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American college baseball season

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record41-22 (15-14 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons← 20072009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia ‍†‍‍ 20 – 9   .690 45 – 25   .643
Florida ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 34 – 24   .586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 44 – 19   .698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 41 – 22   .651
South Carolina ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 40 – 23   .635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 29   .482
Western
No. 6 LSU ‍‍‡‍ 18 – 11   .621 49 – 19   .721
Alabama ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 35 – 28   .556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 39 – 26   .600
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 34 – 24   .586
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 28 – 28   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 33   .411
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. The previous season, Corbin's team posted a 54–13 record and won the SEC regular season crown and the SEC tournament. They also hosted a regional for the first time in school history, eventually falling to Michigan in an extra-innings heartbreaker.

Roster

Coaches

Name Title First Season at VU Alma Mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 2003 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Erik Bakich Assistant coach 2003 East Carolina University (2000)
Derek Johnson Assistant coach 2002 Eastern Illinois University (1994)
Blake Allen Volunteer Assistant Coach 2005 Blackburn College (2001)
Mike Calitri Director of Baseball Operations 2006 Clemson University (2004)

Players

Number Player Position Bats/Throws
1 David Macias OF S/R
2 Jason Cunningham LHP L/L
3 Dominic de la Osa OF R/R
5 Andrew Giobbi C R/R
6 Brian Harris INF R/R
7 Parker Hanks OF R/R
8 Alex Feinberg INF R/R
9 Curt Casali C R/R
11 Nick Christiani RHP R/R
12 Mike Minor LHP L/L
15 Richie Goodenow LHP L/L
17 Shea Robin C R/R
18 Sean Bierman LHP L/L
19 Ben Blanton LHP L/L
20 Kellen St. Luce LHP L/L
21 Brett Jacobson RHP R/R
22 Ryan Flaherty INF L/R
24 Pedro Alvarez INF L/R
25 Steven Liddle OF L/L
26 Jordan Wormsley OF L/L
27 Caleb Cotham RHP R/R
28 Brad French INF R/R
31 Russell Brewer INF/RHP R/R
32 Gabe Ortiz INF R/R
33 Drew Hayes RHP R/R
34 Taylor Hill RHP R/R
36 Aaron Westlake INF L/R
39 Jared Cohen RHP/OF R/R
40 Johnathan White OF L/L
42 Chase Reid RHP L/R
43 Steven Schwartz RHP L/R
44 Mark Lamm RHP R/R
45 Drew Fann C R/R
46 Adam Cronk INF R/R
51 Alex Hilliard OF R/R
55 Joey Manning OF R/R

