College Baseball: Vanderbilt Takes the Series Over Duke

Nashville: Vanderbilt takes the rubber match game against Duke 9-1 and earns a great series win over a very talented Duke Blue Devils squad. Vanderbilt’s bats came alive in Sunday’s matchup at Hawkins Field and for the whole series for that matter. Vanderbilt will look to carry this momentum into the season as make a long season push to host an NCAA regional come late March.

Key stats:

Duke:

Hitting – 6 H, 1 RBI, 13 K

Pitching – 8 IP, 13 hits, 9 R,

Starter – Mitch Stallings( 0-1, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K)

Vanderbilt:

Hitting – 13 H, 8 RBI, 9 R

Pitching – 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 13 K)

Starter – Mason Hickman ( 1-0, 5.0 IP, 3 H,7 K)

Up next:

Duke – 2/ 20 North Carolina Central, 2/23-25 Bucknell

Vanderbilt – 2/20-21 Presbyterian, 2/23-25 Umass- Lowell

Coach Corbin and the Vandy boys will look to carry this series win into a very tough schedule and into the hunt for the opportunity to earn a spot to host a regional in the NCAA tournament.