2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Nashville Regional champions; Nashville Super Regional champions
College World Series, Runners-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	49–18 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Baxter; Scott Brown;
Home stadium	Hawkins Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

Last updated March 02, 2024

2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	50	–	18	.735
No. 2 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	.655	49	–	18	.731
Florida ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	38	–	22	.633
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	23	.596
Georgia ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	31	–	25	.554
Kentucky ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	29	–	23	.558
Missouri ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	15	–	36	.294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	13	.794
No. 1 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	50	–	18	.735
No. 13 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	45	–	22	.672
No. 18 LSU ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	38	–	25	.603
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	12	–	17	.414	32	–	26	.552
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	25	–	27	.481
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	29	–	27	.518

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021 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 19th season with the program, reaching the 2021 College World Series finals, finishing as the national runner-up to No. 11 Mississippi State.

Previous season

The Commodores finished 13–5 overall, and 0–0 in the conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2021 Vanderbilt Commodores roster^[2]

Pitchers

22 - Jack Leiter – Sophomore
27 - Ethan Smith – Junior
28 - Ryan Stefiuk – Freshman
29 - Nick Maldonado – Sophomore
30 - Nelson Berkwich – Freshman
31 - Miles Garrett – Freshman
32 - Hugh Fisher – Senior
33 - Hunter Owen – Freshman
35 - Chris McElvain – Sophomore
40 - Sam Hliboki – Sophomore
42 - Christian Little – Freshman
43 - Michael Doolin – Sophomore
44 - Donye Evans – Freshman
46 - Gage Bradley – Freshman
49 - Ryan Keenan – Sophomore
50 - Luke Murphy – Junior
66 - Thomas Schultz – Sophomore
77 - Brett Hansen – Freshman
80 - Kumar Rocker – Junior
88 - Patrick Reilly – Freshman

Catchers

5 - CJ Rodriguez – Sophomore
45 - Alan Espinal – Freshman
55 - Maxwell Romero Jr. – Sophomore

Infielders

2 - Javier Vaz – Junior
9 - Carter Young – Sophomore
20 - Jack O'Dowd – Freshman
25 - Park Noland – Sophomore
39 - Gavin Casas – Freshman
99 - Jayson Gonzalez – Senior

Outfielders

3 - Cooper Davis – Senior
8 - Isaiah Thomas – Junior
11 - Matt Hogan – Junior
19 - Troy LaNeve – Freshman
21 - Calvin Hewett – Freshman
51 - Enrique Bradfield – Freshman

Utility

10 - T.J. McKenzie – Sophomore
12 - Dominic Keegan – Junior
16 - Jack Bulger – Freshman
17 - C.J. Pittaro – Freshman
18 - Will Duff – Sophomore
34 - Spencer Jones – Sophomore

Coaching staff

2021 vanderbilt commodores coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Vanderbilt	Alma Mater
Tim Corbin	Head coach	19	Ohio Wesleyan (1984)
Scott Brown	Associate head coach	9	Cortland (1999)
Mike Baxter	Assistant Coach	4	Vanderbilt (2006)
David Macias	Volunteer Coach	4	Vanderbilt (2008)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Vanderbilt win
	Vanderbilt loss
	Postponement
Bold	Vanderbilt team member

2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (49–18)

Regular season (39–13)

February (6–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 22	Wright State*	No. 4	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	W 14–1	Rocker (1–0)	Schrand (0–1)	McElvain (1)	SECN+	178	1–0	—
February 22	Wright State*	No. 4	Hawkins Field	W 1–0	Leiter (1–0)	Brehmer (0–1)	Smith (1)	SECN+	178	2–0	—
February 24	Western Kentucky*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 12–1	Little (1–0)	Peter (0–1)	—	SECN+	140	3–0	—
February 26	Georgia State*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	L 2–4	Watson (1–0)	Schultz (0–1)	Treadway (1)	SECN+	149	3–1	—
February 27	Georgia State*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 5–4	Garrett (1–0)	Sweatt (0–1)	Murphy (1)	SECN+	164	4–1	—
February 28	Georgia State*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 12–2	Rocker (2–0)	Matela (0–2)	—	SECN+	163	5–1	—
February 28	Georgia State*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 17–6	Leiter (2–0)	Treadway (0–1)	—	SECN+	163	6–1	—

