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2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Clemson Regional champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
CBNo. 18
Record36–25–1 (15–13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachScott Brown (5th season)
Hitting coachD.J. Svihlik (1st season)
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons← 20162018 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball →
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 52 – 19 – 0   .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 43 – 23 – 0   .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13 – 1   .534 36 – 25 – 1   .589
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 36 – 23 – 0   .610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 35 – 25 – 0   .583
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 25 – 32 – 0   .439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 21 – 0   .250 27 – 25 – 0   .519
Western
No. 2 LSU  ‍†‍‡‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 52 – 20 – 0   .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 45 – 19 – 0   .703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 40 – 27 – 0   .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 41 – 23 – 0   .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 37 – 26 – 0   .587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 32 – 25 – 0   .561
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24 – 1   .183 19 – 34 – 1   .361
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Tim Corbin, in his 15th season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores would finish the regular season 33–21–1 overall, 15–13–1 in conference play and be invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Vanderbilt would beat Clemson to win the Clemson Regional, before losing to #1 Oregon State in the Corvallis Super Regional.

Previous season

The Commodores had a hot start to the 2016 season, being ranked as high as #2 before compiling a 40–15 regular season record, going 18–12 in the SEC. The Commodores finished ranked #10 in the nation and earned a #6 seed in the 2016 Southeastern Conference tournament. The Commodores went 2–2 and were eliminated by Texas A&M, the eventual champions. Following the SEC tournament, the Commodores hosted a regional in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, part of the Louisville super regional. The season was marred by the death of freshman pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned the day before Vanderbilt was to take on Xavier University in their first regional game. Vanderbilt went 0–2 in the Nashville regional to end the season, falling to Xavier and Washington.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores roster

Pitchers

  • 6 – Justin Wilson – Sophomore
  • 11 – Paxton Stover – Junior
  • 16 – Penn Murfee – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 – Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 25 – Michael Sandborn – Freshman
  • 27 – Chandler Day – Sophomore
  • 28 – Matt Ruppenthal – Junior
  • 29 – Patrick Raby – Sophomore
  • 34 – Zach King – Freshman
  • 35 – Jackson Gillis – Freshman
  • 38 – Matt McGarry – Sophomore
  • 40 – Collin Snider – Junior
  • 42 – Maddux Conger – Sophomore
  • 44 – Kyle Wright – Junior
  • 45 – Reid Schaller – Freshman
  • 49 – A.J. Franklin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 – Drake Fellows – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 5 – Jason Delay – Senior
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 20 – Ty Duvall – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Harrison Ray – Freshman
  • 8 – Alonzo Jones – Sophomore
  • 9 – Will Toffey – Junior
  • 10 – Ethan Paul – Sophomore
  • 12 – Connor Kaiser – Sophomore
  • 21 – Alex Brewer – Freshman
  • 22 – Julian Infante – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Ro Coleman – Senior
  • 3 – Jeren Kendall – Junior
  • 13 – Kiambu Fentress – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 – Walker Grisanti – Sophomore
  • 19 – Stephen Scott – Sophomore
  • 24- Reed Hayes – Junior
  • 51 – J.J. Bleday – Freshman
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Vanderbilt		 Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 15 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Scott Brown Assistant coach 5 SUNY Cortland (1999)
D.J. Svihlik Hitting Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 1 Illinois (2000)

