2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	16
Cbrank:	18
Record:	36–25–1
Conf Record:	15–13–1
Head Coach:	Tim Corbin
Hc Year:	15th
Asst Coach1:	Scott Brown
Ac1 Year:	5th
Hit Coach:	D.J. Svihlik
Htc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Hawkins Field
Champion:	Clemson Regional champions
Next Year:	2018 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball

The 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play 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^[1]
Pitchers 6 – Justin Wilson – Sophomore 11 – Paxton Stover – Junior 16 – Penn Murfee – 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 – 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 – 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
	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
	Vanderbilt loss
	Postponement
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 7 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. 7 7–4 Conger (1–0) Weigand (0–1) Ruppenthal (1) 2,550 3–1 February 24 vs. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 24 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 8–1 Day (2–0) Ciocco (0–2) — 2,552 12–6 March 17 24 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. First Tennessee Park • Nashville, TN 17–11 Day (3–0) Lovell (0–1) — 1,617 14–8 1–2 March 24 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. First Tennessee Park • Nashville, TN 10–0 Day (4–0) Pryor (1–1) — 1,502 17–9 3–3 March 31 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 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. Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 11–0 Day (5–0) Patzner (1–3) — 2,655 19–11 4–5 April 6 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. Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–5 Lancaster (4–1) Day (5–1) — 2,563 21–13 6–6 April 13 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. Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 21–2 Snider (3–2) Williams (0–3) — 1,125 23–15 7–8 April 21 at 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 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 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 8–4 Day (7–1) Powell (2–4) — 2,646 27–17 10–10 May 5 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 2–6 Martin (4–0) Ruppenthal (1–3) — 4,120 29–19 12–11 May 12 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 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 17–7 Ruppenthal (2–3) Hasper (0–3) — 2,682 31–21 13–13 May 18 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
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 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
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record June 9 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Vanderbilt Commodores. February 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509194512/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/vand-m-basebl-mtt.html. May 9, 2013. dead.