Zach Stovall - Director of Analytics, University of Tennessee Baseball

Zach Stovall is the Director of Analytics for the University of Tennessee baseball team who just won their first College World Series. He studied at UT while also working for the baseball team as a student manager. After three seasons with the Texas Rangers at their various minor league affiliates, he returned to the Volunteers for the 2024 season. In this episode, he discusses…

  • Balancing schoolwork while working for a D1 baseball program

  • Winning a College World Series vs a Major League World Series

  • Interning at the Cape Cod League and studying under various scouts

  • The differences between player development at the college and pro ball levels

  • Communicating data to players of various ages and experience

  • Pathway to pro ball and transitioning from college

  • The evolution of baseball technology at the college level

  • Barbecue food, best ballparks, highlight moments thus far, and much more

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