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The Dog said:
Is CMo having the best hitting single season, ever for a Vol ?
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He is going to set the single season record for home runs and finish with a ridiculous slash line but I would say Chris Burke might own that distinction for his 2001 season, and quite possibly the best player statistically in our program’s history.

2001 - JUNIOR​

  • Finished his three-year career as Tennessee’s all-time leader in at-bats (777), hits (314), runs scored (224), singles (199), doubles (72), triples (17) and total bases (498).
  • Finished his career ranked fourth all-time in SEC history with 124 stolen bases.
  • First-team All-American and National Player of the Year finalized started 67 of Tennessee’s 68 games at shortstop while leading the Volunteers to the College World Series and a 48-20 (18-12 SEC) record).
  • Was the only player in SEC to bat better than .400, as he posted an incredible .435 average in 271 at-bats.
  • Led the SEC in batting average (.435), slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.537), hits (118), runs scored (105), triples (110), stolen bases (49) and total bases (221).
  • Tied for second in the league in home runs (20), fifth in walks (51), 10th in RBI (60) while tying for fifth in doubles (21).
  • Responsible for 24.4 percent of UT’s total run production with runs scored.
  • Ranked second in SEC history with 118 hits and 221 total bases. Is the second Vol and sixth player in SEC history to finish with a career batting average above .400, hitting .404 for the Big Orange.
  • Became the first Vol ever to hit for the cycle when he went 4-for-5 with three RBI against Vanderbilt (5/11/01).
  • Hit in 59 of his 67 games played, putting up a team-high 36 multi-hit games with seven four-hit outings.
  • Scored in 58 of 67 games, putting up multi-run games 32 times.
  • Hit .389 (7-for-18) with an inside-the-park home run and six steals in the College World Series.
  • Hit .267 (4-for-15) with a triple and a home run in the NCAA Knoxville Regional.
  • Went 6-for-7 with four doubles and four runs scored in the SEC Tournament.
  • Hit five leadoff home runs (vs. The Citadel [2/18/01], Florida [3/11/01], ETSU [4/3/01, Ole Miss [5/6/01] and Vanderbilt [5/11/01].
  • Belted a game-winning grand slam in bottom of 10th inning to lead Tennessee to 9-5 win over Arizona State (5/1/01). Went 3-for-6, accounting for seven of UT’s nine runs against the Sun Devils.
  • Matched his career-high with an 18-game hitting streak from March 10 through April 7, batting .514 with nine doubles, eight home runs, 18 RBI and 16 steals.
  • Homered in three straight games against Auburn, ETSU and Mississippi State during the first week of April.
  • Went for 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBI vs. Cincinnati (3/21/01).
  • Had four hits, including two home runs and three RBI, against Florida (3/11/02) on his 21st birthday.
  • Drove in five runs on two triples vs. West Virginia (2/18/01), collecting his 100th RBI in that 12-5 victory.
  • Collected his 200th career hit and tied the Tennessee program record with nine assists vs. VCU (2/10/01).
  • Became UT’s all-time hits leader with a 3-for-5 performance vs. Ole Miss (5/5/01) to give him 282 career hits, passing Todd Helton’s mark of 280.
  • Hit .486 against left-handers, .417 against right-handers, .286 with the bases loaded, .409 with runners in scoring position and had nine two-out RBI.
  • Reached as a leadoff hitter in 62 of 122 opportunities (50.8 percent).
 
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VolPack22 said:
He is going to set the single season record for home runs and finish with a ridiculous slash line but I would say Chris Burke might own that distinction for his 2001 season, and quite possibly the best player statistically in our program’s history.

2001 - JUNIOR​

  • Finished his three-year career as Tennessee’s all-time leader in at-bats (777), hits (314), runs scored (224), singles (199), doubles (72), triples (17) and total bases (498).
  • Finished his career ranked fourth all-time in SEC history with 124 stolen bases.
  • First-team All-American and National Player of the Year finalized started 67 of Tennessee’s 68 games at shortstop while leading the Volunteers to the College World Series and a 48-20 (18-12 SEC) record).
  • Was the only player in SEC to bat better than .400, as he posted an incredible .435 average in 271 at-bats.
  • Led the SEC in batting average (.435), slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.537), hits (118), runs scored (105), triples (110), stolen bases (49) and total bases (221).
  • Tied for second in the league in home runs (20), fifth in walks (51), 10th in RBI (60) while tying for fifth in doubles (21).
  • Responsible for 24.4 percent of UT’s total run production with runs scored.
  • Ranked second in SEC history with 118 hits and 221 total bases. Is the second Vol and sixth player in SEC history to finish with a career batting average above .400, hitting .404 for the Big Orange.
  • Became the first Vol ever to hit for the cycle when he went 4-for-5 with three RBI against Vanderbilt (5/11/01).
  • Hit in 59 of his 67 games played, putting up a team-high 36 multi-hit games with seven four-hit outings.
  • Scored in 58 of 67 games, putting up multi-run games 32 times.
  • Hit .389 (7-for-18) with an inside-the-park home run and six steals in the College World Series.
  • Hit .267 (4-for-15) with a triple and a home run in the NCAA Knoxville Regional.
  • Went 6-for-7 with four doubles and four runs scored in the SEC Tournament.
  • Hit five leadoff home runs (vs. The Citadel [2/18/01], Florida [3/11/01], ETSU [4/3/01, Ole Miss [5/6/01] and Vanderbilt [5/11/01].
  • Belted a game-winning grand slam in bottom of 10th inning to lead Tennessee to 9-5 win over Arizona State (5/1/01). Went 3-for-6, accounting for seven of UT’s nine runs against the Sun Devils.
  • Matched his career-high with an 18-game hitting streak from March 10 through April 7, batting .514 with nine doubles, eight home runs, 18 RBI and 16 steals.
  • Homered in three straight games against Auburn, ETSU and Mississippi State during the first week of April.
  • Went for 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBI vs. Cincinnati (3/21/01).
  • Had four hits, including two home runs and three RBI, against Florida (3/11/02) on his 21st birthday.
  • Drove in five runs on two triples vs. West Virginia (2/18/01), collecting his 100th RBI in that 12-5 victory.
  • Collected his 200th career hit and tied the Tennessee program record with nine assists vs. VCU (2/10/01).
  • Became UT’s all-time hits leader with a 3-for-5 performance vs. Ole Miss (5/5/01) to give him 282 career hits, passing Todd Helton’s mark of 280.
  • Hit .486 against left-handers, .417 against right-handers, .286 with the bases loaded, .409 with runners in scoring position and had nine two-out RBI.
  • Reached as a leadoff hitter in 62 of 122 opportunities (50.8 percent).
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Chris Burke and Todd Helton say hello…lol
 
