Feb. 25, 2011
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VANDERBILT RE-VU
The Commodores opened the home slate with a 6-2 win over Belmont Wednesday night. Freshman Tony Kemp led the offense driving in two runs and stealing is fifth base while fellow freshman T.J. Pecoraro earned the win with four solid innings of work. Vanderbilt started the season beating San Diego three times and San Diego State once on their West Coast trip. The Commodores scored a 4-3 win on Friday in a rain-shortened, five-inning game. Anthony Gomez led the way with two hits and one RBI. VU had to rally for four runs in the ninth inning to beat San Diego State on Saturday, 7-3. Jason Esposito had three hits and two RBI to pace the offense. Vandy swept a doubleheader from the Toreros on Sunday 3-1 and 7-3 behind the strong pitching of Taylor Hill and Grayson Garvin. Hill tossed 7.1 innings allowing just one run in the first game while Garvin fanned 10 and was perfect through six innings in the second game.
ON THE BUMP
Friday, February 25
RHP Sonny Gray (1-0, 6.23) vs. RHP Mark Appel (0-0, 3.18)
Gray endured a rough first inning against USD but rebounded with 3.1 no-hit innings to earn the win.
Saturday, February 26
RHP Taylor Hill (1-0, 1.23) vs. RHP Dean McArdle (1-0, 0.00)
Hill was sharp in his 2011 debut striking out eight and allowing one run over 7.1 innings against USD.
Sunday, February 27
LHP Grayson Garvin (1-0, 2.16) vs. TBA
Lefty struck out a career-high 10 batters in a career-best 8.1 innings, including six perfect, in a win at USD.
IRON-LAMM
Senior pitcher Mark Lamm pitched in three of the club’s four games over the weekend after pitching in no games last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Lamm also entered all three games with runners on base and allowed only three of the seven inherited runners to score. At this rate Lamm will appear in over 40 games and inherit nearly 95 runners this season.
RUNNIN’ COMMODORES
The Dores have been running wild in the team’s first five games, swiping 17 bases so far. Vanderbilt stole 12 bases over the four-game West Coast trip to not-so-sunny San Diego. Tony Kemp, Mike Yastrzemski and Jason Esposito lead the league with five steals each.
WEEKEND SHOWDOWN
Vanderbilt welcomes #8 Stanford to Hawkins Field this weekend for a Top 10 showdown. The Cardinal started the year by taking two-of-three from Rice in Houston and beat #17 California 3-2 yesterday. Stanford beat the Commodores twice in a three-game series in Palo Alto in 2009.
TIGHT SPOTS
Right-hander Will Clinard has found himself in a few tight spots already this season. Clinard has pitched in three games this year and has already notched two saves and inherited seven runners, including three Wednesday night against Belmont.