2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play 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.

2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
CBNo. 18
2017 record36-25-1 (15-13-1 SEC)
Head coachTim Corbin (15th season)
Assistant coachScott Brown (5th season)
Hitting coachD.J. Svihlik (1st season)
Home stadiumHawkins Field
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 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  x‍†‍‡‍y 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

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 Murfee - 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 Snider - Junior
  • 42 - Maddux Conger - Sophomore
  • 44 - Kyle Wright - Junior
  • 45 - Reid Schaller - Freshman
  • 49 - A.J. Franklin - Freshman
  • 66 - Drake Fellows - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 5 - Jason Delay - Senior
  • 19 - Stephen Scott - Sophomore
  • 20 - Ty Duvall - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Harrison Ray - Freshman
  • 8 - Alonzo Jones - Sophomore
  • 9 - Will Toffey - Junior
  • 10 - Ethan Paul - Sophomore
  • 12 - Connor Kaiser - Sophomore
  • 21 - Alex Brewer - Freshman
  • 22 - Julian Infante - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

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

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Vanderbilt		Alma mater
Tim CorbinHead coach15Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott BrownAssistant coach5SUNY Cortland (1999)
D.J. SvihlikHitting Coach/Recruiting Coordinator1Illinois (2000)

Schedule
Legend
 Vanderbilt win
 Vanderbilt loss
 Postponement
BoldVanderbilt 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 StateGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon4—8Thompson (14—0)Raby (10—4)—3,73736—24—115-13-1
June 10#1 Oregon StateGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon2—9Fehmel (5—2)Wright (5—6)—3,73436—25—115-13-1

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