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Jon Reed obviously liked what he saw this summer in Knoxville.

The right-handed pitcher from Tulsa, Okla., committed this week to play baseball at the University of Tennessee.

"I played there this summer with my summer team (Georgia Roadrunners) and I got a chance to meet all the coaches," Reed said. "I liked them a lot, especially (pitching coach) Fred Corral.

"A couple of my buddies (Cody Stubbs, 1B, Tuscola, N.C., High School and Chris Fritts, OF, Cypress Ridge, Texas) have already committed there and it seemed like the right fit."

Reed picked the Vols ahead of North Carolina, Clemson, Arkansas and Oral Roberts.

He's rated one of the top 100 pitching prospects in the 2009 class and one of the top players coming out of Oklahoma.

"Coach Corral (a former assistant at the University of Oklahoma) really knows what he's doing," Reed said. "He's really relaxed and I like his approach to pitching strategy. He knows what he's talking about."

Reed is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds and relies on a fastball clocked in the low 90 miles-per-hour range.

He competed this past summer in the East Coast Pro showcase and the Area Code showcase - two of the main events put on by pro scouts.

The UT coaching staff apparently has a good working relationship with the Georgia Roadrunners.

Besides, Reed, Stubbs and Fritts, Mason Forbis is another former Roadrunner. The Beech High School product is on campus as a freshman right-handed pitcher with the Vols.

Orange and White: The Orange and White World Series games this fall have been scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 3; 7 p.m. Oct. 17; 2 p.m. Oct. 19; 6 p.m. Oct. 24; 2 p.m. Oct. 26; 3 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 p.m. Nov. 2.

It’s a chance for UT fans to get their first glimpse of UT newcomers: Adam Adkins (LHP), Josh Allman (LHP), Hunter Daniel (LHP), Forbis, Clayton Gant (RHP), Steven Gruver (LHP), Cody Hawn (INF), Tyler Horne (3B), Michael Hornsby (INF), Will Locante (LHP), Stephen McCray (RHP/DH), Zach Osborne (INF), Matt Ramsey (RHP/C), Charley Thurber (OF), Aaron Tullo (RHP) and Gary Wilson (SS).

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