Austin Nye leaves Vanderbilt baseball vs Arizona after one inningAria Gerson, Nashville TennesseanSun, March 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC·1 min readAustin Nye left his start for Vanderbilt baseball vs Arizona after just one inning on Feb. 28.
The reason for his departure was not immediately clear.
Nye retired three of the four batters he faced in the inning with one strikeout. He threw 15 pitches.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWyatt Nadeau, the hard-throwing freshman, replaced Nye.
Marist's Noel Rivera (11) is tagged out at second base by Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Connor Fennell (39) pitches during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) rounds second during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) beats the throw home to score a run against Marist during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Brodie Johnston (9) scores a run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Mack Whitcomb (25) scores a run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Marist's Kyle Pollack (8) celebrates a home run during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Marist's Nathan Lincoln (5) beats the throw to Vanderbilt's Max Jensen (55) and is safe at first during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) is picked off of first base with a throw to Marist's Kyle Pollack (8) during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin congratulates Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) on a home run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Brodie Johnston (9) connects for a two-run base hit during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's England Bryan (99) pitches during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Marist's Noel Rivera (11) beats the throw to Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) and is safe at second during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Marist's Drew McGowan (30) tags out Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) at home plate during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt's Korbin Reynolds (18) celebrates after hitting a home run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate a home run by Vanderbilt's Korbin Reynolds (18) during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate the game-winning home run by Vanderbilt's Logan Johnstone (2) during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate their win against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.1 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Noel Rivera (11) is tagged out at second base by Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.1 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Noel Rivera (11) is tagged out at second base by Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.2 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Connor Fennell (39) pitches during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.3 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) rounds second during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.4 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) beats the throw home to score a run against Marist during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.5 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Brodie Johnston (9) scores a run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.6 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Mack Whitcomb (25) scores a run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.7 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Kyle Pollack (8) celebrates a home run during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.8 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Nathan Lincoln (5) beats the throw to Vanderbilt's Max Jensen (55) and is safe at first during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.9 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) is picked off of first base with a throw to Marist's Kyle Pollack (8) during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.10 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin congratulates Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) on a home run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.11 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Brodie Johnston (9) connects for a two-run base hit during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.12 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's England Bryan (99) pitches during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.13 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Noel Rivera (11) beats the throw to Vanderbilt's Rustan Rigdon (19) and is safe at second during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.14 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Marist's Drew McGowan (30) tags out Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb (26) at home plate during their game at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.15 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt's Korbin Reynolds (18) celebrates after hitting a home run during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.16 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate a home run by Vanderbilt's Korbin Reynolds (18) during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.17 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate the game-winning home run by Vanderbilt's Logan Johnstone (2) during their game against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.18 / 18Vanderbilt baseball run rules Marist to open weekend series
Vanderbilt baseball players celebrate their win against Marist at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.In the 2026 season so far, Nye had a 0.00 ERA in his two starts, spanning nine total innings. He had struck out 12 and walked two in his previous two starts. In 2025, he put up a 3.55 ERA in 15 starts, mostly in midweek games.
No. 22 Vanderbilt (7-3) is playing in the Live Like Lou Las Vegas Classic.
Nye is considered one of the top pitching prospects in the 2027 MLB Draft. He was ranked the No. 33 college prospect in that draft by D1Baseball.
This story will be updated.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
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