2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
National Champions
College World Series Final, W, 2–1
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CB No. 1
Record51–21 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hawkins Field
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida  xy2190 .70040230 .635
No. 25 South Carolina  y18120 .60044180 .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt  y17130 .56751210 .708
Kentucky  y14160 .46737250 .597
Tennessee  12180 .40031230 .574
Georgia  11181 .38326291 .473
Missouri  6240 .20020330 .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss  xy19110 .63348210 .696
No. 21 LSU  y17111 .60346161 .738
No. 28 Mississippi State  y18120 .60039240 .619
No. 30 Arkansas  y16140 .53340250 .615
Alabama  y15140 .51737240 .607
Texas A&M  y14160 .46736260 .581
Auburn  10200 .33328280 .500
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played its home games at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his twelfth season at Vanderbilt.

Contents

The Commodores won the 2014 College World Series, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 2 games to 1 in the championship series. [1] It was the first NCAA men's championship in school history.

Personnel

Roster

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Tyler BeedeJunior
  • 12 – Adam Ravenelle – Junior
  • 13 – Walker BuehlerSophomore
  • 15 – Carson FulmerSophomore
  • 19 – Steven Rice – Senior
  • 21 – John Kilichowski – Freshman
  • 24 – Jordan SheffieldFreshman
  • 28 – Jared Miller – Junior
  • 31 – Ryan Johnson – Freshman
  • 32 – Hayden Stone – Freshman
  • 33 – Brian Miller – Junior
  • 34 – Luke Stephenson – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 35 – Ben BowdenFreshman
  • 40 – T.J. Pecoraro – Senior
  • 45 – Tyler Ferguson – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Jason DelayFreshman
  • 25 – Karl Ellison – Freshman
  • 44 – Chris Harvey – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Tyler Campbell – Sophomore
  • 3 – Vince CondeJunior
  • 7 – Dansby SwansonSophomore
  • 9 – Xavier Turner – Sophomore
  • 16 – Penn MurfeeFreshman
  • 36 – Aubrey McCarty – Freshman
  • 43 – Zander Wiel Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 55 – Tyler Green – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Ro Coleman – Freshman
  • 6 – Drake Parker – Freshman
  • 8 – Rhett WisemanSophomore
  • 10 – John Norwood – Junior
  • 18 – Nolan Rogers – Freshman
  • 20 – Bryan ReynoldsFreshman
  • 23 – Will Cooper – Junior
  • 39 – Kyle Smith – Sophomore
 

Coaches

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff [2]
  • 4 – Tim Corbin – Head Coach
  • 26 – Scott Brown – Pitching Coach
  • 50 – Travis Jewett – Assistant Coach
  • 17 – Drew Hedman – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log: 51–21 [3]
Regular season (40–16)
Post-season (11–5)

Record vs. conference opponents


Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2014 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 15–141–22–10–3.2–11–11–2.3–01–22–12–1.ALAW55–41–1
ARK 16–142–11–21–2..1–21–23–01–22–1.2–12–1ARKW45–51–0
AUB 10–201–22–1..1–20–30–31–20–31–22–12–1.AUBW73–70–3
FLA 21–93–02–1.3–01–23–0.3–0.2–12–11–21–2FLAE17–34–0
UGA 11–18...0–31–20–21–22–11–22–12–12–10–3UGAE64–60–2
KEN 14–161–2.2–12–12–1..1–20–32–11–22–11–2KENE45–50–1
LSU 17–111–12–13–00–32–0.3–0.2–1.2–11–21–2LSUW26–32–1
MSU 18–122–12–13–0.2–1.0–33–01–2.2–11–22–1MSUW37–32–1
MIZZ 6–24.0–32–10–31–22–1.0–30–30–31–2.0–3MIZZE72–80–6
MISS 19–110–32–13–0.2–13–01–22–13–01–2.2–1.MISSW17–33–1
SCAR 18–122–11–22–11–21–21–2..3–02–13–0.2–1SCARE26–42–0
TENN 12–181–2.1–21–21–22–11–21–22–1.0–3.2–1TENNE53–70–1
TAMU 14–161–21–21–22–11–21–22–12–1.1–2..2–1TAMUW64–60–0
VAN 17–13.1–2.2–13–02–12–11–23–0.1–21–21–2VANE35–52–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 88*4335471214910910141
Baseball America 10988767711182520181819201
Collegiate Baseball^984653551016262517141819851
NCBWA106465565711151110101013611

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2014 Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. "2013–2014 Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 14, 2014.