2023 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	4
Cbrank:	2
D1baseballrank:	2
Record:	42–20
Conf Record:	19–11
Head Coach:	Tim Corbin
Hc Year:	21st
Asst Coach1:	Scott Brown
Asst Coach2:	Mike Baxter
Stadium:	Hawkins Field
Champion:	SEC tournament champions
Bowl:	Nashville Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field.

Previous season

See main article: 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team. The Commodores finished 39–23, 14–16 in the SEC to finish in fourth place in the East division. Vanderbilt was eliminated in the second round of the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament by their in-state rivals, Tennessee. They earned an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were the second seed in the Corvallis Regional. Vanderbilt lost to top seed, and third overall seed, Oregon State in the regional final.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the SEC Preseason team.^[1]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
	51	SP	Junior

Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Carter Holton	20	SP	Sophomore

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. Vanderbilt was picked to finish third the SEC East.^[1]

SEC East Coaches' Poll

1	Tennessee	90 (12)
2	Florida	79 (2)
3	Vanderbilt	64
4	South Carolina	51
5	Georgia	48
6	Kentucky	34
7	Missouri	19

Game log

2023 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Game Log (42–20)
Regular Season (37–17)
February (6–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 17 vs. No. 15 TCU* No. 10 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 4–11 Savage (1–0) Hliboki (0–1) None 15,721 0–1 — February 18 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State* No. 10 Globe Life Field W 11–9 Dutkanych (1–0) Phillips, B. (0–1) N. Maldonado (1) FloSports 20,295 1–1 — February 19 vs. Texas* No. 10 Globe Life Field W 12–2 Futrell (1–0) Sthele (0–1) Cunningham (1) FloSports 16,100 2–1 — February 21 No. 10 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN L 4–5 Macrae (1–0) Reilly (0–1) Gregson (1) 3,642 2–2 — February 22 No. 10 Hawkins Field W 13–1^7 Horn (1–0) C. Daniel (0–1) None SECN+ 3,604 3–2 — February 24 No. 17 UCLA* No. 10 Hawkins Field W 6–0 Holton (1–0) Brooks (1–1) Cunningham (2) SECN+ 3,778 4–2 — February 25 No. 17 UCLA* No. 10 Hawkins Field L 0–3 Delvecchio (1–0) Hliboki (0–2) Jewett (1) SECN+ 3,793 4–3 — February 26 No. 17 UCLA* No. 10 Hawkins Field W 2–1 Futrell (2–0) Austin (1–1) N. Maldonado (2) SECN+ 3,798 5–3 — February 28 No. 7 Hawkins Field W 11–7 Carter (1–0) Robinson, J. (0–1) None SECN+ 3,550 6–3 —
March (15–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 3 vs. * No. 7 U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN L 3–5 Schanaman, S (1–1) Schultz (0–1) None 545 6–4 — March 4 vs. No. 18 Maryland* No. 7 U.S. Bank Stadium W 8–7 N. Maldonado (1–0) McCoy, K. (0–1) None BTN+ 3,888 7–4 — March 5 at * No. 7 U.S. Bank Stadium W 4–0 Hliboki (1–2) Holetz (0–1) None BTN+ 2,796 8–4 — March 7 No. 7 Hawkins Field W 12–1 Futrell (3–0) Taylor, C. (0–2) None SECN+ 3,637 9–4 — March 8 No. 7 Hawkins Field W 2–1^17 Thompson (1–0) Hardman (0–1) None SECN+ 3,491 10–4 — March 10 No. 7 Hawkins Field W 2–1 Hliboki (2–2) A. Schroeder (1–1) None SECN+ 3,492 11–4 — March 11 Loyola Marymount* No. 7 Hawkins Field W 2–0 Owen (1–0) Z. Kirby (0–1) N. Maldonado (3) SECN+ 3,676 12–4 — March 12 Loyola Marymount* No. 7 Hawkins Field L 6–9 O. Hackman (1–1) Futrell (3–1) M. Baldo (3) SECN+ 3,566 12–5 — March 14 vs. * No. 6 First Horizon Park Nashville, TN W 15–6 Reilly (1–1) Ruzicka (0–2) None SECN+ 1,410 13–5 — March 16 No. 3 No. 6 Hawkins Field W 12–2^8 Holton (2–0) J. Dougherty (2–2) None 3,802 14–5 1—0 March 17 No. 3 Ole Miss No. 6 Hawkins Field W 8–0 Owen (2–0) G. Saunier (1–1) None SECN+ 3,802 15–5 2—0 March 18 No. 3 Ole Miss No. 6 Hawkins Field W 7–2 Futrell (4–1) X. Rivas (4–1) None SECN 3,802 16–5 3—0 March 21 vs. * No. 6 First Horizon Park Cancelled March 24 No. 4 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS W 26–3^7 Holton (3–0) Cijntje (3–1) None SECN+ 11,080 17–5 4—0 March 25 at Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field W 18–5 Owen (3–0) Gartman (1–2) None SECN+ 12,927 18–5 5—0 March 26 at Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field W 11–7 Hliboki (3–2) Dohm (3–3) None SECN+ 9,872 19–5 6—0 March 28 Lipscomb* No. 4 Hawkins Field W 11–1^8 Carter (2–0) Frank, H (0–1) None SECN+ 2,451 20–5 — March 31 No. 4 Hawkins Field W 9–2 Holton (3–0) Woods, Ja. (3–2) None SECN+ 3,802 21–5 7—0
