2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Fetner, Rhett

Jersey Number 5
Rhett Fetner
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Roanoke, Ala.
- Previous School:
- Chattahoochee Valley CC
- High School:
- Handley HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2022: Cemented an impressive debut campaign on the hill before an untimely injury prematurely ended his season...Accumulated a team-best 3.27 ERA in seven starts, tossing 41.1 innings...Grabbed a 4-2 personal record during the first half of the season...Struck out a total of 40 batters in a sample size comprising of mostly non-conference outings...Secured the lowest opposing batting average on the roster of .209...Surrendered only one home run in 148 at-bats, the most efficient rate in the OVC at the time of his injury...Allowed four hits or less against three different opponents, the highlight of which came at Central Arkansas (March 11) in a performance that landed him the OVC Pitcher of the Week award...Became the first Skyhawk pitcher since 2016 to throw a complete game shutout, picking up his third of what would become four straight wins in the starting role.
BEFORE UTM: Spent three seasons at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, where he played under head coach Hunter Vick…Was also coached by current Skyhawk assistant Bill White while playing with current UT Martin teammates Matt Dickey, Reid Halfacre and Hunter McLean at CVCC…Was one of just three pitchers on the Alabama Community College Conference All-South team in 2021 as he was an integral part of the Pirate pitching staff that led the country in ERA (2.63) and ranked second nationally with 11 shutouts…Helped CVCC post a 43-12 overall record with a 26-6 mark against conference foes in 2021, earning the ACCC regular season championship…Topped all NJCAA hurlers in complete games (seven) and shutouts (three) while also ranking in the top-three nationally in ERA (1.99, second), wins (10, third), strikeouts per game (10.66, third)…Allowed just 49 hits and 15 walks with 75 strikeouts over 63.1 innings of work in 13 appearances (11 starts), limiting opposing hitters to a .202 batting average…Did not concede more than three earned runs in any appearance in 2021, posting zero or one earned runs on nine different occasions…Fanned at least seven batters in five separate appearances, including a season-best 13 whiffs in seven frames at Enterprise State on April 2…Did not play during the shortened 2020 campaign after making three appearances (two starts) in 2019, helping the Pirates go 37-20 with a 24-10 ACCC record…Registered a 1-1 record with a 4.76 ERA and nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings as a freshman…Began his collegiate career at Auburn, where he was a member of head coach Butch Thompson’s squad in 2018 but did not see action…Prepped at Handley High School for head coaches Tyler Hall and Larry Strain, garnering a top-30 rank for all players in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game…Earned a spot on the all-state second team twice during his career, where he was a standout two-way player…Did not post an ERA above 2.14 in his four seasons on the mound, going 26-9 with six saves, 291 strikeouts and just 53 walks in 239 career innings…Only conceded four earned runs in 68 frames during his senior campaign (0.98 ERA)…Hit .384 as a senior and .397 as a junior, combining for seven home runs and 51 RBI’s in that span…Was named a Preseason second team All-American in 2017 and a Preseason Underclass All-American in 2016 by Perfect Game…Was also a two-time second team all-state honoree in football, winning 4A state championship MVP accolades as a senior.
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PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 2, 1999…Son of Jeff Fetner and Amy Moody…Has two brothers, Tucker and Ty…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
BEFORE UTM: Spent three seasons at Chattahoochee Valley Community College, where he played under head coach Hunter Vick…Was also coached by current Skyhawk assistant Bill White while playing with current UT Martin teammates Matt Dickey, Reid Halfacre and Hunter McLean at CVCC…Was one of just three pitchers on the Alabama Community College Conference All-South team in 2021 as he was an integral part of the Pirate pitching staff that led the country in ERA (2.63) and ranked second nationally with 11 shutouts…Helped CVCC post a 43-12 overall record with a 26-6 mark against conference foes in 2021, earning the ACCC regular season championship…Topped all NJCAA hurlers in complete games (seven) and shutouts (three) while also ranking in the top-three nationally in ERA (1.99, second), wins (10, third), strikeouts per game (10.66, third)…Allowed just 49 hits and 15 walks with 75 strikeouts over 63.1 innings of work in 13 appearances (11 starts), limiting opposing hitters to a .202 batting average…Did not concede more than three earned runs in any appearance in 2021, posting zero or one earned runs on nine different occasions…Fanned at least seven batters in five separate appearances, including a season-best 13 whiffs in seven frames at Enterprise State on April 2…Did not play during the shortened 2020 campaign after making three appearances (two starts) in 2019, helping the Pirates go 37-20 with a 24-10 ACCC record…Registered a 1-1 record with a 4.76 ERA and nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings as a freshman…Began his collegiate career at Auburn, where he was a member of head coach Butch Thompson’s squad in 2018 but did not see action…Prepped at Handley High School for head coaches Tyler Hall and Larry Strain, garnering a top-30 rank for all players in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game…Earned a spot on the all-state second team twice during his career, where he was a standout two-way player…Did not post an ERA above 2.14 in his four seasons on the mound, going 26-9 with six saves, 291 strikeouts and just 53 walks in 239 career innings…Only conceded four earned runs in 68 frames during his senior campaign (0.98 ERA)…Hit .384 as a senior and .397 as a junior, combining for seven home runs and 51 RBI’s in that span…Was named a Preseason second team All-American in 2017 and a Preseason Underclass All-American in 2016 by Perfect Game…Was also a two-time second team all-state honoree in football, winning 4A state championship MVP accolades as a senior.
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PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 2, 1999…Son of Jeff Fetner and Amy Moody…Has two brothers, Tucker and Ty…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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