2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (49–18)
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Regular season (39–13)
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February (6–1)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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February 22 |
Wright State* |
No. 4 |
Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee |
W 14–1 |
Rocker (1–0) |
Schrand (0–1) |
McElvain (1) |
SECN+ |
178 |
1–0 |
—
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February 22 |
Wright State* |
No. 4 |
Hawkins Field |
W 1–0 |
Leiter (1–0) |
Brehmer (0–1) |
Smith (1) |
SECN+ |
178 |
2–0 |
—
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February 24 |
Western Kentucky* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 12–1 |
Little (1–0) |
Peter (0–1) |
— |
SECN+ |
140 |
3–0 |
—
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February 26 |
Georgia State* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
L 2–4 |
Watson (1–0) |
Schultz (0–1) |
Treadway (1) |
SECN+ |
149 |
3–1 |
—
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February 27 |
Georgia State* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 5–4 |
Garrett (1–0) |
Sweatt (0–1) |
Murphy (1) |
SECN+ |
164 |
4–1 |
—
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February 28 |
Georgia State* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 12–2 |
Rocker (2–0) |
Matela (0–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
163 |
5–1 |
—
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February 28 |
Georgia State* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 17–6 |
Leiter (2–0) |
Treadway (0–1) |
— |
SECN+ |
163 |
6–1 |
—
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March (14–2)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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March 5 |
UIC* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 15–0 |
Schultz (1–1) |
Shears (0–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
350 |
7–1 |
—
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March 6 |
UIC* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 5–2 |
Rocker (3–0) |
Key (0–1) |
Murphy (2) |
SECN+ |
474 |
8–1 |
—
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March 7 |
UIC* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 4–2 |
Leiter (3–0) |
O'Reilly (0–1) |
Smith (2) |
SECN+ |
464 |
9–1 |
—
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March 9 |
Memphis* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 10–4 |
Reilly (1–0) |
Stinnett (2–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
399 |
10–1 |
—
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March 12 |
at No. 13 Oklahoma State* |
No. 2 |
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma |
W 5–0 |
Rocker (4–0) |
Parker (3–1) |
— |
ESPN+ |
3,480 |
11–1 |
—
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March 13 |
at No. 13 Oklahoma State* |
No. 2 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 18–4 |
Leiter (4–0) |
Wrobleski (1–1) |
— |
B12N |
3,480 |
12–1 |
—
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March 14 |
at No. 13 Oklahoma State* |
No. 2 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 6–10 |
Osmond (2–0) |
Schultz (1–2) |
— |
ESPN+ |
3,296 |
12–2 |
—
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March 16 |
vs. Belmont* |
No. 2 |
First Horizon Park Nashville, Tennessee |
W 4–1 |
Little (2–0) |
Borders (0–1) |
Maldonado (1) |
SECN+ |
456 |
13–2 |
—
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March 19 |
No. 16 South Carolina |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 3–2 |
Rocker (5–0) |
Farr (2–1) |
Murphy (3) |
SECN |
527 |
14–2 |
1–0
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March 20 |
No. 16 South Carolina |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 5–0 |
Leiter (5–0) |
Brannon (1–2) |
— |
SECN |
496 |
15–2 |
2–0
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March 21 |
No. 16 South Carolina |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
L 5–6 |
Kerry (2–0) |
Maldonado (0–1) |
— |
SECN |
496 |
15–3 |
2–1
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March 23 |
Lipscomb* |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
W 11–3 |
Reilly (2–0) |
Thompson (0–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
474 |
16–3 |
—
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March 25 |
at Missouri |
No. 1 |
Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri |
W 10–2 |
Rocker (6–0) |
Miles (1–4) |
Hliboki (1) |
SECN |
600 |
17–3 |
3–1
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March 26 |
at Missouri |
No. 1 |
Taylor Stadium |
W 11–3 |
Leiter (6–0) |
Halvorsen (2–1) |
— |
SECN |
600 |
18–3 |
4–1
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March 27 |
at Missouri |
No. 1 |
Taylor Stadium |
W 3-1 |
Schultz (2–2) |
Ash (1–1) |
Murphy (4) |
SECN |
600 |
19–3 |
5–1
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March 30 |
Tennessee Tech* |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
W 12–5 |
Reilly (3–0) |
Adams (0–2) |
- |
SECN+ |
610 |
20–3 |
—
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April (12–4)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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April 1 |
at No. 25 LSU |
No. 1 |
Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
W 13–1 |
Rocker (7–0) |
Marceaux (2–3) |
Hliboki (2) |
SECN+ |
4,619 |