April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Georgia No. 4 Hawkins Field W 16–8 Cunningham (1–0) Pearson, W. (0–1) None SECN+ 3,802 22–5 8—0 April 2 Georgia No. 4 Hawkins Field W 4–0 Futrell (5–1) Hoskins (1–2) None SECN+ 3,802 23–5 9—0 April 4 No. 4 Hawkins Field W 8—1 Schultz (1—1) Bennett, J. (0—1) None SECN+ 3,645 24–5 — April 6 No. 4 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO W 7—6 Ginther (1—0) Lunceford (3—1) N. Maldonado (4) SECN+ 1,320 25–5 10—0 April 7 at Missouri No. 4 Taylor Stadium L 4—5 Franklin (5—2) Hliboki (3—3) None SECN+ 1,912 25–6 10—1 April 8 at Missouri No. 4 Taylor Stadium W 5–0 Futrell (6–1) Murphy (3–3) None SECN+ 2,389 26–6 11—1 April 11 No. 4 Hawkins Field W 14—2^7 Thompson (2–0) B. Parish (0–1) None SECN+ 3,677 27–6 — April 14 No. 4 Hawkins Field L 6—14 Sanders (3–1) Cunningham (1–1) None SECN+ 3,802 27–7 11—2 April 15 No. 6 South Carolina No. 4 Hawkins Field W 8–5 Reilly (2–1) Mahoney (3–1) None SECN+ 3,802 28–7 12—2 April 16 No. 6 South Carolina No. 4 Hawkins Field W 6–4 Ginther (2–0) Jones (4–2) None SECN+ 3,802 29–7 13—2 April 18 No. 4 Hawkins Field L 2–10 Cutts, B (1–3) Thompson (2–1) None SECN+ 3,746 29–8 — April 21 No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN L 3–4^12 Burns, C. (3–3) N. Maldonado (1–1) None SECN+ 4,607 29–9 13–3 April 22 at Tennessee No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–17^7 Dollander (5–4) Cunningham (1–2) None ESPN2 4,619 29–10 13–4 April 23 at No. 19 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–10 Beam, D. (5–2) Futrell (6–2) None ESPN2 4,518 29–11 13–5 April 28 No. 5 Hawkins Field W 6–4 Reilly (3–1) D. Williams (3–1) N. Maldonado (5) SECN+ 3,802 30–11 14–5 April 29 No. 15 Kentucky No. 5 Hawkins Field W 9–3 Schultz (2–1) T. Bosma (4–3) None SECN+ 3,802 31–11 15–5 April 30 No. 15 Kentucky No. 5 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Anderson (1–0) R. Hagenow (2–1) None SECN+ 3,802 32–11 16–5
May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 No. 5 Hawkins Field W 11–5 Anderson (2–0) McManmon, Q. (1–1) None SECN+ 3,750 33–11 — May 4 at No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL L 2–11 Holman (6–2) Holton (4–1) None SECN+ 3,418 33–12 16–6 May 5 at Alabama No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 4–1 Owen (4–0) McMillan (1–2) N. Maldonado (6) SECN+ 3,960 34–12 17–6 May 6 at Alabama No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 1–2 Woods (4–1) Schultz (2–2) Davis (6) SECN+ 5,800 34–13 17–7 May 9 at * No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY W 12–8^12 Horn (2–0) Robinson (0–1) None ESPNU 3,456 35–13 — May 12 No. 5 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL L 0–10^7 Sproat (7–2) Reilly (3–2) None SECN+ 6,970 35–14 17–8 May 13 at No. 7 Florida No. 5 Condron Ballpark L 2–6 Slater (8–0) Futrell (6–3) None SECN 7,508 35–15 17–9 May 14 at No. 7 Florida No. 5 Condron Ballpark L 2–6 Caglianone (5–2) Carter (2–1) None SECN+ 5,712 35–16 17–10 May 16 No. 5 Hawkins Field Cancelled May 18 No. 12 Hawkins Field L 2–8 Smith (8–1) Reilly (3–3) McEntire (2) SECN+ 3,802 35–17 17–11 May 19 No. 2 Arkansas No. 12 Hawkins Field W 10–8 Cunningham (2–2) Adcock (4–2) N. Maldonado (7) SECN+ 3,802 36–17 18–11 May 20 No. 2 Arkansas No. 12 Hawkins Field W 7–6 Horn (3–0) Coil (0–1) N. Maldonado (8) SECN+ 3,802 37–17 19–11
Postseason (5–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 24 No. 12 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL W 6–4 Reilly (4–3) Allsup, C. (1–2) None SECN 12,685 38–17 1–0 May 25 vs. No. 2 (1) Florida No. 12 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 3–6 Slater (9–0) Cunningham (2–3) Abner (3) SECN 12,875 38–18 1–1 May 26 vs. No. 24 (9) Alabama No. 12 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 9–2 Futrell (7–3) McNairy (6–2) Schultz (1) SECN 15,012 39–18 2–1 May 27 vs. No. 2 (1) Florida No. 12 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–6 Moore (1–0) Caglianone (6–3) None SECN 8,938 40–18 3–1 May 28 vs. (10) No. 12 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 10–4 Reilly (5–3) Cortez (3–1) None 8,728 41–18 4–1
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 2 (4) * No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 12–2 Futrell (8–3) Hampton, K (7–3) Schultz (2) SECN+ 3,802 42–18 1–0 June 3 No. 24 (2) * No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field L 7–8 Spoljaric, T (7–0) Ginther (2–1) Mollerus, J (11) SECN+ 3,802 42–19 1–1 June 4 (3) * No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field L 1–2 Hoskins (7–2) Reilly (5–4) Loer (7) SECN+ 3,802 42–20 1–2 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll Vanderbilt win • Vanderbilt loss • • Bold denotes Vanderbilt player|} Statistics Record vs. conference opponents Rankings See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. External links Vanderbilt Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship . . secsports.com . March 24, 2023 . February 9, 2023.