Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

NCAA college baseball team

Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
Founded| 1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Conference history| Independent (1886–1894)
SIAA (1895–1921)
Southern Conference (1922–1932)
Southeastern Conference (1933–present)
Overall record| 2,369-1,923-31
University| Vanderbilt University
Athletic director| Candice Storey Lee
Head coach| Tim Corbin (23rd season)
Conference| Southeastern Conference
Location| Nashville, Tennessee
Home stadium| Hawkins Field
(Capacity: 3,700)
Nickname| Commodores, VandyBoys
Colors| Black and gold[1]

NCAA Tournament champions
2014, 2019
College World Series runner-up
2015, 2021
College World Series appearances
2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021
NCAA regional champions
2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances
1973, 1974, 1980, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1980, 2007, 2019, 2023
Regular season conference champions
1910, 1912, 1921, 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2019

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 Eastern division of 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.[2] 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.[3]

## History

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Vanderbilt first fielded a baseball team in 1886.[citation needed] 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.[4] Baseball became a scholarship sport in 1968.[citation needed]

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.[5] The team qualified for the NCAA Super Regionals in 2004, had the nation's top recruiting class in 2005 according to Baseball America,[6] 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

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Main article: Hawkins Field

The original venue for the Commodores ball club was Dudley Field.[7] 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

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Tenure  | Coach  | Years  | G  | W  | L  | T  | Winning %

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1904 | T. W. Davis | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | .760
1908 | Grantland Rice | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .538
1909–1910 | E. J. Hamilton | 2 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | .513
1911 | Drew Fann | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533
1912–1913 | Herbert Charles Sanborn | 2 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | .550
1914 | Dick Lyle | 1 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .609
1917, 24–40&52 | Bill Schwartz | 19 | 268 | 155 | 112 | 1 | .580
1918 | John Palmer | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .384
1919 | Ray Morrison | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500
1920–1921 | Byrd Douglas | 2 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 0 | .620
1922–1923 | Wallace Wade | 2 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0 | .667
1942&1947 | James A. Scoggins | 2 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | .513
1948 | Tommy Harrison | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .545
1949–51&54–56 | Dave Scobey | 6 | 118 | 43 | 75 | 0 | .364
1953 | Woody Johnson | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278
1957–1959&61 | Dick Richardson | 4 | 87 | 24 | 63 | 0 | .276
1960 | Harley Boss | 3 | 63 | 21 | 42 | 0 | .333
1962 | Jerry Elliot | 1 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .136
1965–1967 | George Archie | 3 | 60 | 18 | 42 | 0 | .300
1968–1978 | Larry Schmittou | 11 | 559 | 306 | 252 | 1 | .548
1979–2002 | Roy Mewbourne | 24 | 1272 | 655 | 608 | 9 | .518
2003–present | Tim Corbin | 22 | 1,095 | 802 | 377 | 1 | .680
Totals  | 23 coaches  | 103  | 3652  | 1995  | 1634  | 23  | .549

Longest Tenure  | Rank  | Name  | Seasons

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1  | Roy Mewbourne  | 24
2  | Tim Corbin  | 22
3  | Bill Schwartz  | 19
Most Wins  | Rank  | Name  | Wins

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1  | Tim Corbin  | 740
2  | Roy Mewbourne  | 655
3  | Larry Schmittou  | 306
Best Winning Pct.  | Rank  | Name  | Pct.

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1  | T. W. Davis  | .760
2  | Tim Corbin  | .675
3  | Wallace Wade  | .667

## Year-by-year results

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Records taken from the 2011 Vanderbilt baseball media guide.[8]
In 1997, Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to an ineligible player.

Year  | Head coach  | W  | L  | T  | Winning %  | Conf. W  | Conf. L  | Conf. T  | Winning %  | Conf. finish  | Notes

