2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team


The 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field. The team compiled a record of 59-12 and won the 2019 NCAA National Championship, as well as the SEC regular-season and tournament championships.

2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
College World Series National Champions
Nashville Super Regional champions
Nashville Regional champions
SEC tournament champions
SEC regular season champions
SEC Eastern Division champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record59–12 (23–7 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachMike Baxter (2nd season)
Pitching coachScott Brown (7th season)
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  xy 23 7 0   .767 58 12 0   .829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 46 17 0   .730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 40 21 0   .656
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13 16 1   .450 34 22 1   .605
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 17 0   .433 34 26 0   .567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 28 28 0   .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 26 29 0   .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 52 15 0   .776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 46 20 0   .697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17 13 0   .567 40 26 0   .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 13 1   .550 39 23 1   .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 41 27 0   .603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 38 28 0   .576
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 30 26 0   .536
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

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Preseason All-American teams

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1st Team

2nd Team

3rd Team

  • Drake Fellows – Starting Pitcher (Perfect Game)[6]
  • Stephen Scott – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)

SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Commodores predicted to win the Eastern Division and the SEC Championship.[7]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Vanderbilt 87 (9)
2 Florida 81 (4)
3 Georgia 68 (1)
4 South Carolina 53
5 Tennessee 40
6 Kentucky 30
7 Missouri 26

Preseason All-SEC teams

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1st Team

  • Philip Clarke – Catcher
  • Austin Martin – Second Baseman

2nd Team

Roster

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2019 Vanderbilt Commodores roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Makenzie Stills – Freshman
  • 21 Tyler Brown – Sophomore
  • 25 Michael Sandborn –   Sophomore
  • 27 Ethan Smith – Freshman
  • 29 Patrick Raby – Senior
  • 31 Justin Willis – Sophomore
  • 32 Hugh Fisher – Sophomore
  • 33 Erik Kaiser – Sophomore
  • 34 Zach King – Junior
  • 35 Jackson Gillis – Junior
  • 39 Jake EderSophomore
  • 43 Austin Becker – Freshman
  • 44 Mason Hickman – Sophomore
  • 45 Chance Huff – Freshman
  • 49 AJ Franklin –   Junior
  • 50 Luke MurphyFreshman
  • 55 Joe Gobillot –   Freshman
  • 66 Drake FellowsJunior
  • 80 Kumar RockerFreshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 Philip Clarke – Sophomore
  • 20 Ty Duvall – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 Harrison Ray – Junior
  • 6 Tate Kolwyck – Freshman
  • 10 Ethan Paul – Senior
  • 22 Julian Infante – Senior
  • 28 Cam McMillan – Freshman
  • 30 Sterling Hayes – Freshman
  • 99 Jayson Gonzalez – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 3 Cooper Davis – Sophomore
  • 8 Isaiah Thomas – Freshman
  • 11 Matt Hogan – Freshman
  • 13 Kiambu Fentress –   Junior
  • 17 Walker Grisanti – Senior
  • 18 Pat DeMarco – Sophomore
  • 51 J.J. BledayJunior

Utility

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Vanderbilt win
  Vanderbilt loss
  Postponement
Bold Vanderbilt team member
2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log
Regular season (45–10)
Postseason (14–2)
College World Series (5–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record CWS record
June 16 vs. No. 4 Louisville No. 2 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE W 3–1 Fellows (13–1) Hoeing (3–4) Brown (15) ESPN 22,704 55–11 1–0
June 18 vs. No. 3 Mississippi State No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–3 Rocker (11–5) Plumlee (7–5) Brown (16) ESPN 15,465 56–11 2–0
June 21 vs. No. 4 Louisville No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–2 Eder (2–0) Smith (6–1) Brown (17) ESPN 24,673 57–11 3–0
June 24 vs. Michigan No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–7 Henry (12–5) Fellows (13–2) ESPN 24,707 57–12 3–1
June 25 vs. Michigan No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 4–1 Rocker (12–5) Paige (4–1) ESPN 25,017 58–12 4–1
June 26 vs. Michigan No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 8–2 Hickman (9-0) Kauffmann (12-7) Eder (4) ESPN 20,007 59–12 5–1
Schedule Source:[8]

