Vanderbilt's Pat DeMarco. (Vandy photo)

Tracking The Fantastic Freshmen

Vanderbilt was one of few teams with premier recruiting classes who got through the MLB draft in good shape last summer. The Commodores welcomed the nation’s No. 1 class to campus this past fall, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise many of those guys are making an impact the first four weeks of the season.

The Commodores are 10-4 and are getting contributions from several young players, headlined by hard-nosed outfielder Pat DeMarco. DeMarco was terrific throughout the weekend at the Shriners College Classic and leads the ‘Dores in hitting with a .423 average, seven[…]