and wins the series in Nashville. This is not something that I thought was possible after the two stinkers we laid on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Diamond Dawgs defeated Vandy 5-4 tonight, with yet again another gutsy performance by our team. The Diamond Dawgs had 8 hits and stranded 8 runners. MSU pitchers had 10 Ks (Sexton 7; Breaux 1, Hughes 2), 4 walks (Sexton 3; Breaux 0; & Hughes 1), & 0 hit by pitch. Vandy pitchers had 11 Ks, 3 walks, & 1 hit by pitch. Vandy had 7 hits and stranded 7 runners. The game really turned with Vandy going to the bullpen in the 8th. Our hitting in the cluth was much better tonight. All of our runs were scored with 2 outs in the innings. The staff left Sexton in too long and it almost cost us big time. Breaux looked good in relief and Hughes looked great & was dynamite in the last 2 innings. Our pitching and bullpen was outstanding yet again. The big question is can the bullpen hold up for a third game and the sweep. Game 3 is tomorrow at 1:00 CST (11am AZST). I anticipate Daniel Brown will get the start tomorrow. I just hope Vance Tatum has recovered and ready to pitch. I hope to see more folks on tomorrow and will open a substitute open thread if needed.