March (14–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 5	UIC*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 15–0	Schultz (1–1)	Shears (0–2)	—	SECN+	350	7–1	—
March 6	UIC*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 5–2	Rocker (3–0)	Key (0–1)	Murphy (2)	SECN+	474	8–1	—
March 7	UIC*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 4–2	Leiter (3–0)	O'Reilly (0–1)	Smith (2)	SECN+	464	9–1	—
March 9	Memphis*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 10–4	Reilly (1–0)	Stinnett (2–2)	—	SECN+	399	10–1	—
March 12	at No. 13 Oklahoma State*	No. 2	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 5–0	Rocker (4–0)	Parker (3–1)	—	ESPN+	3,480	11–1	—
March 13	at No. 13 Oklahoma State*	No. 2	O'Brate Stadium	W 18–4	Leiter (4–0)	Wrobleski (1–1)	—	B12N	3,480	12–1	—
March 14	at No. 13 Oklahoma State*	No. 2	O'Brate Stadium	L 6–10	Osmond (2–0)	Schultz (1–2)	—	ESPN+	3,296	12–2	—
March 16	vs. Belmont*	No. 2	First Horizon Park Nashville, Tennessee	W 4–1	Little (2–0)	Borders (0–1)	Maldonado (1)	SECN+	456	13–2	—
March 19	No. 16 South Carolina	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 3–2	Rocker (5–0)	Farr (2–1)	Murphy (3)	SECN	527	14–2	1–0
March 20	No. 16 South Carolina	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 5–0	Leiter (5–0)	Brannon (1–2)	—	SECN	496	15–2	2–0
March 21	No. 16 South Carolina	No. 2	Hawkins Field	L 5–6	Kerry (2–0)	Maldonado (0–1)	—	SECN	496	15–3	2–1
March 23	Lipscomb*	No. 1	Hawkins Field	W 11–3	Reilly (2–0)	Thompson (0–2)	—	SECN+	474	16–3	—
March 25	at Missouri	No. 1	Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri	W 10–2	Rocker (6–0)	Miles (1–4)	Hliboki (1)	SECN	600	17–3	3–1
March 26	at Missouri	No. 1	Taylor Stadium	W 11–3	Leiter (6–0)	Halvorsen (2–1)	—	SECN	600	18–3	4–1
March 27	at Missouri	No. 1	Taylor Stadium	W 3-1	Schultz (2–2)	Ash (1–1)	Murphy (4)	SECN	600	19–3	5–1
March 30	Tennessee Tech*	No. 1	Hawkins Field	W 12–5	Reilly (3–0)	Adams (0–2)	-	SECN+	610	20–3	—

