Vanderbilt baseball eliminated from 2022 SEC Tournament by Kentucky

HOOVER, Ala. — For 2-thirds of the season, Vanderbilt baseball had one of many strongest and deepest pitching staffs within the nation.

However late within the season, the Commodores have begun to battle mightily on the mound, particularly when Carter Holton is not pitching.

Vanderbilt has misplaced 9 of its final 11 SEC video games through which Holton, who led the Commodores to a win over Ole Miss of their SEC Match opener on Tuesday, didn’t pitch.

Friday added to that tally as Vanderbilt suffered a 10-2 loss to Kentucky  with nothing trying in sync.

Twelfth-seeded Kentucky (32-25) racked up 16 hits, the second-most Vanderbilt (36-21) has allowed in a single recreation this season, after the third recreation of the LSU collection. Starter Chris McElvain allowed 5 runs and right-hander Thomas Schultz allowed 4 (all have been unearned).

Eighth-seeded Vanderbilt was eradicated from the SEC Match and can await its choice for an NCAA regional to be introduced Monday.

Day of miscues

Although not all of them counted as errors, Vanderbilt had a number of miscues on each side of the ball.

Enrique Bradfield Jr. misinterpret a ball in heart area within the second inning, resulting in an early Kentucky run. Within the fourth inning, the Wildcats scored two runs thanks partially to 2 performs: a gradual curler Carter Younger did not barehand and a squeeze play that went for a single when no person lined first base.

On the offensive finish, Bradfield was picked off second base within the first inning, his first time being picked off this yr. Within the fourth inning, Younger tried a sacrifice bunt however the lead runner was thrown out at third. Shortly afterward, Tate Kolwyck grounded right into a double play.

Within the seventh inning, Rob Gordon made an error at third base to place a runner on; that runner later scored on a handed ball from catcher Dominic Keegan.

Offensive struggles

The Commodores received little occurring offense. Kentucky pitched round proper fielder Spencer Jones, deliberately strolling him twice, and the remainder of the lineup struggled to return via. 

With Vanderbilt down early, the Wildcats have been in a position to usher in ace reliever Tyler Guilfoil. The Commodores did muster a run towards Guilfoil within the seventh on a Parker Noland RBI single within the seventh inning.

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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.