OMAHA, Neb. – The Vanderbilt Commodores make their return to the College World Series when the club opens the event against the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday at 1 p.m. from TD Ameritrade Park. The game can be seen on ESPN and heard on WNSR 560 AM/95.9 FM and VUCommodores.com.
Vanderbilt (54-11) is making its fourth appearance in the College World Series (2011, 2014, 2015, 2019). Vandy is 11-6 all-time at the event. The Dores are 3-0 all-time in opening games and has won at least two games in each of its College World Series trips including finals appearances in 2014 and 2015.
Omaha, we’re on the field and we’re here for you. 🖋 Come visit.
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— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) June 14, 2019
Louisville (49-16) has qualified for its fifth College World Series. The Cardinals captured their fourth ACC Atlantic Division Championship in five seasons and earned a national seed for the fifth time in program history and fourth in the last five years.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
– SUNDAY: RHP Drake Fellows (12-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. LHP Reid Detmers (12-4, 2.85 ERA)
NEED TO KNOW
Vanderbilt went a combined 8-1 during the regular season against CWS teams including a 6-0 mark against Auburn, Louisville and Mississippi State. In nine games against College World Series teams, the Dores batted .330, averaging 7.88 runs per game. Vandy pitching posted a 3.83 ERA.
Vandy leads the nation with 54 wins. H The Dores have won 50 games six times in program history (2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019) – all under head coach Drake Fellows Vandy is one win shy of setting a program record for single-season victories.
Vanderbilt leads the SEC in average (.318), slugging (.526), on-base percentage (.418), triples (19) and RBIs (517) and runs (550). The Dores have scored 10-plus runs 26 times. Four players rank within the top 10 for on-base percentage including Austin Martin who sits atop at .503.
UP NEXT
The winner between Vanderbilt and Louisville will face the winner of Mississippi State and Auburn on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The loser will match up against either the Bulldogs or Tigers in an elimination game Tuesday at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN.