April (12–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	at No. 25 LSU	No. 1	Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 13–1	Rocker (7–0)	Marceaux (2–3)	Hliboki (2)	SECN+	4,619	21–3	6–1
April 2	at No. 25 LSU	No. 1	Skip Bertman Field	W 11–2	Leiter (7–0)	Hill (2–3)	Maldonado (2)	ESPNU	4,904	22–3	7–1
April 3	at No. 25 LSU	No. 1	Skip Bertman Field	W 5–4	Smith (1–0)	Edwards (0–2)	Murphy (5)	SECN+	4,314	23–3	8–1
April 6	UT Martin*	No. 1	Hawkins Field	W 5–4	McElvain (1–0)	Petry (1–1)	Murphy (6)		636	24–3	—
April 8	No. 23 Georgia	No. 1	Hawkins Field	L 2–14	Pearson (2–0)	Rocker (7–1)	—	SECN	646	24–4	8–2
April 9	No. 23 Georgia	No. 1	Hawkins Field	W 5–2	Maldonado (1–1)	Pasqua (1–2)	—	SECN+	670	25–4	9–2
April 10	No. 23 Georgia	No. 1	Hawkins Field	L 1–9	Cannon (2–2)	Reilly (3–1)	—	SECN+	637	25–5	9–3
April 13	Eastern Kentucky*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 6–4	Schultz (3–2)	Abbott (1–2)	Murphy (7)	SECN+	411	26–5	—
April 16	at No. 5 Tennessee	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 5–0	Rocker (8–1)	Dallas (5–1)	—	ESPNU	2,390	27–5	10–3
April 17	at No. 5 Tennessee	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	L 4–8	Hunley (5–2)	Murphy (0–1)	—	SECN	2,263	27–6	10–4
April 18	at No. 5 Tennessee	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	W 10–4	McElvain (2–0)	Tidwell (4–2)	—	SECN+	2,450	28–6	11–4
April 20	Austin Peay*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 7–0	Schultz (4–2)	McIllwain (0–2)	—	SECN+	788	29–6	—
April 23	No. 4 Mississippi State	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 6–2	Rocker (9–1)	MacLeod (3–3)		SECN	1,407	30–6	12–4
April 24	No. 4 Mississippi State	No. 2	Hawkins Field	L 4–7	Bednar (3–1)	Leiter (7–1)		ESPNU	1,399	30–7	12–5
April 25	No. 4 Mississippi State	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 7–4	McElvain (3–0)	Fristoe (3–3)	Maldonado (3)	SECN+	1,372	31–7	13–5
April 30	at No. 14 Florida	No. 2	Florida Ballpark Gainesville, Florida	W 11–7	Rocker (10–1)	Aleman (1–2)		ESPNU	3,341	32–7	14–5

May (7–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at No. 14 Florida	No. 2	Florida Ballpark	L 8–11	Mace (5–0)	Leiter (7–2)		SECN+	0	32–8	14–6
May 2	at No. 14 Florida	No. 2	Florida Ballpark	L 3–5	Barco (7–2)	McElvain (3–1)	Leftwich (3)	ESPN2	2,986	32–9	14–7
May 4	at No. 11 Louisville*	No. 2	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	L 2–7	Lohman (2–1)	Little (2–1)	Elliott (3)	ACCN+	880	32–10
May 7	Alabama	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 9–6	Rocker (11–1)	Ras (6–2)	Maldonado (4)	SECN+	1,562	33–10	15–7
May 8	Alabama	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 6–2	Reilly (4–1)	Smith (1–6)		SECN+	1,550	34–10	16–7
May 9	Alabama	No. 2	Hawkins Field					SECN+
May 11	North Alabama*	No. 2	Hawkins Field	W 3–2	Berkwich (1–0)	Best (1–10)	Maldonado (5)	SECN+	916	35–10
May 14	at No. 14 Ole Miss	No. 2	Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi	L 1–3	Nikhazy (7–2)	Rocker (11–2)	Broadway (10)	SECN	8,986	35–11	16–8
May 15	at No. 14 Ole Miss	No. 2	Swayze Field	W 13–2	Leiter (8–2)	Diamond (3–4)	McElvain (2)	SECN+	10,267	36–11	17–8
May 16	at No. 14 Ole Miss	No. 2	Swayze Field	L 10–13	Kimbrell (5–0)	Reilly (4–2)		SECN+	8,479	36–12	17–9
May 18	FIU*	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 20–4	Little (3–1)	Myrick (7–4)		SECN+	2,137	37–12
May 20	Kentucky	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 4–2	Murphy (1–1)	Harper (3–1)		SECN+	2,985	38–12	18–9
May 21	Kentucky	No. 3	Hawkins Field	W 8–2	McElvain (4–1)	Degen (2–1)		SECN+	3,323	39–12	19–9
May 22	Kentucky	No. 3	Hawkins Field	L 5–7	Harper (4–1)	Maldonado (1–2)	Hamey (6)	SECN+	3,262	39–13	19–10

Postseason (10–5)

SEC Tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 26	vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss	No. 3 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama	W 5–4	Murphy (2–1)	Dougherty (1–2)	—	SECN	7,200	40–13	1–0
May 27	vs. No. 1 (1) Arkansas	No. 3 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 4–6	Costeiu (7–2)	Rocker (11–3)	Kopps (9)	SECN	8,625	40–14	1–1
May 28	vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss	No. 3 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 1–4	Myers (4–2)	Leiter (8–3)	Johnson (1)	SECN	5,901	40–15	1–2