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1886  | Unavailable  | 1  | 1  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  |  | .000  | N/A  | —
1887  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1.000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1888  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1 .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1889  | 1  | 1  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1890  | No Records Available  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1891  | Unavailable  | 0  | 3  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1892  | 5  | 4  | 0  | .556  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1893  | 5  | 3  | 2  | .600  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1894  | 4  | 4  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1895  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1 .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1896  | 7  | 2  | 1  | .750  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1897  | 8  | 4  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1898  | 8  | 2  | 1  | .773  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1899  | 5  | 4  | 0  | .556  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1900  | 8  | 7  | 0  | .533  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1901  | 9  | 3  | 0  | .750  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1902  | 11  | 6  | 1  | .639  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1903  | 15  | 2  | 0  | .882  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1904  | T.W. Davis | 19  | 6  | 0  | .760  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1905  | Unavailable  | 22  | 5  | 0  | .815  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1906  | 11  | 10  | 0  | .524  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1907  | 15  | 5  | 0  | .750  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1908  | Grantland Rice | 11  | 9  | 2  | .545  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1909  | E.J. Hamilton | 7  | 12  | 1  | .375  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1910  | 12  | 6  | 0  | .667  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | SIAA Champions
1911  | Anderson Weakley | 8  | 7  | 0  | .533  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1912  | Herbert Sanborn | 13  | 7  | 0  | .650  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | SIAA Champions
1913  | 8  | 10  | 2  | .450  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1914  | Dick Lyle | 13  | 8  | 2  | .609  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1915  | Unavailable  | 15  | 13  | 2  | .533  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1916  | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1917  | Bill Schwartz | 1  | 0  | 1  | .750  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1918  | Palmer  | 5  | 8  | 0  | .385  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1919  | Ray Morrison | 3  | 3  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1920  | Byrd Douglas | 11  | 11  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1921  | 20  | 8  | 0  | .714  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | SIAA Champions
1922  | Wallace Wade | 14  | 7  | 0  | .667  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1923  | 12  | 6  | 0  | .667  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1924  | Bill Schwartz  | 5  | 9  | 0  | .357  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1925  | 10  | 8  | 0  | .556  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1926  | 13  | 13  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1927  | 11  | 12  | 0  | .478  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1928  | 7  | 6  | 0  | .538  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1929  | 