Vanderbilt baseball at Georgia Bulldogs: Live score updates from Foley Field
Vanderbilt baseball is in an offensive rut that only deepened in a 1-0 loss to Louisville on Tuesday.
But the schedule doesn't get any easier as the Commodores (30-15, 11-12 SEC) head to Athens to face second-place Georgia (32-15, 13-10). Vanderbilt has won only one road SEC series this season, at Kentucky.
The Bulldogs most recently lost a series to LSU before winning a midweek against Kennesaw State.
Schedule, TV info
Sunday: 1 p.m. CT, SEC Network
Probable pitchers
Sunday: LHP Carter Holton (5-3, 4.23 ERA) vs. RHP Liam Sullivan (3-2, 5.12)
Game results
Friday: Vanderbilt got off to an early lead and despite Georgia's attempts to chip away, the Commodores never trailed in an 11-9 win. Vanderbilt's offense tallied 16 hits, getting four from center fielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. and three each from right fielder Spencer Jones and designated hitter Javier Vaz. Sophomore Christian Little, making his first start of the season, was solid over four innings but some sloppy defense made things interesting in the later innings. Georgia loaded the bases with one out against Nick Maldonado in the eighth inning but closer Thomas Schultz came in and got a strikeout and flyout to end the threat, then shut the door in the ninth with only the second 1-2-3 inning of the day.
Saturday: Vanderbilt's offense did well against Georgia ace Jonathan Cannon and took a lead into the seventh inning, but an eight-run inning from the Bulldogs doomed the Commodores in a 13-7 loss. Starter Chris McElvain allowed four runs (two earned) in six innings with five walks and five strikeouts, but Patrick Reilly took the loss as he allowed a home run and a single without recording an out. Donye Evans was charged with five runs and freshman Ryan Ginther with two as the team committed four errors.
Statistical notes
Vanderbilt is 118-123 all time against Georgia. The Commodores are 3-2 in the last five series but lost the last two in 2019 and 2021.
Vanderbilt right fielder Spencer Jones is riding a 17-game hitting streak, the longest by any Commodore this season. He ranks seventh in the SEC with a .353 batting average, ninth with a .448 on-base percentage and second with 16 doubles.
Vanderbilt catcher and first baseman Dominic Keegan is second in the conference with a .394 average, third with a .468 on-base percentage and eighth with a .656 slugging percentage. He also co-leads the SEC with 10 batters caught stealing this year.
Further reading
THE JONES ZONE: How Spencer Jones recaptured his smile with Vanderbilt baseball after a long, painful journey
ELDER STATESMEN?: How has age impacted the SEC standings?
STOCK REPORT: Stock up, stock down for Vanderbilt baseball after falling to 10-11 in SEC
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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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