June 10, 2011
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Vanderbilt Postgame Notes
NCAA Super Regional Game 1
June 10, 2011
Attendance: 3,349
Team Notes
– This is Vanderbilt’s 10th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
– This is Vanderbilt’s third appearance in the NCAA Super Regional.
– Friday marked the first time Vanderbilt has hosted an NCAA Super Regional game.
– Vanderbilt is one win from reaching its first College World Series.
– The 11 runs scored by Vanderbilt were the most ever by the Commodores in an NCAA Super Regional game.
– Vanderbilt has now scored at least 10 runs in three of four NCAA Tournament games.
– This is the first time Vanderbilt has won the first Super Regional game of the series.
– 10 out of the 11 runs scored by Vanderbilt tonight were with two outs.
Individual Notes
– Sonny Gray now has 27 career wins … The all-time leader is Jeff Peeples (1970-73) with 29 … Gray pitched 6.2 innings, allowing four hits and just one run.
– Corey Williams pitched the final 2.1 innings without surrendering a hit.
– Mike Yastrzemski had a career-high four RBI, topping his previous best of three … Three of Yastrzemski’s RBI came on a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning … The homer was his third of the season and first since April 23.
– Jason Esposito hit his ninth homerun of the season and finished with two hits and three RBI.
– Tony Kemp went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
– Conrad Gregor hit his eighth double of the year and went 1-for-2 with two walks.
– Aaron Westlake walked in each of his first three appearances … The first and third walk came on four straight pitches.