Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

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Vanderbilt Commodores
Founded: 1886
Vanderbilt Commodores athletic logo
University Vanderbilt University
Conference SEC
Eastern Division
Location Nashville, TN
Head Coach Tim Corbin (6th year)
Home Stadium Hawkins Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Commodores
Colors Gold and Black

             
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1973, 1974, 1980, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Tournament Champions
1980, 2007
Conference Champions
1973, 1974, 1980, 2007

The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Vanderbilt athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores play their home games on campus in Hawkins Field, and are currently coached by head coach Tim Corbin. The Vanderbilt baseball team has two things in common with the Boston Red Sox major league baseball team: a 35 ft. left field wall comparable to the legendary Green Monster in historic Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox), and singing Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline in the middle of the 8th inning during games.

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[edit] History

Vanderbilt's baseball team has enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years. The team qualified for the NCAA Super Regionals in 2004, had the nation's top recruiting class in 2005 according to Baseball America,[1] 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 most of the 2007 season and earned the #1 national seed for the 2007 NCAA tournament.

[edit] Stadium

The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field, which is an on-campus facility with a 2,000 seat capacity. It is adjacent to both Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and sits 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.

In May 2008, Vanderbilt announced extensive plans to upgrade its athletic facilities. Included in these renovations plans are the addition of seats down the first base line and outfield seats in both left-center and right field. These additions will likely increase capacity to 3,000 seats, if not more.

[edit] Head Coaches

The Commodores have had twenty-one head coaches in the program's history. Of these twenty-one coaches, only three have coached more than 300 games: Tim Corbin, Roy Mewbourne, and Larry Schmittou. Corbin is the current head coach and has been at the helm of the program since 2003 and had compiled a 193-108 record entering the 2008 season. He succeeded Roy Mewbourne, who coached from 1979-2002 and tallied a 655-608-9 record. Schmittou led the program for ten seasons from 1968-1978 and compiled a 306-252-1 record.

[edit] Year-by-Year Results (Scholarship Era)

Overall Conference
Season Head Coach W L T W L T Postseason Notes
1968 Larry Schmittou 7 15 0 2 13 0
1969 Larry Schmittou 21 18 0 3 10 0
1970 Larry Schmittou 24 16 0 5 10 0
1971 Larry Schmittou 33 19 0 10 7 0
1972 Larry Schmittou 35 15 0 13 5 0
1973 Larry Schmittou 36 16 0 13 5 0 SEC Tournament Champion. NCAA Tournament Participant.
1974 Larry Schmittou 37 22 0 11 4 0 SEC Tournament Champion. NCAA Tournament Participant.
1975 Larry Schmittou 30 39 0 7 9 0
1976 Larry Schmittou 27 23 0 12 12 0
1977 Larry Schmittou 25 25 1 13 12 0
1978 Larry Schmittou 31 17 0 10 13 0
1979 Roy Mewbourne 21 25 0 8 14 0
1980 Roy Mewbourne 34 21 1 13 9 0 SEC Tournament Champion. NCAA Tournament Participant.
1981 Roy Mewbourne 26 25 1 9 12 1
1982 Roy Mewbourne 28 17 2 11 12 1
1983 Roy Mewbourne 22 23 1 6 15 0
1984 Roy Mewbourne 28 17 0 9 11 0
1985 Roy Mewbourne 35 16 0 10 13 0
1986 Roy Mewbourne 25 29 0 9 18 0
1987 Roy Mewbourne 27 25 0 7 20 0
1988 Roy Mewbourne 30 23 0 11 16 0
1989 Roy Mewbourne 31 21 2 11 15 1
1990 Roy Mewbourne 28 30 0 12 13 0
1991 Roy Mewbourne 29 27 0 9 19 0
1992 Roy Mewbourne 29 24 1 11 12 0
1993 Roy Mewbourne 32 23 1 11 15 1
1994 Roy Mewbourne 28 30 0 10 20 0
1995 Roy Mewbourne 26 30 0 8 19 0
1996 Roy Mewbourne 29 25 0 14 16 0
1997 Roy Mewbourne 31 24 0 14 16 0
1998 Roy Mewbourne 25 28 0 6 24 0
1999 Roy Mewbourne 22 23 0 8 22 0
2000 Roy Mewbourne 21 23 0 5 24 0
2001 Roy Mewbourne 24 31 0 9 21 0
2002 Roy Mewbourne 24 27 0 7 21 0
2003 Tim Corbin 27 28 0 14 16 0
2004 Tim Corbin 45 19 0 16 14 0 SEC Tournament Runner-Up. Won Charlottesville Regional. Lost Austin Super Regional.
2005 Tim Corbin 34 21 0 13 17 0
2006 Tim Corbin 38 27 0 16 14 0 SEC Tournament Runner-Up. Lost in Atlanta Regional.
2007 Tim Corbin 54 13 0 22 8 0 SEC Champion. SEC Tournament Champion. #1 Overall Seed. Lost in Nashville Regional.
2008 Tim Corbin 41 22 0 15 14 0 Lost in Tempe Regional.
Totals 1200 942 10 423 580 4 1 SEC Championship. 4 SEC Tournament Championships. 1 Regional Championship.