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

Nashville Regional

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Nashville Regional Teams
(1) Vanderbilt Commodores (2) Indiana State Sycamores (3) McNeese State Cowboys (4) Ohio State Buckeyes
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Vanderbilt8
4Ohio State2
1Vanderbilt8
2Indiana State5
3McNeese State5
2Indiana State6
1Vanderbilt12-
2Indiana State1-
Lower round 1Lower final
4Ohio State5
4Ohio State92Indiana State10
3McNeese State813
Nashville Regional Round 1
(4) Ohio State Buckeyes vs. (1) Vanderbilt Commodores
May 31, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(4) Ohio State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
(1) Vanderbilt 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 8 11 2
WP: Drake Fellows (12–0)   LP: Garrett Burhenn (6–4)
Home runs:
OSU: Conner Pohl (6)
VAN: Julian Infante (9)
Attendance: 3,626
Nashville Regional Round 2
(1) Vanderbilt Commodores vs. (2) Indiana State Sycamores
June 1, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Vanderbilt 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 9 2
(2) Indiana State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 12 0
WP: Kumar Rocker (9–5)   LP: Collin Liberatore (10–2)   Sv: Jake Eder (3)
Home runs:
VAN: None
INST: CJ Huntley (2)
Attendance: 3,626
Nashville Regional Championship
(2) Indiana State Sycamores vs. (1) Vanderbilt Commodores
June 2, 2019, 8:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Indiana State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
(1) Vanderbilt 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 2 X 12 12 1
WP: Mason Hickman (8–0)   LP: Geremy Guerrero (1–3)
Home runs:
INST: Roby Enriquez (5)
VAN: Philip Clarke (7); Ty Duvall (5); Julian Infante (10, 11)
Attendance: 3,626

Nashville Super Regional

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Nashville Super Regional Game 1
Duke Blue Devils vs. (2) Vanderbilt Commodores
June 7, 2019, 5:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Duke 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 10 0 18 15 0
(2) Vanderbilt 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 8 1
WP: Ben Gross (8–4)   LP: Drake Fellows (12–1)
Home runs:
DUKE: Kyle Gallagher
VAN: Philip Clarke
Attendance: 3,626
Nashville Super Regional Game 2
(2) Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Duke Blue Devils
June 8, 2019, 8:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 10 0
Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WP: Kumar Rocker (10–5)   LP: Bryce Jarvis (5–2)
Home runs:
VAN: None
DUKE: None
Attendance: 3,626
Nashville Super Regional Championship
Duke Blue Devils vs. (2) Vanderbilt Commodores
June 9, 2019, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Duke 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
(2) Vanderbilt 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 X 13 14 0
WP: Patrick Raby (10–1)   LP: Bill Chillari (2–4)
Home runs:
DUKE: Michael Rothenberg (11); Rudy Maxwell (4)
VAN: Austin Martin (7, 8); Pat DeMarco (6); Stephen Scott (12); Julian Infante (12)
Attendance: 3,626

College World Series

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2019 College World Series Teams
(5) Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida State Seminoles (7) Louisville Cardinals Michigan Wolverines (6) Mississippi State Bulldogs (8) Texas Tech Red Raiders (2) Vanderbilt Commodores

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
               
Michigan 5
8 Texas Tech 3
Michigan 2
Florida State 0
5 Arkansas 0
Florida State 1
Michigan 15
8 Texas Tech 3
8 Texas Tech 5
5 Arkansas 4
8 Texas Tech 4
Florida State 1
Michigan 7 1 2
2 Vanderbilt 4 4 8
Auburn 4
6 Mississippi State 5
6 Mississippi State 3
2 Vanderbilt 6
7 Louisville 1
2 Vanderbilt 3
2 Vanderbilt 3
7 Louisville 2
7 Louisville 5
Auburn 3
7 Louisville 4
6 Mississippi State 3
June 16, 2019, 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(7) Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
(2) Vanderbilt 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 5 1
WP: Drake Fellows (13–1)   LP: Bryan Hoeing (3–4)   Sv: Tyler Brown (15)
Home runs:
LOU: None
VAN: Austin Martin (9, 10)
Attendance: 22,704
College World Series Second Round
(2) Vanderbilt Commodores vs. (6) Mississippi State Bulldogs
June 19, 2019, 2:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Vanderbilt 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
(6) Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 0
WP: Kumar Rocker (11–5)   LP: Peyton Plumlee (7–5)   Sv: Tyler Brown (16)
Home runs:
VAN: Stephen Scott (13, 14)
MSST: Marshall Gilbert (6)
Attendance: 15,465
College World Series Semifinals
(2) Vanderbilt Commodores vs. (7) Louisville Cardinals
June 21, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Vanderbilt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
(7) Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1
WP: Jake Eder (2–0)   LP: Luke Smith (6–1)   Sv: Tyler Brown (17)
Home runs:
VAN: None
LOU: None
Attendance: 24,673
 
