May 16, 2016
Overall Record: 37-15, 15-12 SEC
Streak: Loss 1
Last Week’s Results (1-3)
Tuesday, May 10 vs. #6 Louisville – L 8-5
Friday, May 13 at #1 Florida – L 4-2
Saturday, May 14 at #1 Florida – W 5-0
Sunday, May 15 at #1 Florida – L 10-6
This Week (Times Central)
Tuesday, May 17 vs. Morehead State – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Sunday, May 19 vs. Auburn – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Friday, May 20 vs. Auburn – 6:30 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Saturday, May 21 vs. Auburn – 2 p.m. [SEC Network+]
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Kyle Wright, RHP, 6-4, 220, Huntsville, Ala.
Weekly totals: 1G/1GS, W, SHO, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0R/0ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Wright dominated in his first-ever career shutout, blanking No. 1 Florida on just three hits while matching a career-high with 10 strikeouts.
The sophomore limited the Gators to just three hits while walking two to face just two batters over the minimum.
Wright’s blanking of Florida marked the first time the top-ranked Gators had been shut out this season.
The Huntsville, Ala. native did not allow a runner to reach second base in the victory, stranding four Gators at first base.
Wright becomes the second Vanderbilt pitcher this year to pitch a shutout, joining Jordan Sheffield, who blanked Kentucky earlier this season.
Commodore Notes
No. 11 Vanderbilt dropped the team’s first week of the season falling to No. 6 Louisville 8-5 on Tuesday in the Battle of the Barrel before losing two-of-three at top-ranked Florida over the weekend… The Commodores fell behind early in an 8-5 loss to Louisville on Tuesday at Hawkins Field… Ethan Paul drove in a career-best four runs, including a three-run homer, in the loss… Donny Everett was pinned with his first career loss after giving up five runs, one earned, over three-plus innings… Vanderbilt lost the team’s third straight game for the first time this season in a 4-2 loss to the No. 1 Gators on Friday night… The Dores let a late lead slip away as Jordan Sheffield took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits over seven innings… Connor Kaiser’s RBI-double put Vanderbilt in the lead in the fifth inning… Kyle Wright pitched his first career shutout on Saturday in Vanderbilt’s 5-0 win… Wright was outstanding, striking out 10 to match a career-best while limiting the Gators to just three hits and facing two over the minimum… Freshmen Julian Infante and Ethan Paul provided the bulk of the offense with Infante hitting a towering solo homer in the second and Paul driving in two runs with a double in the eighth… Vanderbilt could not keep pace with Florida on Sunday in a 10-6 loss… Bryan Reynolds briefly put the Commodores ahead in the third inning with a three-run home run but the lead did not last… John Kilichowski took the loss out of the bullpen allowing two runs on three hits over two innings… Patrick Raby allowed a career-high six runs on six hits over 2.1 innings as the starter… This week Vanderbilt returns home to host four games at Hawkins Field during the final week of the regular season… The Commodores play Morehead State on Tuesday before welcoming Auburn to town beginning Thursday night.