21–3 |
6–1
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April 2 |
at No. 25 LSU |
No. 1 |
Skip Bertman Field |
W 11–2 |
Leiter (7–0) |
Hill (2–3) |
Maldonado (2) |
ESPNU |
4,904 |
22–3 |
7–1
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April 3 |
at No. 25 LSU |
No. 1 |
Skip Bertman Field |
W 5–4 |
Smith (1–0) |
Edwards (0–2) |
Murphy (5) |
SECN+ |
4,314 |
23–3 |
8–1
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April 6 |
UT Martin* |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
W 5–4 |
McElvain (1–0) |
Petry (1–1) |
Murphy (6) |
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636 |
24–3 |
—
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April 8 |
No. 23 Georgia |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
L 2–14 |
Pearson (2–0) |
Rocker (7–1) |
— |
SECN |
646 |
24–4 |
8–2
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April 9 |
No. 23 Georgia |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
W 5–2 |
Maldonado (1–1) |
Pasqua (1–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
670 |
25–4 |
9–2
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April 10 |
No. 23 Georgia |
No. 1 |
Hawkins Field |
L 1–9 |
Cannon (2–2) |
Reilly (3–1) |
— |
SECN+ |
637 |
25–5 |
9–3
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April 13 |
Eastern Kentucky* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 6–4 |
Schultz (3–2) |
Abbott (1–2) |
Murphy (7) |
SECN+ |
411 |
26–5 |
—
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April 16 |
at No. 5 Tennessee |
No. 2 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee |
W 5–0 |
Rocker (8–1) |
Dallas (5–1) |
— |
ESPNU |
2,390 |
27–5 |
10–3
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April 17 |
at No. 5 Tennessee |
No. 2 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
L 4–8 |
Hunley (5–2) |
Murphy (0–1) |
— |
SECN |
2,263 |
27–6 |
10–4
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April 18 |
at No. 5 Tennessee |
No. 2 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
W 10–4 |
McElvain (2–0) |
Tidwell (4–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
2,450 |
28–6 |
11–4
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April 20 |
Austin Peay* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 7–0 |
Schultz (4–2) |
McIllwain (0–2) |
— |
SECN+ |
788 |
29–6 |
—
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April 23 |
No. 4 Mississippi State |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 6–2 |
Rocker (9–1) |
MacLeod (3–3) |
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SECN |
1,407 |
30–6 |
12–4
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April 24 |
No. 4 Mississippi State |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
L 4–7 |
Bednar (3–1) |
Leiter (7–1) |
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ESPNU |
1,399 |
30–7 |
12–5
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April 25 |
No. 4 Mississippi State |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 7–4 |
McElvain (3–0) |
Fristoe (3–3) |
Maldonado (3) |
SECN+ |
1,372 |
31–7 |
13–5
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April 30 |
at No. 14 Florida |
No. 2 |
Florida Ballpark Gainesville, Florida |
W 11–7 |
Rocker (10–1) |
Aleman (1–2) |
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ESPNU |
3,341 |
32–7 |
14–5
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May (7–6)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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May 1 |
at No. 14 Florida |
No. 2 |
Florida Ballpark |
L 8–11 |
Mace (5–0) |
Leiter (7–2) |
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SECN+ |
0 |
32–8 |
14–6
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May 2 |
at No. 14 Florida |
No. 2 |
Florida Ballpark |
L 3–5 |
Barco (7–2) |
McElvain (3–1) |
Leftwich (3) |
ESPN2 |
2,986 |
32–9 |
14–7
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May 4 |
at No. 11 Louisville* |
No. 2 |
Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Kentucky |
L 2–7 |
Lohman (2–1) |
Little (2–1) |
Elliott (3) |
ACCN+ |
880 |
32–10 |
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May 7 |
Alabama |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 9–6 |
Rocker (11–1) |
Ras (6–2) |
Maldonado (4) |
SECN+ |
1,562 |
33–10 |
15–7
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May 8 |
Alabama |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 6–2 |
Reilly (4–1) |
Smith (1–6) |
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SECN+ |
1,550 |
34–10 |
16–7
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May 9 |
Alabama |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
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SECN+ |
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May 11 |
North Alabama* |
No. 2 |
Hawkins Field |
W 3–2 |
Berkwich (1–0) |
Best (1–10) |
Maldonado (5) |
SECN+ |
916 |
35–10 |
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May 14 |
at No. 14 Ole Miss |
No. 2 |
Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi |
L 1–3 |
Nikhazy (7–2) |
Rocker (11–2) |
Broadway (10) |
SECN |
8,986 |
35–11 |
16–8
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May 15 |
at No. 14 Ole Miss |
No. 2 |
Swayze Field |
W 13–2 |
Leiter (8–2) |
Diamond (3–4) |
McElvain (2) |
SECN+ |
10,267 |
36–11 |
17–8
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May 16 |
at No. 14 Ole Miss |
No. 2 |
Swayze Field |
L 10–13 |
Kimbrell (5–0) |
Reilly (4–2) |
