Vanderbilt Commodores baseball

Infobox College baseball team
name = Vanderbilt Commodores
founded = 1886

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university = Vanderbilt University
conference = Southeastern Conference
conference_short = SEC
division = Eastern
city = Nashville
stateabb = TN
state = Tennessee
coach = Tim Corbin
tenure = 6th
stadium = Hawkins Field
capacity = 2,000
nickname = Commodores
color1 = Gold
color2 = Black
color3 =
fontcolor = 997F3D
hex1 = 000000
hex2 = 997F3D
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national_champion =
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ncaa_tourneys = 1973, 1974, 1980, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
conference_tournament = 1980, 2007
conference_champion = 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores play their home games on campus in Hawkins Field, and are currently coached by head coach Tim Corbin. The Vanderbilt baseball team has two things in common with the Boston Red Sox major league baseball team: a 35 ft. left field wall comparable to the legendary Green Monster in historic Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox), and singing Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline in the middle of the 8th inning during games.

History

Vanderbilt's baseball team has enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years. The team qualified for the NCAA Super Regionals in 2004, had the nation's top recruiting class in 2005 according to "Baseball America", [cite web |last = Kimmey |first = Will |title = Vandy Recruits Stay For Top Recruiting Class |work = Baseball America |date = 2005-10-11 |url = http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/051011vandy.html |accessdate = 2007-01-10 ] made the NCAA field again in 2006, and won the 2007 SEC regular-season and SEC tournament crowns. The Commodores were ranked first in most polls for most of the 2007 season and earned the #1 national seed for the 2007 NCAA tournament.

tadium

The Commodores play their home games at [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/facilities/hawkins-field.html Hawkins Field] , which is an on-campus facility with a 2,000 seat capacity. It is adjacent to both Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and sits across the street from the McGugin Center. Hawkins Field opened in 2002 and is named after a donor who gave $2 million to help finance construction. The stadium was also the site of the first NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional that Vanderbilt ever hosted when it was the site of the Nashville Regional in 2007.

In May 2008, Vanderbilt announced extensive plans to upgrade its athletic facilities. Included in these renovations plans are the addition of seats down the first base line and outfield seats in both left-center and right field. These additions will likely increase capacity to 3,000 seats, if not more.

Head Coaches

The Commodores have had twenty-one head coaches in the program's history. Of these twenty-one coaches, only three have coached more than 300 games: Tim Corbin, Roy Mewbourne, and Larry Schmittou. Corbin is the current head coach and has been at the helm of the program since 2003 and had compiled a 193-108 record entering the 2008 season. He succeeded Roy Mewbourne, who coached from 1979-2002 and tallied a 655-608-9 record. Schmittou led the program for ten seasons from 1968-1978 and compiled a 306-252-1 record.

Year-by-Year Results (Scholarship Era)

Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament

*The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
*The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

NCAA Records

Individual School Records

Batting

Batting Average

Season: .459 - Hunter Bledsoe
Career: .425 - Hunter Bledsoe

Hits

Game: 6 (Ralph Greenbaum)
Season: 111 (Warner Jones)
Career: 300 (Dominic De La Osa)

Runs Scored

Game: 5 (10 players)
Season: (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 208 (Nick Morrow))

Doubles

Game: 4 (Matt Kata)
Season: 27 (Warner Jones)
Career: ??? (Dominic De La Osa)

Triples

Game: 2 (8 players)
Season: 8 (Ryan Klosterman)
Career: 15 (Nick Morrow)

Home Runs

Game: 3 (3 players)
Season: 22 (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 49 (Pedro Alvarez, Scotti Madison)

Total Bases

Game: 13 (John McLean, Greg Thomas)
Season: 186 (Pedro Alvarez)
Career: 452 (Nick Morrow)

Runs Batted In

Game: 9 (David Joiner)
Season: 74 (Warner Jones, Clint Johnston)
Career: 181 (Nick Morrow)

Base on Balls

Game: 5 (3 players)
Season: 63 (Vee Hightower)
Career: 146 (Steve Chandler)

tolen Bases

Game: 5 (3 players)
Season: 51 (Bob Schabes)
Career: 96 (Charles DeFrance)

trikeouts

Game: 5 (George Flower)
Season: 73 (Mike Skaggs)
Career: 182 (Cam Hazen)

Hitting Streak

38 (Ryan Flaherty)

Pitching

Wins

Season: 12 (Casey Weathers, Jeff Peeples)
Career: 29 (Jeff Peeples)

Winning Percentage

Season: 1.000 (Steve Burger, 6-0)
Career: .792 (Jack Nuismer)

aves

Season: 11 (Ryan Rote)
Career: 19 (Ryan Rote)

