Sept. 28, 2011
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by Brandon Barca (Archive) Twitter updates @brandonbarca |
On Deck: The 2012 baseball schedule has been released. The Commodores will open the season at Stanford on Feb. 17, plus Oregon and San Diego are among the non-conference games at Hawkins Field… Vanderbilt’s next football game at Alabama on Oct. 8 will start at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU… Congratulations to Alan Ash and Jordan White from the cross country teams for being named Vanderbilt’s Student-Athletes of the Month for September.
Top Headlines
Memorial Madness. The Commodore basketball teams will host Memorial Madness to kick off fall practice on Friday, October 14 at 8 p.m. CT inside Memorial Gym. Activities include an autograph session, scrimmage, dunk contest and more. Admission is free.
Making history. After a seventh place finish at the highly-competitive Roy Griak Invitational, the women’s cross country team vaulted into the USTFCCCA national rankings for the first time in school history. “First time (in the polls) is great, and we should celebrate this,” Head Coach Steve Keith said. “The ladies want to win the SEC and they want to be at a higher number at the national championships, so this is one step along the way.”
Tristan Strong out for year. Starting linebacker Tristan Strong will miss the rest of the season after suffering a leg injury in the South Carolina game last Saturday. Look for Archibald Barnes to be the leading candidate to replace Strong.
Wild Card Excitement. With Tampa Bay tied with Boston for the American League Wild Card, David Price will take the hill for the Rays against the Yankees tonight in the final game of the regular season. If Tampa Bay wins and Boston loses to Baltimore, the Rays will be in the playoffs. If the two teams remain tied after today’s games, the Rays and Red Sox will meet in a one-game Wild Card tiebreaker Thursday at Tropicana Field. Also, Mike Minor, Antoan Richardson and the Braves are currently tied for the National League Wild Card with the Cardinals.
14 teams in the SEC? According to Jon Solomon’s report in The Birmingham News, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said in a teleconference Tuesday that there are no teams currently under consideration to become the 14th member in the conference and that Texas A&M has been the only school to apply. Slive also suggested that the BCS might consider dropping the two-team limit on conferences in their bowl games.
Additional Commodore News
Men’s Basketball: Vanderbilt has some unfinished business (Steve Megargee, Yahoo! Sports)
Football: Depth always an issue for Vanderbilt (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: SEC contends it is content with odd number (Jerome Boettcher, The City Paper)
Football: Hot and Not in the SEC (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Baseball: Harvey bypasses draft for Vanderbilt (Joseph Santoliquito, MaxPreps.com)
VUcommodores.com News
Football: Schulz’s Tuesday pigskin report (VUcommodores.com)
Football: VU-Alabama kickoff time announced (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Commodores in the NFL, Week 3 (VUcommodores.com)
Baseball: Commodores announce 2012 schedule (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Cross Country: Meet the new faces: Grace Orders (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Golf: Golfweek talks WG Nationals (VUcommodores.com)
Men’s Tennis: Freshmen gain valuable experience (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Tennis: VU finishes strong at Furman Classic (VUcommodores.com)
Video of the Day
Learn more about junior pitcher ‪Drew VerHagen‬, who transferred to the Commodores from Navarro College.
Song of the Day
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams