2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field. Coach Tim Corbin led the Commodores in his 18th season with the program.

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
CBNo. 5
Record13–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Baxter
  • Scott Brown
Home stadiumHawkins Field
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida   00 161 .941
Tennessee   00 152 .882
No. 3 Georgia   00 144 .778
South Carolina   00 124 .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt   00 135 .722
Missouri  00 115 .688
Kentucky   00 116 .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss   00 161 .941
Alabama   00 161 .941
Texas A&M   00 153 .833
No. 17 Mississippi State   00 124 .750
No. 18 Auburn   00 135 .722
No. 19 LSU   00 125 .706
No. 14 Arkansas   00 115 .688
Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of October 27, 2023[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball

Vanderbilt began the 2020 season with high hopes, having secured the second highest-rated recruit class for the season.[2] In addition, the Commodores were highly ranked in preseason and subsequent polls, beginning at #1 according to the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and closing at #7 on March 16, the final ranking.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the 2020 college baseball season, and the seasons of all spring sports, became unclear. On March 12, Vanderbilt University declared that all spring sports were suspended for the remainder of the season.[3] On March 30, the NCAA canceled the upcoming College World Series,[4] but announced that senior spring athletes would have the opportunity to return to school for the 2021 spring season if they wished.[5]

Previous season

The Commodores finished 59–12 overall, and 23–7 in the conference. The Commodores were National champions in 2019.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 21 – Tyler Brown – Junior
  • 22 – Jack LeiterFreshman
  • 27 – Ethan Smith – Sophomore
  • 29 – Nick Maldonado – Freshman
  • 32 – Hugh Fisher – Junior
  • 33 – Erik Kaiser – Junior
  • 35 – Chris McElvain – Freshman
  • 39 – Jake EderJunior
  • 40 – Sam Hliboki – Freshman
  • 43 – Michael Doolin – Freshman
  • 44 – Mason Hickman – Junior
  • 45 – Chance Huff – Sophomore
  • 49 – Ryan Keenan – Freshman
  • 50 – Luke Murphy – Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 – Thomas Schultz – Freshman
  • 80 – Kumar RockerSophomore
 

Catchers

  • 5 – CJ Rodriguez – Freshman
  • 20 – Ty Duvall – Senior
  • 55 – Maxwell Romero Jr. – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Harrison Ray – Senior
  • 9 – Carter YoungFreshman
  • 25 – Parker Noland – Freshman
  • 30 – Sterling Hayes – Sophomore
  • 99 – Jayson Gonzalez – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Cooper Davis – Junior
  • 6 – Tate Kolwyck – Sophomore
  • 8 – Isaiah Thomas – Sophomore
  • 11 – Matt Hogan – Sophomore
  • 19 – Troy LaNeve – Freshman

Utility

 

Coaching staff

2020 Vanderbilt Commodores coaching staff[6]
NamePositionSeasons at
Vanderbilt
Alma Mater
Tim CorbinHead coach18Ohio Wesleyan (1984)
Scott BrownAssociate head coach8Cortland (1999)
Mike BaxterAssistant Coach3Vanderbilt (2006)
David MaciasVolunteer Coach3Vanderbilt (2008)