Games Pitched

Season: 36 (Joe Barbao)
Career: 116 (David Daniels)

Innings Pitched

Game: 13 (Scott Newell)
Season: 133.1 (David Price)
Career: 340.0 (Jim Heins)

Earned Run Average

Season: 1.07 (Jimmy Stephens)
Career: 1.68 (Jeff Peeples)

trikeouts

Game: 23 (Doug Wessel)
Season: 194 (David Price)
Career: 441 (David Price)

Team Records

Player Awards

Pedro Alvarez

*2007 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
*2007 Baseball America First Team All American [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/264298.html BaseballAmerica.com: College: 2007 College All-America Team Chart ] ]
*2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All American [ [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2007/allamerica070613.html NCBWA > News > 2007 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA All-America Team ] ]
*2007 American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All American [ [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061807aaa.html Price Named ABCA Player of Year :: Junior ace headlines group of five Commodores named to All-American Teams ] ]
*2006 "Baseball America" National Freshman of the Year [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/261819.html BaseballAmerica.com: College: Alvarez Dominates In His Debut ] ]
*2006 "Baseball America" First Team All American [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/261703.html BaseballAmerica.com: College: 2006 College All-America Team ] ]

David Price

*2007 Roger Clemens Award Winner [ [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/071207aac.html Price Takes Fourth Roger Clemens Award
"Watch New 2007 Highlight Video" :: Junior ace completes sweep of top collegiate baseball awards ] ]
*2007 Golden Spikes Award Winner [ cite news |last=Graham |first=Chris |title=Vanderbilt's Price wins baseball's 'Heisman' |url=http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/SPORTS0602/706300355/1036 |work=The Tennessean |date=2007-06-30 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 Dick Howser Trophy Winner [cite news |last=Patton |first=Maurice |title=Vanderbilt's Price wins Howser Award |url=http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070614/SPORTS0602/70614050 |work=The Tennessean |date=2007-06-14 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 "Baseball America" College Player of the Yearcite news |last=Fitt |first=Aaron |title=Price's excellence almost defies words |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/264300.html |work=Baseball America |date=2007-06-15 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 American Baseball Coaches Association National Player of the Yearcite web |title=Price named ABCA Player of the Year |url=http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061807aaa.html |publisher=Vanderbilt University |date=2007-06-18 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American
*2007 Brooks Wallace Award Winner [ cite news |title=Price Receives Brooks Wallace Award |url=http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/070407aaa.html|work=vucommodores.com|date=2007-07-04 |accessdate=2007-07-24 ]
*2007 "Baseball America" College All-America First Team [cite news |last=Fitt |first=Aaron |title=College All-America First Team |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/264299.html |work=Baseball America |date=2007-06-15 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 "Collegiate Baseball" National Player of the Yearcite news |url=http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/SPORTS0602/705310377/1002 |title=Price named national co-player of the year |work=The Tennessean |first=Maurice |last=Patton |date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2007-06-12]
*2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American [cite web |title=NCBWA Announces 2007 Pro-Line Cap All-America Team |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2007/allamerica070613.html |publisher=National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |date=2007-06-13 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District Player of the Year [cite web |title=NCBWA Names 2007 Division I District Players of the Year |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2007/players070608.html |publisher=National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |date=2007-06-08 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 SEC Male Athlete of the Yearcite web |title=Price, Abbott Named SEC Athletes of the Year |url=http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=5&url_article_id=9117&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 |publisher=Southeastern Conference |date=2007-06-20 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2007 SEC Pitcher of the Year
*2007 First Team All-SEC
*2006 Golden Spikes Award Finalist [cite web |title=Five finalists announced for Golden Spikes Award |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2467291 |publisher=ESPN.com |date=2006-06-01 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ]
*2006 Baseball America Summer Player of the Year

Casey Weathers

*2007 "Baseball America" First Team All American [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/264299.html BaseballAmerica.com: College: College All-America First Team ] ]
*2007 "Collegiate Baseball" First Team All American [ [http://www.collegiatebaseball.com/allamericans/currentallamericans.htm All Americans Pre-Season 1999 ] ]
*2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American [ [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061807aaa.html Price Named ABCA Player of Year :: Junior ace headlines group of five Commodores named to All-American Teams ] ]
*2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American [ [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2007/allamerica070613.html NCBWA > News > 2007 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA All-America Team ] ]
*2007 First Team All SEC [ [http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=5&url_article_id=9014&change_well_id=2 www.secsports.com - SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors ] ]

ee also

*2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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