Carson Fulmer was impeccable in 7.2 scoreless innings. (Shotgun Spratling)

CWS Finals GM1: Filthy Fulmer’s Special Encore

OMAHA — Like legendary boxer Joe Frazier, Vanderbilt righthander Carson Fulmer wasn’t going to back down Monday night in the CWS Finals opener against Virginia.

As Fulmer, the eighth overall pick in the MLB draft to the Chicago White Sox, and one of the most storied pitchers in Vanderbilt history went to bed Sunday night, he began to feel under the weather. Fulmer had the chills, he was sweating and was running an abnormally high fever. The hard-nosed junior didn’t want to be denied his start in the series opener against the Cavaliers, so he sent roommate Dansby Swanson[…]