17  | 5  | 0  | .773  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1930  | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1931  | 7  | 7  | 0  | .500  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1932  | 16  | 4  | 0  | .800  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1933  | Unavailable  | 9  | 1  | 0  | .900  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1934  | Bill Schwartz  | 5  | 6  | 0  | .455  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1935  | 10  | 2  | 0  | .833  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1936  | 15  | 2  | 0  | .882  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1937  | 11  | 4  | 0  | .733  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1938  | 6  | 3  | 0  | .667  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1939  | 11  | 5  | 0  | .688  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1940  | 8  | 2  | 0  | .800  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1941  | Unavailable  | 8  | 10  | 0  | .444  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1942  | Jim Scoggins | 10  | 8  | 1  | .553  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1943  | Unavailable  | 14  | 8  | 0  | .636  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1944  | No team due to WWII  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1945
1946  | No team  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | N/A  | —
1947  | Jim Scoggins  | 10  | 11  | 0  | .476  | 2  | 5  | 0  | .286  |  | —
1948  | Tommy Harrison | 11  | 9  | 2  | .523  | 7  | 8  | 1  | .333  |  | —
1949  | Dave Scobey | 8  | 11  | 1  | .425  | 4  | 8  | 0  | .333  |  | —
1950  | 6  | 16  | 0  | .273  | 4  | 13  | 0  | .308  |  | —
1951  | 0  | 18  | 1  | .026  | 0  | 13  | 1  | .036  |  | —
1952  | Bill Schwartz | 4  | 16  | 0  | .200  | 2  | 13  | 0  | .133  |  | —
1953  | Woody Johnson  | 5  | 13  | 0  | .278  | 3  | 11  | 0  | .133  |  | —
1954  | Dave Scobey  | 11  | 9  | 1  | .548  | 8  | 7  | 1  | .531  |  | —
1955  | 12  | 6  | 0  | .667  | 10  | 4  | 0  | .714  |  | —
1956  | 6  | 15  | 0  | .200  | 3  | 12  | 0  | .200  |  | —
1957  | Dick Richardson  | 8  | 14  | 0  | .364  | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  |  | —
1958  | 4  | 9  | 0  | .308  | 2  | 6  | 0  | .250  |  | —
1959  | 5  | 15  | 0  | .250  | 2  | 13  | 0  | .133  |  | —
1960  | Harley Boss | 8  | 13  | 0  | .381  | 5  | 8  | 0  | .385  |  | —
1961  | Dick Richardson  | 7  | 15  | 0  | .318  | 2  | 11  | 0  | .154  |  | —
1962  | Jerry Elliot | 2  | 18  | 2  | .119  | 0  | 16  | 2  | .056  |  | —
1963  | Harley Boss  | 6  | 15  | 0  | .400  | 4  | 13  | 0  | .235  |  | —
1964  | 7  | 14  | 0  | .333  | 4  | 12  | 0  | .250  |  | —
1965  | George Archie | 5  | 14  | 0  | .263  | 1  | 11  | 0  | .083  |  | —
1966  | 2  | 16  | 0  | .111  | 1  | 12  | 0  | .077  |  | —
1967  | 11  | 12  | 0  | .478  | 8  | 9  | 0  | .471  |  | —
1968  | Larry Schmittou | 7  | 15  | 0  | .318  | 2  | 13  | 0  | .133  | 10th  | —
1969  | 21  | 18  | 0  | .538  | 3  | 10  | 0  | .231  | 10th  | —
1970  | 24  | 16  | 0  | .600  | 5  | 10  | 0  | .333  | 7th  | —
1971  | 33  | 19  | 0  | .635  | 10  | 7  | 0  | .588  | 2nd  | SEC East Division Champions
1972  | 35  | 15  | 0  | .700  | 13  | 5  | 0  | .722  | 2nd  | SEC East Division Champions
1973  | 36  | 16  | 0  | .692  | 13  | 5  | 0  | .722  | 1st  | SEC Champions
NCAA regional
1974  | 37  | 22  | 0  | .627  | 11  | 4  | 0  | .733  | 1st  | SEC Champions
NCAA regional
1975  | 30  | 39  | 0  | .435  | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | t-7th  | —
1976  | 27  | 23  | 0  | .540  | 12  | 12  | 0  | .500  | 4th  | —
1977  | 25  | 25  | 1  | .500  | 13  | 12  | 0  | .520  | 3rd  | —
1978  | 31  | 17  | 0  | .646  | 10  | 13  | 0  | .435  | 8th  | —
1979  | Roy Mewbourne | 21  | 25  | 0  | .457  | 8  | 14  | 0  | .364  | 8th  | —