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volplaya8 said:
Yeah…splitting hairs with Burke and Helton offensively but when you add in Heltons pitching stats…he is the best to ever put on a Vol uni!
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No question, and he backed it up with a phenomenal MLB career. One of the best pure hitters of all-time. I don’t care if he did play for the Rockies. If he played for the Yankees everyone would have slobbered all over him and he would have been a unanimous 1st ballot HOF.
 
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The Dog said:
Agree, but that wasn't the question
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I replied with Burke’s 2001 season, which was better than CMo’s season. Here is Helton’s 1995 season, which is also better than CMo’s season.

1995 - JUNIOR​

  • Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft (and went on to make his Major League debut two years later).
  • The National Collegiate Player of the Year, he received the Dick Howser Award from USA Today/Baseball Weekly, Baseball America'sNational Player of the Year Award, Collegiate Baseball's Co-National Player of the Year and the Southeastern Conference's Male Athlete of the Year Award.
  • Became just the second baseball player ever to receive the SEC Athlete of the Year Award.
  • The two-time first-team All-American also was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
  • Powered the Vols to the a second consecutive SEC Championship, the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship and a third-place finish at the College World Series.
  • Finished his collegiate career owning the SEC record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched with 47.2 (as a sophomore in 1994).
  • Hit at a .407 clip while leading the SEC in home runs (20), RBI (92), runs (86), doubles (27), hits (105), walks (61), slugging percentage (.775) and on-base percentage (.522).
  • Also led the SEC with a 1.66 ERA while compiling an 8-2 record on the mound with 12 saves.
  • Earned a complete-game pitching victory over Clemson in the first round of the College World Series in Omaha.
  • Named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team for the second straight year.
 
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VolPack22 said:
I replied with Burke’s 2001 season, which was better than CMo’s season. Here is Helton’s 1995 season, which is also better than CMo’s season.

1995 - JUNIOR​

  • Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft (and went on to make his Major League debut two years later).
  • The National Collegiate Player of the Year, he received the Dick Howser Award from USA Today/Baseball Weekly, Baseball America'sNational Player of the Year Award, Collegiate Baseball's Co-National Player of the Year and the Southeastern Conference's Male Athlete of the Year Award.
  • Became just the second baseball player ever to receive the SEC Athlete of the Year Award.
  • The two-time first-team All-American also was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
  • Powered the Vols to the a second consecutive SEC Championship, the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship and a third-place finish at the College World Series.
  • Finished his collegiate career owning the SEC record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched with 47.2 (as a sophomore in 1994).
  • Hit at a .407 clip while leading the SEC in home runs (20), RBI (92), runs (86), doubles (27), hits (105), walks (61), slugging percentage (.775) and on-base percentage (.522).
  • Also led the SEC with a 1.66 ERA while compiling an 8-2 record on the mound with 12 saves.
  • Earned a complete-game pitching victory over Clemson in the first round of the College World Series in Omaha.
  • Named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team for the second straight year.
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I know and I "like" it
 
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If CMo were alive and batting in those days of the hot bats then he honestly might have similar numbers to Chris Burke and Todd Helton. Hitting well over .400 for an entire season and hitting 50+ extra base hits is crazy for a college player. Burke also stole a ton of bases whenever he played, which kind of separates him offensively imo. It’s the same argument I made for Acuña last year. He was the best offensive player in the game, not because he hit 40+ bombs and 100+ RBI, but because he stole 70+ bases. Whenever you have power numbers and speed numbers, that is an extremely rare combination to have, and Burke had both in college.
 
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MiramarVol said:
How many home runs do we have now on the season?!
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134 now. 6 behind Austin Peay and 1 ahead Georgia heading into the weekend. Those 2 teams still have the edge as far as HR/gm goes. Austin Peay is on pace to break LSU’s record of 2.69 HR/gm set in 1998 and currently at 2.75. Georgia is at 2.66. Tennessee is at 2.53. The next closest teams are Morehead State and Texas A&M at 2.23.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Lol the more @VolPack22 complains about the Braves the better they play.
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Sale and Lopez have been superb this year and the pitching has outperformed the offense imo. Lopez has come out of nowhere and we all know Sale can be an ace when healthy. Morton is pitching even better than years past and Fried is looking like himself. If Strider wasn’t injured we would have the best staff in the majors right now. 4 starters under 3.57 ERA, 2 of them sub-3. That will work come playoffs, but have to get there first. But until Acuña is slashing .300/.400/.500 again I will always be concerned. If he isn’t going to hit well then we have no shot at beating the Dodgers or the Phillies.
 
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