South Carolina 5, at Vanderbilt 9

NASHVILLE (Interstat) — The Vanderbilt Commodores used a six-run first inning to seize control and held off a late South Carolina Gamecocks rally for a 9-5 victory Friday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. Vanderbilt improved to 31-23 overall and 31-23 in Southeastern Conference play. South Carolina dropped to 22-33 and 22-33. The Commodores trailed 5-0 after the top half of the first inning, but the scoreboard showed no such advantage for the Gamecocks. South Carolina went down in order in the top of the first, with Will Evans striking out, Ethan Bak flying out to… Read more...