2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Clemson Regional champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
CB No. 18
Record36–25–1 (15–13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachScott Brown (5th season)
Hitting coachD.J. Svihlik (1st season)
Home stadium Hawkins Field
Seasons
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y21–9–0 .70052–19–0 .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y19–11–0 .63343–23–0 .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y15–13–1 .53436–25–1 .589
Missouri  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46736–23–0 .610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43335–25–0 .583
Georgia  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36725–32–0 .439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍7–21–0 .25027–25–0 .519
Western
No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y21–9–0 .70052–20–0 .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y18–11–0 .62145–19–0 .703
No. 13 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y17–13–0 .56740–27–0 .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y16–14–0 .53341–23–0 .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y16–14–0 .53337–26–0 .587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46732–25–0 .561
Alabama  ‍‍‍5–24–1 .18319–34–1 .361
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played 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 15th season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores would finish the regular season 33–21–1 overall, 15–13–1 in conference play and be invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Vanderbilt would beat Clemson to win the Clemson Regional, before losing to #1 Oregon State in the Corvallis Super Regional.

Contents

Previous season

The Commodores had a hot start to the 2016 season, being ranked as high as #2 before compiling a 40–15 regular season record, going 18–12 in the SEC. The Commodores finished ranked #10 in the nation and earned a #6 seed in the 2016 Southeastern Conference tournament. The Commodores went 2–2 and were eliminated by Texas A&M, the eventual champions. Following the SEC tournament, the Commodores hosted a regional in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, part of the Louisville super regional. The season was marred by the death of freshman pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned the day before Vanderbilt was to take on Xavier University in their first regional game. Vanderbilt went 0–2 in the Nashville regional to end the season, falling to Xavier and Washington.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores roster [1]

Pitchers

  • 6 – Justin Wilson – Sophomore
  • 11 – Paxton Stover – Junior
  • 16 – Penn Murfee – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 24 – Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 25 – Michael Sandborn – Freshman
  • 27 – Chandler Day – Sophomore
  • 28 – Matt Ruppenthal – Junior
  • 29 – Patrick Raby – Sophomore
  • 34 – Zach King – Freshman
  • 35 – Jackson Gillis – Freshman
  • 38 – Matt McGarry – Sophomore
  • 40 – Collin Snider – Junior
  • 42 – Maddux Conger – Sophomore
  • 44 – Kyle Wright – Junior
  • 45 – Reid Schaller – Freshman
  • 49 – A.J. Franklin – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 66 – Drake Fellows – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Jason Delay – Senior
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 20 – Ty Duvall – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Harrison Ray – Freshman
  • 8 – Alonzo Jones – Sophomore
  • 9 – Will Toffey – Junior
  • 10 – Ethan Paul – Sophomore
  • 12 – Connor Kaiser – Sophomore
  • 21 – Alex Brewer – Freshman
  • 22 – Julian Infante – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Ro Coleman – Senior
  • 3 – Jeren Kendall – Junior
  • 13 – Kiambu Fentress – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 17 – Walker Grisanti – Sophomore
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 24- Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 51 – J.J. Bleday – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Vanderbilt		Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach15 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott BrownAssistant coach5 SUNY Cortland (1999)
D.J. SvihlikHitting Coach/Recruiting Coordinator1 Illinois (2000)

Schedule

Legend
 Vanderbilt win
 Vanderbilt loss
 Postponement
BoldVanderbilt team member
2017 Vanderbilt Commodores Game Log
Regular season
Post-season
NCAA tournament Corvallis Super Regional
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
June 9#1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 4—8Thompson (14—0)Raby (10—4)—3,73736—24—115–13–1
June 10#1 Oregon StateGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon2—9Fehmel (5—2)Wright (5—6)—3,73436—25—115–13–1

Record vs. conference opponents


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

2017 SEC baseball records

Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 5–241–23–00–3..0–30–30–30–31–2.0–30–2ALAW71–91–6
ARK 18–112–11–2.3–0.1–23–02–11–2.1–12–12–1ARKW26–32–0
AUB 16–140–32–13–02–1.0–32–1.2–12–12–11–2.AUBW57–31–2
FLA 21–93–0.0–33–02–12–1.3–03–02–11–2.2–1FLAE18–24–1
UGA 11–19.0–31–20–32–10–32–11–2.2–12–1.1–2UGAE64–60–3
KEN 19–11...1–21–22–11–22–12–12–13–03–02–1KENE27–32–0
LSU 21–93–02–13–01–23–01–23–0.2–12–1.1–2.LSUW17–34–0
MSU 17–133–00–31–2.1–22–10–3.3–02–13–02–1.MSUW36–43–2
MIZZ 14–163–01–2.0–32–11–2..1–22–13–00–31–2MIZZE44–62–2
MISS 14–163–02–11–20–3.1–21–20–32–1..2–12–1MISSW65–51–2
SCAR 13–172–1.1–21–21–21–21–21–21–2.3–0.1–2SCARE52–81–0
TENN 7–21.1–11–22–11–20–3.0–30–3.0–31–21–1TENNE71–70–4
TAMU 16–143–01–22–1..0–32–11–23–01–2.2–11–2TAMUW45–52–1
VAN 15–132–01–2.1–22–11–2..2–11–22–11–12–1VANE35–40–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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