NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt snapped a four-game skid with a 4-1 win over Troy on Wednesday at Hawkins Field.
Freshman Connor Hamilton turned in four scoreless frames of one-hit ball and Brodie Johnston and Chris Maldonado each hit home runs in the victory.
Troy loaded the bases in the first but Hamilton got out of the jam with a double play. Jakob Schulz took over on the mound in relief of Hamilton in the fifth and held Troy scoreless over two innings of work.
Vanderbilt broke through in the bottom of the sixth with solo home runs from Brodie Johnston and Chris Maldonado. For Maldonado, it was his first homer since 2023 after battling injuries during much of the past two seasons.
Luke Guth came on to pitch in the top of the seventh and tossed two scoreless frames, striking out a pair of batters.
A wild pitch in the home half of the seventh allowed Korbin Reynolds to score Vandy’s third run of the evening.
A throwing error by the Troy pitcher on a failed pickoff attempt in the bottom of the eighth brought Braden Holcomb home to make it a 4-0 lead for the Dores.
The Trojans got on the board in the top of the ninth, but Tristan Bristow recorded his first collegiate save after starting a game-ending, 1-6-3 double play.
Johnston finished the game 3-for-4 at the dish. Maldonado went 2-for-4, adding a double to go with his homer. Mack Whitcomb worked three walks in the win.
Vanderbilt continues its 10-game homestand with a three-game series against North Dakota State this weekend at Hawkins Field.
