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2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
CBNo. 18
Record36–25–1 (15–13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachScott Brown (5th season)
Hitting coachD.J. Svihlik (1st season)
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 52 19 0   .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 43 23 0   .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 15 13 1   .534 36 25 1   .589
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 36 23 0   .610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 35 25 0   .583
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 25 32 0   .439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 21 0   .250 27 25 0   .519
Western
No. 2 LSU  xy 21 9 0   .700 52 20 0   .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18 11 0   .621 45 19 0   .703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 17 13 0   .567 40 27 0   .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 41 23 0   .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 37 26 0   .587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 32 25 0   .561
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5 24 1   .183 19 34 1   .361
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Tim Corbin, in his 15th season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores would finish the regular season 33–21–1 overall, 15–13–1 in conference play and be invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Vanderbilt would beat Clemson to win the Clemson Regional, before losing to #1 Oregon State in the Corvallis Super Regional.

Previous season

The Commodores had a hot start to the 2016 season, being ranked as high as #2 before compiling a 40–15 regular season record, going 18–12 in the SEC. The Commodores finished ranked #10 in the nation and earned a #6 seed in the 2016 Southeastern Conference tournament. The Commodores went 2–2 and were eliminated by Texas A&M, the eventual champions. Following the SEC tournament, the Commodores hosted a regional in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, part of the Louisville super regional. The season was marred by the death of freshman pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned the day before Vanderbilt was to take on Xavier University in their first regional game. Vanderbilt went 0–2 in the Nashville regional to end the season, falling to Xavier and Washington.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[1]

Pitchers

  • 6 – Justin Wilson – Sophomore
  • 11 – Paxton Stover – Junior
  • 16 – Penn MurfeeRedshirt Junior
  • 24 – Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 25 – Michael Sandborn – Freshman
  • 27 – Chandler Day – Sophomore
  • 28 – Matt Ruppenthal – Junior
  • 29 – Patrick Raby – Sophomore
  • 34 – Zach King – Freshman
  • 35 – Jackson Gillis – Freshman
  • 38 – Matt McGarry – Sophomore
  • 40 – Collin SniderJunior
  • 42 – Maddux Conger – Sophomore
  • 44 – Kyle WrightJunior
  • 45 – Reid Schaller – Freshman
  • 49 – A.J. Franklin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 – Drake Fellows – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Jason DelaySenior
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 20 – Ty Duvall – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Harrison Ray – Freshman
  • 8 – Alonzo Jones – Sophomore
  • 9 – Will ToffeyJunior
  • 10 – Ethan Paul – Sophomore
  • 12 – Connor KaiserSophomore
  • 21 – Alex Brewer – Freshman
  • 22 – Julian Infante – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Ro Coleman – Senior
  • 3 – Jeren KendallJunior
  • 13 – Kiambu Fentress – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 – Walker Grisanti – Sophomore
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 24- Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 51 – J.J. BledayFreshman
 

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Vanderbilt
Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 15 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott Brown Assistant coach 5 SUNY Cortland (1999)
D.J. Svihlik Hitting Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 1 Illinois (2000)

Schedule

Legend
  Vanderbilt win
  Vanderbilt loss
  Postponement
Bold Vanderbilt team member
2017 Vanderbilt Commodores Game Log
Regular season
Post-season
NCAA tournament Corvallis Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
June 9 #1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 4—8 Thompson (14—0) Raby (10—4) 3,737 36—24—1 15–13–1
June 10 #1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 2—9 Fehmel (5—2) Wright (5—6) 3,734 36—25—1 15–13–1

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 5–24 1–2 3–0 0–3 . . 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 0–3 0–2 ALA W7 1–9 1–6
ARK 18–11 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 1–1 2–1 2–1 ARK W2 6–3 2–0
AUB 16–14 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . AUB W5 7–3 1–2
FLA 21–9 3–0 . 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 FLA E1 8–2 4–1
UGA 11–19 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 UGA E6 4–6 0–3
KEN 19–11 . . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 KEN E2 7–3 2–0
LSU 21–9 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . LSU W1 7–3 4–0
MSU 17–13 3–0 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 . MSU W3 6–4 3–2
MIZZ 14–16 3–0 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 MIZZ E4 4–6 2–2
MISS 14–16 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 MISS W6 5–5 1–2
SCAR 13–17 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 SCAR E5 2–8 1–0
TENN 7–21 . 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 1–1 TENN E7 1–7 0–4
TAMU 16–14 3–0 1–2 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 TAMU W4 5–5 2–1
VAN 15–13 2–0 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 . . 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 VAN E3 5–4 0–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

References

  1. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.