June 12, 2011
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Vanderbilt Postgame Notes
NCAA Super Regional Game 2
June 11, 2011
Team Notes
– Vanderbilt won its first Super Regional series and advances to its first College World Series.
– This is Vanderbilt’s 10th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
– This is Vanderbilt’s third appearance in the NCAA Super Regional.
– Vanderbilt has scored in the first inning in three of its five postseason games this season … The Commodores have scored first in all five of its postseason games.
– Oregon State’s run in the first inning was the first time Vanderbilt had surrendered a run in the first since May 8 at Kentucky when the Commodores also scored two in the top of the first before UK answered with one.
Individual Notes
– Aaron Westlake’s three home run game was the first of his career and first for a Commodore since Jeff Martin in 1991 … Westlake now has a team-leading 17 home runs … Each of Westlake’s home runs came with a runner on base and came in the first, sixth and eighth inning.
– Westlake’s six RBI were a career high and the most by a Commodore this season.
– Anthony Gomez had hits in his first four at bats … It was Gomez’s fifth four-hit game of the season … Gomez had a two-run single in the top of the sixth that gave Vanderbilt a 5-2 lead.
– Conrad Gregor hit his ninth double of the year and his second in as many games.
– Will Clinard picked up his second win of the year in relief of Grayson Garvin.