2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Athletics logo.svg
SEC Tournament champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
D1Baseball.comNo. 2
Record43–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachScott Brown (9th season)
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachScott Brown (13th season)
Home stadium Hawkins Field
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Texas  y228 .7334414 .759
No. 3 Arkansas  y2010 .6675015 .769
No. 1 LSU  y1911 .6335315 .779
No. 18 Vanderbilt  y1911 .6334318 .705
No. 19 Georgia  y1812 .6004317 .717
No. 11 Auburn  y1713 .5674120 .672
No. 21 Ole Miss  y1614 .5334321 .672
No. 12 Tennessee  y1614 .5334619 .708
Alabama  y1614 .5334118 .695
Florida  y1515 .5003922 .639
Mississippi State  y1515 .5003623 .610
Oklahoma  y1416 .4673822 .633
Kentucky  y1317 .4333126 .544
Texas A&M  1119 .3673026 .536
South Carolina  624 .2002829 .491
Missouri  327 .1001639 .291
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Tim Corbin.

Contents

Previous season

The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team posted a 38–23 (13–17) season record. The Commodores finished fourth in the SEC east regular season, and reached the semifinals of the 2024 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament, before losing to their in-state rivals, Tennessee. Vanderbilt earned an at-large bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were seeded second in the Clemson Regional. There, they went two-and-out suffering defeats against Coastal Carolina and High Point.

Following the conclusion of the season, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Mike Baxter left the coaching staff. Assistant coach, Tyler Shewmaker, left to take a coaching role with Coastal Carolina. [2]

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in February 2025.

Preseason All-SEC Team
Preseason SEC Player of the Year

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 7, 2025. Vanderbilt was predicted to finish seventh. [3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
TeamPoints
1Texas A&M228 (10)
2Tennessee215 (1)
3Arkansas214 (3)
4LSU204 (1)
5Florida183 (1)
6Georgia165
7Vanderbilt156
8Texas146
9Mississippi State112
10Kentucky102
11Oklahoma101
12Auburn100
13Alabama98
14South Carolina61
15Ole Miss60
16Missouri31

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
2 UTL RJ HamiltonR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)So Flag of Alabama.svg Hoover
3 INF Jayden DavisR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Flag of Tennessee.svg Cookeville
5 INF Mike ManciniL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)173 lb (78 kg)Jr Flag of New York.svg Endwell
8 INF Chris MaldonadoR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)196 lb (89 kg)Jr Flag of New Jersey.svg Short Hills
9 INF Brodie JohnstonR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)203 lb (92 kg)Fr Flag of Tennessee.svg Ooltewah
10 UTL Jacob HumphreyR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)Sr Flag of Maine.svg Standish
13 INF Jonathan VastineL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)174 lb (79 kg)Sr Flag of Florida.svg Bartow
16 C Mac RoseL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Flag of Texas.svg Rockwall
17 LHP Ryan Ginther  Redshirt.svg R/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)198 lb (90 kg)So Flag of Tennessee.svg Hendersonville
18 OF JD RogersL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)207 lb (94 kg)Sr Flag of Indiana.svg Carmel
19 INF Rustan RigdonS/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg)Fr Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Metter
20 UTL David MendezR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)184 lb (83 kg)So Flag of Virginia.svg Aldie
21 RHP Hudson BartonR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg)Fr Flag of Tennessee.svg Franklin, TN
22 LHP JD ThompsonR/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)199 lb (90 kg)Jr Flag of Texas.svg Rusk
25 C AJ DePaoloR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Flag of Texas.svg Carrollton
26 INF Braden HolcombR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg)So Flag of Florida.svg Ocoee
28 C Will HamptonL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)197 lb (89 kg)Fr Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Richmond Hill
30 RHP Ethan RobinsonR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)223 lb (101 kg)So Flag of Tennessee.svg Murfreesboro
32 INF Riley NelsonL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)222 lb (101 kg)Jr Flag of Texas.svg Trophy Club
33 RHP Luke GuthR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg)So Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Franklin
34 RHP Brennan SeiberR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg)So Flag of California.svg Newport Beach
36 LHP Levi HuesmanR/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)186 lb (84 kg)Jr Flag of Virginia.svg Hanover
37 LHP Jakob SchulzR/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)206 lb (93 kg)So Flag of Texas.svg Houston
39 RHP Connor FennellR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg)So Flag of New Hampshire.svg Londonderry
40 RHP Austin NyeR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)Fr Flag of California.svg Roseville
42 UTL RJ AustinR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)199 lb (90 kg)Jr Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta
43 LHP Matthew ShoreyL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg)Fr Flag of Tennessee.svg Nashville
44 C Colin BarcziR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg)So Flag of Illinois.svg Naperville
45 LHP Aiden O'ConnellL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg)Fr Flag of New Hampshire.svg Bedford
46 LHP Roman PetriccaR/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Flag of Tennessee.svg Mount Juliet
47 OF Tommy GoodinL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg)Fr Flag of California.svg Thousand Oaks
50 C Aukai KeaR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)202 lb (92 kg)Fr Flag of Hawaii.svg Kapolei
51 INF Ryker WaiteS/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)176 lb (80 kg)Fr Flag of Arizona.svg Queen Creek
55 RHP Cody BowkerR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)212 lb (96 kg)Jr Flag of Maine.svg Bowdoinham
66 RHP Deegan CordovaR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg)So Flag of Arizona.svg Lake Havasu City
70 RHP Tristan BristowR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg)Fr Flag of Texas.svg Helotes
73 RHP Tommy O'RourkeR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)211 lb (96 kg)Gr Flag of New Jersey.svg Morristown
77 RHP Alex KranzlerR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)222 lb (101 kg)So Flag of New Jersey.svg Norwood
88 RHP Sawyer HawksR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)Sr Flag of Florida.svg Lakeland
89 LHP Ethan McElvainS/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)238 lb (108 kg)So Flag of Tennessee.svg Thompson's Station
90 LHP Miller GreenL/L6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg)So Flag of Tennessee.svg Nashville
96 RHP Nate TeagueR/R6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg)So Flag of North Carolina.svg Snow Camp
99 RHP England BryanR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)231 lb (105 kg)Fr Flag of Tennessee.svg Hillsboro
Head coach

