NC State Spoils Leiter Gem, Vandy Falls to Losers Bracket at CWS

June 22, 2021

Despite an outstanding outing from Jack Leiter the Vanderbilt Commodore baseball team fell to NC State 1-0 in a winner’s bracket game at the College World Series Monday night in Omaha, Nebraska.

Leiter struck out 15 in 8 innings, allowing just 4 hits and walking 1. However, he’d take the loss as Terrell Tatum’s 5^th inning solo home run proved to be enough for the wolfpack to steal a victory. NC State’s Sam Highfill and Evan Justice allowed just 2 Vandy hits and struck out 9 in the combined shutout.

The Commodores will now try to stave off elimination Wednesday when they face Stanford at 6:00 p.m.

Tennessee faces elimination Tuesday afternoon as they face Texas at 1:00 p.m. In Tuesday’s night cap Mississippi state and Virginia face off in a winner’s bracket game at 6:00 p.m.

All games from the College World Series air on the ESPN family of networks.

Will Rabb

Will is a Middle Tennessee native having been born and raised in Winchester. His love of radio began as a child listening to local stations on the way to school or while falling asleep at night. After High School, where he was active in student media, he attended the University of Tennessee majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media while covering sports for the campus radio station. He then moved into the business professionally as a board op/producer for Cumulus of Knoxville and the Vol Network. His radio journey then took him to Louisiana where he was the lead producer for ESPN New Orleans. After returning home to Winchester, he spent several years broadcasting local sports for stations in Franklin County before joining the Bowman Family. When he’s not at the station, Will enjoys spending time with his wife Shaina and his two fur babies (Toulouse and Belle), cheering on the Vols, Preds and Saints and in the kitchen or behind the grill trying out new recipes.