Not that we're dissapointed with the women's bowling championship the Commodores earned a few weeks ago. We're not. Or that it doesn't mean anything. It does. A) because bowling is awesome and B) because it was the first NCAA championship in school history. This historic victory came a few years after chancellor Gordon Gee disbanded the athletic department in a move that had many rolling their eyes and laughing at the future state of Vanderbilt's sports teams. Nevermind that the women's bowling team is the sport that replaced our beloved men's soccer. Yet Vandy's men's baseball team has a very strong chance to add another title to the school's resume in the coming months.
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The Commodores have positioned themselves for the top seed in the SEC tournament later this month in Hoover, Ala., as well as the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Vanderbilt took two of three games this weekend at Georgia, a College World Series participant a year ago, and has won nine of its last 10 games.
The Commodores have the player many consider to be the No. 1 selection in June's amateur draft (left-handed pitcher David Price) and the player who might be the No. 1 pick in 2008 (third baseman Pedro Alvarez). Throw in senior Casey Weathers, the top closer in college baseball and another possible first-round draft pick next month, and left-handed pitcher Mike Minor, one of the country's top freshmen, and Vanderbilt has the ingredients to make a serious run at winning next month's College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
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