Vanderbilt Baseball Weekly Report – May 3, 2021
Overall Record: 32-9, 14-7 SEC
Streak: Lost 2
Last Week’s Results (1-2)
Friday, April 30 at Florida – Win, 11-7
Saturday, May 1 at Florida – Lost, 11-8
Sunday, May 2 at Florida – Lost, 5-3
This Week (All times central)
Tuesday, May 4 at Louisville – 6 p.m.
Friday, May 7 vs. Alabama – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8 vs. Alabama – 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 9 vs. Alabama – 1 p.m.
Freshman of the Week
Enrique Bradfield Jr. – OF – 6-1 – 160 – Thompson Station, Tenn.
Weekly totals: 3 G/3 GS, 8-for-15, 3B, 4 RBI, BB, 5 R, 4 SB
- Recorded multi-hit outings in all three games of the series at 14th-ranked Florida
- Racked up four stolen bases on the weekend, including one in each game and two in the series opener to move his season total to 34 – a nation-leading mark
- Scored a career-high tying three runs in the series opener in Gainesville, crossing the plate each time he reached base
- Registered four of Vandy’s 10 hits in the series finale with the Gators, marking a career high
- Has recorded at least one stolen base in each of Vanderbilt’s last five contests
- Has reached base safely in 11 of the Commodores’ last 12 games, while owning an eight-game reached base streak
Commodore Notes
After taking the midweek off to wrap up spring classes, Vanderbilt hit the road for their fourth conference road trip of the season. The Commodores traveled to Gainesville for their fifth ranked weekend series of the season, and third consecutive top-15 matchup. Vandy used a strong offensive effort to claim an 11-7 win over No. 14 Florida in Friday’s series opener. The Commodores jumped out to a 7-0 lead across the first few innings, while holding off a late offensive effort from the Gators to claim the win. Junior Kumar Rocker picked up the win in the matchup, becoming the first Division I pitcher this season to eclipse the 10-win mark on the mound. The Commodores dropped the second matchup of the weekend, as the Florida offense recorded four home runs en route to claiming an 11-8 win to even the series on Saturday evening. The Gators carried their offensive momentum into the early innings of Sunday’s series finale, jumping out to an early 5-1 lead during the first four innings of play. Vanderbilt chipped away at the lead across the middle frames, but could not complete the comeback as Florida claimed the series with a 5-3 victory over the Commodores. The loss marked Vanderbilt’s second series loss of the season and first series setback on the road. Entering the weekend, the Commodores had won their last six SEC series on the road, a streak that dated to May 2019. Vanderbilt has loss consecutive games for the first time this season.