[edit] Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament

Year Record Pct Notes
Vanderbilt did not make the tournament from 1947 to 1972.
1973  ?-? .???
1974  ?-? .???
Vanderbilt did not make the tournament from 1975 to 1979.
1980  ?-? .???
Vanderbilt did not make the tournament from 1981 to 2003.
2004 3-2 .600 Eliminated by Texas in the Super Regionals
Vanderbilt did not make the tournament in 2005.
2006 2-2 .500 Eliminated by Georgia Tech in Regional Finals
2007 3-2 .600 #1 Overall seed in the tournament; Eliminated by Michigan in Regional Finals
2008 1-2 .333 Eliminated by Oklahoma in Tempe Regional Semi-finals.
TOTALS
 ?-? .???

[edit] NCAA Records

[edit] Individual School Records

[edit] Batting

[edit] Batting Average

Season: .459 - Hunter Bledsoe
Career: .425 - Hunter Bledsoe

[edit] Hits

Game: 6 (Ralph Greenbaum)
Season: 111 (Warner Jones)
Career: 300 (Dominic De La Osa)

[edit] Runs Scored

Game: 5 (10 players)
Season: (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 208 (Nick Morrow))

[edit] Doubles

Game: 4 (Matt Kata)
Season: 27 (Warner Jones)
Career: ??? (Dominic De La Osa)

[edit] Triples

Game: 2 (8 players)
Season: 8 (Ryan Klosterman)
Career: 15 (Nick Morrow)

[edit] Home Runs

Game: 3 (3 players)
Season: 22 (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 49 (Pedro Alvarez, Scotti Madison)

[edit] Total Bases

Game: 13 (John McLean, Greg Thomas)
Season: 186 (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 452 (Nick Morrow)

[edit] Runs Batted In

Game: 9 (David Joiner)
Season: 74 (Warner Jones, Clint Johnston)
Career: 181 (Nick Morrow)

[edit] Base on Balls

Game: 5 (3 players)
Season: 63 (Vee Hightower)
Career: 146 (Steve Chandler)

[edit] Stolen Bases

Game: 5 (3 players)
Season: 51 (Bob Schabes)
Career: 96 (Charles DeFrance)

[edit] Strikeouts

Game: 5 (George Flower)
Season: 73 (Mike Skaggs)
Career: 182 (Cam Hazen)

[edit] Hitting Streak

38 (Ryan Flaherty)

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Wins

Season: 12 (Casey Weathers, Jeff Peeples)
Career: 29 (Jeff Peeples)

[edit] Winning Percentage

Season: 1.000 (Steve Burger, 6-0)
Career: .792 (Jack Nuismer)

[edit] Saves

Season: 11 (Ryan Rote)
Career: 19 (Ryan Rote)

[edit] Games Pitched

Season: 36 (Joe Barbao)
Career: 116 (David Daniels)

[edit] Innings Pitched

Game: 13 (Scott Newell)
Season: 133.1 (David Price)
Career: 340.0 (Jim Heins)

[edit] Earned Run Average

Season: 1.07 (Jimmy Stephens)
Career: 1.68 (Jeff Peeples)

[edit] Strikeouts

Game: 23 (Doug Wessel)
Season: 194 (David Price)
Career: 441 (David Price)

[edit] Team Records

[edit] Player Awards

[edit] Pedro Alvarez

  • 2007 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
  • 2007 Baseball America First Team All American[2]
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All American[3]
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All American[4]
  • 2006 Baseball America National Freshman of the Year[5]
  • 2006 Baseball America First Team All American[6]

[edit] David Price

  • 2007 Roger Clemens Award Winner[7]
  • 2007 Golden Spikes Award Winner[8]
  • 2007 Dick Howser Trophy Winner[9]
  • 2007 Baseball America College Player of the Year[10]
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association National Player of the Year[11]
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American[11]
  • 2007 Brooks Wallace Award Winner[12]
  • 2007 Baseball America College All-America First Team[13]
  • 2007 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year[14]
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American[15]
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District Player of the Year[16]
  • 2007 SEC Male Athlete of the Year[17]
  • 2007 SEC Pitcher of the Year[17]
  • 2007 First Team All-SEC[17]
  • 2006 Golden Spikes Award Finalist[18]
  • 2006 Baseball America Summer Player of the Year [10]

[edit] Casey Weathers

  • 2007 Baseball America First Team All American [19]
  • 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American [20]
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American [21]
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American[22]
  • 2007 First Team All SEC [23]