Tennessee baseball head coach Josh Elander met with the media following the Vols’ 3-2 series-opening loss to Vanderbilt Friday in Nashville.
Logan Johnstone walked it off in the 10th by driving a base-hit to left field with runners on first and second.
Elander shared his thoughts on the heartbreaking loss, detailing what he saw from starting pitcher Brandon Arvidson on the mound and Tegan Kuhns in his first bullpen action of the season.
Additionally, Elander explained his pitching decisions late in the contest and how crucial Levi Clark’s emergence has been at the plate.
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Watch Elander’s entire post-game press conference below.
“Just changing tempos,” Elander said when asked what made Vanderbilt starting pitcher Connor Fennell so effective. “The tempo and the delivery. He’s always trying to fight guys on getting their eyes up. It’s been his MO and how he’s competed. Something we talked about all week, but just did a good job.
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“Our guys did not get to the fastball. There were so many balls hit foul and he didn’t throw as many off-speed pitches as he did versus last year. But whether it was sink in the wind or whatever, we just didn’t get to the heater.”
