2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2016 record 8-0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Tim Corbin (14th year)
Assistant coach Scott Brown (4th year)
Assistant coach Travis Jewett (4th year)
Home stadium Hawkins Field
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
#1 Florida 7 – 2 – 0   .778     27 – 3 – 0   .900
#2 South Carolina 7 – 2 – 0   .778     24 – 5 – 0   .828
#6 Vanderbilt 6 – 3 – 0   .667     23 – 5 – 0   .821
#12 Kentucky 6 – 3 – 0   .667     20 – 8 – 0   .714
Georgia 4 – 5 – 0   .444     17 – 12 – 0   .586
Tennessee 3 – 6 – 0   .333     17 – 11 – 0   .607
Missouri 2 – 7 – 0   .222     17 – 13 – 0   .567
Western
#7 Mississippi State 6 – 3 – 0   .667     20 – 8 – 1   .707
#25 Alabama 5 – 4 – 0   .556     16 – 11 – 0   .593
#3 Texas A&M 4 – 5 – 0   .444     22 – 6 – 0   .786
Arkansas 4 – 5 – 0   .444     19 – 9 – 0   .679
#20 LSU 4 – 5 – 0   .444     18 – 9 – 0   .667
#14 Ole Miss 3 – 6 – 0   .333     21 – 7 – 0   .750
Auburn 2 – 7 – 0   .222     13 – 15 – 0   .464
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 1, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2016 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 14th season at Vanderbilt.

Previous season

After a slow start to the 2015 season, the Commodores easily qualified for the 2015 Southeastern Conference tournament, where they finished second to the Florida Gators. They then played host to the 2015 NCAA Nashville Regional, where they defeated Lipscomb University and Radford University, the latter by a record-tying shutout score of 21-0. The Commodores then faced the University of Illinois in the NCAA Superegional, defeating them in a two-game sweep and advancing to the College World Series. In their opening-round game in the 2015 College World Series, Vanderbilt defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4–3, on a walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth in a game that had been suspended due to rain the night before, advancing into the winners' bracket. In their second-round game, Vanderbilt defeated the number 7 national seed TCU, 1–0. Zander Wiel hit a home run in the 7th inning to score the lone run of the game and break up a no-hitter. Behind an offensive outburst and dominating performance behind the arm of Walker Buehler, the Commodores beat TCU 7–1 to advance to their second straight College World Series Championship Series. In game 1 of the championship series Vanderbilt defeated Virginia 5–1 thanks to an outing by Carson Fulmer. Virginia held Vanderbilt scoreless (3-0) for just the second time all year, forcing a winner-take-all third game for the national championship. The Cavaliers beat Vanderbilt 4–2 to win their first baseball national championship in program history.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 21 - John Kilichowski - Junior
  • 23 - Joey Abraham - Sophomore
  • 24 - Jordan Sheffield - Sophomore
  • 27 - Chandler Day - Freshman
  • 28 - Matt Ruppenthal - Sophomore
  • 29 - Patrick Raby - Freshman
  • 31 - Ryan Johnson - Sophomore
  • 32 - Hayden Stone - Junior
  • 35 - Ben Bowden - Junior
  • 38 - Matt McGarry - Freshman
  • 40 - Collin Snider - Sophomore
  • 41 - Donny Everett - Freshman
  • 42 - Maddux Conger - Freshman
  • 44 - Kyle Wright - Sophomore
  • 45 - Evan Steele - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 5 - Jason Delay - Junior
  • 25 - Karl Ellison - Junior
  • 33 - Tristan Chari - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 2 - Tyler Campbell - Senior
  • 8 - Alonzo Jones - Freshman
  • 9 - Will Toffey - Sophomore
  • 10 - Ethan Paul - Freshman
  • 11 - Liam Sabino - Sophomore
  • 12 - Connor Kaiser - Freshman
  • 16 - Penn Murfree - Sophomore
  • 55 - Tyler Green - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Ro Coleman - Junior
  • 3 - Jeren Kendall - Sophomore
  • 17 - Walker Grisanti - Freshman
  • 18 - Nolan Rogers - Junior
  • 19 - Stephen Scott - Freshman
  • 20 - Bryan Reynolds - Junior
  • 39 - Kyle Smith - Senior
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Vanderbilt		 Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 14 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott Brown Assistant coach 4 SUNY Cortland (1999)
Travis Jewett Assistant coach 4 Washington State University (1993)

Schedule

Legend
 Vanderbilt win
 Vanderbilt loss
 Postponement
BoldVanderbilt team member
2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 Tennessee Tech #2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN Postponed
March 3 at Stanford #2 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA 1-4 Beck (2-1) Sheffield (2-1) Hock (2) 8-1
March 3 at Stanford #2 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA 4-1 Bowden (1-0) Bubic (0-1) Stone (1) 9-1
March 5 at Stanford #2 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA Moved to March 3
March 6 at Stanford #2 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA 5-2 Wright (2-0) Hanewich (2-1) Stone (2) 1,816 10-1
March 8 vs. Radford #2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 13-4 Raby (2-0) Swarmer (0-1) None 2,539 11-1
March 9 vs. Radford #2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 12-0 Day (2-0) Ross (0-3) Abraham (1) 2,487 12-1
March 11 vs. Xavier #2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 7-0 Sheffield (3-1) Lowther (1-2) None 2,526 13-1
March 12 vs. Xavier #2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 14-3 Bowden (2-0) Jacknewitz (0-3) None 2831 14-1
March 13 vs. Xavier Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
March 15 vs. Northern Illinois Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
March 18 vs. Mississippi State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
March 19 vs. Mississippi State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
March 20 vs. Mississippi State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
March 22 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
March 25 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO
March 26 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO
March 27 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO
March 29 vs. Belmont First Tennessee Park • Nashville, TN
March 31 vs. South Carolina Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
Post-season

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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