Parker Noland blasts pair of grand slams, 11 RBI in Vanderbilt’s rout of Mississippi State

Parker Noland was on another level Friday evening. Actually, on another planet might be more accurate.

Vanderbilt as a team was firing on all cylinders in the series opener against Mississippi State. When the dust finally settled, the Commodores had pushed 26 runs across on 20 hits in a 26-3 win. Making that final score more impressive, the game was called after 7 innings.

As for Noland, it can be appropriately said he was the big catalyst in the game. After hitting a grand slam in the 6th inning, he went yard one more time.

He provided the final blow of the game with an opposite-field blast for his second grand slam of the game.

HAVE. A. DAY. PARKER NOLAND!!!!!!!#VandyBoys | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/5JXHlBoZRQ

— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) March 24, 2023

Noland’s full stat line for the game goes down as 5-for-6 with 3 runs scored and an eye-popping 11 RBI. Remarkably, he did strike out once but that is a hard one to complain about, all things considered.

Hot start for Vanderbilt baseball

Already this season, Vanderbilt baseball is off to a 17-5 record. The Commodores are on a 5-game winning streak and are 4-0 in SEC play so far.

The Commodores will play 2 more games on the road in Starkville this weekend before returning home. Next up will be a midweek matchup vs. Lipscomb and a home series for Georgia next weekend.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.