Fischer, 21, batted .341/.497/.760 (74-for-217) with 16 doubles, 25 HR, 65 RBI and 70 runs for Tennessee as junior in 2025, reaching base in all 65 games he played. He led the SEC in HR (25) and ranked among leaders in slugging percentage (2nd, .760), on-base percentage (2nd, .497), OPS (2nd, 1.257), runs (5th, 70) and RBI (9th, 65).
The left-handed hitter was named First Team All-American by Baseball America, D1 Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association and was a 2025 All-SEC First Team selection.
Fischer began his collegiate career at Duke University, where he set the Blue Devils single-season freshman home run record, batting .289/.404/.595 (50-for-173) with 12 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR, 33 RBI and 38 runs in 47 games. He transferred to the University of Mississippi for his sophomore season where he paced the Rebels in homers (20), hits (59), RBI (57) and total bases (133), batting .285/.397/.643 (59-for-207) to earn Second Team All-SEC honors.
He transferred to Tennessee for 2025 and posted the second-most home runs in a single season in school history (25) behind only current Angels infielder Christian Moore, who hit 34 HR in 2024. The Milwaukee Brewers made five picks on the first day of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, including selecting University of Tennessee infielder Andrew Fischer at No. 20 overall (first round), Corona High School (CA) shortstop Brady Ebel at No. 32 overall (compensation pick) and Vanderbilt University (TN) left-handed pitcher JD Thompson at No. 59 overall (second round).
A full list of Milwaukee’s draft selections can be found here, while bio information and notes on each player can be found here.
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