With the No. 2 overall pick in the MLB Draft, the Cincinnati Reds took third-baseman Nick Senzel out of the University of Tennessee. Senzel, 21, this season ranked among the Southeastern Conference leaders in doubles (25, 1st), RBI (59, 2nd), stolen bases (25, T3rd), runs scored (57, 4th), walks (40, T4th), total bases (125, 6th) and hitting (.352, 9th).
He was the SEC Player of the Week for May 17-21 after he went 6-for-11 to help his team clinch a spot in the SEC tournament.
Following this season, Senzel was named second-team All-America by Baseball America and third-team All-America by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. In his 3 seasons for the Volunteers, he hit .332 with 196 hits and 126 RBI in 160 career appearances. His 49 career doubles rank seventh on the school’s all-time list.
Last summer, Senzel became the first player since 1995 to win both the Most Valuable Player and the Outstanding Pro Pros