In his first SEC start, freshman lefty Hagen Smith got off to a bit of a rocky start. But by the time he took the ball to start the 3rd inning, Smith had a three-run lead and settled down to earn his fourth win of the season. He retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced after the second inning before handing the ball over to Zebulon Vermillion.
The towering righty issued a leadoff walk in the seventh before mowing through the Wildcats for the rest of the night. Zeb did not allow a hit and whiffed five of the 10 batters he faced. It was as dominant a performance as we’ve ever seen from Vermillion.