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SECN+ |
8,479 |
36–12 |
17–9
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May 18 |
FIU* |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 20–4 |
Little (3–1) |
Myrick (7–4) |
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SECN+ |
2,137 |
37–12 |
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May 20 |
Kentucky |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 4–2 |
Murphy (1–1) |
Harper (3–1) |
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SECN+ |
2,985 |
38–12 |
18–9
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May 21 |
Kentucky |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
W 8–2 |
McElvain (4–1) |
Degen (2–1) |
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SECN+ |
3,323 |
39–12 |
19–9
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May 22 |
Kentucky |
No. 3 |
Hawkins Field |
L 5–7 |
Harper (4–1) |
Maldonado (1–2) |
Hamey (6) |
SECN+ |
3,262 |
39–13 |
19–10
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Postseason (10–5)
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SEC Tournament (1–2)
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SECT Record
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May 26 |
vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss |
No. 3 (4) |
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama |
W 5–4 |
Murphy (2–1) |
Dougherty (1–2) |
— |
SECN |
7,200 |
40–13 |
1–0
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May 27 |
vs. No. 1 (1) Arkansas |
No. 3 (4) |
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium |
L 4–6 |
Costeiu (7–2) |
Rocker (11–3) |
Kopps (9) |
SECN |
8,625 |
40–14 |
1–1
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May 28 |
vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss |
No. 3 (4) |
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium |
L 1–4 |
Myers (4–2) |
Leiter (8–3) |
Johnson (1) |
SECN |
5,901 |
40–15 |
1–2
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NCAA Nashville Regional (3–0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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NCAAT record
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June 4 |
(4) Presbyterian |
No. 4 (1) |
Hawkins Field |
W 10–0 |
Rocker (12–3) |
McDaniel (4–3) |
— |
ESPN3 |
3,243 |
41–15 |
1–0
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June 5 |
No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech |
No. 4 (1) |
Hawkins Field |
W 4–3 |
Leiter (9–3) |
Grissom (1–3) |
Maldonado (6) |
ESPN3 |
3,294 |
42–15 |
2–0
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June 6 |
No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech |
No. 4 (1) |
Hawkins Field |
W 14–11 (11) |
Murphy (3–1) |
Siegel (2–1) |
Maldonado (7) |
ESPN3 |
3,257 |
43–15 |
3–0
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NCAA Nashville Super Regional (2–0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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NCAAT record
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June 11 |
No. 12 (13) East Carolina |
No. 4 (4) |
Hawkins Field |
W 2–0 |
Rocker (13–3) |
Williams (10–1) |
Murphy (8) |
ESPNU |
3,510 |
44–15 |
4–0
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June 12 |
No. 12 (13) East Carolina |
No. 4 (4) |
Hawkins Field |
W 4–1 |
Leiter (10–3) |
Wisenhunt (6–2) |
Maldonado (8) |
ESPNU |
3,573 |
45–15 |
5–0
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College World Series (4–3)
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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NCAAT record
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June 19 |
No. 5 (5) Arizona |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska |
W 7–6 (12) |
McElvain (5–1) |
Vannelle (5–3) |
— |
ESPN |
23,870 |
46–15 |
6–0
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June 21 |
No. 16 NC State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
L 0-1 |
Highfill (9-2) |
Leiter (10-4) |
Justice (13) |
ESPN |
23,712 |
46-16 |
6-1
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June 23 |
No. 9 (9) Stanford |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
W 6-5 |
Murphy (4-1) |
Beck (9-3) |
— |
ESPN |
22,804 |
47-16 |
7-1
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June 25 |
No. 16 NC State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
W 3-1 |
Rocker (14-3) |
Payne (0-1) |
Murphy (9) |
ESPN2 |
20,538 |
48-16 |
8-1
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June 26 |
No. 16 NC State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
No contest |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
48-16 |
8-1
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June 28 |
No. 11 (7) Mississippi State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
W 8-2 |
Leiter (11-4) |
MacLeod (6-6) |
Maldonado (9) |
ESPN2 |
24,052 |
49-16 |
9-1
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June 29 |
No. 11 (7) Mississippi State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
L 2-13 |
Johnson (4-0) |
Little (3-2) |
— |
ESPN |
24,122 |
49-17 |
9-2
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June 30 |
No. 11 (7) Mississippi State |
No. 4 (4) |
TD Ameritrade Park |
L 0-9 |
Bednar (9-1) |
Rocker (14-4) |
Sims (13) |
ESPN2 |
24,052 |
49-18 |
9-3
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*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
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