Vanderbilt and Louisville in Omaha
College World Series Finals Game One
Michigan Wolverines vs. (2) Vanderbilt Commodores
June 24, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Michigan 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 14 1
(2) Vanderbilt 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 1
WP: Tommy Henry (12–5)   LP: Drake Fellows (13–2)
Home runs:
MICH: Jimmy Kerr (15); Joe Donovan (9)
VAN: JJ Bleday (27)
Attendance: 24,707
College World Series Finals Game Two
(2) Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Michigan Wolverines
June 25, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 6 2
Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2
WP: Kumar Rocker (12–5)   LP: Isaiah Paige (4–1)
Home runs:
VAN: Philip Clarke (9)
MICH: None
Attendance: 25, 017
College World Series National Championship
Michigan Wolverines vs. (2) Vanderbilt Commodores
June 26, 2019, 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Michigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
(2) Vanderbilt 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 X 8 9 0
WP: Mason Hickman (9–0)   LP: Karl Kauffmann (12–7)   Sv: Jake Eder (4)
Home runs:
MICH: None
VAN: Pat DeMarco (7)
Attendance: 20,007

Record vs. conference opponents

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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 7–23 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 ALA W7 1–9 0–4
ARK 20–10 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 14–16 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 AUB W6 4–6 1–1
FLA 13–17 3–0 . . 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 FLA E5 4–6 2–3
UGA 21–9 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 UGA E2 8–2 4–1
KEN 7–23 . 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 KEN E7 1–9 0–4
LSU 17–13 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 . . 2–1 . LSU W3 6–4 2–1
MSU 20–10 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 . MSU W2 8–2 3–1
MIZZ 13–16 . 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 MIZZ E4 5–4 1–3
MISS 16–14 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 3–0 . MISS W5 5–5 2–1
SCAR 8–22 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 SCAR E6 1–9 0–3
TENN 14–16 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 TENN E3 5–5 1–2
TAMU 16–13 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 TAMU W4 6–3 1–1
VAN 23–7 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 . . 2–1 . 3–0 2–1 1–2 VAN E1 8–2 5–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[9]2 (10) 2 (10) *1 (19) 2 (15) 6 (1) 5 (4) 4 (2) 85 (1) 4 (1) 2 (2) 2 (7) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (9) 2 (9)* 2 (9)* 1 (30)
Baseball America[10]1 (1) 1111543665322222*2*1
Collegiate Baseball^[11]2222465566522222211
NCBWA[12]1 (1) 2211543754322222*2*1
D1Baseball11111865765433222*2*1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2019 MLB draft

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Vanderbilt had 13 players selected in the 2019 MLB draft, tying a SEC record.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
J.J. Bleday OF 1 4 Miami Marlins
Drake Fellows RHP 6 173 San Diego Padres
Phillip Clarke C 9 267 Toronto Blue Jays
Ethan Paul SS 9 274 Pittsburgh Pirates
Stephen Scott OF 10 317 Boston Red Sox
Zach King LHP 13 381 Miami Marlins
Jackson Gillis LHP 13 403 Milwaukee Brewers
Joe Gobillot LHP 16 488 Tampa Bay Rays
A.J. Franklin RHP 17 499 Kansas City Royals
Patrick Raby RHP 17 504 Cincinnati Reds
Pat DeMarco OF 17 525 New York Yankees
Ty Duvall C 25 764 Oakland Athletics
Julian Infante 1B 36 1,071 Miami Marlins

References

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  5. ^ "NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2019 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM". NCBWA. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Rooney, Mike; Ebert, Patrick (January 8, 2019). "College Preseason All-Americans". Perfect Game. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".
  8. ^ "Commodores unveil 30-game SEC slate" (Press release). Vanderbilt Department of Athletics. October 10, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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