2015 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2015 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
2015 record 2–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Tim Corbin (13th year)
Assistant coach Scott Brown (3rd year)
Assistant coach Travis Jewett (3rd year)
Home stadium Hawkins Field
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#9 Vanderbilt 15 – 6   .714     33 – 12   .733
#12 Florida 13 – 8   .619     33 – 12   .733
Missouri 12 – 9   .571     26 – 18   .591
Kentucky 10 – 10   .500     25 – 17   .595
South Carolina 9 – 12   .429     26 – 19   .578
Tennessee 7 – 14   .333     18 – 21   .462
Georgia 6 – 14   .300     21 – 23   .477
Western
#1 LSU 14 – 6   .700     37 – 7   .841
#5 Texas A&M 13 – 7   .650     37 – 7   .841
Arkansas 11 – 10   .524     26 – 18   .591
Auburn 10 – 11   .476     29 – 16   .644
Ole Miss 10 – 11   .476     23 – 22   .511
Alabama 8 – 13   .381     23 – 20   .535
Mississippi State 7 – 14   .333     23 – 21   .523
‡ – Tournament champion
As of 10:42, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team will represent Vanderbilt University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores will play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They will be led by head coach Tim Corbin, in his 13th season at Vanderbilt.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Commodores finished the season 3rd in the SEC's Eastern Division with a record of 47–19, 17–13 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were selected to host the Nashville Regional, which included Oregon, Clemson, and Xavier. The Commodores won their first three games of the regional, defeating Xavier by a score of 11–0, Oregon by a score of 7–2, and Oregon again, this time, 3–2, to advance to the Super Regional, of which they were hosts. In their first game against Stanford, the Commodores won 11–6, before dropping the second game, 4–5. In game three, Vanderbilt won, 12–5, to advance to the College World Series.

In the College World Series, Vanderbilt defeated Louisville and UC Irvine to advance to the semifinals and play Texas. In the first match-up with the Longhorns, the Commodores dropped their first game of the College World Series, losing 0–4. In the second game, the Commodores won 4–3 in ten innings, advancing to the College World Series finals to play Virginia.

Vanderbilt opened the finals against Virginia, the #3 national seed in the tournament, with a 9–8 victory. The Commodores proceeded to drop the second game, 2–7, before winning game three, 3–2. Vanderbilt were crowned national champions, their first championship in program history.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Walker Buehler - Junior
  • 15 - Carson Fulmer - Junior
  • 21 - John Kilichowski - Sophomore
  • 22 - Philip Pfeifer - Junior
  • 23 - Joey Abraham - Freshman
  • 24 - Jordan Sheffield - Freshman
  • 28 - Matt Ruppenthal - Freshman
  • 31 - Ryan Johnson - Freshman
  • 32 - Hayden Stone - Sophomore
  • 34 - Brendan Spagnuolo - Freshman
  • 35 - Ben Bowden - Sophomore
  • 40 - Collin Snider - Freshman
  • 44 - Kyle Wright - Freshman
  • 45 - Tyler Ferguson - Junior
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

  • 2 - Tyler Campbell - Junior
  • 7 - Dansby Swanson - Junior
  • 10 - Will Toffey - Freshman
  • 11 - Liam Sabino - Freshman
  • 16 - Penn Murfee - Freshman
  • 19 - Joey Mundy - Freshman
  • 36 - Aubrey McCarty - Freshman
  • 43 - Zander Wiel - Junior
  • 55 - Tyler Green - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Ro Coleman - Sophomore
  • 3 - Jeren Kendall - Freshman
  • 6 - Drake Parker - Freshman
  • 8 - Rhett Wiseman - Junior
  • 18 - Nolan Rogers - Sophomore
  • 20 - Bryan Reynolds - Sophomore
  • 39 - Kyle Smith - Junior
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Vanderbilt		 Alma Mater
Tim Corbin Head Coach 13 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott Brown Assistant Coach 3 SUNY Cortland (1999)
Travis Jewett Assistant Coach 3 Washington State University (1993)

Schedule

Legend
 Vanderbilt win
 Vanderbilt loss
 Postponement
BoldVanderbilt team member
2015 Vanderbilt Commodores Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 13 Santa Clara #1 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–0 Fulmer (1–0) Steffens (0–1) 2,958 1–0 –
February 14 Santa Clara #1 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 6–7 Karalus (1–0) Stone (0–1) 2,754 1–1 –
February 14 Santa Clara #1 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 6–5 (10) Sheffield (1–0) Karalus (1–1) 2,754 2–1 –
February 18 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Postponed Rescheduled for April 28
February 20 vs. Indiana State #2 Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL 3–2 Bowden (1–0) Keaffaber (0–1) 3–1 –
February 21 vs. Indiana State #2 Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL 1–8 Degano (2–0) Stone (0–2) 3–2 –
February 22 vs. Indiana State #2 Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL 6–0 Wright (1–0) Kuhlman (0–2) 4–2 –
February 24 Tennessee–Martin Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
February 25 WKU Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
February 27 Illinois State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
February 28 Illinois State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 1 1* 1 4  
Baseball America 1 1 1 1  
Collegiate Baseball^ 1 2 4 4  
NCBWA† 1 3 5

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

Awards and honors

Carson Fulmer
Walker Buehler
Dansby Swanson
Bryan Reynolds

References

  1. ↑ "SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 SEC Baseball" (PDF). secsports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.