Vanderbilt enters the Tennessee series with a one-game losing streak. The Commodores lost at Louisville, 5-4, on Tuesday. Eighth-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello discussed playing Vanderbilt after the Indiana State game.

Vanderbilt baseball's annual rivalry game with Louisville often serves as a rite of passage of sorts for young pitchers. Austin Nye, the freshman who has served as the Commodores' midweek starter the entire season,