The Middle Tenneessee Series Vanderbilt leads the all-time series with Middle Tennessee 72-34 dating back to 1926. The two teams split a pair of meetings last season with Middle Tennessee winning, 19- 3, in Murfreesboro and Vanderbilt winning, 9-8, in Nashille a month later. Commodore pitchers allowed a season-high 22 hits against the Blue Radiers in the first meeting.Former Commodore Ashley Freeman hit a three-run homer and senior Chris Broadus hit a two- RBI double to spark the Commodores to the victory in Nashville. Vanderbilt has won seven of the last 10 games in the series.

Who’s Hot
• Vanderbilt’s offense has posted 49 runs on 69 hits, nine doubles and nine home runs over the last six games. The Commodores have hit at least one home run in each of their last four games and 11 in their last 10 games.
• Sean Luellwitz is batting .533 (16-for-30) with five doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI during his current eight-game hit streak. The hit streak is tied for the longest of his career and leads all VU hitters this season. He leads the team with 19 multi-hit games and 13 multi- RBI games.
• Chris Broadus is hitting .391 (9-of-23) during his current six-game hit streak, the longest of his VU career. He has five RBI and seven runs scored during the streak.
• John Kaye has homered in each of the last three games for the Commodores and is tied with Luellwitz for team-high honors. He hit a towering home run over the scoreboard in right field at McKethan Stadium last weekend at Florida in Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the Gators.
• Third baseman Cesar Nicolas has not committed an error in his last 21 games (since 3/13-Belmont). He committed eight errors in his first 14 games of the year.

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