Schedule

2008 Game Log
Regular season
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC
1 February 22 vs. #11 Oregon State Packard Stadium 8-1 Minor (1–0) Stutes, M. (0–1) Cotham (1) ? 1-0
2 February 23 @ #1 Arizona State Packard Stadium 18-6 Leake (1–0) Jacobson (0–1) 3300 1-1
3 February 24 vs. Miami (OH) Packard Stadium 4-3 Reid (1–0) Oberschlake (0–1) ? 2-1
4 February 27 Evansville Hawkins Field 4-3 Brewer (1–0) McCarthy (0–1) 224 3-1
5 February 29 Kansas Hawkins Field 7-1 Minor (2–0) Czyz (0–2) 700 4-1
6 March 1 Iowa Hawkins Field 6-3 Jacobs (1-1) Jacobson (0–2) Mossey (1) 1200 4-2
7 March 2 Xavier Hawkins Field 17-3 Christiani (1–0) Rosenbaum (0–2) 1521 5-2
8 March 4 Louisville Hawkins Field 17-6 Cotham (1–0) Belanger (0–1) 122 6-2
9 March 6 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 2-1 Kohlstaedt (2–1) Minor (2–1) 341 6-3
10 March 7 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 5-4 Reid (2–0) Worthington (0–1) 121 7-3
-- March 8 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field Canceled (snow)
11 March 9 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 9-3 Schwartz (1–0) Kool (1–2) 524 8-3
12 March 11 Western Carolina Hawkins Field 5-3 Cotham (2–0) Saberhagen (0–2) Brewer (1) 324 9-3
13 March 12 Western Carolina Hawkins Field 11-4 Hill (1–0) Sexton (0–2) Jacobson (1) 752 10-3
14 March 14 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 4-3 (13) Brewer (2–0) Todd (0–1) 1863 11-3 1–0
15 March 15 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 16-7 Atwood (1–0) Christiani (1-1) 476 11-4 1-1
16 March 16 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 10-4 Cotham (3–0) Cooper (2-2) 2027 12-4 2–1
17 March 19 Lipscomb Hawkins Field 12-4 Goodenow (1–0) Bowling (0–1) 341 13-4
18 March 21 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 2-1 Minor (3–1) Hyatt (2-2) 4281 14-4 3–1
19 March 22 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9-7 Graham (2–1) Cotham (3–1) Copeland (2) 4310 14-5 3–2
20 March 23 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10-3 Phares (1-1) Hill (1-1) 3999 14-6 3-3
21 March 25 Belmont Hawkins Field 7-3 Jacobson (1–2) Woods (0–1) Hayes (1) 679 15-6
22 March 26 MTSU Hawkins Field 12-10 (12) Hill (2–1) Coley (0–1) 2342 16-6
-- March 28 Arkansas Hawkins Field Postponed (rain)
-- March 29 Arkansas Hawkins Field Suspended (curfew)
23 March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field 6-5 (12) Hill (3–1) Richards (1–2) 1320 17-6 4–3
24 March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field 6-2 (7) Cotham (4–1) Korbal (0–4) 1521 18-6 5–3
-- March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field Canceled (rain)
25 April 1 Southeast Missouri Hawkins Field 12-8 Renfrow (2–1) Hill (3–2) Kemper (3) 213 18-7
26 April 2 @ MTSU Reese Smith Field 6-5 Christiani (2–1) Smalley (1-1) Brewer (2) 1264 19-7
-- April 4 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field Postponed (rain)
27 April 5 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 7-6 Bittle (2–1) Minor (3–2) ? 19-8 5–4
28 April 5 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 8-0 Pomeranz (2–1) Cotham (4–2) 4506 19-9 5-5
29 April 6 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 11-6 Satterwhite (3–1) Jacobson (1–3) 4591 19-10 5–6
30 April 8 Western Kentucky Hawkins Field 5-1 Christiani (3–1) Davis (1–5) Hayes (2) 781 20-10
31 April 9 Austin Peay Hawkins Field 8-1 Reid (3–0) Lykins (0–2) 674 21-10
32 April 11 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 15-8 Minor (4–2) Busby (0–3) 2087 22-10 6-6
33 April 12 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 16-0 Cotham (5–2) Bowen (2–4) 2044 23-10 7–6
34 April 13 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 4-3 Christiani (4–1) Lalor (1–3) Brewer (3) 1185 24-10 8–6
35 April 15 @ Lipscomb Ken Dugan Field 8-1 Hill (4–2) Piennette (1–2) 1172 2510
36 April 16 @ Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field 5-1 Lamm (1–0) Hightower (3-3) 1056 26-10
-- April 18 Auburn Hawkins Field Suspended (rain)
37 April 19 Auburn Hawkins Field 6-3 Dayton (5–1) Minor (4–3) Woodall (9) 1719 26-11 8–7
38 April 19 Auburn Hawkins Field 8-2 Cotham (6–2) Luckie (4-4) 1321 27-11 9–7
39 April 20 Auburn Hawkins Field 9-5 Christiani (5–1) Hendrix (1-1) Brewer (4) 2427 28-11 10–7
40 April 22 @ Austin Peay Austin C. Hand Park 9-8 Hayes (1–0) Hughes (0–2) Brewer (5) 655 29-11
41 April 23 @ Belmont Greer Stadium 10-7 Schwartz (2–0) Kelley (1–4) Jacobson (2) 743 30-11
42 April 25 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 3-2 Brewer (3–0) Rusin (4–2) 2545 31-11 11–7
43 April 26 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 6-2 Lovett (3–1) Cotham (6–3) Albers (1) 2945 31-12 11–8
44 April 27 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 3-1 Dombrowsk (5–0) Christiani (5–2) Albers (2) 2127 31-13 11–9
45 May 2 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-5 Minor (5–3) Hernandez (1–4) Jacobson (3) 2176 32-13 12–9
46 May 3 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9-2 Cotham (7–3) Morgado (5–3) 1571 33-13 13–9
47 May 4 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10-8 Reid (4–0) Wiltz (3–2) Jacobson (4) 2501 34-13 14–9
48 May 6 vs. Memphis Pringles Park 8-0 Hayes (2–0) Martin (4–3) 923 35-13
49 May 7 Tennessee Tech Hawkins Field 7-2 Hill (5–2) Liberatore (1-1) 1743 36-13
50 May 9 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 13-7 Brewer (4–0) Holder (7–3) 3200 37-13 15–9
51 May 10 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 4-2 (10) Weaver (4–1) Brewer (4–1) Fields (14) 3284 37-14 15–10
52 May 11 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 12-10 Moreau (3–2) Christiani (5–3) Fields (15) 1758 37-15 15–11
53 May 15 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 8-6 Edmondson (4–3) Brewer (4–2) 2656 37-16 15–12
54 May 16 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 5-4 Locke (5–2) Cotham (7–4) Keating (1) 2863 37-17 15–13
55 May 17 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 13-12 (11) Mullaney (3–4) Jacobson (1–4) 2877 37-18 15–14
SEC tournament
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
56 May 21 vs. Florida Regions Field 7-3 Minor (6–3) Keating (8–1) Brewer (6) 6027 38–18
57 May 22 vs. #13 LSU Regions Field 8-2 Martin (5–3) Cotham (7–5) ? 38–19
58 May 23 vs. #23 South Carolina Regions Field 7-5 Christiani (6–3) Cooper (5–6) Brewer (7) ? 39–19
59 May 24 vs. Ole Miss Regions Field 7-4 Jacobson (2–4) McKean (4–1) Brewer (8) ? 40–19
60 May 24 vs. Ole Miss Regions Field 8-7 Morgan (4–0) Hayes (2–1) 3648 40–20
NCAA Regionals
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
61 May 30 Oklahoma Packard Stadium 8-5 Doyle (9–4) Cotham (7–6) Anderson (2) 1551 40–21
62 May 31 Stony Brook Packard Stadium 9-4 Minor (7–3) Novakowski (7–5) 1101 41–21
63 June 1 Oklahoma Packard Stadium 11-10 Rocha (4–3) Brewer (4–3) 1154 41–22
Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played.
Links in the first column are to game recaps on VUcommodores.com.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) 6 -- 11 12 8 13 8 17 14 13 17 14 13 21 22 -- -- N/R
Baseball America (Top 25) 3 7 7 6 5 9 8 19 17 17 22 18 19 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 11 9 10 12 9 14 13 23 22 20 20 16 17 N/R 24 27 27 27
NCBWA (Top 30) 8 7 10 9 6 11 6 13 11 10 13 11 13 21 21 25 25 25
Rivals.com (Top 25) 7 5 5 4 4 9 9 17 18 18 22 18 19 N/R N/R -- -- N/R

