April 13, 2015
Overall Record: 28-9, 11-4 SEC
Streak: Loss 2
Last Week’s Results (1-3)
Tuesday, April 7 vs. Lipscomb – Loss 3-1
Thursday, April 9 vs. Ole Miss – Win 6-0
Friday, April 10 vs. Ole Miss – Loss 6-5 (16)
Saturday, April 11 vs. Ole Miss – Loss 5-4
This Week (Times Central)
Tuesday, April 14 vs. Belmont – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Thursday, April 9 at South Carolina – 6:30 p.m. CT [ESPNU]
Friday, April 10 at South Carolina – 6 p.m. CT [SEC Network]
Saturday, April 11 at South Carolina – 12 p.m. CT [ESPN2]
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Carson Fulmer, RHP, 6-0, 195, Lakeland, Fla.
Weekly totals: 1G/1GS, W, SHO, 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0R/0ER, 0 BB, 14 K
Fulmer turned in his most dominating performance as a Commodore on Thursday night, shutting out Ole Miss on two hits with a career-high 14 strikeouts.
He opened his outing by striking out the side in the first and ended the game by striking out the side in the ninth to finish a streak of five straight strikeouts.
Fulmer had two streaks of 10 consecutive retired during the game.
The right-hander registered his third double-digit strikeout performance of the year becoming the first Commodore punch out 14 since Tyler Beede vs. Xavier in last year’s NCAA Regional.
Fulmer’s 14 strikeouts with no walks are the most by a Vandy pitcher with no walks since Sonny Gray struck out 15 with free passes against Brown in 2012.
His two career shutouts equal former Vanderbilt great David Price.
Commodore Notes
Vanderbilt went 1-3 during the week dropping a 3-1 decision to Lipscomb and losing the team’s first series of the year to Ole Miss over the weekend… The Commodores’ offense could not solve Lipscomb starter Brady Puckett on Tuesday night in a 3-1 loss, the Dores’ first midweek loss of the season… John Kilichowski took the loss despite a quality start with no walks and seven strikeouts over seven innings… Vandy bounced back on Thursday night in front of a national television audience with a 6-0 victory over Ole Miss… Carson Fulmer dominated in a two-hit shutout with a career-high 14 strikeouts… The VU offense smashed three home runs with Dansby Swanson, Rhett Wiseman and Bryan Reynolds all hitting solo homers… Vanderbilt blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning on Friday night, eventually losing to the Rebels 6-5 in 16 innings… The 16-inning game was the longest for VU since 2010 with the game lasting a season-high five hours, 29 minutes… The loss overshadowed Walker Buehler’s career-high 13 strikeouts over eight innings… The Commodores let a late lead slip away on Saturday losing 5-4 to Ole Miss… Tyler Ferguson took the loss giving up two runs in the seventh inning… The three losses during the week are the most for Vanderbilt since the fifth week of the 2012 season (March 13-18) when the team went 2-3… The Commodores return to action Tuesday night at Hawkins Field against crosstown rival Belmont at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+… Vanderbilt hits the road for a three-game series at South Carolina beginning Thursday night on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m…. All three games of the series against the Gamecocks will be on national television with Friday night’s game on SEC Network at 6 p.m. CT and Sunday’s finale on ESPN2 at noon CT.