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Jersey Number 5
Chaz Vesser
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Alcoa HS
Bio
2017 (Senior):
• Started at catcher a career-high 38 games
• Finished the season sixth-best on the team with a .303 batting average
• Only made three errors in 321 chances behind the plate
• Tied a career-high at Memphis (3/8) going 3-of-4 with three runs in the win
• Tied a career-high with two, two-RBI games in C-USA play, with one game at FAU (3/19) and in a 3-of-5 showing vs. #25 Southern Miss (4/30)
• Tallied 10 multi-hit games
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Junior): Saw action in 21 games, earning 20 starts (all at catcher) … First career hit and RBI in Blue Raider debut vs. Indiana (2/20) … First career double and multi-hit game vs. Lipscomb (2/23) in second start … Career-high two RBI at Kennesaw State (3/11) & vs. Marshall (4/30) … Career-high three-hit performance vs. Marshall (4/30), including tying career high for runs (two) and RBI (two) … First career triple at Tennessee (3/29) … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Chattanooga State CC: Hit .322 with 16 RBIs and 26 runs as a sophomore.
Tennessee: Redshirted in 2014.
Volunteer State CC: Hit .321 with one home run, 20 RBIs and nine runs as a freshman.
Alcoa: Named to all-county team four times, all-state team three times and TBCA all-region team twice … Was an Honorable Mention Louisville Slugger All-American in 2012 … Carried a career average of .448 and compiled four home runs, 28 RBIs and 28 stolen bases as a senior … Also lettered in football and basketball.
Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Son of Charlie and Cheryl Vesser … Has one brother, Colby … Father, Charlie, played baseball at Tennessee Tech and Carson-Newman … Major is Business.
• Started at catcher a career-high 38 games
• Finished the season sixth-best on the team with a .303 batting average
• Only made three errors in 321 chances behind the plate
• Tied a career-high at Memphis (3/8) going 3-of-4 with three runs in the win
• Tied a career-high with two, two-RBI games in C-USA play, with one game at FAU (3/19) and in a 3-of-5 showing vs. #25 Southern Miss (4/30)
• Tallied 10 multi-hit games
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Junior): Saw action in 21 games, earning 20 starts (all at catcher) … First career hit and RBI in Blue Raider debut vs. Indiana (2/20) … First career double and multi-hit game vs. Lipscomb (2/23) in second start … Career-high two RBI at Kennesaw State (3/11) & vs. Marshall (4/30) … Career-high three-hit performance vs. Marshall (4/30), including tying career high for runs (two) and RBI (two) … First career triple at Tennessee (3/29) … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Chattanooga State CC: Hit .322 with 16 RBIs and 26 runs as a sophomore.
Tennessee: Redshirted in 2014.
Volunteer State CC: Hit .321 with one home run, 20 RBIs and nine runs as a freshman.
Alcoa: Named to all-county team four times, all-state team three times and TBCA all-region team twice … Was an Honorable Mention Louisville Slugger All-American in 2012 … Carried a career average of .448 and compiled four home runs, 28 RBIs and 28 stolen bases as a senior … Also lettered in football and basketball.
Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Son of Charlie and Cheryl Vesser … Has one brother, Colby … Father, Charlie, played baseball at Tennessee Tech and Carson-Newman … Major is Business.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
