NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Freshman Connor Hamilton went the distance on the mound Tuesday in an 11-3 win over Belmont at Hawkins Field.
Hamilton registered 11 strikeouts and didn’t surrender a walk. He held Belmont to two earned runs over the nine innings.
The Thompson’s Station native and Montgomery Bell grad turned in Vandy’s first nine-inning complete game since Bryce Cunningham in 2024. He’s the first Commodore freshman with a nine-inning complete game since Devin Futrell in 2022.
Hamilton received more than enough run support as the Dores stayed hot at the plate. Vandy pushed 11 runs across on 13 hits.
The home side took an early lead with four runs on four hits in the bottom of the second. After Belmont got on the board in the fourth, the Dores plated three in the home half to lead 7-1.
Vanderbilt added two more in the sixth and Mack Whitcomb launched a solo homer in the seventh to make it 10-2.
The Dores took advantage of an error in the bottom of the eighth to reach 11 runs and the Bruins did the same in the top of the ninth before Hamilton’s 11th strikeout ended the 11-3 contest.
All nine starters in the lineup recorded at least one hit. Logan Johnstone, Tommy Goodin, Braden Holcomb and Ryker Waite totaled two hits each. Goodin and Brodie Johnston led the team in RBI with two apiece.
Vanderbilt (18-12, 5-4 SEC) heads to College Station, Texas, this weekend for a three-game series at No. 25 Texas A&M beginning Thursday.