Tim Corbin

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Brown
Jayson King
Ty Blankmeyer


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2025

Coaching staff

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Vandy
Alma Mater
Tim Corbin Head coach23 Ohio State University (1984)
Scott BrownAssociate head coach13 Cortland State University (1999)
Jayson King Assistant coach1 Framingham State University (1993)
Ty BlankmeyerAssistant coach1 St. John's University (2016)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Matthew Polk1 UTL 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)192 pounds (87 kg) Long Beach, CA Junior [a]
Jack Bulger16 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)222 pounds (101 kg) Bowie, MD Senior
Troy LaNeve19 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 pounds (93 kg) Pittsburgh, PA Fifth Year
Calvin Hewett21OF6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)218 pounds (99 kg) Greenland, NH Senior
Duke Ekstrom31 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 pounds (88 kg) San Diego, CA Freshman

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
Logan Poteet5 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)219 pounds (99 kg) Powell, TN Sophomore Charlotte [6]
Matt Wolfe6 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)198 pounds (90 kg) Westerville, OH Sophomore Middle Tennessee [6]
Ray Velazquez9 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)212 pounds (96 kg) Lowell, MA Sophomore Austin Peay [6]
Devan Kodali23 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)196 pounds (89 kg) New York City, NY Sophomore [6]
Matt Ossenfort25 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)218 pounds (99 kg) Sioux Falls, SD Freshman NC State [6]
Kaito Muto27 UTL 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)170 pounds (77 kg) Bowling Green, KY Freshman Columbia State [b] [6]
Camden Kozeal28 INF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)207 pounds (94 kg) Omaha, NE Freshman Arkansas [6]
Cooper Holbrook32 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)211 pounds (96 kg) Charleston, SC Sophomore Rice [6]
Nik Copenhaver35 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 pounds (95 kg) Hamilton, OH Freshman Ohio State [6]
David Horn Jr.38 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)224 pounds (102 kg) Mission Viejo, CA Sophomore San Diego [6]
David Hliboki40 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)207 pounds (94 kg) Los Angeles, CA Graduate Northwestern [6]
Colton Regen55 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 pounds (85 kg) Lebanon, TN Freshman Western Kentucky [6]
Koby Kropf80 UTL 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 pounds (98 kg) Clovis, CA RS Senior Winthrop [7]

2024 MLB Draft

RoundPickOverall PickPlayerPositionMLB TeamSource
21453 Bryce Cunningham RHP New York Yankees [8]
22662 Carter Holton LHP Atlanta Braves [9]
516152 Greysen Carter RHP New York Yankees [10]
76201 Andrew Dutkanych IV RHP St. Louis Cardinals [11]
81226 Davis Diaz C Oakland Athletics [12]
1012297 Devin Futrell LHP Boston Red Sox [13]
113318 Alan Espinal C Colorado Rockies [13]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Mike Mancini5 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 pounds (77 kg) Endwell, NY Junior James Madison [14]
Mac Rose16 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 pounds (91 kg) Rockwall, TX Sophomore McLennan [b] [15]
David Mendez20 UTL 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 pounds (82 kg) Aldie, VA Sophomore Dayton [16]
Riley Nelson32 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)222 pounds (101 kg) Trophy Club, TX Junior Yavapai [b] [17]
Connor Fennell39 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 pounds (77 kg) Londonderry, NH Sophomore Dayton [18]
Cody Bowker55 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 pounds (86 kg) Bowdoinham, ME Junior Georgetown [6]
Tommy O'Rourke73 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)218 pounds (99 kg) Morristown, NJ RS Junior Stanford [6]
Koby Kropf UTL 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 pounds (98 kg) Clovis, CA RS Senior USC Upstate [19]

