JJ Bleday – Photo By David Cohen, BHEphotos
Clemson, S.C. – Vanderbilt used big nights from Matt Ruppenthal and Will Toffey to shut out host and No. 21 Clemson 8-0 and claim the Clemson Regional Monday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The Commodores (36-23-1) took control early when Will Toffey blasted a two-run homer off the batter’s eye. Tigers’ (42-21) reliever Ryley Gilliam was greeted by three straight singles in the fifth inning from the bottom of the Dores’ lineup with Connor Kaiser’s infield single scoring Jason Delay and leaving two runners aboard for the red-hot Toffey. The junior then etched his name into Vanderbilt lore, blasting his second home run of the night into the right field seats for a 6-0 lead. Toffey became the first Commodore to ever hit two home runs in a NCAA Regional with the first multi-homer game of his career.
