Vanderbilt Baseball Weekly Report – April 5, 2021
Overall Record: 23-3, 8-1 SEC
Streak: Won 8
Last Week’s Results (4-0)
Tuesday, March 30 vs. Tennessee Tech – W, 12-5
Thursday, April 1 at LSU – W, 13-1
Friday, April 2 at LSU – W, 11-2
Saturday, April 3 at LSU – W, 5-4
This Week (All times central)
Tuesday, April 6 vs. UT-Martin – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 8 vs. Georgia – 6 p.m.
Friday, April 9 vs. Georgia – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 10 vs. Georgia – 2 p.m.
Player of the Week Nominee
Jayson Gonzalez – 3B – 6-2 – 220 – Covina, Calif.
Weekly totals: 4 G/4GS, 8-for-12, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 7 R
- Batted a team-high .667 (8-for-12) across Vanderbilt’s four games on the week, helping the team to a perfect 4-0 record
- Slugged a team-high 1.250, with four of his eight hits going for extra bases
- Scored seven runs across the four games, ranking second on the team
- Recorded at least one hit in each of the contests, including multiple hits in three of the four
- Drew five walks on the week to notch a team-high .765 on-base percentage
- Finished 2-for-3 in Tuesday’s midweek win over Tennessee Tech, as both of his hits on the night went for extra bases
- Belted his fourth homer of the season in Tuesday’s matchup
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 in the series opener at LSU, driving in Vanderbilt’s first two runs of the night to jumpstart the offense
- Added two walks to his totals on Thursday against the Tigers, reaching base safely in all five plate appearances
- Drove in a pair of runs in Friday’s contest, highlighted by an RBI triple to help the Commodores earn the series victory
- Finished 2-for-3 with one walk in the series finale to help Vanderbilt claim its first three-game sweep at LSU in program history
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Jack Leiter – RHP – 6-1 – 205 – Summit, N.J.
Weekly totals: 1 GS, W, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R/1 ER, 3 BB, 12 K
- Posted another strong outing for Vanderbilt with his third consecutive quality start at LSU
- Covered 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits, while striking out 12 batters
- Recorded his first nine outs of the game via strikeout
- Carried a no-hit performance through he first four innings of action
- Picked up his seventh win of the season to improve to a perfect 7-0 on the campaign
- Allowed a leadoff single in the fifth inning, which ended his no-hit streak at 20.2 innings
- Owns a 0.43 ERA (2 ER/42.0 IP) on the season, including a 0.41 mark (1 ER/22.0 IP) in Southeastern Conference play
Newcomer of the Week Nominee
Carter Young – SS – 6-0 – 180 – Selah, Wash.
Weekly totals: 4 G/4 GS, 8-for-20, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R,
- Posted multi-hit outings in each of Vanderbilt’s four contests on the week
- Recorded a home run in three of the Commodores’ four games
- Registered a team-high 10 RBI, including seven in the weekend series at LSU
- Slugged 1.000 on the week, as five of his eight hits went for extra bases
- A switch-hitter who hit homers from both sides of the plate – two from the right side and one on the left
- Scored a run in each game on the week, while notching multi-RBI efforts in the three games
- Finished with a game-high four RBI in Friday’s matchup with the Tigers, helping Vanderbilt claim a series victory
- Has reached base in every game this season, and owns a 28-game reached-base streak dating back to 2020
Freshman of the Week Nominee
Enrique Bradfield Jr. – OF – 6-1 – 160 – Hialeah, Fla.
Weekly totals: 4 G/4 GS, 9-for-17, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 8 R, BB, 3 SB
- Closed out the week, batting .529 (9-for-17) across a perfect 4-0 week for Vanderbilt
- Registered at least one hit in each of the Commodores’ four contests, with multi-hit outings in three of the four
- Did not record a strikeout in any of his 17 at-bats
- Went 3-for-4 in Tuesday’s midweek matchup with Tennessee Tech, scoring a game-high three runs
- Posted a three-hit effort in the series opener at LSU, finishing 3-for-5 with three runs scored
- Registered his second multi-hit contest of the weekend in Game.2 with the Tigers, driving in a pair of runs in the matchup
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts, pushing his season total to push his total to an SEC-leading 20 on the season
- A table-setter at the top of the lineup, who scored a team-high eight runs on the week
- Scored at least one run in each of the four games on the week, including two or more runs in three contests
- Owns an eight-game hitting streak and an 11-game reached base streak
Commodore Notes
Vanderbilt continued its impressive play over the week, going a perfect 4-0. The Commodore offense posted strong performances all week long, scoring 10 or more runs in three of their four contests. Vanderbilt began the week with a midweek matchup against in-state foe Tennessee Tech on Tuesday afternoon at Hawkins Field. The Commodores claimed a 12-5 victory over the Golden Eagles, as the team used three home runs to earn their 22nd consecutive midweek victory. The team carried the momentum into the weekend, as the top-ranked Dores traveled to Baton Rouge for their second consecutive road conference series. Vanderbilt took the series opener from LSU, 13-1, using timely hitting and solid pitching. Starter Kumar Rocker picked up his seventh win of the season with another quality start to improve to 7-0. The Commodores took the series on Friday night behind an 11-2 victory over the Tigers. Jack Leiter provided Vandy with a strong start, as the right-hander claimed his seventh win of the campaign. Leiter carried a no-hit bid through four innings, before LSU began the fifth with a leadoff single to end Leiter’s no-hit streak at 20.2 innings. Vanderbilt held on for a 5-4 win over LSU in the Saturday’s series finale to claim its first-ever three-game sweep in Baton Rouge. The Commodores used home runs from Carter Young and Jack Bulger to claim the victory, extending their winning streak to eight games. With the win, Vanderbilt has won 15 consecutive conference road games – a streak that dates back to 2019.