May 4, 2015
Overall Record: 35-14, 17-7 SEC
Streak: Won 1
Last Week’s Results (2-2)
Tuesday, April 28 at Belmont – Loss 4-1
Friday, May 1 at Kentucky – Win 13-3
Saturday, May 2 at Kentucky – Loss 11-5
Sunday, May 3 at Kentucky – Win 7-3
This Week (Times Central)
Thursday, May 7 vs. #10 Florida – 6:30 p.m. [ESPNU]
Friday, May 8 vs. #10 Florida – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, May 9 vs. #10 Florida – 12 p.m. [SEC Network]
Player of the Week Nominee
Dansby Swanson, IF, 6-1, 190, Marietta, Ga.
Weekly totals: 3G/3GS, 11 AB, 3 R, 5 H, 2-2B, 3 RBI, .636 SLG%, .533 OBP%
Swanson started all three games at Kentucky going 5-for-11 (.455) with hits in all three games.
The junior singled and doubled in Friday night’s win and drove in two runs in Saturday’s game.
Swanson scored two runs in Sunday’s win to push his total to a league-leading 55, scoring his second run of the day on a heads up play from third when the Kentucky defense took its time on a relay from right field.
He reached base four times on Sunday with two hits and two walks with his only out recorded driving in a run in the third inning.
Freshman of the Week Nominee
Will Toffey, IF, 6-2, 195, Barnstable, Mass.
Weekly totals: 4G/4GS, 14 AB, 5 R, 7 H, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB, .786 SLG%, .611 OBP%
Toffey started all four games at the hot corner for the Dores during the week going 7-for-14 (.500) with five runs scored.
The freshman recorded a career game on Friday night at Kentucky going 4-for-4 and reaching base five times while scoring a career-high four runs with his career-best four hits.
Toffey smashed his third home run of the season with a solo homer in the fourth inning of Friday night’s win.
His seventh hit of the weekend came in his final at-bat on Sunday to help put the game away with a two-run single in the ninth inning of a 7-3 victory.
Toffey’s leadoff single and stolen base in the eighth inning on Sunday started the game-winning rally, scoring the go-ahead run on Jeren Kendall’s two-run homer.
Commodore Notes
The Commodores split four games during the week with a midweek loss to Belmont followed by a series win at Kentucky over the weekend… The Bruins topped the Dores for the second time this season with a 4-1 win at Rose Park on Tuesday… John Kilichowski took the loss allowing two runs on eight hits over 5.1 innings… Jason Delay had two of Vanderbilt’s five hits… Vandy bounced back in a big way on Friday night to hammer Kentucky 13-3… Will Toffey collected a career-best four hits and scored four runs, hitting a solo homer… Rhett Wiseman drove in a career-high four runs and matched his career-best with two homers… Ro Coleman also drove in a career-best with four RBI, including a clutch, two-out three-run double… Carson Fulmer picked up his team-high ninth win allowing three runs over 6.2 innings… A pair of big innings on Saturday night were too much for the Dores to overcome in an 11-5 loss… Philip Pfeifer was pinned with the loss allowing a career-high 10 runs, six earned, over 4.2 innings… Dansby Swanson drove in a pair of runs in the loss… The Commodores rallied late to overcome an early deficit on Sunday and claim their ninth series of the season with a 7-3 win… Jeren Kendall’s two-run homer in the eighth broke up a tie game and Will Toffey’s two-run single in the ninth put the game away… Kendall’s homer was his third hit of the day and Toffey’s was his second… Jordan Sheffield earned the win with a scoreless outing out of the bullpen… Walker Buehler allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings in a no decision… Zander Wiel smashed his 10th homer of the season with a solo shot in the third and drove in the team’s first run of the day in the first with an RBI-double… The Commodores do not play a midweek game this week and return to action on Thursday night against No. 10 Florida at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU to begin a big SEC East series… Vandy hosts the Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night on SEC Network+ with the series finale set for noon on SEC Network on Saturday.