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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kyle Shurmur is happy doing whatever it takes to help Vanderbilt win whether that is handing the ball off or throwing down the field.The way the quarterback has grown this season, coach Derek Mason believes the best is yet to come.He wants to be great, he doesnt want to be good, Mason said Tuesday. He challenges himself every day. We talk about football, ball handling, every opportunity to create the balance thats needed as a leader of this group and being able to make sure he gets done the work he needs.Shurmur is getting extra work with Vanderbilt (6-6) preparing to play North Carolina State (6-6) on Monday in the Independence Bowl, and the timing couldnt be better. Shurmur did not throw for even 90 yards in two games this season and topped 150 yards only once through the Commodores first eight games with Vandy leaning heavily on running back Ralph Webb.Yet the 6-foot-4, 223-pound Shurmur could not have finished the season stronger.Shurmur threw for 221 yards in a 23-16 loss at Auburn and only got better each game through the rest of the regular season. He threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-17 win over Mississippi and finished with a career-high 416 yards and two TDs in an upset of No. 24 Tennessee that was the highest passing day at Vanderbilt since Chris Nickson threw for 446 in 2006.He wound up throwing for 1,162 yards over the final four games -- nearly half of his 2,251 yards for the season.Whatever we need to do to win the game, thats what Im going to do, Shurmur said.Shurmur got plenty of help from wide receivers catching the ball much better than they did in September and October. The Commodores put up 608 yards of total offense against Tennessee and their 45 points were the most scored in a Southeastern Conference came since 1971.Mason said Shurmur is growing up and has faced new challenges each week. Vanderbilt coaches dont want to overload Shurmur as they work with him to master the nuances of playing quarterback, something Shurmur has embraced during these bowl practices.By the same token, hes still a sophomore, Mason said. Hes still a guy thats got a lot of football in front of him. We just think that hes got a high ceiling with what were going to try to do is hold him responsible for getting there.This will be the Commodores first bowl game since the 2013 season, and Vanderbilt has won its last two bowl games. 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Chicago has two games remaining against Tampa Bay before finishing the season with three games at home against the last-place Minnesota Twins.As Chicago is finishing strong, Tampa Bay (65-92) is headed in the opposite direction. After a 13-6 defeat to the White Sox on Tuesday, the Rays have lost five games in a row, nine of their past 11 and 13 of their past 19.White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (4-8, 3.98 ERA) will make his final start of the season. Gonzalez was released by the Baltimore Orioles during spring training but has found success in Chicago. In his past 12 outings, he has recorded 10 quality starts.Gonzalez credits mental toughness as the biggest reason for his recent success.I had a tough year last season toward the end with Baltimore, and then I had some injuries and wasnt feeling 100 percent, Gonzalez said. Mentally, Ive been working on that this year, and it has been helping me very much. It has shown on the field. Im going to keep working with that.We all know that baseball is very much mental. Youve got to be strong about it.Rays left-hander Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65 ERA) will take the mound against the White Sox. In his most recent outing, the 23-year-old rookie pitched five scoreless innings against the New York Yankees to earn the victory.Command issues have plagued Snell throughout the season. He has walked 50 batters to go along with 94 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings.Several White Sox hitters aree swinging hot bats and could pose a challenge for Snell.dddddddddddd On Tuesday, Chicago battered the Rays for a season-high-tying run total.Third baseman Todd Frazier increased his hitting streak to 11 games and collected his 97th RBI of the season. Frazier is sitting on 39 home runs and hopes to notch a personal milestone by hitting No. 40 in the next five contests. His homer and RBI totals are already career highs.Chicago left fielder Melky Cabrera is hitting .327 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 25 games in September. Cabrera reached 40 doubles for the first time since 2011 and has tallied 14 home runs and 82 RBI.Even though both teams are out of contention, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said he did not want to experiment too much with his lineup.Not yet, Ventura said. There are some guys that are still looking for personal things, and you want to make sure youre respectful of that.Meanwhile, the Rays will try to find some positives in the games that remain. Left fielder Corey Dickerson is hitting .380 (27-for-71) with five home runs and 13 RBI in his past 19 games. Catcher Curt Casali also is looking to stay hot after going deep against White Sox left-hander Chris Sale for his first home run since July 30.Right-handed reliever Chase Whitley could make another appearance this season despite a heavy workload Tuesday.There is a chance, Rays manager Kevin Cash said of Whitley, who pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed four runs (two earned). Were going to talk through some things, but theres a good chance Whitley throws again for us. ' ' '