Marcus Phillips (baseball)

Marcus Phillips
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 23
Pitcher
Born: (2004-07-26) July 26, 2004 (age 21)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards

Marcus Allen Phillips (born July 26, 2004) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was selected 33rd overall by the Boston Red Sox in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

Career

Phillips attended Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2] He was a freshman at Iowa Western Community College in 2023, where as a two-way player he posted a 2–0 win–loss record across 12+1⁄3 innings pitched while striking out 11 batters, and at the plate had a .286 batting average.[3] He then transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he focused on pitching.[4]

As a sophomore in 2024 with the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), Phillips appeared in 19 games (2 starts) while compiling a 4.95 earned run average (ERA); he struck out 22 batters in 20 innings and recorded three saves.[5] The team went on to win the 2024 Men's College World Series.[6] In 2025, Phillips started 17 games, and had a 4–5 record with a 3.90 ERA while striking out 98 batters in 83 innings.[5]

Phillips entered the 2025 Major League Baseball draft as a top pitching prospect.[7] In the draft, Phillips was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 33rd overall pick.[8]

References

  1. ^ Tennessee Baseball's Marcus Phillips Gets Drafted in MLB Draft
  2. ^ "Marcus Phillips Class of 2022". perfectgame.org.
  3. ^ "2025 Baseball Roster: Marcus Phillips". utsports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Wasserman, Matty; Speier, Alex (July 15, 2025). "Meet the Red Sox' 2025 draft picks". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Marcus Phillips College & Amateur Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024 NCAA baseball bracket: Men's College World Series scores, schedule".
  7. ^ Harlin, Tucker (June 13, 2025). "Projections for five Tennessee baseball players in 2025 MLB draft first round". VolsWire – via USA Today.
  8. ^ Cotillo, Chris (July 13, 2025). "Red Sox double down on college pitching, draft another SEC arm with second pick (No. 33)". MassLive.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
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