1980  | 34  | 21  | 1  | .616  | 13  | 9  | 0  | .591  | 3rd  | SECT Champions
NCAA regional
1981  | 26  | 25  | 1  | .510  | 9  | 12  | 1  | .432  | 6th  | —
1982  | 28  | 17  | 2  | .617  | 11  | 12  | 1  | .479  | 6th  | —
1983  | 22  | 23  | 1  | .489  | 6  | 15  | 0  | .286  | 9th  | —
1984  | 28  | 17  | 0  | .622  | 9  | 11  | 0  | .450  | 6th  | —
1985  | 35  | 16  | 0  | .686  | 10  | 13  | 0  | .435  | t-6th  | —
1986  | 25  | 29  | 0  | .463  | 9  | 18  | 0  | .333  | 9th  | —
1987  | 27  | 25  | 0  | .519  | 7  | 20  | 0  | .259  | 9th  | —
1988  | 30  | 23  | 0  | .566  | 11  | 16  | 0  | .407  | t-6th  | —
1989  | 31  | 21  | 2  | .593  | 11  | 15  | 1  | .426  | 7th  | —
1990  | 28  | 30  | 0  | .483  | 12  | 13  | 0  | .480  | 5th  | —
1991  | 29  | 27  | 0  | .518  | 8  | 19  | 0  | .296  | 9th  | —
1992  | 29  | 24  | 1  | .546  | 11  | 12  | 0  | .478  | 6th  | —
1993  | 32  | 23  | 1  | .580  | 11  | 15  | 1  | .426  | 8th  | —
1994  | 28  | 30  | 0  | .483  | 10  | 20  | 0  | .333  | 10th  | —
1995  | 26  | 30  | 0  | .464  | 8  | 19  | 0  | .296  | 11th  | —
1996  | 29  | 25  | 0  | .537  | 14  | 16  | 0  | .467  | 8th  | —
1997√ | 31  | 24  | 0  | .564  | 14  | 16  | 0  | .467  | 8th  | –
1998  | 25  | 28  | 0  | .472  | 6  | 24  | 0  | .200  | 12th  | —
1999  | 22  | 33  | 0  | .400  | 8  | 22  | 0  | .267  | 12th  | —
2000  | 21  | 33  | 0  | .389  | 5  | 24  | 0  | .172  | 12th  | —
2001  | 24  | 31  | 0  | .436  | 9  | 21  | 0  | .300  | 11th  | —
2002  | 24  | 27  | 0  | .471  | 7  | 21  | 0  | .250  | 11th  | —
2003  | Tim Corbin | 27  | 28  | 0  | .491  | 14  | 16  | 0  | .467  | t-6th  | —
2004  | 45  | 19  | 0  | .703  | 16  | 14  | 0  | .533  | 7th  | NCAA Super Regional
2005  | 34  | 21  | 0  | .618  | 13  | 17  | 0  | .433  | t-8th  | —
2006  | 38  | 27  | 0  | .585  | 16  | 14  | 0  | .533  | 6th  | NCAA regional
2007  | 54  | 13  | 0  | .806  | 22  | 8  | 0  | .733  | 1st  | SEC Champions
SECT Champions
NCAA regional
2008  | 41  | 22  | 0  | .651  | 14  | 13  | 0  | .519  | 6th  | NCAA regional
2009  | 37  | 27  | 0  | .578  | 12  | 17  | 0  | .414  | 8th  | NCAA regional
2010  | 45  | 20  | 0  | .692  | 16  | 12  | 0  | .571  | 3rd  | NCAA Super Regional
2011  | 54  | 12  | 0  | .830  | 22  | 8  | 0  | .724  | t 1st  | SEC Champions
College World Series
2012  | 35  | 28  | 0  | .556  | 16  | 14  | 0  | .533  | 4th  | NCAA regional
2013 | 54  | 12  | 0  | .830  | 26  | 3  | 0  | .897  | 1st  | SEC Champions
NCAA Super Regional
2014 | 51  | 21  | 0  | .704  | 17  | 13  | 0  | .567  | 3rd (East)  | NCAA Division I Champions
2015 | 51  | 21  | 0  | .704  | 20  | 10  | 0  | .666  | 1st (East)  | SEC East Division Champions
NCAA Division I Runners-up
2016 | 43  | 19  | 0  | .694  | 18  | 12  | 0  | .600  | 3rd (East)  | NCAA regional
2017 | 36  | 25  | 1  | .581  | 15  | 13  | 1  | .517  | 3rd (East)  | NCAA Super Regional
2018 | 35  | 27  | 0  | .565  | 16  | 14  | 0  | .533  | 4th (East)  | NCAA Super Regional
2019 | 59  | 12  | 0  | .831  | 23  | 7  | 0  | .767  | 1st (East)  | SEC Champions
SECT Champions
NCAA Division I Champions
2020 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2020 season cancelled after March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listed results are unofficial, and not counted in the totals below.
2021 | 49  | 18  | 0  | .731  | 19  | 10  | 0  | .655  | 2nd (East)  | NCAA Division I Runners-up
2022 | 39  | 23  | 0  | .629  | 14  | 16  | 0  | .467  | 4th (East)  | NCAA regional
2023 | 42  | 20  | 0  | .677  | 19  | 11  | 0  | .633  | 2nd (East)  | SECT Champions
NCAA regional
2024 | 38  | 21  | 0  | .644  | 13  | 17  | 0  | .433  | 4th (East)  | NCAA regional
Totals  | 2434√  | 1950  | 31  | .555  | 755  | 961  | 10  | .440  | —  | 6 SEC Championships
4 SEC Tournament Championships
21 NCAA tournament
5 College World Series
2 National Championships

√ Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to Hunter Bledsoe being ineligible player.[8][9]

## NCAA tournaments

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2014 NCAA National Championship Trophy

* The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
* The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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1973 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Miami in the Starkville Regional
1974 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Georgia Southern in the Starkville Regional
1980 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by UNO in the Tallahassee Regional
2004 | 3–2  | .600  | Won Charlottesville Regional
Eliminated by Texas in the Austin Super Regional
2006 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Georgia Tech in the Atlanta Regional Finals
2007 | 3–2  | .600  | #1 Overall seed in the tournament
Eliminated by Michigan in the Nashville Regional Finals
2008 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Oklahoma in the Tempe Regional Semi-finals.
2009 | 3–2  | .600  | Eliminated by Louisville in the Louisville Regional Finals
2010 | 5–3  | .625  | Won Louisville Regional
Eliminated by Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional
2011 | 7–2  | .778  | #6 Overall seed in the tournament
Won Nashville Regional
Won Nashville Super Regional
Finished Third in the 2011 College World Series (Eliminated by Florida as the SEC swept the podium)
2012 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by North Carolina State in the Raleigh Regional Finals
2013 | 3–3  | .500  | #2 Overall seed in the tournament
Won Nashville Regional
Eliminated by Louisville in the Nashville Super Regional
2014 | 10–3  | .769  | Won Nashville Regional
Won Nashville Super Regional
Won College World Series
2015 | 9–2  | .818  | Won Nashville Regional
Won Champaign Super Regional
College World Series Runner-up (lost to Virginia)
2016 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by Washington in the Nashville Regional. Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett died the night before the Regional.
2017 | 3–3  | .500  | Won Clemson Regional
Eliminated by Oregon State in Corvallis Super Regional
2018 | 4-2  | .666  | Won Clemson Regional
Eliminated by Mississippi St. in Nashville Super Regional
2019 | 10-2  | .833  | #2 Overall seed in the tournament
Won Nashville Regional
Won Nashville Super Regional
Won College World Series
2021 | 9-3  | .750  | #4 Overall seed in the tournament
Won Nashville Regional
Won Nashville Super Regional
College World Series Runner-up (lost to Mississippi State)
2022 | 3-2  | .600  | Eliminated by Oregon State in the Corvallis Regional Finals
2023 | 1-2  | .333  | #6 Overall seed in the tournament
Eliminated by Xavier in the Nashville Regional
2024 | 0-2  | .000  | Eliminated by Coastal Carolina in the Clemson Regional
TOTALS  | 81–49  | .623  | 22 Regional Appearances
10 Super Regional Appearances
5 College World Series appearances
2 National Championships

## NCAA records

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* 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 championships

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

Year  | Conference Championship  | Coach  | Overall Record  | Conference Record

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1910 | SIAA Season Championship  | E.J. Hamilton  | 12-6  | 7–5
1912 | SIAA Season Championship  | Herbert Sanborn  | 13-7  | 12–2
1921 | SIAA Season Championship  | Byrd Douglas  | 20-8  | 14–4
1971  | SEC East Division Championship  | Larry Schmittou  | 33-19  | 10-7
1972  | SEC East Division Championship  | 35-15  | 13-5
1973  | SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | 36-16  | 13-5
1974  | SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | 37-22  | 11-4
1980  | SEC Tournament Championship  | Roy Mewbourne  | 34-21-1  | 13-9
2007  | SEC Tournament Championship
SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | Tim Corbin  | 54-13  | 22-8
2011 | SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | 54-12  | 22-8
2013 | SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | 54-12  | 26-3
2015 | SEC East Division Championship  | 51-21  | 20-10
2019 | SEC Tournament Championship
SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship  | 59-12  | 23-7
2023 | SEC Tournament Championship  | 42-20  | 19-11

## Individual school records

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### Batting

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* 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

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* 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

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### Pedro Alvarez

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* 2007 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
* 2007 Baseball America First Team All American[10]
* 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All American[11]
* 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All American[12]
* 2006 Baseball America National Freshman of the Year[13]
* 2006 Collegiate Baseball National Freshman of the Year[14]
* 2006 Baseball America First Team All American[15]

### David Price

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* 2007 Roger Clemens Award Winner[16]
* 2007 Golden Spikes Award Winner[17]
* 2007 Dick Howser Trophy Winner[18]
* 2007 Baseball America College Player of the Year[19]
* 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association National Player of the Year[20]
* 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American[20]
* 2007 Brooks Wallace Award Winner[21]
* 2007 Baseball America College All-America First Team[22]
* 2007 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year[23]
* 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American[24]
* 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District Player of the Year[25]
* 2007 SEC Male Athlete of the Year[26]
* 2007 SEC Pitcher of the Year[26]
* 2007 First Team All-SEC[26]
* 2006 Golden Spikes Award Finalist[27]
* 2006 Baseball America Summer Player of the Year[19]

### Casey Weathers

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* 2007 Baseball America First Team All American[28]
* 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American[29]
* 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American[12]
* 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American[11]
* 2007 First Team All SEC[30]

### Dansby Swanson

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* 2014 All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) First Team
* 2014 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* 2015 All-SEC Second Team
* 2015 Baseball America First Team All-American
* 2015 Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American
* 2015 Coaches' Poll First Team All-American
* First Overall Pick of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks

