Vanderbilt Commodores (13-9, 2-1 SEC) at #6 Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-4, 1-2 SEC)
Friday @ 7 p.m. • SEC Network • 102.5 The Game
Saturday @ 6 p.m. • SECN+ • 102.5 The Game
Sunday @ 1 p.m. • SECN+ • 94.9 The Fan

Weekend Preview: Vanderbilt plays its first road SEC series this weekend at No. 6 Mississippi State.

This series is Vandy’s second of seven consecutive weekends against opponents ranked in the D1Baseball poll.
Vanderbilt and Mississippi State will be meeting for the 137th time since 1913 on Friday. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 76-59-2.
Vandy has won three of the last four regular-season series against the Bulldogs since 2018.
The Dores’ last trip to Starkville resulted in a three-game sweep in 2023 where Vandy outscored Mississippi State 55-15.
Vanderbilt has won seven straight games in Starkville since 2014.

Power Surge: Vanderbilt’s 52 home runs are second among DI programs, trailing only Georgia’s 69.

The Dores are slugging .603, good for second in the SEC and fourth nationally.
Braden Holcomb leads the team with 11 long balls followed by Brodie Johnston with seven. Holcomb ranks sixth among DI players while Johnston ranks 13th in the SEC.
Holcomb’s 33 RBI are fifth in the SEC and 12th nationally.
Colin Barczi belted three home runs in the season-opener against No. 10 TCU to become the first Commodore since Connor Kaiser in 2018 with a three-homer game. Barczi’s homers traveled a combined 1,340 feet with each surpassing 430 feet.
Vanderbilt has hit four grand slams this season, already surpassing last season’s total.
The Commodores have homered in all but three games this season.
Vandy’s seven homers in the win over North Dakota State on March 6 was the most in a game for the Dores since 2018.

SEC Freshman of the Week: Wyatt Nadeau was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on March 16.

Nadeau earned his first collegiate win in just his second start, shutting down LSU over seven innings on March 14.
The freshman totaled 10 strikeouts and only allowed one run over the first six innings of his outing.

Brooks Wallace Award Watch List: Ryker Waite was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List on March 4.

Waite is one of 100 shortstops on the list. He is hitting .333 through 22 games this season with eight extra-base hits, 16 RBI and 26 walks.
The Arizona native has two homers, a triple and five doubles.
He currently leads the team in walks and OBP while starting all 22 games at shortstop.
Waite’s 26 walks are second in the SEC, fifth in DI.
The award honors the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year.

Walk This Way: Vanderbilt’s 136 walks rank 10th among DI programs. The Dores own a .426 OBP, good for 36th nationally.

Ryker Waite leads the team with 26 walks. The shortstop ranks second in the SEC and fifth nationally. Waite’s .521 OBP is seventh in the SEC.
Second on the team in walks is Logan Johnstone with 21. Johnstone is fifth in the SEC and 21st in DI. The transfer is sporting a .455 OBP.
After drawing 10 walks last season, Brodie Johnston has already matched that total as a sophomore.
Speaking of getting on base, Waite has reached safely in all 22 games this season.

Turning Two: Vanderbilt has turned 24 double plays this season, more than any SEC team and third in DI.

The Dores have at least once double play in 18 of 22 games.

Brodie Barrels: Brodie Johnston ranks top-10 in the SEC in slugging and OPS.

The sophomore leads the SEC with 11 doubles, is fifth in total bases, 12th in batting average and 14th in home runs.
Johnston’s 15 long balls in 2025 were the most by a Vanderbilt freshman since Pedro Alvarez hit 22 in 2006.
He was named MVP of the 2025 SEC Tournament as a freshman.