CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Jeren Kendall drove in three runs and Carson Fulmer pitched six nearly flawless innings as defending national champions Vanderbilt steamrolled Illinois 13-0 in the opening game of their best-of-three super regional Saturday night.
Fulmer (13-2) allowed four hits in 6 1-3 innings, striking out five and walking five.
Left-hander Kevin Duchene (11-2) took the loss for the Illini (50-9).
Duchene struck out the first batter before giving up three singles, a walk and a hit batsman, giving Vanderbilt (46-19) a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Duchene struggled the remainder of the game and was replaced by Cody Sedlock in the fifth.