NCAA Nashville Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 4	(4) Presbyterian	No. 4 (1)	Hawkins Field	W 10–0	Rocker (12–3)	McDaniel (4–3)	—	ESPN3	3,243	41–15	1–0
June 5	No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech	No. 4 (1)	Hawkins Field	W 4–3	Leiter (9–3)	Grissom (1–3)	Maldonado (6)	ESPN3	3,294	42–15	2–0
June 6	No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech	No. 4 (1)	Hawkins Field	W 14–11 ⁽¹¹⁾	Murphy (3–1)	Siegel (2–1)	Maldonado (7)	ESPN3	3,257	43–15	3–0

NCAA Nashville Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 11	No. 12 (13) East Carolina	No. 4 (4)	Hawkins Field	W 2–0	Rocker (13–3)	Williams (10–1)	Murphy (8)	ESPNU	3,510	44–15	4–0
June 12	No. 12 (13) East Carolina	No. 4 (4)	Hawkins Field	W 4–1	Leiter (10–3)	Wisenhunt (6–2)	Maldonado (8)	ESPNU	3,573	45–15	5–0

College World Series (4–3)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 19	No. 5 (5) Arizona	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska	W 7–6 ⁽¹²⁾	McElvain (5–1)	Vannelle (5–3)	—	ESPN	23,870	46–15	6–0
June 21	No. 16 NC State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	L 0-1	Highfill (9-2)	Leiter (10-4)	Justice (13)	ESPN	23,712	46-16	6-1
June 23	No. 9 (9) Stanford	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	W 6-5	Murphy (4-1)	Beck (9-3)	—	ESPN	22,804	47-16	7-1
June 25	No. 16 NC State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	W 3-1	Rocker (14-3)	Payne (0-1)	Murphy (9)	ESPN2	20,538	48-16	8-1
June 26	No. 16 NC State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	No contest	—	—	—	—	—	48-16	8-1
June 28	No. 11 (7) Mississippi State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	W 8-2	Leiter (11-4)	MacLeod (6-6)	Maldonado (9)	ESPN2	24,052	49-16	9-1
June 29	No. 11 (7) Mississippi State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	L 2-13	Johnson (4-0)	Little (3-2)	—	ESPN	24,122	49-17	9-2
June 30	No. 11 (7) Mississippi State	No. 4 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	L 0-9	Bednar (9-1)	Rocker (14-4)	Sims (13)	ESPN2	24,052	49-18	9-3

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll

Nashville Regional

Nashville Regional Teams
(1) Vanderbilt Commodores	(2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	(3) Indiana State Sycamores	(4) Presbyterian Blue Hose

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Vanderbilt	10

4	Presbyterian	0
			1	Vanderbilt	4

			2	Georgia Tech	3
3	Indiana State	6

2	Georgia Tech	7
						1	Vanderbilt	14	–
Nashville Regional – Hawkins Field
						2	Georgia Tech	11¹¹	–
4	Presbyterian	2

3	Indiana State	9
			3	Indiana State	0

			2	Georgia Tech	9



										4	Vanderbilt	2	4	–

										13	East Carolina	0	1	–
1	East Carolina	8

4	Norfolk State	5
			1	East Carolina	7

			2	Charlotte	5
3	Maryland	10

2	Charlotte	13
						1	East Carolina	9	–
Greenville Regional – Clark–LeClair Stadium
						3	Maryland	6	–
4	Norfolk State	0

3	Maryland	16
			3	Maryland	2

			2	Charlotte	1

Nashville Super Regional

Nashville Super Regional Teams
(4) Vanderbilt Commodores	(13) East Carolina Pirates

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack	(9) Stanford Cardinal	(5) Arizona Wildcats	(4) Vanderbilt Commodores	Virginia Cavaliers	(3) Tennessee Volunteers	(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs	(2) Texas Longhorns

