Alabama
19-33, 5-23
Vanderbilt
32-21, 14-13
Alabama Baseball Falls, 18-1, at Vanderbilt on Thursday Evening
5/18/2017 10:22:00 PM | Baseball
NASHVILLE – Alabama baseball suffered an 18-1 loss to Vanderbilt on Thursday evening at Hawkins Field. Following the series opener with the Commodores, the Crimson Tide is 19-33 on the season and 5-23 in Southeastern Conference play.
Vanderbilt starter Patrick Raby (9-3) worked 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and issuing five walks while striking out seven for the win. Alabama's Deacon Medders (2-1) suffered the loss, working 3.0 innings in his first career SEC start.
The Commodores jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Vanderbilt used five hits, including three consecutive singles, to gain the advantage after one. In the fourth, the Commodores put up an eight-spot on the power of seven hits to make it a 13-0 contest.
Vandy added one more in the fifth with a double followed by a single to set the score at 14-0 after five innings. The Commodores then plated four in the bottom of the seventh to extend the lead to 18-0. Alabama got on the board in the top of the eighth thanks to a Chandler Avant solo home run, setting the score at 18-1, the eventual final. The home run was Avant's second of the season and his career, with the other coming on a grand slam against Alcorn State on April 18.
Alabama and Vanderbilt meet for game two of the series tomorrow evening with a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch scheduled at Hawkins Field. The Friday matchup will feature a pair of right-handed juniors with Jake Walters getting the nod for Alabama and Kyle Wright throwing for Vanderbilt. Fans can catch all the action on SEC Network +.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Patrick Raby (9-3)
L: Medders, Deacon (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Avant, Chandler 1
RBI: Avant, Chandler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Avant, Chandler 1
Batting:
2B: Jeren Kendall 1 ; Ethan Paul 1 ; Jason Delay 1 ; Ty Duvall 1
3B: Alonzo Jones 1
RBI: Will Toffey 1 ; Julian Infante 2 ; Reed Hayes 1 ; Ethan Paul 2 ; Alonzo Jones 2 ; Jason Delay 4 ; Ty Duvall 1 ; Harrison Ray 2 ; Connor Kaiser 2
SF: Connor Kaiser 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Will Toffey 1 ; Ro Coleman 2 ; Jeren Kendall 2 ; Julian Infante 3 ; Reed Hayes 4 ; Ethan Paul 2 ; Alonzo Jones 1 ; Jason Delay 1 ; Ty Duvall 1 ; Harrison Ray 1
HBP: Ethan Paul 1
