May 2, 2011
Overall Record: 38-5; SEC: 17-4
Streak: Won 6
Last Week’s Results (3-0)
Tuesday, April 26 at Western Kentucky – Canceled due to rain
Friday, April 29 vs. Tennessee W10-1
Saturday, April 30 vs. Tennessee W10-1
Sunday, May 1 vs. Tennessee 19-3
This Week (Times Central)
Friday, May 6 at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. CT (Cliff Hagan Stadium)
Saturday, May 7 at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. CT (Cliff Hagan Stadium)
Sunday, May 8 at Kentucky 12 p.m. CT (Cliff Hagan Stadium)
Freshman of the Week Nomination
Tony Kemp, OF, 5-6, 160, Franklin, Tenn.
– Weekly totals: 3G/3GS, 14AB, 6R, 5H, 3RBI, 1SB
– Set a career-high with four runs scored in Sunday’s win.
– He matched career-bests with two RBI on Saturday and two walks on Sunday.
– Scored at least one run in six straight games (9).
Pitcher of the Week Nomination
Taylor Hill, RHP, 6-4, 225, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
– Weekly totals: 1G/1GS, 6.0IP, 4H, 0R/0ER, 1BB, 6K
– Turned in his second scoreless outing of the year in his fourth win.
– Four hits allowed were the second-fewest in a start this year.
– Won back-to-back starts for the first time this year.
Player of the Week Nomination
Aaron Westlake, 1B, 6-4, 230, Redding, Calif.
– Weekly totals: 3G/3GS, 11AB, 7R, 5H, 1-2B, 3HR, 3RBI
– Matched career-highs with two home runs in a single game and four hits in Saturday’s win.
– Hit three home runs to bring his total to a team-best eight for the year.
– Scored seven runs over the three-game series.
Commodore Notes
Vanderbilt pummeled Tennessee in a sweep over the weekend to improve to 38-5 on the year and 17-4 in the Southeastern Conference to remain in a three-way tie atop the league with South Carolina and Florida… The Commodores set a school record for runs scored in a SEC series outscoring UT 39-5 over the three games, including Sunday’s 19-3 win being the largest winning margin in the series since a 20-0 VU victory in 1899… The Dores opened the series with a 10-1 on Friday night led by starter Sonny Gray… The right-hander allowed one run on four hits over eight innings for his ninth win of the year… Mike Yastrzemski drove in three runs and Aaron Westlake scored three runs… Vanderbilt pounded out 17 hits in another 10-1 win on Saturday with Westlake going 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs… Grayson Garvin picked up the win allowing one run across 5.2 innings… Vandy finished off the sweep of the Vols with Sunday’s historic 19-3 win… 11 different Commodores had at least one hit with the Dores posting season-bests in runs and hits (21)… Curt Casali knocked in four runs and Anthony Gomez had four hits to lead the way… Sam Lind hit his first home run as a Commodore and Connor Harrell blasted his second pinch-hit homer of the weekend… Taylor Hill was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst working six scoreless innings with six strikeouts for his fourth win… Jason Esposito extended his hitting streak to 24 games going 8-for-15 over the weekend and moved into sixth place in VU history with 53 doubles… Westlake moved into eighth place with 163 runs scored in his career… Monday night marks the fourth and final Coaches Show for Coach Tim Corbin at The Commodore Grill inside Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt. The show runs from 6-7 p.m. on 97.1 FM.