Friday, May 8, 2009

Friday baseball update- 6:05 p.m. CT start

By Travis Young - Here is Vanderbilt's starting lineup for Friday night's game against Georgia at Foley Field.

Weather Report from Athens, Ga: Party Cloudy, 82 degrees, feels like 86 degrees with 67% humidity.

1. Brian Harris SS
2. Riley Reynolds 2B
3. Steven Liddle RF
4. Curt Casali 1B
5. Aaron Westlake DH
6. Andrew Giobbi C
7. Jason Esposito 3B
8. Jonathan White CF
9. Joe Loftus LF
SP: Sonny Gray (3-1, 5.34 ERA)

Georgia's starting pitcher Trevor Holder (7-2, 4.34 ERA) is coming off a five-inning no-decision to No. 17 Florida in his last start (May 1). Holder allowed six runs on 10 hits while walking two and striking out two against the Gators. The 6-3, senior righthander has 53 strikeouts and 23 walks in 64.1 innings of work this season.

Last season, Vanderbilt tagged Holder for a career high 10 runs while scattering a career high 12 hits to the Commodores in six-innings of work.

Sonny Gray is making his first Friday night start in the Southeastern Conference. The hard-throwing freshman leads the team in saves with five and has 37 strikeouts in 32 innings of work this season.

Fans can follow tonight's action on vucommodores.com, including live stats and twitter updates. For a preview on the Vanderbilt-Georgia series click here.

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