Vanderbilt Baseball Weekly Report
Overall Record: 13-3
Streak: Lost 1
Last Week’s Results (4-1)
Tuesday, March 5 vs. Davidson – Win, 24-2
Wednesday, March 6 vs. ETSU – Win, 12-4
Friday, March 8 vs. Illinois State – Win, 10-4
Sunday, March 10 vs. Illinois State – Win, 9-1
Sunday, March 10 vs. Illinois State – Loss, 7-3
This Week (Times Central)
Tuesday, March 12 vs. Samford — 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Friday, March 15 at Texas A&M — 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, March 16 at Texas A&M — 2 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, March 17 at Texas A&M — 1 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Player of the Week Nominee
Ethan Paul – SS – 5-10 – 180 – Bellevue, Wash.
Weekly totals: 5 G/5 GS, 18 AB, 4 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 13 RBIs, 12 TB
– Registered an RBI in all five games, finishing the week with a team-high 13
– Recorded four multi-RBI games including five on Tuesday against Davidson
– Posted three hits, helping Vandy to its most runs since 1991 in a 24-2 win against Davidson
– Contributed three extra-base hits including a two-run homer on Sunday vs. Illinois State
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Patrick Raby – RHP – 6-3 – 230 – Knoxville, Tenn.
Weekly totals: 1 G/1 GS, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
– Picked up his 25thcareer victory, moving into a tie for third in team history
– Scattered four hits and allowed one run, leading Vandy to a 9-1 win against Illinois State
– Limited the Redbirds to a .235 average while moving to 3-0 on the season
Freshman of the Week Nominee
Chance Huff – RHP – 6-4 – 210 – Niceville, Fla.
Weekly totals: 1 G/0 GS, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
– Set a new career high with seven strikeouts and six innings pitched vs. Davidson
– Secured his second win of the season and has struck out five-plus in all three starts
– Held Davidson to a .240 average in Vanderbilt’s lopsided 24-2 victory
Commodore Notes
Top-ranked Vanderbilt won four-of-five games, running its streak to seven consecutive wins before dropping its series finale against Illinois State … The club continued its torrid offensive pace, batting .350 while scoring 57 runs on the week … Commodore pitching carded a 3.60 ERA and limited its opponents to a .215 average while the squad committed just one error as part of a .994 fielding percentage … Vanderbilt left little to doubt, scoring in each of the first three frames including a season-high 13 runs in the third inning as part of a dominant 24-2 victory against Davidson on Tuesday afternoon …Vandy’s 24 runs were its most since 1991 when the Commodores put up as many against Valparaiso … The Dores batted around twice in the third inning and was helped by two errors while Pat DeMarco (2-for-3) tagged a grand slam as part of a career-high seven-RBI day … Vandy continued its offensive surge behind a 12-4 drubbing of East Tennessee State on Wednesday … The Commodores jumped out to a quick lead with nine combined runs through the first four innings … Vandy scored in every inning except for the third and eighth as four different Commodores posted multi-hit performances … Walker Grisanti led the way for the Dores with a career day at the plate. He finished a home run shy of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a personal-best four hits and three RBIs — Vanderbilt continued its offensive surge behind a 12-4 drubbing of East Tennessee State on Wednesday … The Commodores jumped out to a quick lead with nine combined runs through the first four innings … Vandy scored in every inning except for the third and eighth as four different Commodores posted multi-hit performances … Grisanti led the way for the Dores with a career day at the plate … He finished a home run shy of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a personal-best four hits and three RBIs … Vanderbilt overcame a four-run first inning deficit and steady rain, scoring 10 unanswered runs on its way to a 10-4 series-opening victory against Illinois State on Friday night … Four batters into the game, Illinois State junior Joe Aeilts swatted a grand slam off Commodore starter Drake Fellows (3-0) … It would be the only production against the right-hander who went on to strike out nine batters before exiting following the sixth inning … Vanderbilt’s offense continued its torrid pace and right-hander Patrick Raby matched the effort on the mound, lifting the Commodores to a 9-1 victory in the first of two games on Sunday afternoon … With the result, head coach Tim Corbin became the 26thactive skipper to reach 800 career victories … In 22 years of coaching, Corbin has recorded 694 wins at Vanderbilt and 106 at Presbyterian … Vandy left runners in scoring position in five innings and could not overcome Illinois State’s early surge as the Commodores’ seven-game win streak was snapped with a 7-3 loss on Sunday afternoon … The Dores claimed the series with a pair of lopsided wins, including a 9-1 result earlier in the day, before stranding 10 runners in the matinee … Southpaw starter Zach King (0-1) was saddled with the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in 2.1 innings.
