2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 5
Record	13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Baxter; Scott Brown;
Home stadium	Hawkins Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

Last updated September 05, 2024

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
Missouri • ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688

‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field. Coach Tim Corbin led the Commodores in his 18th season with the program.

Vanderbilt began the 2020 season with high hopes, having secured the second highest-rated recruit class for the season.^[2] In addition, the Commodores were highly ranked in preseason and subsequent polls, beginning at #1 according to the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and closing at #7 on March 16, the final ranking.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the 2020 college baseball season, and the seasons of all spring sports, became unclear. On March 12, Vanderbilt University declared that all spring sports were suspended for the remainder of the season.^[3] On March 30, the NCAA canceled the upcoming College World Series,^[4] but announced that senior spring athletes would have the opportunity to return to school for the 2021 spring season if they wished.^[5]

Previous season

The Commodores finished 59–12 overall, and 23–7 in the conference. The Commodores were National champions in 2019.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores roster^[6]

Pitchers

21 – Tyler Brown – Junior
22 – Jack Leiter – Freshman
27 – Ethan Smith – Sophomore
29 – Nick Maldonado – Freshman
32 – Hugh Fisher – Junior
33 – Erik Kaiser – Junior
35 – Chris McElvain – Freshman
39 – Jake Eder – Junior
40 – Sam Hliboki – Freshman
43 – Michael Doolin – Freshman
44 – Mason Hickman – Junior
45 – Chance Huff – Sophomore
49 – Ryan Keenan – Freshman
50 – Luke Murphy – Freshman
66 – Thomas Schultz – Freshman
80 – Kumar Rocker – Sophomore

Catchers

5 – CJ Rodriguez – Freshman
20 – Ty Duvall – Senior
55 – Maxwell Romero Jr. – Freshman

Infielders

2 – Harrison Ray – Senior
9 – Carter Young – Freshman
25 – Parker Noland – Freshman
30 – Sterling Hayes – Sophomore
99 – Jayson Gonzalez – Junior

Outfielders

3 – Cooper Davis – Junior
6 – Tate Kolwyck – Sophomore
8 – Isaiah Thomas – Sophomore
11 – Matt Hogan – Sophomore
19 – Troy LaNeve – Freshman

Utility

10 – T.J. McKenzie – Freshman
12 – Dominic Keegan – Sophomore
16 – Austin Martin – Junior
18 – Will Duff – Freshman
34 – Spencer Jones – Freshman
42 – Justyn-Henry Malloy – Sophomore

Coaching staff

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores coaching staff^[6]
Name	Position	Seasons at Vanderbilt	Alma Mater
Tim Corbin	Head coach	18	Ohio Wesleyan (1984)
Scott Brown	Associate head coach	8	Cortland (1999)
Mike Baxter	Assistant Coach	3	Vanderbilt (2006)
David Macias	Volunteer Coach	3	Vanderbilt (2008)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Vanderbilt win
	Vanderbilt loss
	Cancellation
Bold	Vanderbilt team member

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log

Regular season (13–5)

February
Date	Opponent	Rank (CB)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	vs. No. 13 Michigan	No. 2	Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, AZ	L 3–4	B. Keizer (1–0)	T. Brown (0–1)	I. Paige (1)		4,500	0–1
February 15	vs. UConn	No. 2	Salt River Fields at Talking Stick	W 6–1	K. Rocker (1–0)	E. Stock (0–1)	S. Hliboki (1)		612	1–1
February 16	vs. Cal Poly	No. 2	Salt River Fields at Talking Stick	L 8–9	D. Nelson (1–0)	T. Brown (0–2)			745	1–2
February 18	South Alabama	No. 5	Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	W 3–0	J. Leiter (1–0)	M. Boswell (0–1)	T. Schultz (1)		3,033	2–2
February 19	South Alabama	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 4–0	E. Smith (1–0)	C. Yarborough (0–1)	M. Doolin (1)		3,058	3–2
February 21	UIC	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 9–0	M. Hickman (1–0)	J. Key (0–2)			3,146	4–2
February 22	UIC	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 9–3	K. Rocker (2–0)	N. Oliff (0–2)			3,381	5–2
February 23	UIC	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 5–2	J. Eder (1–0)	B. Nicholson (0–2)	T. Brown (1)		3,208	6–2
February 25	Evansville	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 6–0	J. Leiter (2–0)	J. Meyer (0–1)			3,013	7–2
February 26	Saint Louis	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 10–2	E. Smith (2–0)	S. Youngbrandt (0–1)			3,012	8–2
February 28	Hawaii	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 5–1	M. Hickman (2–0)	L. Pouelsen			3,198	9–2
February 29	Hawaii	No. 5	Hawkins Field	L 1–3	A. Davenport (3–0)	T. Schultz	C. Loewen (1)		3,295	9–3

March
Date	Opponent	Rank (CB)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Hawaii	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 7–5 (11)	E. Kaiser (1–0)	C. Loewen (0–1)			3,447	10–3
March 3	Central Arkansas	No. 5	Hawkins Field	W 10–2	M. Doolin (1–0)	L. Gilbertson (1–2)			3,182	11–3
March 6	at No. 1 UCLA	No. 5	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 2–3	Z. Pettway (3–0)	K. Rocker (2–1)	H. Powell (3)		2,215	11–4
March 7	at USC	No. 5	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	J. Beller (3–0)	J. Eder (1–1)	B. Wanger (3)		1,507	11–5
March 8	vs. No. 18 TCU	No. 5	Dedeaux Field	W 4–3	T. Brown (1–2)	D. Hill (2–1)			711	12–5
March 11	Toledo	No. 7	Hawkins Field	W 11–2	E. Smith (3–0)	B. Todorowski (0–1)			3,015	13–5
March 13	Kentucky	No. 7	Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 14	Kentucky	No. 7	Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 15	Kentucky	No. 7	Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 17	vs. Belmont		First Horizon Park Nashville, TN	Canceled
March 20	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	Canceled
March 21	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled
March 22	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled
March 24	vs. Lipscomb		First Horizon Park	Canceled
March 27	Georgia		Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 28	Georgia		Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 29	Georgia		Hawkins Field	Canceled
March 31	Tennessee Tech		Hawkins Field	Canceled

April
Date	Opponent	Rank (CB)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Canceled
April 3	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled
April 4	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium	Canceled
April 7	Western Kentucky		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 10	South Carolina		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 11	South Carolina		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 12	South Carolina		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 14	Indiana State		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 17	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, MS	Canceled
April 18	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled
April 19	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	Canceled
April 24	Alabama		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 25	Alabama		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 26	Alabama		Hawkins Field	Canceled
April 28	Austin Peay		Hawkins Field	Canceled

May
Date	Opponent	Rank (CB)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO	Canceled
May 2	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium	Canceled
May 3	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium	Canceled
May 5	Louisville		Hawkins Field	Canceled
May 7	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL	Canceled
May 8	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium	Canceled
May 9	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium	Canceled
May 12	Middle Tennessee		Hawkins Field	Canceled
May 14	Mississippi State		Hawkins Field	Canceled
May 15	Mississippi State		Hawkins Field	Canceled
May 16	Mississippi State		Hawkins Field	Canceled

Post-season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Vanderbilt team member

Schedule Source:^[7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Austin Martin	SS	1	5	Toronto Blue Jays
Tyler Brown	RHP	3	101	Houston Astros
Jake Eder	LHP	4	104	Miami Marlins
Mason Hickman	RHP	5	154	Cleveland Indians

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↑ "Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Athletics. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

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[5] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". ncaa.com.

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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 5
Record	13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Baxter Scott Brown
Home stadium	Hawkins Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →