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Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games on campus at Hawkins Field. The Commodores are coached by three-time National Coach of the Year and three-time SEC Coach of the Year, Tim Corbin. During Corbin's tenure as head coach, Vanderbilt has become one of the premier college baseball programs in the United States, responsible for 19 first-round picks in the MLB draft.

History

Vanderbilt first fielded a baseball team in 1886. Herbert Charles Sanborn, the chair of the Department of Philosophy and Psychology from 1921 to 1942, who was also the president of the Nashville German-American Society, coached the team in 1912–1913. Baseball became a scholarship sport in 1968.

The Commodores secured only three NCAA appearances in the 20th century—in 1973, 1974, and 1980. They had only three other winning seasons in SEC play in the first 35 years of the scholarship era. However, they have been to every NCAA tournament but one since 2004. The team qualified for the NCAA Super Regionals in 2004, had the nation's top recruiting class in 2005 according to Baseball America, made the NCAA field again in 2006, and won the 2007 SEC regular-season and SEC tournament crowns. The Commodores were ranked first in most polls for a majority of the 2007 season and earned the #1 national seed for the 2007 NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt's victory over the University of Virginia in the finals of the 2014 NCAA tournament marks the program's first national title and second appearance in the College World Series, having first appeared in 2011. In 2019, Vanderbilt's fourth College World Series appearance, they beat Michigan two games to one in the finals, winning their second national title.

Stadium

The original venue for the Commodores ball club was McGugin Field. Currently, the Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field, which is an on-campus facility with a 3,700 seat capacity. Temporary outfield bleachers were installed for the 2007 Regionals and all of the 2008 season, bringing the capacity to 3,535. In May 2008, Vanderbilt announced extensive plans to upgrade its athletic facilities, including the addition of permanent seats down the first base line and outfield seats in both left-center and right field. These additions increased the size of Hawkins Field to its current capacity of 3,700 seats. It is adjacent to both Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and is across the street from the McGugin Center. Hawkins Field opened in 2002 and is named after a donor who gave $2 million to help finance construction. The stadium was also the site of the first NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional that Vanderbilt ever hosted when it was the site of the Nashville Regional in 2007. Vanderbilt and Hawkins Field again hosted Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023 along with hosting Super Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Head coaches

Year-by-year results

Records taken from the 2011 Vanderbilt baseball media guide.<br />In 1997, Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to an ineligible player.

√ Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to Hunter Bledsoe being ineligible player.

NCAA tournaments

NCAA records

  • Most stolen bases in one inning (6) SEC Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012
  • Most stolen bases in one inning NCAA Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012
  • Most stolen bases in a game (7) Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012

Conference affiliations

Vanderbilt has been affiliated with the following conferences.

Conference championships

Vanderbilt has won 10 conference season championships, 4 conference tournament championships, and 9 conference division championships.

Rivalries

Tennessee

Vanderbilt's primary rivalry is with the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee leads the all time series 188–169–2. The rivalry intensified in the 21st century where both programs had sustained success, including multiple college world series appearances and nationals championships.

Louisville

The Vanderbilt rivalry with the Louisville Cardinals is a baseball rivalry known as the Battle of the Barrel. The two teams first met in 1971 and have met annually since 2008 to play in a midweek game for a traveling oak barrel trophy. The rivalry has been amplified by the success of the two programs during the 21st century, the close proximity of the two universities, and the regular postseason encounters. Vanderbilt leads the series 29–14, but Louisville leads the trophy series 7–6.

Individual school records

Batting

  • Batting Average
  • :Season: .459 – Derrick Jones
  • :Career: .425 – Hunter Bledsoe
  • Hits
  • :Game: 6 (Ralph Greenbaum)
  • :Season: 111 (Warner Jones)
  • :Career: 300 (Dominic De La Osa)
  • Runs Scored
  • :Game: 5 (10 players)
  • :Season: (Pedro Álvarez)
  • :Career: 208 (Nick Morrow)
  • Doubles
  • :Game: 4 (Matt Kata)
  • :Season: 27 (Warner Jones)
  • :Career: 63 (Dominic De La Osa)
  • Triples
  • :Game: 2 (8 players)
  • :Season: 8 (Ryan Klosterman)
  • :Career: 21 (Tony Kemp)
  • Home Runs
  • :Game: 3 (3 players)
  • :Season: 25 (J. J. Bleday)
  • :Career: 49 (Pedro Álvarez, Scotti Madison)
  • Total Bases
  • :Game: 13 (John McLean, Greg Thomas)
  • :Season: 186 (Pedro Álvarez)
  • :Career: 452 (Nick Morrow)
  • Runs Batted In
  • :Game: 9 (David Joiner)
  • :Season: 74 (Warner Jones, Clint Johnston)
  • :Career: 181 (Nick Morrow)
  • Base on Balls
  • :Game: 5 (3 players)
  • :Season: 63 (Vee Hightower)
  • :Career: 146 (Steve Chandler)
  • Stolen Bases
  • :Game: 5 (3 players)
  • :Season: 51 (Bob Schabes)
  • :Career: 96 (Charles DeFrance)
  • Strikeouts
  • :Game: 5 (George Flower)
  • :Season: 73 (Gary Burns)
  • :Career: 182 (Cam Hazen)
  • Hitting Streak
  • :38 Games (Ryan Flaherty)

Pitching

  • Wins
  • :Season: 14 (Tyler Beede)
  • :Season: 14 (Carson Fulmer)
  • :Career: 32 (Patrick Raby)
  • Winning Percentage
  • :Season: 1.000 (Steve Burger, 6–0)
  • :Career: .792 (Jack Nuismer)
  • Saves
  • :Season: 17 (Tyler Brown)
  • :Career: 26 (Brian Miller)
  • Games Pitched
  • :Season: 36 (Joe Barbao)
  • :Career: 116 (David Daniels)
  • Innings Pitched
  • :Game: 13 (Scott Newell)
  • :Season: 133.1 (David Price)
  • :Career: 340.0 (Jim Heins)
  • Earned Run Average
  • :Season: 1.07 (Jimmy Stephens)
  • :Career: 1.68 (Jeff Peeples)
  • Strikeouts
  • :Game: 23 (Doug Wessel)
  • :Season: 194 (David Price)
  • :Career: 441 (David Price)

Player awards

Pedro Alvarez

David Price

  • 2007 Roger Clemens Award Winner
  • 2007 Golden Spikes Award Winner
  • 2007 Dick Howser Trophy Winner
  • 2007 Baseball America College Player of the Year
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association National Player of the Year
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American
  • 2007 Brooks Wallace Award Winner
  • 2007 Baseball America College All-America First Team
  • 2007 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District Player of the Year
  • 2007 SEC Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2007 SEC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2007 First Team All-SEC
  • 2006 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
  • 2006 Baseball America Summer Player of the Year

Casey Weathers

  • 2007 Baseball America First Team All American
  • 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American
  • 2007 First Team All SEC

Dansby Swanson

SEC awards

David Price - 2007
Grayson Garvin - 2011
Carson Fulmer - 2015
Hunter Bledsoe - 1999
Tony Kemp - 2013
JJ Bleday - 2019
Pedro Alvarez - 2006
Tony Kemp - 2011
Enrique Bradfield - 2021

First Team All-Americans

Notable players

See also

References

External links