### SEC awards

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* Pitcher of the Year

David Price \- 2007
Grayson Garvin \- 2011
Carson Fulmer \- 2015

* Player of the Year Award

Hunter Bledsoe - 1999
Tony Kemp - 2013
JJ Bleday - 2019

* Freshman of the Year Award

Pedro Alvarez \- 2006
Tony Kemp - 2011
Enrique Bradfield \- 2021

## First Team All-Americans

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Player  | Position  | Year(s)  | Selectors

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Scotti Madison  | Catcher  | 1980† | ABCA, SN
Vee Hightower  | Outfield  | 1993  | CB, Mizuno
Hunter Bledsoe  | Third Base  | 1999  | CB, LS
Warner Jones  | Second Base  | 2004  | ABCA, BA
Pedro Alvarez  | Third Base  | 2006, 2007  | BA, NCBWA
David Price | Pitcher  | 2007† | ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Casey Weathers  | Pitcher  | 2007† | ABCA, BA, CB
Dominic de la Osa  | Outfielder  | 2007  | ABCA, CB
Sonny Gray  | Pitcher  | 2011  | ABCA
Jason Esposito  | Third Base  | 2011  | ABCA
Tyler Beede  | Pitcher  | 2013  | NCBWA
Tony Kemp  | Second Base  | 2013† | NCBWA, BA, ABCA, CB
Carson Fulmer  | Pitcher  | 2015† | NCBWA, BA, ABCA, CB
Dansby Swanson  | Shortstop  | 2015† | NCBWA, BA, ABCA
J. J. Bleday | Outfielder  | 2019† | ABCA, BA, NCBWA
Austin Martin | Hitter  | 2019  | CB
Kumar Rocker | Pitcher  | 2020, 2021† | CB; ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Mason Hickman  | Pitcher  | 2020  | CB
Enrique Bradfield  | Outfielder  | 2021, 2022  | NCBWA, ABCA; NCBWA
Jack Leiter | Pitcher  | 2021† | ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Source:"SEC All-Americas". secsports.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association LS: Louisville Slugger † Denotes consensus All-American

## Notable players

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* Pedro Álvarez, infielder, former 1st round draft pick (2nd overall, 2008, Pirates)
* Mike Baxter, outfielder, former Padre, Met, Dodger, and Cub
* Tyler Beede, pitcher, twice was a 1st round draft pick (2014, Giants), pitches for the Giants
* J. J. Bleday, outfielder, 4th overall draft pick (2019, Marlins)
* Ben Bowden, pitcher, former 2nd round draft pick (2016, Rockies)
* Walker Buehler, All Star pitcher Los Angeles Dodgers, former 1st round draft pick (24th overall, 2015, Dodgers)
* Matt Buschmann, pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks
* Curt Casali, catcher, Seattle Mariners
* Nick Christiani, pitcher, former Cincinnati Red
* Vince Conde, infielder, former 9th round draft pick (2014, Yankees)
* Joey Cora, infielder, former Seattle Mariners All Star 2B
* Caleb Cotham, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
* Jason Delay, catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
* Ryan Flaherty, infielder, Atlanta Braves
* Jake Eder, pitcher, former fourth round pick (104th overall, 2020, Miami Marlins)
* Drake Fellows, pitcher, 6th round pick (2019, Padres)
* Carson Fulmer, pitcher, former 1st round draft pick (8th overall, 2015, White Sox)
* Grayson Garvin, pitcher, former 1st round draft pick (59th overall, 2011, Rays)
* Sonny Gray, pitcher, Minnesota Twins, former 1st round draft pick (18th overall, 2011, Athletics)
* Drew Hayes, pitcher, former Cincinnati Red
* Taylor Hill, pitcher, former Washington National
* Matt Kata, infielder, former Arizona Diamondback
* Tony Kemp, infielder, Oakland Athletics
* Jeren Kendall, outfielder, Second Team All-SEC (2016)
* Jensen Lewis, pitcher, former Cleveland Indian
* Austin Martin, infielder, Minnesota Twins, 1st round pick (5th overall, Toronto Blue Jays, 2020)
* Mike Minor, pitcher, former 1st round draft pick (7th overall, 2009, Braves)
* Josh Paul, catcher, former White Sox, Cub, Angel, Ray
* David Price, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, former 1st round draft pick (1st overall, 2007, Rays)
* Mark Prior, pitcher, Second Team Freshman All-American (1999)
* Bryan Reynolds, outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates, former 2nd round draft pick (2016, Giants)
* Antoan Richardson, former Atlanta Brave, New York Yankee
* Kumar Rocker, pitcher, 1st round draft pick (10th overall, 2021, New York Mets, 3rd overall, 2022, Texas Rangers)
* Ryan Rote, pitcher, former 5th round draft pick (2005, White Sox)
* Scott Sanderson, pitcher
* Reid Schaller, pitcher, former 3rd round draft pick (2018, Nationals)
* Jordan Sheffield, pitcher, former 1st round draft pick (36th overall, 2016, Dodgers)
* Jeremy Sowers, pitcher, former 1st round draft pick (6th overall, 2004, Indians)
* Dansby Swanson, infielder, Chicago Cubs former 1st round pick (1st overall, 2015, D-Backs)
* Will Toffey, infielder, Philadelphia Phillies
* Drew VerHagen, pitcher, Detroit Tigers
* Casey Weathers, pitcher, former 1st round pick (8th overall, 2007, Rockies)
* Rhett Wiseman, outfielder, former 3rd round draft pick (2015, Nationals)
* Kyle Wright, pitcher, former 1st round pick (5th overall, 2017, Braves)
* Mike Yastrzemski, outfielder San Francisco Giants, former 14th round draft pick (2013, Orioles)
* Josh Zeid, pitcher, former Houston Astro
* Kevin Ziomek, pitcher, former 2nd round draft pick (2013, Tigers)

