USA NCAA DIVISION I
VANDERBILT COMMODORES AT TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
04/03/2032
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
VANDERBILT COMMODORES AT TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
GAME ID: 7918 - SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vanderbilt Commodores (3-3) 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 10 14 3
Tennessee Volunteers (1-5) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 9 2
Commodores Topple Volunteers as Mottaz Shines
The Vanderbilt Commodores topped the Tennessee Volunteers, 10-5, with first baseman Mike Mottaz playing a big role. Mottaz went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Commodores in the win. John Cox picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 1-0. With the win, Vanderbilt boosts its record to 3-3.

The Commodores grabbed the lead in the top of the second. With two out, Brent Biernacki hit a grand slam home run off Jim Drennen, putting Vanderbilt in front, 5-0. For Biernacki, it was his 2nd home run of the season.

"Good win for us," said Biernacki. "We'll strap it on and go after the next one."
VANDERBILT BATTING LINESCORES TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Biernacki 3B 5 2 2 4 1 1 4 .417 2 8
   d-T. Harvey 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
M. Ricker 2B 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 .273 0 3
M. Strickland DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .217 0 3
J. Valentine RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .348 2 5
   a-T. Lyman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Epperson LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .100 1 2
   b-J. Koehler LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Mottaz 1B 5 3 4 2 0 1 1 .500 2 3
   c-M. DeYoung 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Wilson CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .211 0 3
B. Dowd C 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .286 1 2
D. Stumpf SS 5 0 3 1 0 2 3 .300 0 2
Totals 40 10 14 10 6 11 25      
a - T. Lyman substituted for J. Valentine in the 8th
b - J. Koehler substituted for J. Epperson in the 8th
c - M. DeYoung substituted for M. Mottaz in the 8th
d - T. Harvey substituted for B. Biernacki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mottaz (1, 6th Inning off A. Blanchard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentine (2, 7th Inning off A. Blanchard, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Mottaz (2, 7th Inning off A. Blanchard, 0 on, 1 out) B. Biernacki (2, 2nd Inning off J. Drennen, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wilson 2 , J. Valentine 4 , D. Stumpf 3 , M. Strickland , M. Mottaz 8 , B. Biernacki 5 , J. Epperson
2-out RBI: M. Mottaz , B. Biernacki , J. Epperson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Strickland 2 , M. Ricker
GIDP: J. Valentine
Hit by Pitch: B. Dowd , M. Strickland
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Biernacki 2 (3) , M. Ricker (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Biernacki-Ricker-Mottaz, Mottaz-Stumpf-Becker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Clark DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .345 1 3
J. Miller 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .074 0 1
A. Nugent CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .296 0 5
I. Seeger RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .360 1 4
J. Bidwell SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 1 6
J. Pinson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 1 2
J. Cascio 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
C. Hodgson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .333 0 0
B. Rice C 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .333 0 3
Totals 36 5 9 3 4 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Seeger (3, 2nd Inning off J. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Bidwell (1, 8th Inning off C. Becker, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Rice (1, 5th Inning off J. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cascio 3 , I. Seeger 2 , J. Bidwell 3 , B. Clark 2 , B. Rice 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hodgson , J. Pinson , J. Bidwell , J. Miller
GIDP: C. Hodgson , B. Clark
Sac Fly: A. Nugent
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pinson (2) , J. Bidwell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Bidwell-Hodgson)
VANDERBILT PITCHING LINESCORES TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cox W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 2 1 5 0 82 54 1.50
C. Becker 2.2 4 2 1 2 2 0 52 29 3.38
S. Higgins 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cox 56
Batters Faced: J. Cox 25, C. Becker 14, S. Higgins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cox 4-8, C. Becker 2-3, S. Higgins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cox 82-54, C. Becker 52-29, S. Higgins 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Becker 1-1 , S. Higgins 1-0
WP: C. Becker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Drennen L (0-1) 4.0 5 5 0 2 7 1 80 52 0.00
A. Blanchard 3.2 6 5 5 3 3 2 60 39 12.27
D. Holzer 1.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Drennen 47
Batters Faced: J. Drennen 21, A. Blanchard 20, D. Holzer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Drennen 2-3, A. Blanchard 5-2, D. Holzer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Drennen 80-52, A. Blanchard 60-39, D. Holzer 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Blanchard 1-0 , D. Holzer 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Drennen , A. Blanchard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mottaz
Ballpark: Madera College Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 15522
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