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Omaha bound: Vanderbilt sweeps ECU to advance to College World Series
By Andrew Olson
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The Vandy Boys are going back to Omaha.
Vanderbilt completed a Super Regional sweep of East Carolina on Saturday, topping the Pirates 4-1 to advance to the College World Series. Star pitcher Jack Leiter went 7 innings, striking out 10 while holding ECU to 2 hits in a 94-pitch outing.
Watch all of @jackleiter22‘s 10 Ks. 👀👇#VandyBoys | #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/KdSh6bcbyW
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) June 12, 2021
The scoring ice was broken when Vanderbilt’s Carter Young knocked in two runs in the top of the fifth to put the Commodores up 2-0.
The @VandyBoys find the board 1st with a clutch hit by Carter. #RoadToOmaha x 🎥 ESPNpic.twitter.com/Z07YM38cpv
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 12, 2021
Leiter also got help from his catcher CJ Rodriguez.
Thou shall not run on @Cjrod007. 💥 #VandyBoys | #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/gkQAAfKgDH
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) June 12, 2021
ECU’s Josh Moylan cut the lead in half with a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh. Leiter managed to pitch the rest of the frame without allowing any more damage. Nick Maldonado entered in the eighth inning with the score still 2-1.
The Dores added an insurance run in the top of the ninth (playing as the “road” team) with an RBI single from Enrique Bradfield, scoring Rodriguez.
Insurance.
Dores lead 3-1 in the top of the ninth.#VandyBoys | #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/w7cAKtBGAD
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) June 12, 2021
A bases-loaded walk of Dom Keegan brought another run home, making it 4-1. Maldonado returned for the bottom of the ninth, setting the Pirates down in order.
OMAHA.
HERE. WE. COME.#VandyBoys | #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/WjTl4bTX4U
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) June 12, 2021
It is Vanderbilt’s fifth trip to the CWS, previously going in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2019. The Commodores are still the defending national champs as no NCAA Tournament was held in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
