Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association college baseball team from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference and plays its home games on campus at Hawkins Field. The Commodores are coached by three-time National Coach of the Year and three-time SEC Coach of the Year, Tim Corbin. During Corbin's tenure as head coach, Vanderbilt has become one of the premier college baseball programs in the United States, responsible for 19 first-round picks in the MLB draft.
History
Vanderbilt first fielded a baseball team in 1886. Herbert Charles Sanborn, the chair of the Department of Philosophy and Psychology from 1921 to 1942, who was also the president of the Nashville German-American Society, coached the team in 1912–1913. Baseball became a scholarship sport in 1968.The Commodores secured only three NCAA appearances in the 20th century—in 1973, 1974, and 1980. They had only three other winning seasons in SEC play in the first 35 years of the scholarship era. However, they have been to every NCAA tournament but one since 2004. The team qualified for the NCAA Super Regionals in 2004, had the nation's top recruiting class in 2005 according to Baseball America, 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 a majority of the 2007 season and earned the #1 national seed for the 2007 NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt's victory over the University of Virginia in the finals of the 2014 NCAA tournament marks the program's first national title and second appearance in the College World Series, having first appeared in 2011. In 2019, Vanderbilt's fourth College World Series appearance, they beat Michigan two games to one in the finals, winning their second national title.
Stadium
The original venue for the Commodores ball club was Dudley Field. Currently, the Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field, which is an on-campus facility with a 3,700 seat capacity. Temporary outfield bleachers were installed for the 2007 Regionals and all of the 2008 season, bringing the capacity to 3,535. In May 2008, Vanderbilt announced extensive plans to upgrade its athletic facilities, including the addition of permanent seats down the first base line and outfield seats in both left-center and right field. These additions increased the size of Hawkins Field to its current capacity of 3,700 seats. It is adjacent to both Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and is 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. Vanderbilt and Hawkins Field again hosted Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023 along with hosting Super Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021.Head coaches
| Rank | Name | Seasons |
| 1 | Roy Mewbourne | 24 |
| 2 | Tim Corbin | 22 |
| 3 | Bill Schwartz | 19 |
| Rank | Name | Wins |
| 1 | Tim Corbin | 921 |
| 2 | Roy Mewbourne | 655 |
| 3 | Larry Schmittou | 306 |
| Rank | Name | Pct. |
| 1 | T. W. Davis | .760 |
| 2 | Tim Corbin | .675 |
| 3 | Wallace Wade | .667 |
Year-by-year results
Records taken from the 2011 Vanderbilt baseball media guide.In 1997, Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to an ineligible player.
√ Vanderbilt forfeited 30 games due to Hunter Bledsoe being ineligible player.
NCAA tournaments
- The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1973 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Miami in the Starkville Regional |
| 1974 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Georgia Southern in the Starkville Regional |
| 1980 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by UNO in the Tallahassee Regional |
| 2004 | 3–2 | .600 | Won Charlottesville Regional Eliminated by Texas in the Austin Super Regional |
| 2006 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Georgia Tech in the Atlanta Regional Finals |
| 2007 | 3–2 | .600 | #1 Overall seed in the tournament Eliminated by Michigan in the Nashville Regional Finals |
| 2008 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Oklahoma in the Tempe Regional Semi-finals. |
| 2009 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Louisville in the Louisville Regional Finals |
| 2010 | 5–3 | .625 | Won Louisville Regional Eliminated by Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional |
| 2011 | 7–2 | .778 | #6 Overall seed in the tournament Won Nashville Regional Won Nashville Super Regional Finished Third in the 2011 College World Series |
| 2012 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by in the Raleigh Regional Finals |
| 2013 | 3–3 | .500 | #2 Overall seed in the tournament Won Nashville Regional Eliminated by Louisville in the Nashville Super Regional |
| 2014 | 10–3 | .769 | Won Nashville Regional Won Nashville Super Regional Won College World Series |
| 2015 | 9–2 | .818 | Won Nashville Regional Won Champaign Super Regional College World Series Runner-up |
| 2016 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Washington in the Nashville Regional. Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett died the night before the Regional. |
| 2017 | 3–3 | .500 | Won Clemson Regional Eliminated by Oregon State in Corvallis Super Regional |
| 2018 | 4-2 | .666 | Won Clemson Regional Eliminated by Mississippi St. in Nashville Super Regional |
| 2019 | 10-2 | .833 | #2 Overall seed in the tournament Won Nashville Regional Won Nashville Super Regional Won College World Series |
| 2021 | 9-3 | .750 | #4 Overall seed in the tournament Won Nashville Regional Won Nashville Super Regional College World Series Runner-up |
| 2022 | 3-2 | .600 | Eliminated by Oregon State in the Corvallis Regional Finals |
| 2023 | 1-2 | .333 | #6 Overall seed in the tournament Eliminated by Xavier in the Nashville Regional |
| 2024 | 0-2 | .000 | Eliminated by Coastal Carolina in the Clemson Regional |
| 2025 | 1-2 | .333 | #1 Overall seed in the tournament Eliminated by Wright State in the Nashville Regional |
| TOTALS | 82–51 | .617 | 23 Regional Appearances 10 Super Regional Appearances 5 College World Series appearances 2 National Championships |
NCAA records
- Most stolen bases in one inning SEC Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012
- Most stolen bases in one inning NCAA Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012
- Most stolen bases in a game Opponent Florida Gators May 26, 2012
Conference affiliations
- Independent
- SIAA
- Southern Conference
- Southeastern Conference
Conference championships
| Year | Conference Championship | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
| 1910 | SIAA Season Championship | E.J. Hamilton | 12-6 | 7–5 |
| 1912 | SIAA Season Championship | Herbert Sanborn | 13-7 | 12–2 |
| 1921 | SIAA Season Championship | Byrd Douglas | 20-8 | 14–4 |
| 1971 | SEC East Division Championship | Larry Schmittou | 33-19 | 10-7 |
| 1972 | SEC East Division Championship | Larry Schmittou | 35-15 | 13-5 |
| 1973 | SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Larry Schmittou | 36-16 | 13-5 |
| 1974 | SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Larry Schmittou | 37-22 | 11-4 |
| 1980 | SEC Tournament Championship | Roy Mewbourne | 34-21-1 | 13-9 |
| 2007 | SEC Tournament Championship SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Tim Corbin | 54-13 | 22-8 |
| 2011 | SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Tim Corbin | 54-12 | 22-8 |
| 2013 | SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Tim Corbin | 54-12 | 26-3 |
| 2015 | SEC East Division Championship | Tim Corbin | 51-21 | 20-10 |
| 2019 | SEC Tournament Championship SEC Season Championship SEC East Division Championship | Tim Corbin | 59-12 | 23-7 |
| 2023 | SEC Tournament Championship | Tim Corbin | 42-20 | 19-11 |