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. Tim Corbin Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  3. Erik Bakich Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  4. Derek Johnson Bio @ VUCommdores.com
  5. Blake Allen Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  6. Mike Calitri Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  7. USA TODAY/ESPN baseball coaches' poll
  8. USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll
  9. Baseball America's Preseason College Top 25
  10. Baseball America's Feb. 25 College Top 25
  11. Baseball America's Mar. 3 College Top 25
  12. Baseball America's Mar. 10 College Top 25
  13. Baseball America's Mar. 17 College Top 25
  14. Baseball America's Mar. 24 College Top 25
  15. Baseball America's Mar. 31 College Top 25
  16. Baseball America's Apr. 7 College Top 25
  17. Baseball America's Apr. 14 College Top 25
  18. Baseball America's Apr. 21 College Top 25
  19. Baseball America's Apr. 28 College Top 25
  20. Baseball America's May 5 College Top 25
  21. Baseball America's May 12 College Top 25
  22. Baseball America's May 19 College Top 25
  23. Baseball America's May 26 College Top 25
  24. Baseball America's Jun. 3 College Top 25
  25. Baseball America's Jun. 10 College Top 25
  26. Baseball America's Jun. 30 College Top 25
  27. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
  28. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Feb. 25 Poll
  29. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 3 Poll
  30. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 10 Poll
  31. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 17 Poll
  32. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 24 Poll
  33. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 31 Poll
  34. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 7 Poll
  35. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 14 Poll
  36. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 21 Poll
  37. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 28 Poll
  38. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 5 Poll
  39. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 12 Poll
  40. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 19 Poll
  41. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 26 Poll
  42. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 3 Poll
  43. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 10 Poll
  44. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 27 Poll
  45. 2008 Preseason NCBWA POLL
  46. Feb. 25 NCBWA POLL
  47. Mar. 3 NCBWA POLL
  48. Mar. 10 NCBWA POLL
  49. Mar. 17 NCBWA POLL
  50. Mar. 24 NCBWA POLL
  51. Mar. 31 NCBWA POLL
  52. Apr. 7 NCBWA POLL
  53. Apr. 14 NCBWA POLL
  54. Apr. 21 NCBWA POLL
  55. Apr. 28 NCBWA POLL
  56. May 5 NCBWA POLL
  57. May 12 NCBWA POLL
  58. May 19 NCBWA POLL
  59. May 26 NCBWA POLL
  60. Jun. 3 NCBWA POLL
  61. Jun. 10 NCBWA POLL
  62. Jun. 25 NCBWA POLL
  63. Rivals.com Top 25

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