May 16, 2011
Overall Record: 42-8; SEC: 20-7
Streak: Lost 1
Last Week’s Results (2-2)
Tuesday, May 10 at Louisville W5-1
Friday, May 13 vs. Florida L6-5
Saturday, May 14 vs. Florida W14-1
Sunday, May 15 vs. Florida L6-3 (12)
This Week (Times Central)
Thursday, May 19 at Georgia 6:30 p.m. CT (Foley Field) (TV – ESPNU)
Friday, May 20 at Georgia 5:30 p.m. CT (Foley Field)
Saturday, May 21 at Georgia 1 p.m. CT (Foley Field)
Player of the Week Nomination
Jason Esposito, IF, 6-2, 205, Bethany, Conn.
– Weekly totals: 4G/4GS, 18AB, 4R, 6H, 2RBI, 2-2B
– Moved into a tie for third all-time at VU with 57 doubles with two doubles Saturday.
– Recorded his 20th multi-hit game.
– Drove in his 46th run of the year to lead the team.
Pitcher of the Week Nomination
Grayson Garvin, LHP, 6-6, 220, Suwanee, Ga.
– Weekly totals: 1G/1GS, 7.0IP, 6H, 1R/1ER, 2BB, 6K
– Earned his team-best 11th win of the year to tie David Price for the second-most wins in a single season in Vanderbilt history.
– Lefty improved to 9-0 in nine SEC starts.
– Allowed only one run for the fourth straight start.
Freshman of the Week Nomination
Conrad Gregor, DH, 6-3, 210, Carmel, Ind.
– Weekly totals: 4G/4GS, 15AB, 2R, 5H, 3RBI, 2-2B
– Collected his 10th multi-hit game of the year.
– Drove in two runs with two doubles in Saturday’s win.
– Tied for the team lead with a .351 batting average.
Commodore Notes
The Commodores won a midweek game at Louisville before losing two-of-three to then eighth-ranked Florida over the weekend… The series loss to the Gators drops VU into a three-way tie atop the Southeastern Conference with Florida and South Carolina… Vanderbilt opened the week with a 5-1 win at Louisville using a pair of two-run homers to beat the Cardinals… Connor Harrell and Curt Casli each hit two-run homers in the win… Kevin Ziomek picked up his second win of the year working three scoreless innings… The Dores welcomed Florida to Hawkins Field on Friday night but the game was suspended in the middle of the sixth inning due to rain with VU leading 4-2… In the resumption of Friday night’s game the Gators rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth to stun the Commodores 6-5 and claim game one of the series… Conrad Gregor paced the offense with three hits and Jason Esposito drove in two runs… Vandy quickly responded in Saturday’s scheduled game pounding Florida 14-1… The Dores cranked out 18 hits en route to victory led by Esposito and Harrell’s three hits each… Aaron Westlake’s grand slam in the fifth inning broke the game open and capped a six-run rally, Westlake finished the day with a career-best five RBI… Grayson Garvin earned his 11th win of the year to move into a tie with David Price for the second-most wins in a single season by a Commodore… The Gators outlasted the Dores on Sunday in 12 innings to win 6-3… Vanderbilt had runners in scoring position with less than two outs in the ninth, 10th and 11th innings but failed to score… The loss was just the fourth home loss of the year for Vandy and the series loss was the second of the season and first at home… Curt Casali led the Commodores going 3-for-5 with his fourth home run of the year.
In the polls Vanderbilt dropped to #7 in Baseball America and Perfect Game, #3 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll and #5 in Collegiate Baseball.