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

	NC State	10

9	Stanford	4
				NC State	1

			4	Vanderbilt	0
5	Arizona	6

4	Vanderbilt	7¹²
							NC State	1	–
Bracket 1
						4	Vanderbilt	3	–^{[upper-alpha 1]}
9	Stanford	14

5	Arizona	5
			9	Stanford	5

			4	Vanderbilt	6



										4	Vanderbilt	8	2	0

										7	Mississippi State	2	13	9
3	Tennessee	0

	Virginia	6
				Virginia	5

			7	Mississippi State	6
7	Mississippi State	2

2	Texas	1
						7	Mississippi State	5	4
Bracket 2
						2	Texas	8	3
3	Tennessee	4

2	Texas	8
			2	Texas	6

				Virginia	2

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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' ^[4]	3 (4)	3 (4)*	3	2 (10)	2 (6)	1 (22)	1 (23)	1 (31)	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (4)	2	2 (1)	2	3	3
Baseball America ^[5]	6	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	6	3	2	3	2	2	2	2
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
NCBWA†^[7]	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	4
D1Baseball^[8]	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4			2

^ 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.

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2021 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	12–17		1–2	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	3–0	0–3	.	1–2	3–0	0–2	ALA	W5	3–7	2–2
ARK	22–8	2–1		2–1	3–0	2–1	.	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	ARK	W1	10–0	2–0
AUB	10–20	1–2	1–2		1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	.	.	2–1	.	AUB	W6	3–7	0–3
FLA	17–13	.	0–3	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	3–0	2–1	FLA	E3	7–3	2–2
UGA	13–17	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	UGA	E5	3–7	0–0
KEN	12–18	2–1	.	3–0	1–2	1–2		1–2	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	.	1–2	KEN	E6	3–7	1–2
LSU	13–17	2–1	1–2	2–1	.	.	2–1		1–2	.	2–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	LSU	W4	5–5	0–2
MSU	20–10	3–0	0–3	3–0	.	.	3–0	2–1		1–2	2–1	2–1	.	3–0	1–2	MSU	W2	7–3	4–1
MIZZ	8–22	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2	.	2–1		.	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	MIZZ	E7	2–8	0–4
MISS	18–12	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	.		3–0	.	1–2	2–1	MISS	W3	5–5	3–0
SCAR	16–14	.	1–2	.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3		1–2	.	1–2	SCAR	E4	5–5	2–1
TENN	20–10	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	TENN	E1	8–2	2–0
TAMU	9–21	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	.	1–2		.	TAMU	W7	2–8	0–3
VAN	19–10	2–0	.	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	.		VAN	E2	7–3	2–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jack Leiter	RHP	1	2	Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker	RHP	1	10	New York Mets
Luke Murphy	RHP	4	110	Los Angeles Angels
CJ Rodriguez	C	5	158	Oakland Athletics
Hugh Fisher	LHP	10	288	Arizona Diamondbacks
Jayson Gonzalez	RHP	17	515	Chicago White Sox
Dominic Keegan	UTIL	19	573	New York Yankees

†Rocker did not sign with the Mets, but did not return to Vanderbilt.^[9] Keegan did not sign with the Yankees and returned to Vanderbilt.^[10]

Notes

↑ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[3]

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References

↑ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
↑ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
↑ Baseball coaches Poll
↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
↑ NCBWA Division I poll
↑ D1 Baseball
↑ "Mets do not sign first-round pitcher Kumar Rocker before draft deadline".
↑ "Dominic Keegan spurns Yankees to return to Vanderbilt".

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[1] "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[roster-2] 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[3] "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[5] Baseball coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1 Baseball

[10] "Mets do not sign first-round pitcher Kumar Rocker before draft deadline".

[11] "Dominic Keegan spurns Yankees to return to Vanderbilt".

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v t e 2021 Southeastern Conference baseball season
Standings SEC Tournament NCAA tournament College World Series
Eastern	Florida Georgia Kentucky Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
Western	Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Texas A&M
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v t e Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Venues	Curry Field (1892–1926) McGugin Field (1927–2001) Hawkins Field (2002–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

Nashville Regional champions Nashville Super Regional champions
College World Series, Runners-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	49–18 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Baxter Scott Brown
Home stadium	Hawkins Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →