The Pack will be facing right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter.
Season stats: 2.16 ERA, 96 IP, 156 K, 41 BB, 12 HR
He has a mid/high 90s fastball and offsets it with an above-average curve and slider.
While he's been dominant for much of the year, some games in which the opponents were able to hit him were:
at Tenn.
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 HR
vs. Miss. St.
5 IP, 4 ER, 2 HR
at Florida
4 IP, 5 ER, 3 HR
When he's given up HRs in bunches, he (and the team, as they lost all three of the above games) has struggled.
Offense:
Vanderbilt has three regulars hitting over .300.
Two of those guys have double-digit HRs, as does a third (sub-.300) player.
They have one absolute burner on the basepaths -- E. Bradfield, Jr.
He has 46 SBs.
As a team they have a very high SB success rate, as on the season they are 86-98 in steals.
Season stats: 2.16 ERA, 96 IP, 156 K, 41 BB, 12 HR
He has a mid/high 90s fastball and offsets it with an above-average curve and slider.
While he's been dominant for much of the year, some games in which the opponents were able to hit him were:
at Tenn.
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 HR
vs. Miss. St.
5 IP, 4 ER, 2 HR
at Florida
4 IP, 5 ER, 3 HR
When he's given up HRs in bunches, he (and the team, as they lost all three of the above games) has struggled.
Offense:
Vanderbilt has three regulars hitting over .300.
Two of those guys have double-digit HRs, as does a third (sub-.300) player.
They have one absolute burner on the basepaths -- E. Bradfield, Jr.
He has 46 SBs.
As a team they have a very high SB success rate, as on the season they are 86-98 in steals.