NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 6 ranked Vanderbilt Baseball team completed a come-from-behind win in walk-off fashion against Gonzaga in the second game of the series Saturday. The Commodores never led until the final at-bat when Camden Kozeal singled up the middle, scoring Jacob Humphrey to secure the series win over the Bulldogs.
Donovan Ratfield highlighted Gonzaga's (0-5) three-run third inning with a two-out, bases loaded double that brought home the first runs of the afternoon. An RBI groundout from
Jordan Hamberg extended Gonzaga's lead to 3-0 early.
Vanderbilt (5-2) responded in the fourth with a two-out RBI double from Troy LaNeve to cut the Bulldog lead to just two. Then in the seventh, RJ Austin singled through the left side of the infield to bring home the Commodore's second run of the day.
The score would remain 3-2 until VU's two-run ninth inning. Jonathan Vastine led off with a single, advancing to second on a wild pitch. A Jack Bulger RBI single promptly knotted the score at three before Kozeal's walk-off single sealed the game for the Commodores.
Brennan Seiber (1-0) earned the win for Vanderbilt after entering in the top of the ninth, pitching a scoreless frame. Despite a strong outing out of the bullpen that saw four innings, two earned runs on seven hits and seven strikeouts,
Erik Hoffberg (0-1) was charged the loss for Gonzaga.
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