## See also

[edit]

* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
* 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

## References

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1. ^ "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
2. ^ "CHC: Vanderbilt Baseball history - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site". Vucommodores.cstv.com. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
3. ^ "The Alabama of College Baseball: How Vanderbilt Built an MLB Talent Factory". Bleacher Report.
4. ^ "Be It Philosophy or Foils, He Knows Their Fine Points". Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Deadwood, South Dakota. March 10, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved September 18, 2015 - via Newspapers.com. "His Vanderbilt baseball team, which he coached starting in 1912, won the Southeastern conference championship."
5. ^ Vanderbilt baseball 2016 media guide
6. ^ Kimmey, Will (October 11, 2005). "Vandy Recruits Stay For Top Recruiting Class". Baseball America. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
7. ^ Traughber, Bill. "CHC: Vanderbilt Baseball history", VU Commodores, Nashville, 21 May 2008. Retrieved on 23 March 2015.
8. ^ a b "2019 Vanderbilt Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
9. ^ "Hunter Bledsoe was an SEC Player of the Year". 10 May 2017.
10. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: College: 2007 College All-America Team Chart
11. ^ a b NCBWA > News > 2007 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA All-America Team
12. ^ a b "Price Named ABCA Player of Year :: Junior ace headlines group of five Commodores named to All-American Teams". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
13. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: College: Alvarez Dominates In His Debut
14. ^ SEC Media
15. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: College: 2006 College All-America Team
16. ^ Price Takes Fourth Roger Clemens Award
Watch New 2007 Highlight Video :: Junior ace completes sweep of top collegiate baseball awards
17. ^ Graham, Chris (June 30, 2007). "Vanderbilt's Price wins baseball's 'Heisman'". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 30, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
18. ^ Patton, Maurice (June 14, 2007). "Vanderbilt's Price wins Howser Award". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 30, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
19. ^ a b Fitt, Aaron (June 15, 2007). "Price's excellence almost defies words". Baseball America. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
20. ^ a b "Price named ABCA Player of the Year". Vanderbilt University. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
21. ^ "Price Receives Brooks Wallace Award". vucommodores.com. July 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
22. ^ Fitt, Aaron (June 15, 2007). "College All-America First Team". Baseball America. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
23. ^ Patton, Maurice (May 31, 2007). "Price named national co-player of the year". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 12, 2007. [dead link‍]
24. ^ "NCBWA Announces 2007 Pro-Line Cap All-America Team". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. June 13, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
25. ^ "NCBWA Names 2007 Division I District Players of the Year". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. June 8, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
26. ^ a b c "Price, Abbott Named SEC Athletes of the Year". Southeastern Conference. June 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
27. ^ "Five finalists announced for Golden Spikes Award". ESPN.com. June 1, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
28. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: College: College All-America First Team
29. ^ All Americans Pre-Season 1999
30. ^ "www.secsports.com – SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2008.

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