Tennessee baseball adds FIU shortstop Mario Trivella in transfer portal
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Tennessee baseball earned a commitment from Florida International shortstop Mario Trivella, the program's 11th transfer addition this offseason.
Florida International shortstop Mario Trivella has committed to Tennessee baseball as a transfer with one year of eligibility remaining, he told Knox News on July 9.
Trivella will join the Vols after starting 49 games as FIU’s shortstop as a junior in 2026. He hit .287 with 15 home runs, which was second-most in Conference USA. He also led the Panthers with 50 RBIs and had a .948 fielding percentage with 11 errors.
Trivella started his college career at State College of Florida, a junior college, where he spent two years. He hit .315 over those two seasons with nine homers and 54 RBIs in 72 games played. He played high school baseball in Sarasota, Florida, but is originally from Caracas, Venezuela.
Trivella is Tennessee's 11th transfer commitment this offseason and fourth infielder. Cal Baptist's Chris Ramirez, Air Force's Wyatt Hanoian and Baylor's Travis Sanders previously committed.
Other transfer commitments for Tennessee are pitchers Hayden Simmerson (Clemson), Parker Detmers (Louisville), Jake McCoy (South Carolina), Ricky Ojeda (UC Irvine) and Brody Trosclair (Northwestern State) as well as outfielder Andrew Duncan (Wright State) and two-way player Braydon Kersey (Mercer).
Who's leaving Tennessee baseball
UTL Jay Abernathy (Oklahoma)
RHP Nic Abraham (Virginia Tech)
INF Ariel Antigua (Arizona)
INF Finley Bates (Jacksonville State)
RHP Ari Bethea (Jacksonville State)
RHP Jax Bishop
OF Hutson Chance (Jacksonville State)
RHP Sawyer Deering (San Diego State)
OF Nate Eisfelder (Indiana)
1B Evan Hankins (Virginia Tech)
UTL Hunter High (Jacksonville State)
RHP Brayden Krenzel (Arkansas)
INF Manny Marin (Arkansas)
RHP DJ McDowell
INF Ethan Moore (Missouri)
UTL Chris Newstrom (UC Santa Barbara)
LHP Taylor Tracey (TCU)
C Cash Williams (West Virginia)
Who’s joining Tennessee baseball
RHP Parker Detmers
OF Andrew Duncan
INF Wyatt Hanoian
RHP/DH Braydon Kersey
LHP Jake McCoy
LHP Ricky Ojeda
SS Chris Ramirez
INF Travis Sanders
RHP Hayden Simmerson
INF Mario Trivella
LHP Brody Trosclair
Emmett Siegel covers Tennessee baseball for Knox News. Email: emmett.siegel@knoxnews.com; X: @EmmettSiegel_
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