Schedule and results

Legend
 Vanderbilt win
 Vanderbilt loss
 Cancellation
BoldVanderbilt team member
2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log
Regular season (13–5)
February
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 14vs. No. 13 MichiganNo. 2Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Scottsdale, AZ
L 3–4B. Keizer (1–0)T. Brown (0–1)I. Paige (1)4,5000–1
February 15vs. UConnNo. 2Salt River Fields at Talking StickW 6–1K. Rocker (1–0)E. Stock (0–1)S. Hliboki (1)6121–1
February 16vs. Cal PolyNo. 2Salt River Fields at Talking StickL 8–9D. Nelson (1–0)T. Brown (0–2)7451–2
February 18South AlabamaNo. 5Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
W 3–0J. Leiter (1–0)M. Boswell (0–1)T. Schultz (1)3,0332–2
February 19South AlabamaNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 4–0E. Smith (1–0)C. Yarborough (0–1)M. Doolin (1)3,0583–2
February 21UICNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 9–0M. Hickman (1–0)J. Key (0–2)3,1464–2
February 22UICNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 9–3K. Rocker (2–0)N. Oliff (0–2)3,3815–2
February 23UICNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 5–2J. Eder (1–0)B. Nicholson (0–2)T. Brown (1)3,2086–2
February 25EvansvilleNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 6–0 J. Leiter (2–0)J. Meyer (0–1)3,0137–2
February 26Saint LouisNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 10–2 E. Smith (2–0)S. Youngbrandt (0–1)3,0128–2
February 28HawaiiNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 5–1M. Hickman (2–0)L. Pouelsen3,1989–2
February 29HawaiiNo. 5Hawkins FieldL 1–3A. Davenport (3–0)T. SchultzC. Loewen (1)3,2959–3
March
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1HawaiiNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 7–5 (11)E. Kaiser (1–0)C. Loewen (0–1)3,44710–3
March 3Central ArkansasNo. 5Hawkins FieldW 10–2M. Doolin (1–0)L. Gilbertson (1–2)3,18211–3
March 6at No. 1 UCLANo. 5Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
L 2–3Z. Pettway (3–0)K. Rocker (2–1)H. Powell (3)2,21511–4
March 7at USCNo. 5Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, CA
L 1–2J. Beller (3–0)J. Eder (1–1)B. Wanger (3)1,50711–5
March 8vs. No. 18 TCUNo. 5Dedeaux FieldW 4–3T. Brown (1–2)D. Hill (2–1)71112–5
March 11ToledoNo. 7Hawkins FieldW 11–2E. Smith (3–0)B. Todorowski (0–1)3,01513–5
March 13KentuckyNo. 7Hawkins FieldCanceled
March 14KentuckyNo. 7Hawkins FieldCanceled
March 15KentuckyNo. 7Hawkins FieldCanceled
March 17vs. BelmontFirst Horizon Park
Nashville, TN
Canceled
March 20at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN
Canceled
March 21at TennesseeLindsey Nelson StadiumCanceled
March 22at TennesseeLindsey Nelson StadiumCanceled
March 24vs. LipscombFirst Horizon ParkCanceled
March 27GeorgiaHawkins FieldCanceled
March 28GeorgiaHawkins FieldCanceled
March 29GeorgiaHawkins FieldCanceled
March 31Tennessee TechHawkins FieldCanceled
April
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2at LSUAlex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Canceled
April 3at LSUAlex Box StadiumCanceled
April 4at LSUAlex Box StadiumCanceled
April 7Western KentuckyHawkins FieldCanceled
April 10South CarolinaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 11South CarolinaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 12South CarolinaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 14Indiana StateHawkins FieldCanceled
April 17at Ole MissSwayze Field
Oxford, MS
Canceled
April 18at Ole MissSwayze FieldCanceled
April 19at Ole MissSwayze FieldCanceled
April 24AlabamaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 25AlabamaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 26AlabamaHawkins FieldCanceled
April 28Austin PeayHawkins FieldCanceled
May
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1at MissouriTaylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
Canceled
May 2at MissouriTaylor StadiumCanceled
May 3at MissouriTaylor StadiumCanceled
May 5LouisvilleHawkins FieldCanceled
May 7at FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL
Canceled
May 8at FloridaAlfred A. McKethan StadiumCanceled
May 9at FloridaAlfred A. McKethan StadiumCanceled
May 12Middle TennesseeHawkins FieldCanceled
May 14Mississippi StateHawkins FieldCanceled
May 15Mississippi StateHawkins FieldCanceled
May 16Mississippi StateHawkins FieldCanceled
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 19–24Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Vanderbilt team member
Schedule Source:[7]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Austin Martin SS 1 5 Toronto Blue Jays
Tyler Brown RHP 3 101 Houston Astros
Jake Eder LHP 4 104 Miami Marlins
Mason Hickman RHP 5 154 Cleveland Indians

References

  1. "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2020 College Baseball Recruiting Rankings". baseballamerica.com.
  3. "Mar. 12, 2020 – Athletics competition suspended". vanderbilt.edu.
  4. "2020 NCAA tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". cbssports.com.
  5. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". ncaa.com.
  6. "Official Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. "Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). Vanderbilt University Athletics. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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