2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Athletics logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record6–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachScott Brown (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachScott Brown (14th season)
Home stadium Hawkins Field
Seasons
←  2025
2027 →
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 LSU  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
No. 25 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
Alabama  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–1 .875
No. 10 Florida  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–1 .875
No. 6 Arkansas  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
No. 7 Auburn  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
South Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–2 .750
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–2 .750
No. 22 Kentucky  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
Missouri  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
No. 20 Tennessee  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
As of February 22, 2026 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are led by 24th-year head coach Tim Corbin.

Contents

Previous season

The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team posted a 43–18 (19–11) season record. The Commodores finished fourth in the SEC regular season, and won the SEC Tournament. Vanderbilt earned an automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the #1 seed in the Louisville Regional, where they would beat #4 seed Wright State, but would lose to #2 seed Louisville and #4 seed Wright State.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC Team
Preseason SEC Player of the Year

Coaches poll

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish		TeamPoints
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4
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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

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
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

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Vandy		Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach24 Ohio State University (1984)
Scott BrownAssociate head coach14 Cortland State University (1999)
Jayson King Assistant coach2 Framingham State University (1993)
Ty BlankmeyerAssistant coach2 St. John's University (2016)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource


Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource

Incoming recruits

2025 Vanderbilt Recruits
NameNumberB/TPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolSource

Schedule and results

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (Overall: 6–2; Conference: 0–0); (Home: 5–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–2)
Regular season (6–2)
February (6–2)
(Home; 5–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–2)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
Shriners Children's College Showdown
February 133:00 p.m.No. 10 TCU*No. 23 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas L 4–5Stern (1–0)Guth (0–1)Quinn (1)18,3870–1—
February 1411:00 a.m. Texas Tech*No. 23FloSportsGlobe Life Field • Arlington, TexasW 13–3 (8)Seiber (1–0)Pirko (0–1)NoneN/A1–1—
February 1510:30 a.m. Oklahoma State*No. 23FloSportsGlobe Life Field • Arlington, TexasL 1–11 (8)Wech (1–0)Taylor (0–1)None1–2—
February 174:30 p.m.vs Eastern Michigan* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee ——
February 184:30 p.m.vs Eastern Michigan*SECN+Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
February 202:00 p.m.vs Marist*SECN+Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
February 212:00 p.m.vs Marist*SECN+Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
February 221:00 p.m.vs Marist*SECN+Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
February 244:30 p.m.vs Evansville*SECN+Hawkins FIeld • Nashville, Tennessee——
Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic
February 274:00 p.m. UC Irvine* D1Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada ——
February 286:00 p.m. Arizona*D1BaseballLas Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada——
March (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 11:00 p.m. Oregon*D1BaseballLas Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada——
March 34:30 p.m.vs Central Arkansas*SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee ——
March 43:00 p.m.vs Troy*SECN+Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 6TBDvs North Dakota State*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 7TBDvs North Dakota State*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 8TBDvs North Dakota State*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 10TBDvs Indiana State*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 13TBDvs LSU TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 14TBDvs LSUTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 15TBDvs LSUTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 17TBDvs Indiana*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 20TBDat Mississippi State TBD Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi ——
March 21TBDat Mississippi StateTBDDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi——
March 22TBDat Mississippi StateTBDDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi——
March 24TBDvs Tennessee Tech*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 27TBDvs Tennessee TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 28TBDvs TennesseeTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 29TBDvs TennesseeTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
March 31TBDvs Belmont*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 2TBDat Texas A&M TBD Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas ——
April 3TBDat Texas A&MTBDOlsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas——
April 4TBDat Texas A&MTBDOlsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas——
April 7TBDvs Eastern Kentuckky*TBD Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee ——
April 9TBDvs Oklahoma TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 10TBDvs OklahomaTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 11TBDvs OklahomaTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 14TBDat Lipscomb*TBD Dugan Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 17TBDat Kentucky TBD Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky ——
April 18TBDat KentuckyTBDKentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky——
April 19TBDat KentuckyTBDKentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky——
APril 21TBDvs Xavier*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 24TBDvs Texas TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 25TBDvs TexasTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 26TBDvs TexasTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 28TBDvs Middle Tennessee State*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
April 30TBDat Alabama TBD Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ——
May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1TBDat AlabamaTBDSewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama——
May 2TBDat AlabamaTBDSewell-THomas Stadium • Tuscalossa, Alabama——
May 5TBDvs Louisville*TBD Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee ——
May 8TBDat Missouri TBD Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri ——
May 9TBDat MissouriTBDTaylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri——
May 10TBDat MissouriTBDTaylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri——
May 14TBDvs South Carolina TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
May 15TBDvs South CarolinaTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
May 16TBDvs South CarolinaTBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee——
Postseason (0-0)
DateTime
(CST)		OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 19 - May 24TBDTBDTBD Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama ——
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the SEC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = Vanderbilt Commodores team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source: [2]


Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [3] 1818*22т
Baseball America [4] 17—25
NCBWA† [5] 18RVRV
D1Baseball [6] 23——
Perfect Game [7] 192422

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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

    References

    1. ↑ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference . Retrieved February 22, 2026.
    2. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
    3. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
    4. ↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
    5. ↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
    6. ↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
    7. ↑ "2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings". perfectgame.org.
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