Vanderbilt Commodores outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. came up to the plate in what ended up being a highly unusual at-bat.
When Bradfield hit a 2-2 pitch to right field during the seventh inning of Vanderbilt’s opener of the NCAA Nashville Regional Tournament against Eastern Illinois, he somehow managed to break his bat, his aluminum bat.
Despite Bradfield hitting the ball with the barrel end of the bat, the bat broke near the handle.
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Enrique Bradfield Jr. (51) of the Vanderbilt Commodores bats against the Georgia Bulldogs at Hawkins Field on April 1, 2023 in Nashville. (Carly Mackler/Getty Images)
Illinois east fielder Logan Eickhoff made a diving catch to retire Bradfield with the first out of the inning.
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Bradfield hit a double earlier in the game. The Commodores scored six in the third inning and cruised to a 12-2 victory.
It did not appear that Bradfield was stuck on the field, the announcers noted.
Enrique Bradfield Jr. (51) of the Vanderbilt Commodores runs to first base against the Georgia Bulldogs at Hawkins Field on April 1, 2023 in Nashville. (Carly Mackler/Getty Images)
Pitcher Devin Futrell started for Vanderbilt and finished the game with an earned run in five innings.
Vanderbilt Commodores outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. during a 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament game against the Florida Gators on May 27, 2023, at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The victory moved the Commodores ahead of a matchup with the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night.