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Drew Gilbert and Jordan Beck Impressing Early in Rookie League

Vols Baseball VFLs Drew Gilbert and Jordan Beck Impressing Early in Rookie League

Jack Foster

A pair of Tennessee BaseVols were taken in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft in Drew Gilbert and Jordan Beck. 

Both players are showing their new teams early that they did not make a mistake in their investment. 

Gilbert and Beck have gotten off to extremely fast starts in the rookie league. 

Gilbert is playing for the Astros in the Florida Complex League while Beck is seeing time with the Rockies in the Arizona Complex League. 

Gilbert has seen action in four games, going 5-11 at the plate with one home run, four RBI and three walks. The Stillwater, Minnesota, native is 3-3 on stolen bases and currently holds an incredibly impressive 1.418 OPS with a .600 on base percentage. The 5'9" center fielders lone long ball thus far occurred in first at-bat, as the VFL is wasting no time showing Houston what he's capable of.

Gilbert's play has generated plenty of buzz on Twitter as well.

As good as Gilbert has been, Jordan Beck has been just as good in one less game. 

Beck has three games under his belt as a pro, going 4-9 at the plate with one home run, four RBI and one walk. Beck currently holds an impressive 1.278 and a .500 on-base percentage. 

Considering the remarkable careers the duo of Gilbert and Beck put together on Rocky Top, their hot starts to rookie league come as no surprise. 

Photo Credit: Caitie McMekin of Knoxville News Sentinel

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Jack Foster
JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

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