2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference East
2008 record 41-22 (15-14 SEC)
Head coach Tim Corbin
Home stadium Hawkins Field
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
Georgia x 20 – 9   .690     45 – 25   .643
Florida 17 – 13   .567     34 – 24   .586
Kentucky 16 – 14   .533     44 – 19   .698
Vanderbilt 15 – 14   .517     41 – 22   .651
South Carolina 15 – 15   .500     40 – 23   .635
Tennessee 12 – 18   .400     27 – 29   .482
Western
LSU x‡ 18 – 11   .621     49 – 19   .721
Alabama 16 – 14   .533     35 – 28   .556
Ole Miss 15 – 15   .500     39 – 26   .600
Arkansas 14 – 15   .483     34 – 24   .586
Auburn 11 – 19   .367     28 – 28   .500
Mississippi State 9 – 21   .300     23 – 33   .411
x – Division champion
‡ – 2008 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament champion
As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played at Hawkins Field in Nashville, TN.

The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. The previous season, Corbin's team posted a 54-13 record and won the SEC regular season crown and the SEC tournament. They also hosted a regional for the first time in school history, eventually falling to Michigan in an extra-innings heartbreaker.

Roster

Coaches

Name Title First Season at VU Alma Mater
Tim Corbin[2] Head Coach 2003 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Erik Bakich[3] Assistant Coach 2003 East Carolina University (2000)
Derek Johnson[4] Assistant Coach 2002 Eastern Illinois University (1994)
Blake Allen[5] Volunteer Assistant Coach 2005 Blackburn College (2001)
Mike Calitri[6] Director of Baseball Operations 2006 Clemson University (2004)

Players

Number Player Position Bats/Throws
1 David Macias OF S/R
2 Jason Cunningham LHP L/L
3 Dominic de la Osa OF R/R
5 Andrew Giobbi C R/R
6 Brian Harris INF R/R
7 Parker Hanks OF R/R
8 Alex Feinberg INF R/R
9 Curt Casali C R/R
11 Nick Christiani RHP R/R
12 Mike Minor LHP L/L
15 Richie Goodenow LHP L/L
17 Shea Robin C R/R
18 Sean Bierman LHP L/L
19 Ben Blanton LHP L/L
20 Kellen St. Luce LHP L/L
21 Brett Jacobson RHP R/R
22 Ryan Flaherty INF L/R
24 Pedro Alvarez INF L/R
25 Steven Liddle OF L/L
26 Jordan Wormsley OF L/L
27 Caleb Cotham RHP R/R
28 Brad French INF R/R
31 Russell Brewer INF/RHP R/R
32 Gabe Ortiz INF R/R
33 Drew Hayes RHP R/R
34 Taylor Hill RHP R/R
36 Aaron Westlake INF L/R
39 Jared Cohen RHP/OF R/R
40 Johnathan White OF L/L
42 Chase Reid RHP L/R
43 Steven Schwartz RHP L/R
44 Mark Lamm RHP R/R
45 Drew Fann C R/R
46 Adam Cronk INF R/R
51 Alex Hilliard OF R/R
55 Joey Manning OF R/R

Schedule

2008 Game Log

Links in the first column are to game recaps on VUcommodores.com. Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)[7] 6[8] -- 11 12 8 13 8 17 14 13 17 14 13 21 22 -- -- N/R
Baseball America (Top 25) 3[9] 7[10] 7[11] 6[12] 5[13] 9[14] 8[15] 19[16] 17[17] 17[18] 22[19] 18[20] 19[21] N/R[22] N/R[23] N/R[24] N/R[25] N/R[26]
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 11[27] 9[28] 10[29] 12 [30] 9[31] 14[32] 13[33] 23[34] 22[35] 20[36] 20[37] 16[38] 17[39] N/R[40] 24[41] 27[42] 27[43] 27[44]
NCBWA (Top 30) 8[45] 7[46] 10[47] 9[48] 6[49] 11[50] 6[51] 13[52] 11[53] 10[54] 13[55] 11[56] 13[57] 21[58] 21[59] 25 [60] 25 [61] 25 [62]
Rivals.com (Top 25)[63] 7 5 5 4 4 9 9 17 18 18 22 18 19 N/R N/R -- -- N/R

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ Tim Corbin Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  3. ↑ Erik Bakich Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  4. ↑ Derek Johnson Bio @ VUCommdores.com
  5. ↑ Blake Allen Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  6. ↑ Mike Calitri Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  7. ↑ USA TODAY/ESPN baseball coaches' poll
  8. ↑ USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll
  9. ↑ Baseball America's Preseason College Top 25
  10. ↑ Baseball America's Feb. 25 College Top 25
  11. ↑ Baseball America's Mar. 3 College Top 25
  12. ↑ Baseball America's Mar. 10 College Top 25
  13. ↑ Baseball America's Mar. 17 College Top 25
  14. ↑ Baseball America's Mar. 24 College Top 25
  15. ↑ Baseball America's Mar. 31 College Top 25
  16. ↑ Baseball America's Apr. 7 College Top 25
  17. ↑ Baseball America's Apr. 14 College Top 25
  18. ↑ Baseball America's Apr. 21 College Top 25
  19. ↑ Baseball America's Apr. 28 College Top 25
  20. ↑ Baseball America's May 5 College Top 25
  21. ↑ Baseball America's May 12 College Top 25
  22. ↑ Baseball America's May 19 College Top 25
  23. ↑ Baseball America's May 26 College Top 25
  24. ↑ Baseball America's Jun. 3 College Top 25
  25. ↑ Baseball America's Jun. 10 College Top 25
  26. ↑ Baseball America's Jun. 30 College Top 25
  27. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
  28. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Feb. 25 Poll
  29. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 3 Poll
  30. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 10 Poll
  31. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 17 Poll
  32. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 24 Poll
  33. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 31 Poll
  34. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 7 Poll
  35. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 14 Poll
  36. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 21 Poll
  37. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 28 Poll
  38. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 5 Poll
  39. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 12 Poll
  40. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 19 Poll
  41. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 26 Poll
  42. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 3 Poll
  43. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 10 Poll
  44. ↑ Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 27 Poll
  45. ↑ 2008 Preseason NCBWA POLL
  46. ↑ Feb. 25 NCBWA POLL
  47. ↑ Mar. 3 NCBWA POLL
  48. ↑ Mar. 10 NCBWA POLL
  49. ↑ Mar. 17 NCBWA POLL
  50. ↑ Mar. 24 NCBWA POLL
  51. ↑ Mar. 31 NCBWA POLL
  52. ↑ Apr. 7 NCBWA POLL
  53. ↑ Apr. 14 NCBWA POLL
  54. ↑ Apr. 21 NCBWA POLL
  55. ↑ Apr. 28 NCBWA POLL
  56. ↑ May 5 NCBWA POLL
  57. ↑ May 12 NCBWA POLL
  58. ↑ May 19 NCBWA POLL
  59. ↑ May 26 NCBWA POLL
  60. ↑ Jun. 3 NCBWA POLL
  61. ↑ Jun. 10 NCBWA POLL
  62. ↑ Jun. 25 NCBWA POLL
  63. ↑ Rivals.com Top 25

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