NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt baseball team is set to hit the road for its first SEC road series of the season, traveling to South Carolina for a weekend matchup with Gamecocks.
The three-game series is set to begin with on Thursday evening, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. CT. Game 2 of the weekend is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m., while the series finale is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. Thursday’s series opener will be televised on ESPN2, while the final two games of the series will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
THURSDAY: Vandy – Chris McElvain (Jr., RHP) vs. South Carolina – Noah Hall (Jr., RHP)
FRIDAY: Vandy – Carter Holton (Fr., LHP) vs. South Carolina – Will Sanders (So., RHP)
SATURDAY: Vandy –TBA vs. South Carolina – Matthew Becker (Fr., LHP)
Trending
• Vanderbilt is set to continue a five-game stretch on the road this weekend with a SEC road series at South Carolina.
• Vandy enters the weekend riding a 17-game winning streak. The Commodores are averaging 9.3 runs per contest across the span, while limiting opponents to 2.5 runs per game.
• Vanderbilt has won its last four weekend series after dropping two of three to No. 7 Oklahoma State on Opening Weekend.
Hitting the Road
• The Commodores are hitting the road for just the second time this season.
• Vanderbilt’s first road trip of the campaign came at Hawaii earlier this month. The Commodores took all four games against the Rainbow Warriors, outscoring them 36-5.
• Vandy has played 15 of its 20 games this season at Hawkins Field.
Series History
• Thursday’s series opener will mark the 98th time that Vanderbilt and South Carolina have met.
•The Commodores trail in the all-time series, as the Gamecocks own a 58-39 advantage.
Weekly Conference Honors
• The Vanderbilt duo of Tate Kolwyck and Carter Holton received weekly conference honors from the SEC on Monday.
• Kolwyck was named SEC Player of the Week, while Holton was tabbed SEC Co-Freshman of the Week.
• The two become the second and third Commodores to earn SEC Weekly honors this year, joining Davis Diaz, who was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week on March 7
The Long Ball
• The Commodores have tapped into their power recently after a slow start to the season.
• Vanderbilt has homered in 13 consecutive games, totaling 25 homers across the stretch.
• Tate Kolwyck has hit five across the span, while Dominic Keegan has hit four.
What’s Next
• Following the series with South Carolina, Vanderbilt will prepare for a midweek matchup with cross-town foe Lipscomb.
• The Commodores will head to First Horizon Park to face the Bison in the midweek before hosting Tennessee next weekend for a SEC home series.