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Now a sophomore, Guth a lot stingier for Vanderbilt this season
Luke Guth put up some pretty good numbers for Vanderbilt this spring, rebounding from an up-and-down freshman campaign in 2024.
The sophomore right-hander appeared in 19 games and posted an 0.93 ERA. He worked 19.1 innings, giving up nine hits. His walks-to-strikeouts ratio: 7/22. Record: 4-0.
The Franklin graduate has now appeared in 31 games and pitched 37.2 innings in two seasons for Vanderbilt. Record: 5-2. ERA: 3.11. W/K: 16/42. This line includes his numbers from a freshman year in which he began working out of the bullpen midway through the season, posting a 5.40 ERA with mixed results. (He struck out the first four Middle Tennessee State batters he faced as a collegian.)
Guth played in the Cape Cod League last summer.
The 6-1, 185-pounder didn’t appear in any of Vanderbilt’s NCAA tourney games this year but was the winning pitcher as the Commodores beat Ole Miss, 3-2, in the SEC tournament final. That gave Vandy (43-18) the top seed in the Nashville regional of the NCAA tourney, but after registering a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Wright State in the opening game, its season ended with back-to-back losses to Louisville (3-2) and Wright State (5-4).
The Commodores didn’t muster much offense in the regional. They were hitless through six innings in the first game before three late homers saved them, counted five singles against Louisville and were limited to one hit – a homer – through the first eighth in the second game against Wright State before finishing with three.
Vanderbilt was making its 19th straight appearance in the NCAA tourney, longest active streak in the nation. Vandy won it all in 2014 and 2019. The Commodores also went to the CWS in 2011, 2015 and 2021.
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Franklin's all-time leading scorer helped Division III Chatham to a 23-5 record by contributing 179 points, mostly off the bench and shooting 36.7% from distance. The junior began his college career at Edinboro and has scored 414 points (119 trifectas) in 82 games (115 minutes) between the two schools. He's also converted 42 of 46 free throws.
Bashor was a starter for Division III St. Vincent last winter, averaging 10 points per game. In addition to scoring 261 points for the 13-13 Lady Bearcats, the 6-2 Bashor pulled down 154 rebounds. She's seen action in 65 games (30 starts) over her first three years and has 470 points, 312 points and 97 blocks.  She's also shooting 47% from the floor and 75% from the line.
Assigned uniform number 95, Pfennigwerth is on the spring '25 football roster at Slippery Rock. Freshman kicker/punter.
Franklin's all-time leading scorer helped Division III Chatham to a 23-5 record by contributing 179 points, mostly off the bench and shooting 36.7% from distance. The junior began his college career at Edinboro and has scored 414 points (119 trifectas) in 82 games (115 minutes) between the two schools. He's also converted 42 of 46 free throws.