2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Athletics logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
D1Baseball.comNo. 23
Record0–0 (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
Alabama  00 00 
No. 7 Arkansas  00 00 
No. 9 Auburn  00 00 
No. 13 Florida  00 00 
No. 15 Georgia  00 00 
No. 18 Kentucky  00 00 
No. 2 LSU  00 00 
No. 4 Mississippi State  00 00 
Missouri  00 00 
Oklahoma  00 00 
Ole Miss  00 00 
South Carolina  00 00 
No. 14 Tennessee  00 00 
No. 3 Texas  00 00 
No. 25 Texas A&M  00 00 
No. 23 Vanderbilt  00 00 
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team will represent Vanderbilt University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores will play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and will be 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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Persnnel

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: 0–0; Conference: 0–0); (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
DateTime
(CST)
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
Shriners Children's College Showdown
February 133:00 p.m.No. 10 TCU*No. 23TBD Globe Life FieldArlington, Texas
February 1411:00 a.m. Texas Tech*No. 23TBDGlobe Life Field • Arlington, Texas
February 1510:30 a.m. Oklahoma State*No. 23TBDGlobe Life Field • Arlington, Texas
February 174:30 p.m.vs Eastern Michigan*TBD Hawkins FieldNashville, Tennessee
February 184:30 p.m.vs Eastern Michigan*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee
February 202:00 p.m.vs Marist*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee
February 212:00 p.m.vs Marist*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee
February 221:00 p.m.vs Marist*TBDHawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee
February 244:30 p.m.vs Evansville*TBDHawkins FIeld • Nashville, Tennessee
Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic
February 274:00 p.m. UC Irvine* D1Baseball Las Vegas BallparkLas 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 3TBDvs Central Arkansas*TBD Hawkins FieldNashville, Tennessee
March 4TBDvs Troy*TBDHawkins 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 FieldStarkville, 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 ParkCollege 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 FieldNashville, 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 ParkLexington, 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 StadiumTuscaloosa, 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 FieldNashville, Tennessee
May 8TBDat Missouri TBD Taylor StadiumColumbia, 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 StadiumHoover, 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
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [3] *
Baseball America [4] 17
NCBWA [5]
D1Baseball [6] 23
Perfect Game [7] 19

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

    References

    1. "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
    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.