NASHVILLE  –  The University of Evansville baseball team dropped their first midweek contest of the season on Tuesday, falling to Vanderbilt by a score of 15-3 at Hawkins Field.

Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo./Northeast CC) and Wyatt Pennington (Avon, Ind./Avon) hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning before Pennington drove in Taubert with a double in the seventh to provide the Aces' offense. Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind./Seymour) had three hits for his first multi-hit game of the year. Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) took the loss for Evansville, while Alex Kranzler got the win for Vanderbilt.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Evansville loaded the bases in the top of the first inning with a single and a pair of walks, but were left empty-handed as a strikeout ended the inning. Roberts responded on the mound in the bottom of the first with a pair of strikeouts, working around a two-out walk to keep the Commodores off the board.

Vanderbilt broke things open in the second inning, though, scoring two runs on a sac fly and a bases loaded walk before a grand slam made it 6-0.

In the top of the third, Taubert led off the inning with his second home run of the year, a moonshot over the 35-feet tall left field wall. On the next pitch, Pennington went yard to left center for his first collegiate home run, making it a 6-2 game.

In the home half of the third, the Commodores got the runs back with a double and added to the lead in the fourth with a two-run homer.

Vanderbilt put things firmly out of reach in the sixth, hitting their second grand slam of the day before an RBI single made it 15-2. In the top of the seventh, Pennington drove in Taubert with a double for his second extra base hit and second RBI of the day, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game in seven innings.

UP NEXT
Evansville is back home at Charles H. Stadium this weekend, hosting Milwaukee. First pitch for Friday's series opener is set for 3 PM.