Vanderbilt OF Jeren Kendall takes the turn at 3B. (Shotgun Spratling)

Nashville Regional Breakdown

Nashville Regional Participants

Regional Superlatives

Most Exciting Player: Jeren Kendall, of, Vanderbilt. The most exciting play in baseball is the triple and Kendall is fifth in the nation in the category. He can also hit for average, power, steal bases and has a flare for the dramatic — best evidenced by his College World Series debut against Cal State Fullerton last year.

Best Hitter: Bryan Reynolds, of, Vanderbilt. He’s the bane of a television programmer’s existence with his human rain delay between each pitch, but it clearly works for Reynolds. He is patient sometimes to a fault because he knows the[…]