Vanderbilt baseball drops series to Texas A&M as homers, walks abound, what we learned
Here's what we learned from the Vanderbilt vs Texas A&M baseball series as the Commodores hit home runs but issued too many walks.
Vanderbilt baseball dropped a series to No. 20 Texas A&M , winning the first game 14-8 but losing both games of the April 3 doubleheader, 8-4 and 12-0. The Commodores (19-14, 6-6 SEC) got strong offensive performances but couldn't find enough on the mound to hold down the Aggies.
Walks were especially a culprit, as Texas A&M managed to turn them into multi-run homers. Vanderbilt is attempting to dig out of a hole created by a poor non-conference performance, but the problems the Commodores have had getting production out of a shorthanded pitching staff persisted, especially in the third game. Here's what we learned: Home runs galore The teams combined for 19 home runs, nine of them by Vanderbilt.
Colin Barczi hit three in Game 1, becoming the first Commodores player to ever have multiple three-home run games, and Mike Mancini hit three homers across the series. Brodie Johnston, Tommy Goodin and Korbin Reynolds each hit one home run. During the series, Vanderbilt surpassed its total of 66 home runs from all of last season.
Five players already have seven or more homers in 2026. Vanderbilt somewhat struggled to score without the home run, though. In the doubleheader, the Commodores' only four runs scored were off four solo homers.