Schedule

Legend
  Vanderbilt win
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Bold Vanderbilt team member
2017 Vanderbilt Commodores Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 16 at San Diego #7 Fowler Park • San Diego, CA 2–3 Sprengel (1–0) Wright (0–1) Conyers (1) 902 0–1
February 17 at San Diego #7 Fowler Park • San Diego, CA 8–2 Raby (1–0) Teaney (0–1) Snider (1) 540 1–1
February 19 at San Diego #7 Fowler Park • San Diego, CA 11–1 Fellows (1–0) Burdick (0–1) — 985 2–1
February 22 vs. Evansville #7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 7–4 Conger (1–0) Weigand (0–1) Ruppenthal (1) 2,550 3–1
February 24 vs. UIC #7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 3–5 (10) Ryan (1–1) Snider (0–1) — 2,710 3–2
February 25 vs. UIC #7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 6–2 Raby (2–0) Andersen (0–1) Hayes (1) 2,648 4–2
February 26 vs. UIC #7 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–5 (11) Padilla (1–0) Ruppenthal (0–1) Ryan (1) 2,668 4–3
February 28 vs. Southeastern Louisiana #17 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 9–6 Snider (1–1) Tassin (1–1) Hayes (2) 2,489 5–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana #17 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–2 Stover (1–0) Koestler (0–1) Hayes (3) 2,493 6–3
March 3 vs. Cal State Northridge #17 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–6 Weston (2–1) Wright (0–2) O'Neil (2) 2,513 6–4
March 4 vs. Cal State Northridge #17 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 1–4 Vanderford (2–1) Raby (2–1) — 2,713 6–5
March 5 vs. Cal State Northridge #17 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 11–3 Fellows (2–0) Myers (1–1) — 2,679 7–5
March 7 vs. Central Arkansas #25 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 10–5 King (1–0) Brand (1–1) — 2,443 8–5
March 8 vs. Central Arkansas #25 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 9–1 Day (1–0) Schmidt (0–2) — 2,489 9–5
March 10 vs. St. Mary's #25 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 9–8 Snider (2–1) Waldichuk (1–1) Ruppenthal (2) 2,528 10–5
March 11 vs. St. Mary's #25 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 1–5 Valdez (2–1) Raby (2–2) Milam (6) — 10–6
March 12 vs. St. Mary's #25 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 9–1 Fellows (3–0) Madrigal (2–2) — — 11–6
March 14 vs. Western Kentucky #24 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 8–1 Day (2–0) Ciocco (0–2) — 2,552 12–6
March 17 at Ole Miss #24 Oxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 0–1 Parkinson (4–1) Wright (0–3) Woolfolk (5) 8,256 12–7 0–1
March 18 at Ole Miss #24 Oxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 6–2 Raby (3–2) Feigl (2–2) — 9,010 13–7 1–1
March 19 at Ole Miss #24 Oxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field • Oxford, MS 8–10 Woolfolk (1–1) Murfee (0–1) — 8,221 13–8 1–2
March 22 vs. Belmont First Tennessee Park • Nashville, TN 17–11 Day (3–0) Lovell (0–1) — 1,617 14–8 1–2
March 24 vs. Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–3 Wright (1–3) Hill (4–2) Hayes (4) 3,418 15–8 2–2
March 25 vs. Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 17–3 Raby (4–2) Kolek (1–1) — 3,309 16–8 3–2
March 26 vs. Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–6 Chafin (2–1) Snider (2–2) Kilkenny (1) 3,586 16–9 3–3
March 28 vs. Lipscomb First Tennessee Park • Nashville, TN 10–0 Day (4–0) Pryor (1–1) — 1,502 17–9 3–3
March 31 at Kentucky Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 3–10 Hjelle (4–2) Raby (4–3) — 2,465 17–10 3–4
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 at Kentucky Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 4–7 Logue (5–1) Wright (1–4) — 3,071 17–11 3–5
April 2 at Kentucky Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 6–4 Conger (2–0) Pop (1–1) Ruppenthal (3) 3,512 18–11 4–5
April 4 vs. UT-Martin Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 11–0 Day (5–0) Patzner (1–3) — 2,655 19–11 4–5
April 6 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC 7–6 Raby (5–3) Crowe (3–2) Hayes (5) 6,904 20–11 5–5
April 7 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC 5–3 Ruppenthal (1–1) Scott (1–2) — 7,412 21–11 6–5
April 8 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC 1–6 Hill (2–3) Fellows (3–1) — 8,012 21–12 6–6
April 11 vs. Tennessee Tech Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–5 Lancaster (4–1) Day (5–1) — 2,563 21–13 6–6
April 13 vs. Florida Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 6–10 Milchin (2–1) Hayes (0–1) — 3,148 21–14 6–7
April 14 vs. Florida Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–0 Wright (2–4) Singer (4–2) — 3,626 22–14 7–7
April 15 vs. Florida Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 8–20 Kowar (6–0) Fellows (3–2) — 3,626 22–15 7–8
