2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played its home games at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his twelfth season at Vanderbilt.

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
National Champions
College World Series Final, W, 2–1
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
2014 record51–21 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHawkins Field
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida xy 2190 .700  40230 .635
No. 25 South Carolina y 18120 .600  44180 .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt y 17130 .567  51210 .708
Kentucky y 14160 .467  37250 .597
Tennessee   12180 .400  31230 .574
Georgia   11181 .383  26291 .473
Missouri   6240 .200  20330 .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss xy 19110 .633  48210 .696
No. 21 LSU y 17111 .603  46161 .738
No. 28 Mississippi State y 18120 .600  39240 .619
No. 30 Arkansas y 16140 .533  40250 .615
Alabama y 15140 .517  37240 .607
Texas A&M y 14160 .467  36260 .581
Auburn  10200 .333  28280 .500
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Commodores won the 2014 College World Series, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 2 games to 1 in the championship series.[1] It was the first NCAA men's championship in school history.

Personnel

Roster

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Tyler Beede - Junior
  • 12 - Adam Ravenelle - Junior
  • 13 - Walker Buehler - Sophomore
  • 15 - Carson Fulmer - Sophomore
  • 19 - Steven Rice - Senior
  • 21 - John Kilichowski - Freshman
  • 24 - Jordan Sheffield - Freshman
  • 28 - Jared Miller - Junior
  • 31 - Ryan Johnson - Freshman
  • 32 - Hayden Stone - Freshman
  • 33 - Brian Miller - Junior
  • 34 - Luke Stephenson - Freshman
  • 35 - Ben Bowden - Freshman
  • 40 - T.J. Pecoraro - Senior
  • 45 - Tyler Ferguson - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 5 - Jason Delay - Freshman
  • 25 - Karl Ellison - Freshman
  • 44 - Chris Harvey - Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Tyler Campbell - Sophomore
  • 3 - Vince Conde - Junior
  • 7 - Dansby Swanson - Sophomore
  • 9 - Xavier Turner - Sophomore
  • 16 - Penn Murfee - Freshman
  • 36 - Aubrey McCarty - Freshman
  • 43 - Zander Wiel - Sophomore
  • 55 - Tyler Green - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Ro Coleman - Freshman
  • 6 - Drake Parker - Freshman
  • 8 - Rhett Wiseman - Sophomore
  • 10 - John Norwood - Junior
  • 18 - Nolan Rogers - Freshman
  • 20 - Bryan Reynolds - Freshman
  • 23 - Will Cooper - Junior
  • 39 - Kyle Smith - Sophomore
 

Coaches

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 4 - Tim Corbin - Head Coach
  • 26 - Scott Brown - Pitching Coach
  • 50 - Travis Jewett - Assistant Coach
  • 17 - Drew Hedman - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 20(11) TennesseeHoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, ALW 3–2Buehler (10–2)Martin (4–4)Fulmer (10)41–161–0
May 21(3) #14 LSUHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALL 1–117Posche (9–3)Miller (6–2)None41–171–1
May 22(2) #13 Ole MissHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALL 2–7Greenwood (2–1)Beede (7–7)None41–181–2
NCAA Tournament: Nashville Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 30(4) XavierHawkins FieldNashville, TNW 11–0Beede (8–7)Nittoli (6–4)None2,91542–181–0
May 31(2) #20 OregonHawkins Field • Nashville, TNW 7–2Fulmer (6–1)Gold (10–3)None2,84143–182–0
June 1(2) #20 OregonHawkins Field • Nashville, TNW 3–2Buehler (11–2)Cleavinger (3–2)None2,63944–183–0
NCAA Tournament: Nashville Super Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 6#15 StanfordHawkins FieldNashville, TNW 11–6Ferguson (8–3)Hochstatter (10–3)None3,62645–184–0
June 7#15 StanfordHawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 4–5Vanegas (4–3)Ravenelle (3–2)None3,62645–194–1
June 8#15 StanfordHawkins Field • Nashville, TNW 12–5Stone (2–0)James (3–4)None3,62646–195–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 14#3 LouisvilleTD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NEW 3–5Fulmer (7–1)Funkhouser (13–3)Ravenelle (1)23,62547–191–0
June 16#8 UC IrvineTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 6–4Buehler (12–2)Surrey (8–5)None20,79248–192–0
June 20#6 TexasTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 0–4Thornhill (9–3)Ferguson (8–4)None18,28748–202–1
June 21#6 TexasTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 4–3Stone (3–0)Curtiss (2–3)None16,08449–203–1
June 23#1 VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 9–8Miller (7–2)Kirby (9–3)Ravenelle (2)20,75550–204–1
June 24#1 VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 2–7Waddell (10–3)Beede (8–8)None24,30850–214–2
June 25#1 VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 3–2Stone (4–0)Howard (2–2)Ravenelle (3)18,34451–215–2

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 8 8* 8* 4 3 3 5 4 7 12 14 9 10 9 10 14 1 
Baseball America 10 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 11 18 25 20 18 18 19 20 1 
Collegiate Baseball^ 9 8 4 6 5 3 5 5 10 16 26 25 17 14 18 19 8 5 1 
NCBWA 10 6 4 6 5 5 6 5 7 11 15 11 10 10 10 13 6 1 1 
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "Vandy wins 1st CWS championship". ESPN.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. "2014 Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. "2013–2014 Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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