Feb. 16, 2015
NOTE: Vanderbilt’s home series vs. Illinois-Chicago this weekend has been canceled and the Commodores will now travel to Port Charlotte, Fla., to take on Indiana State in a three-game series starting Friday at the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring training facility. More
Overall Record: 2-1
Streak: Win 1
Last Week’s Results (2-1)
Friday, February 13 vs. Santa Clara – Win 4-0
Saturday, February 14 vs. Santa Clara – Loss 7-6
Saturday, February 14 vs. Santa Clara – Win 6-5 (10)
This Week (Times Central)
Wednesday, February 18 at Belmont – 4 p.m.
Friday, February 20 vs. Illinois-Chicago – 4 p.m.
Saturday, February 21 vs. Illinois-Chicago – 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 22 vs. Illinois-Chicago – 12 p.m.
Player of the Week Nominee
Dansby Swanson, IF, 6-1 190, Marietta, Ga.
Weekly totals: 3G/3GS, 14AB, 3R, 6H, 2-2B, 3B, 2RBI
Opened the season going 6-for-14 from the leadoff spot in the Commodores lineup.
Matched a career-best with four hits in Saturday’s first game against Santa Clara with a pair of doubles and two RBI, including the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.
Set up the winning run in the nightcap Saturday with a single that sent the winning run to third base in the 10th inning.
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Carson Fulmer, RHP, 6-0, 195, Lakeland, Fla.
Weekly totals: 1G/1GS, W, 5.0IP, 2H, 0R/0ER, 3BB, 7K
Dominated in his first start of the season on Friday with five scoreless innings against Santa Clara.
Struck out seven batters, including six of the first nine he faced.
He did not allow a runner to reach third base until his final inning with two outs.
Freshman of the Week Nominee
Jordan Sheffield, RHP, 6-0, 185, Tullahoma, Tenn.
Weekly totals: 1G/0GS, W, 3.2IP, 1H, 0R/0ER, 3BB, 3K
Made his collegiate debut in a pressure situation Saturday night vs. Santa Clara entering a tied game with two runners aboard and stranding both runners.
Earned the win with 3.2 innings of relief allowing only one hit with three strikeouts.
Commodore Notes
Vanderbilt opened the 2015 campaign by taking the series against Santa Clara… The Commodores shut out the Broncos on opening day with a 4-0 win led by pitchers Carson Fulmer and Philip Pfeifer… Fulmer earned the win with five scoreless and seven strikeouts while Pfeifer picked up his first career save with four scoreless innings of his own in his first appearance since 2013… The Dores matched a Hawkins Field record with three triples in the win led by Tyler Campbell’s two hits and Ro Coleman’s two RBI… The Broncos rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to literally steal the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday 7-6… The winning run crossed the plate when Jose Vizcaino Jr. stole home on a botched suicide squeeze play… The loss overshadowed Dansby Swanson matching a career-best with four hits, including two doubles and two RBI… The Commodores bounced back to win the nightcap and the series 6-5 in 10 innings thanks to Ro Coleman, who delivered the walk-off winner when Santa Clara’s second baseman could not field the ball cleanly as part of a drawn-in infield… Jordan Sheffield made his collegiate debut and picked up the win with 3.2 scoreless innings of relief to cap off a solid performance from the bullpen… Sheffield combined with Ben Bowden and freshman Joey Abraham to allow two runs, one earned, on five hits over eight innings of work… Vanderbilt is slated to return to action on Wednesday against crosstown rival Belmont at Rose Park at 4 p.m. before welcoming Illinois-Chicago to Hawkins Field for a three-game weekend series starting Friday.
