Q&A with Zander Sechrist

By Mark Nagi

Recently, I had the chance to catch up with Zander Sechrist, who will go down in the record books as the winner of the biggest game in Tennessee baseball history.

The Georgia native was a Vol from 2021-2024 and just finished up his first full season of professional baseball with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.

The Knoxville Focus: Why did you decide Tennessee was where you wanted to go?

Zander Sechrist: To be cliche, it kind of felt like home. I visited other schools (Auburn, Vanderbilt, Virginia, etc.) and Tennessee fit well for me with the new coaching staff at that time. I bought a Tennessee hat at one of the Vol shops, and I realized after all my visits that it was the only place I bought something

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