PODCAST: Trading places

On this week’s episode, Henry, Tristan and Charlie keep up with NCAA Transfer Portal news and talk about recent results for Vanderbilt Baseball.

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Live From West End is a weekly podcast presented by Hustler Sports. (Hustler Multimedia/Alexa White)

By Henry Oelhafen, Tristan Rutman and Charlie Siegel

Apr 15, 2026

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Senior Sports Analyst Charlie Siegel as they continue their coverage of Vanderbilt Athletics. The trio starts by noting some transfer portal departures and additions for both basketball teams before diving into a few key targets that could become Commodores soon. They move on to baseball, where they discuss Vanderbilt’s series against Oklahoma, in which the ‘Dores won one of three games before dominating Lipscomb on Tuesday. To wrap up the episode, “Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™” features a new segment by Henry called “Rothstein or Not Rothstein,” where Tristan and Charlie try to identify if posts from X are real Jon Rothstein quotes or not.

Further Reading

Baseball: Four thoughts from Vanderbilt’s weekend series against No. 16 Oklahoma

Women’s Basketball: Justine Pissott selected by Indiana Fever with 25th pick in WNBA Draft

Bowling: Vanderbilt finishes third at NCAA Final Four

About the Contributors

Henry Oelhafen, Former Sports Editor

Henry Oelhafen (‘26) was a student in Peabody College and majored in human & organizational development and minored in English. He previously served as Deputy Sports Editor and produced Live from West End, The Hustler’s sports podcast. He loves to talk about all sports, particularly professional and amateur golf. In addition to writing, he loves to hike, try new restaurants and play golf with friends. He can be reached at [email protected].

Tristan Rutman, Deputy Sports Editor

Tristan Rutman (’28) is from Dillon, Colorado, and is majoring in cognitive studies in Peabody College. He previously served as Sports Podcast Producer. He is a devoted Giants, Nets and Yankees fan and is incredibly enthusiastic about Vanderbilt Sports. In addition to sports, Tristan loves to exercise, spend time outdoors and try new foods. You can reach him at [email protected].

Charlie Siegel, Sports Podcasts Producer

Charlie Siegel (‘29) is a student in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in economics & history and political science with a minor in national security. He loves to talk about all sports but romanticizes over his hometown South Florida teams. In addition to writing, he loves to eat good food, listen to sad music and play sports with friends. He can be reached at [email protected]

Alexa White, Former Graphics Director

Alexa White (’23) is from Traverse City, Michigan, and is double-majoring in secondary education and English. When she isn’t writing for The Hustler, she is probably teaching, reading or creating art. After graduation, Alexa plans to be an English teacher and hopes to inspire kids to love reading, writing and exploring their creativity in all forms. She can be reached at [email protected].

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