconsin!

Burke: 4-10, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Amick: 5-13, 3 2Bs, 3B, RBI, 2 BB for the Cedar Rapids Kernels pic.twitter.com/ozsDq5Agwt
— Vols in Pro Baseball (@ProBaseVols) April 6, 2025

The two former Vols are known to be winners and part of a winning culture as both players played a crucial part in Tennessee's national championship one college baseball season ago.

This article first appeared on Tennessee Volunteers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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