Will Vanderbilt’s Jack Leiter ever give up another hit?
The potential No. 1 pick in this summer’s MLB draft puts his 16.2 no-hit-inning streak on the line against LSU tonight (ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET). Leiter enters the game with a perfect 6-0 record and a miniscule 0.25 ERA to go with 59 strikeouts in 36 innings.
After striking out 16 in a no-hitter against South Carolina on March 20, he was untouchable again in seven no-hit innings against Missouri.
But if Leiter has any competition for the best pitcher in college baseball — and potentially for the top pick in the draft — it comes from his own clubhouse and junior righty Kumar Rocker.
Rocker, the 2019 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, currently checks in at No. 3 in Kiley McDaniel’s draft rankings, one spot behind Leiter.
On Thursday, Rocker threw six innings of one-run ball in a 13-1 win over LSU to improve to 7-0 on the year.
Now it’s Leiter’s turn once again.
Best of the season so far
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Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter tosses seven hitless frames with 10 strikeouts.
We’re on Jack Leiter Time.
It’s just delaying the inevitable. pic.twitter.com/E5WCSkd9c1— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2021
Jack Leiter, one of the top prospects in the 2021 MLB Draft, threw a no-hitter with 16 Ks today. ?
(via @SECNetwork)pic.twitter.com/jpcX3s4N5K
— MLB (@MLB) March 20, 2021
That is one baaaad man. ?#VandyBoys | @KumarRocker pic.twitter.com/w17QvVhsPO
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) March 20, 2021
Remaining Vanderbilt schedule
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April 2: at LSU, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
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April 3: at LSU, 3 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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April 6: UT-Martin, 7:30 p.m.
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April 9: Georgia, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
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April 10: Georgia, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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April 11: Georgia, 3 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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April 13: Eastern Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.
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April 16: at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
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April 17: at Tennessee, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
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April 18: at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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April 20: Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m.
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April 23: Mississippi State, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
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April 24: Mississippi State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
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April 25: Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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April 30: at Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
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May 1: at Florida, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 2: at Florida, 3 p.m. (ESPN 2)
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May 4: at Louisville, 7 p.m.
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May 7: Alabama, 7 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 8: Alabama, 3 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 9: Alabama, 2 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 11: North Alabama, 7:30 p.m.
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May 14: at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
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May 15: at Ole Miss, 5 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 16: at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
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May 18: Florida International, 7:30 p.m.
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May 20: Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 21: Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
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May 22: Kentucky, 3 p.m. (SEC Network+)