Baseball takes two of three on West Coast Swing
A West Coast trip yielded two wins and a loss for the Commodores, who moved to 6-1 on the season. Friday, the Commodores dropped their first game of the young season against No. 23 UCLA by a score of 9-2. A six-run fifth inning spelled disaster for Vanderbilt, who was unable to get on the scoreboard until the sixth. On Saturday, the Commodores were paced by junior Bryan Johns’ 4-5, four RBI performance as they defeated USC 10-1. Sophomore Jason Esposito hit a ball in the seventh that reportedly landed somewhere in the San Jose area, his second home run of the season. Sunday afternoon, Vanderbilt took on Oklahoma State at Dodger Stadium, a game the Commodores won 7-6. An eighth inning rally by OSU cut their lead to one run, but junior Russell Brewer earned his first save of the season, pitching a scoreless 1.1 innings to close out the Vanderbilt win.
Women’s track leaps into record books
Sophomore Louise Hannallah scored Vandy’s only points in the first two days of competition, placing seventh in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:59.36. Sophomore Alexa Rogers finished just off her pace in 10th place at 10:05.48. Junior Rita Jorgenson qualified for the finals in the one-mile run after placing seventh in the preliminaries. Junior Katherine Hendricks set a new school record in the indoor pole vault at a height of 12-2 3/4, breaking the mark she shared with sophomore Meagan Martin.
Women’s swimming represented at Last Chance meet
Senior Jessica Cohen and freshman Sarah Lynch were Vanderbilt’s only competitors at the Last Chance Meet on Friday. Cohen finished 14th in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle, and Lynch finished 11th in the finals of the 100-yard butterfly.
Bowling takes fourth at weekend tournament
Vanderbilt finished fourth at the Holiday Classic in Bessemer, Ala., on Sunday after going unbeaten prior to the Baker matches. In their matchup against Maryland-Eastern Shore, it came down to the final frame. UMES anchor Maria Rodriguez needed a strike to beat the Commodores, and she delivered, leading the Hawks to a 17-pin victory. The loss put Vanderbilt into the consolation bracket, where they fell to Alabama A&M by a count of 227-168.
Women’s lacrosse scores first victory of season
Sophomore Hannah Clark scored a career-high five goals off the bench as No. 13 Vanderbilt earned its first win of the season over UMBC in Baltimore with a final score of 17-10. Senior standouts Carter Foote and Sarah Downing had four and three goals, respectively, while junior Katherine Denkler added a pair. Sophomore Natalie Wills turned away 10 of the 20 shots she faced.
Men’s tennis aces weekend tests
Vanderbilt swept the doubles matches, and juniors Alex Zotov and Adam Baker continued their unbeaten seasons in singles play as the Commodores beat Middle Tennessee State 5-2. Senior Vijay Paul and junior Bryant Salcedo shouldered some of the load for Vanderbilt as well, both scoring points for the Commodores.
