Vanderbilt Baseball Weekly Report – March 28, 2022
Overall Record: 19-4, 4-2 SEC
Streak: Lost 2
Last Week’s Results (2-2)
Tuesday, March 22 vs. Belmont – W, 13-4
Thursday, March 24 at South Carolina – W, 10-0
Friday, March 25 at South Carolina – L, 8-2
Saturday, March 26 at South Carolina – L, 8-6
This Week (All times central)
Tuesday, March 30 vs. Lipscomb – 6 p.m. (@ First Horizon Park)
Friday, April 1 vs. Tennessee – 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, April 2 vs. Tennessee – 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Sunday, April 3 vs. Tennessee – 1 p.m.
Player of the Week Nominee
Spencer Jones – OF – 6-7 – 225 – Encinitas, Calif.
Weekly totals: 4 G/4 GS .500 (7-for-14), 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 4 R
– Collected multi-hit outings in two of Vanderbilt’s four contests on the week
– Registered a hit in each of the week’s contests
– Went 3-for-4 with a team-high four RBI in Tuesday’s midweek matchup with Belmont, while adding one run scored
– Scored a team-high tying two runs in the series opener at South Carolina on Thursday
– Went 2-for-5 in the series finale, with both of his hits going for extra bases
– Clubbed his fourth homer of the season with a solo shot in Saturday’s matchup
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Chris McElvain – RHP – 6-0 – 205 – Thompson Station, Tenn.
Weekly totals: GS, W, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K
– Notched his fourth quality start of the season with a dominant performance against South Carolina
– Picked up his fourth win on the season, which ties for the team lead
– Worked 7.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out five batters
Commodore Notes
Vanderbilt went 2-2 on the week, defeating Belmont 13-4 on Tuesday at First Horizon Park and taking the first game at South Carolina on Thursday. The Gamecocks won the final two games of the series on Friday and Saturday. The loss on Friday ended Vandy’s 18-game win streak, the second-longest in program history. The Commodores used a 1-run fifth inning to cruise past Belmont on Tuesday. Spencer Jones finished the game 3-for-4 with a team-high four RBI. Young and Keegan totaled two RBI each. Vandy rode a stellar pitching performance on Thursday in Columbia to shutout the Gamecocks 10-0. Chris McElvain worked a career-high tying 7.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out five. Nelson Berkwich and Donye Evans covered the final two frames, working 1.0 inning apiece. South Carolina evened the series with an 8-2 win on Friday. Vanderbilt fell to an early deficit, as South Carolina scored seven runs across the first two frames. The Commodores rallied for a pair of runs across the middle innings, but were unable to come any closer as the Gamecocks held on for the win. South Carolina took the series with an 8-6 win on Saturday. The two teams traded runs most of the afternoon as Vanderbilt got out to an early lead. South Carolina scored six runs across the fourth and fifth innings before adding insurance with two runs in the seventh. Vandy plated one in the eighth to chip away at the deficit before placing the tying run aboard in the ninth, but the Gamecocks would hold on for the victory to claim the series win.