April 18 vs. Middle Tennessee Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 21–2 Snider (3–2) Williams (0–3) — 1,125 23–15 7–8
April 21 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–1 Raby (6–3) Gist (2–3) — 2,547 24–15 8–8
April 22 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 0–1 Adkins (5–4) Ruppenthal (1–2) — — 24–16 8–9
April 22 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 10–5 Day (6–1) Avidano (2–2) Fellows (1) 3,112 25–16 9–9
April 28 vs. Tennessee Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 1–0 Raby (7–3) Martin (4–5) Hayes (6) 3,499 26–16 10–9
April 29 vs. Tennessee Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 3–9 Stallings (3–1) Wright (2–5) — 3,603 26–17 10–10
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 2 vs Austin Peay Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 8–4 Day (7–1) Powell (2–4) — 2,646 27–17 10–10
May 5 vs Missouri Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 5–2 Raby (8–3) Bartlett (5–2) Hayes (7) 2,936 28–17 11–10
May 6 vs Missouri Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 1–2 Sikema (7–0) Conger (2–1) — 2,960 28–18 11–11
May 7 vs Missouri Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 14–5 King (2–0) Montes (3–5) — 3,012 29–18 12–11
May 9 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–6 Martin (4–0) Ruppenthal (1–3) — 4,120 29–19 12–11
May 12 at Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 3–4 Kopps (3–0) King (2–1) — 8,151 29–20 12–12
May 13 at Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 6–2 Wright (3–5) Knight (6–4) — 9,225 30–20 13–12
May 14 at Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 1–7 Taccolini (4–0) Day (7–2) — 7,971 30–21 13–13
May 16 at Middle Tennessee Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 17–7 Ruppenthal (2–3) Hasper (0–3) — 2,682 31–21 13–13
May 18 at Alabama Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 18–1 Raby (9–3) Medders (2–1) — 2,904 32–21 14–13
May 19 at Alabama Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 13–1 Wright (4–5) Walters (5–5) — 3,110 33–21 15–13
May 20 at Alabama Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 3–3 — — — 2,928 33–21–1 15–13–1
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 23 South Carolina Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 4–7 Johnson (1–2) Hayes (0–2) — — 33–22–1 15–13–1
NCAA tournament Clemson Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
June 2 St. John's Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina, 13—4 Raby (10—3) Mooney (8—2) — 3,234 34–22–1 15–13–1
June 3 #21 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina, 9—4 Wright (5—5) Barnes (5—5) — 5,097 35–22–1 15–13–1
June 4 #21 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina, 0—6 Jackson (9—1) Fellows (3—3) — 3,731 35–23–1 15–13–1
June 5 #21 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina, 8—0 Ruppenthal (3—3) Eubanks (7—6) — 4,462 36–23–1 15–13–1
NCAA tournament Corvallis Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
June 9 #1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 4—8 Thompson (14—0) Raby (10—4) — 3,737 36—24—1 15–13–1
June 10 #1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 2—9 Fehmel (5—2) Wright (5—6) — 3,734 36—25—1 15–13–1

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2017 SEC baseball records

Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 5–24 1–2 3–0 0–3 . . 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 0–3 0–2 ALA W7 1–9 1–6
ARK 18–11 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 1–1 2–1 2–1 ARK W2 6–3 2–0
AUB 16–14 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . AUB W5 7–3 1–2
FLA 21–9 3–0 . 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 FLA E1 8–2 4–1
UGA 11–19 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 UGA E6 4–6 0–3
KEN 19–11 . . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 KEN E2 7–3 2–0
LSU 21–9 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . LSU W1 7–3 4–0
MSU 17–13 3–0 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 . MSU W3 6–4 3–2
MIZZ 14–16 3–0 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 MIZZ E4 4–6 2–2
MISS 14–16 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 MISS W6 5–5 1–2
SCAR 13–17 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 SCAR E5 2–8 1–0
TENN 7–21 . 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 1–1 TENN E7 1–7 0–4
TAMU 16–14 3–0 1–2 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 TAMU W4 5–5 2–1
VAN 15–13 2–0 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 . . 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 VAN E3 5–4 0–0
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. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

References

  1. "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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