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
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 2   .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 6   .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 1   .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 3   .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 5   .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of March 20, 2024[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball


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.

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 Leiter – Freshman
  • 27 – Ethan Smith – Sophomore
  • 29 – Nick Maldonado – Freshman
  • 32 – Hugh Fisher – Junior
  • 33 – Erik Kaiser – Junior
  • 35 – Chris McElvain – Freshman
  • 39 – Jake Eder – Junior
  • 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 Rocker – Sophomore
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

  • 2 – Harrison Ray – Senior
  • 9 – Carter Young – Freshman
  • 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]
Name Position Seasons at
Vanderbilt		 Alma Mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 18 Ohio Wesleyan (1984)
Scott Brown Associate head coach 8 Cortland (1999)
Mike Baxter Assistant Coach 3 Vanderbilt (2006)
David Macias Volunteer Coach 3 Vanderbilt (2008)

Schedule and results

Legend
  Vanderbilt win
  Vanderbilt loss
  Cancellation
Bold Vanderbilt 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 14 vs. No. 13 Michigan No. 2 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Scottsdale, AZ		 L 3–4 B. Keizer (1–0) T. Brown (0–1) I. Paige (1) 4,500 0–1
February 15 vs. UConn No. 2 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick W 6–1 K. Rocker (1–0) E. Stock (0–1) S. Hliboki (1) 612 1–1
February 16 vs. Cal Poly No. 2 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick L 8–9 D. Nelson (1–0) T. Brown (0–2) 745 1–2
February 18 South Alabama No. 5 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 W 3–0 J. Leiter (1–0) M. Boswell (0–1) T. Schultz (1) 3,033 2–2
February 19 South Alabama No. 5 Hawkins Field W 4–0 E. Smith (1–0) C. Yarborough (0–1) M. Doolin (1) 3,058 3–2
February 21 UIC No. 5 Hawkins Field W 9–0 M. Hickman (1–0) J. Key (0–2) 3,146 4–2
February 22 UIC No. 5 Hawkins Field W 9–3 K. Rocker (2–0) N. Oliff (0–2) 3,381 5–2
February 23 UIC No. 5 Hawkins Field W 5–2 J. Eder (1–0) B. Nicholson (0–2) T. Brown (1) 3,208 6–2
February 25 Evansville No. 5 Hawkins Field W 6–0 J. Leiter (2–0) J. Meyer (0–1) 3,013 7–2
February 26 Saint Louis No. 5 Hawkins Field W 10–2 E. Smith (2–0) S. Youngbrandt (0–1) 3,012 8–2
February 28 Hawaii No. 5 Hawkins Field W 5–1 M. Hickman (2–0) L. Pouelsen 3,198 9–2
February 29 Hawaii No. 5 Hawkins Field L 1–3 A. Davenport (3–0) T. Schultz C. Loewen (1) 3,295 9–3
March
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 Hawaii No. 5 Hawkins Field W 7–5 (11) E. Kaiser (1–0) C. Loewen (0–1) 3,447 10–3
March 3 Central Arkansas No. 5 Hawkins Field W 10–2 M. Doolin (1–0) L. Gilbertson (1–2) 3,182 11–3
March 6 at No. 1 UCLA No. 5 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 L 2–3 Z. Pettway (3–0) K. Rocker (2–1) H. Powell (3) 2,215 11–4
March 7 at USC No. 5 Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, CA		 L 1–2 J. Beller (3–0) J. Eder (1–1) B. Wanger (3) 1,507 11–5
March 8 vs. No. 18 TCU No. 5 Dedeaux Field W 4–3 T. Brown (1–2) D. Hill (2–1) 711 12–5
March 11 Toledo No. 7 Hawkins Field W 11–2 E. Smith (3–0) B. Todorowski (0–1) 3,015 13–5
March 13 Kentucky No. 7 Hawkins Field Canceled
March 14 Kentucky No. 7 Hawkins Field Canceled
March 15 Kentucky No. 7 Hawkins Field Canceled
March 17 vs. Belmont First Horizon Park
Nashville, TN		 Canceled
March 20 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 Canceled
March 21 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Canceled
March 22 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Canceled
March 24 vs. Lipscomb First Horizon Park Canceled
March 27 Georgia Hawkins Field Canceled
March 28 Georgia Hawkins Field Canceled
March 29 Georgia Hawkins Field Canceled
March 31 Tennessee Tech Hawkins Field Canceled
April
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 at LSU Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA		 Canceled
April 3 at LSU Alex Box Stadium Canceled
April 4 at LSU Alex Box Stadium Canceled
April 7 Western Kentucky Hawkins Field Canceled
April 10 South Carolina Hawkins Field Canceled
April 11 South Carolina Hawkins Field Canceled
April 12 South Carolina Hawkins Field Canceled
April 14 Indiana State Hawkins Field Canceled
April 17 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS		 Canceled
April 18 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Canceled
April 19 at Ole Miss Swayze Field Canceled
April 24 Alabama Hawkins Field Canceled
April 25 Alabama Hawkins Field Canceled
April 26 Alabama Hawkins Field Canceled
April 28 Austin Peay Hawkins Field Canceled
May
Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO		 Canceled
May 2 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled
May 3 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled
May 5 Louisville Hawkins Field Canceled
May 7 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL		 Canceled
May 8 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Canceled
May 9 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Canceled
May 12 Middle Tennessee Hawkins Field Canceled
May 14 Mississippi State Hawkins Field Canceled
May 15 Mississippi State Hawkins Field Canceled
May 16 Mississippi State Hawkins Field Canceled
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 19–24 Hoover 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

Main article: 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. ^ a b "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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