Vanderbilt Baseball Looks For Series Win: The Anchor – Sports Illustrated

Vanderbilt baseball is looking to win its third consecutive home SEC series this season. The Commodores took down No. 16 Oklahoma in the series-opener Thursday night 10-5 off what was an unreal performance from Mike Mancini.
Going into tonight’s game, Vanderbilt is looking for a win and a series win that will certainly help build its resume. Vanderbilt is 2-for-2 at home during conference play in series-clinching games. The Commodores beat LSU in the first two games of the series before sweeping Tennessee in all three games to win the series.
As of this morning, there is no starting pitcher that has been named. Vanderbilt decided to mix its starting rotation up slightly by having Wyatt Nadeau pitch in the series finale as opposed to his regular Game 2 starts each weekend.
But what is not unknown heading into Friday’s game is Vanderbilt’s offense. The Commodores were a little slow to get going a night ago, but they were able to put 10 runs on the board after scoring five runs in the bottom eighth to help seal a win.
That is the advantage Vanderbilt will have over almost any team in the SEC in each conference series. This series is no different. Oklahoma is the second team Vanderbilt has played that is ranked in the top seven in the conference in pitching. While Oklahoma may have the advantage on the mound on paper, Vanderbilt has an advantage in the batter’s box. In the first game, offense beat defense and Vanderbilt is hoping that can happen again this weekend.
Vanderbilt and Oklahoma is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
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Vanderbilt baseball vs. No. 16 Oklahoma, 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.
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