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Tim Corbin Breaks Silence on Decision to Pull Connor Fennell in Vanderbilt Baseball Series Against Alabama
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Tim Corbin Breaks Silence on Decision to Pull Connor Fennell in Vanderbilt Baseball Series Against Alabama

Vanderbilt Commodores·Graham Baakko·26 days ago
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It was as if a single decision ended up changing the entire weekend a few days ago as Vanderbilt was swept on the road against Alabama in a crucial series. The Commodores dropped all three games in Tuscaloosa, but the series was going their way for the first five innings. Vanderbilt was cruising against Alabama in the first game of the series, taking a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning in a game in which it felt like Vanderbilt had to have. Vanderbilt starting pitcher Connor Fennell was in a rhythm on the mound as he went through 5.1 innings and gave up just one run and five hits while striking out seven batters. But then, the decision that changed the game and perhaps even the whole momentum of the series was made. Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin decided to pull Fennell after just 70 pitches and put in Jacob Schulz with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The immediate aftermath ended up being detrimental to the Commodores as Alabama drew a walk and tied the game with a three-run home run.…

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