Incoming recruits

2024 Vanderbilt Recruits
NameNumberB/TPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolSource
Brodie Johnston9R/RINF6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)203 pounds (92 kg) Ooltewah, TN Boyd-Buchanan School
Rustan Rigdon19S/RINF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 pounds (80 kg) Metter, GA Metter
Hudson Barton21R/RRHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 pounds (90 kg) Franklin, TN Grace Christian Academy
AJ DePaolo25R/RC5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)195 pounds (88 kg) Carrollton, TX Prestonwood Christian Academy
Will Hampton28L/LINF/OF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)197 pounds (89 kg) Richmond Hill, GA Calvary Day School
Austin Nye40R/RRHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 pounds (93 kg) Roseville, CA Woodcreek
Matthew Shorey43L/LLHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 pounds (80 kg) Nashville, TN Father Ryan
Aiden O'Connell45L/LLHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 pounds (87 kg) Bedford, NH Bedford
Roman Petricca46R/LLHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 pounds (79 kg) Mount Juliet, TN Mount Juliet
Tommy Goodin47L/ROF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 pounds (87 kg) Thousand Oaks, CA Adolfo Camarillo
Aukai Kea50R/RC6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)202 pounds (92 kg) Kapolei, HI IMG Academy
Ryker Waite51S/RINF5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)176 pounds (80 kg) Queen Creek, AZ Queen Creek
Tristan Bristow70R/RRHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 pounds (86 kg) Helotes, TX Harlan
England Bryan99R/RRHP6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)231 pounds (105 kg) Hillsboro, TN Middle Tennessee Christian

Game log

2025 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Game Log (42–16)
Regular Season (39–16)
Postseason (3–0)
Nashville Regional (1–2)
DateTVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAA RecordSource
May 30SECN(4) Wright State (1) No. 2Hawkins FieldW 4–3Thompson (6–5)Hartzell (6–3)Hawks (8)3,80243–161–0 Report
May 31ESPN2(2) Louisville(1) No. 2Hawkins FieldL 2–3West (2–2)Bowker (3–5)Schweitzer (3)3,80243–171–1 Report
June 1SECN(4) Wright State(1) No. 2Hawkins FieldL 4–5Paige (2–3)Nye (2–1)Whitesell (1)3,80243–181–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Vanderbilt team member   
*Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[20]

Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA 16–14.1–21–22–1.1–21–23–02–1..1–2.3–01–2ALA4–62–0
ARK 20–10..1–21–2.1–2.3–0.2–13–02–13–01–23–0ARK6–44–0
AUB 17–132–1..0–32–13–02–1..1–23–02–10–3.2–1AUB7–32–2
FLA 15–152–12–1.0–3..2–13–0.1–23–00–32–1.0–3FLA6–42–3
UGA 18–121–22–13–03–02–1..3–02–1...0–32–10–3UGA7–33–2
KEN 13–17..1–2.1–2.0–3.3–01–22–12–11–22–10–3KEN4–61–2
LSU 19–112–12–10–3...3–03–03–0.2–12–11–21–2.LSU7–33–1
MSU 15–152–1.1–21–2.3–00–33–01–22–12–1.0–3..MSU5–52–2
MIZ 3–270–30–3.0–30–3.0–30–30–30–3..0–33–0.MIZ1–91–9
OKL 14–161–2...1–20–30–32–13–02–12–1.1–2.2–1OKL5–51–2
OMS 16–14.1–22–12–1.2–1.1–23–01–21–21–2..2–1OMS5–51–0
SCA 6–24.0–30–30–3.1–21–21–2.1–22–10–3.0–3.SCA1–90–5
TEN 16–142–11–21–23–0.1–21–2...2–13–0.1–21–2TEN4–62–0
TEX 22–8.0–33–01–23–02–12–13–03–02–1...3–0.TEX8–25–1
TAM 11–190–32–1..1–21–22–1.0–3..3–02–10–30–3TAM4–61–4
VAN 19–112–10–31–23–03–03–0...1–21–2.2–1.3–0VAN6–44–1
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [21] 1818*1218141913201417101510994 (10)
Baseball America [22] 1513131714181416151981411101010*
NCBWA [23] 141414121314121714191516161193
D1Baseball [24] 1615141816221423171991511992
Perfect Game [25] 151514171420132121192514111010*

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.

Notes

  1. Sat out for the season and would enter the transfer portal during postseason. [4] [5]
  2. 1 2 3 Junior college

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