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.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team J. J. Bleday – Outfielder (Baseball America) 2nd Team Drake Fellows – Starting Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball) J. J. Bleday – Outfielder (D1Baseball) Austin Martin – Second Baseman (NCBWA)

3rd Team Drake Fellows – Starting Pitcher (Perfect Game) Stephen Scott – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)

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

Media poll (East) 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

1st Team Philip Clarke – Catcher Austin Martin – Second Baseman

2nd Team J.J. Bleday – Outfielder

Roster

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 Eder – Sophomore 43 Austin Becker – Freshman 44 Mason Hickman – Sophomore 45 Chance Huff – Freshman 49 AJ Franklin – Junior 50 Luke Murphy – Freshman 55 Joe Gobillot – Freshman 66 Drake Fellows – Junior 80 Kumar Rocker – Freshman 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. Bleday – Junior Utility 12 Dominic Keegan – Freshman 16 Austin Martin – Sophomore 19 Stephen Scott – Senior 36 John Malcom – Freshman 42 Justyn-Henry Malloy – Freshman

Schedule and results Legend Vanderbilt win Vanderbilt loss PostponementBoldVanderbilt team member

2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log Regular season (45–10) February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFeb. 15 vs. Virginia No. 1 Salt River Fields at Talking StickScottsdale, Arizona W 15–9 Huff (1–0) McGarry (0–1) King (1) MLB Network 1,747 1–0 Feb. 16 vs. No. 25 No. 1 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick W 14–9 Raby (1–0) Josten (0–1) MLB.tv 2–0 Feb. 17 vs. No. 19 TCU No. 1 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick L 2–10 Jake Eissler (1–0) Rocker (0–1) MLB.tv 2–1 Feb. 20 No. 1 Hawkins FieldNashville, Tennessee W 5–4 Fisher (1–0) David Ellis (0–1) Eder (1) SECN+ 2,665 3–1 Feb. 23 No. 1 Hawkins Field Postponed Feb. 24 (9 a.m.) Pepperdine No. 1 Hawkins Field W 6–3 Fellows (1–0) Pendergast (1–1) Hickman (1) SECN+ 2,837 4–1 Feb. 24 (12:30 p.m.) Pepperdine No. 1 Hawkins Field W 6–2 Rockers (1–1) Lucas (0–1) SECN+ 5–1 Feb. 26 No. 1 Hawkins Field W 11–3 Smith (1–0) Sachse (1–1) SECN+ 2,700 6–1 Feb. 27 No. 1 Hawkins Field L 6–710 Newberg ((1–2) Gillis (0–1) SECN+ 2,726 6–2 March (16–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMar. 1 No. 1 Hawkins Field W 11–3 Fellows (2–0) Wolfe (1–2) Hickman (2) SECN+ 2,745 7–2 Mar. 2 Dayton No. 1 Hawkins Field W 5–1 Raby (2–0) Ernst (0–2) Brown (1) SECN+ 2,819 8–2 Mar. 3 Dayton No. 1 Hawkins Field W 2–0 Smith (2–0) Pletka (0–2) Eder (2) SECN+ 9–2 Mar. 5 No. 1 Hawkins Field W 24–2 Huff (2–0) Hely (0–1) Becker (1) SECN+ 2,667 10–2 Mar. 6 No. 1 Hawkins Field W 12–4 Gillis (1–1) Kirby (0–1) SECN+ 2,665 11–2 Mar. 8 Illinois State No. 1 Hawkins Field W 10–4 Fellows (3–0) Headrick (1–1) Brown (2) SECN+ 2,694 12–2 Mar. 9 Illinois State No. 1 Hawkins Field W 9–1 Raby (3–0) Lindgren (2–1) Fisher (1) SECN+ 2,866 13–2 Mar. 10 Illinois State No. 1 Hawkins Field L 3–7 Colton (2–0) King (0–1) Gilmore (4) SECN+ 13–3 Mar. 12 No. 1 Hawkins Field W 11–6 Hickman (1–0) Hurst (1–1) SECN+ 2,823 14–2 Mar. 15 at No. 19 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, Texas W 7–4 Fellows (4–0) Doaxkis (3–2) Brown (3) SECN+ 5,774 15–2 1–0Mar. 16 at No. 19 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park L 7–8 Kalich (1–0) King (0–2) SECN+ 7,104 15–4 1–1Mar. 17 at No. 19 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park L 0–7 Roa (2–1) Rocker (1–2) SECN+ 5,385 15–5 1–2Mar. 19 vs. No. 8 First Tennessee ParkNashville, Tennessee W 3–0 Hickman (2–0) Hubbell (0–2) Brown (4) 1,032 16–5 Mar. 21 No. 14 Florida No. 8 Hawkins Field W 5–0 Fellows (5–0) Mace (4–2) SECN 3,191 17–5 2–2Mar. 22 No. 14 Florida No. 8 Hawkins Field W 15–2 Raby (4–0) Leftwich (4–2) SECN+ 3,626 18–5 3–2Mar. 23 No. 14 Florida No. 8 Hawkins Field W 14–4 Rocker (2–2) Dyson (3–1) Brown (5) SECN+ 3,626 19–5 4–2Mar. 26 vs. No. 6 First Tennessee Park W 15–1 Hickman (3–0) Elgin (1–1) 1,277 20–5 Mar. 29 Tennessee No. 6 Hawkins Field W 4–2 Fellows (6–0) Stallings (5–2) Brown (6) SECN+ 3,626 21–5 5–2Mar. 30 Tennessee No. 6 Hawkins Field W 10–4 Raby (5–0) Linginfelter (4–3) Fisher (2) SECN 3,512 22–5 6–2Mar. 31 Tennessee No. 6 Hawkins Field L 6–7 Crochet (3–1) Rocker (2–3) SECN 3,563 22–6 6–3 April (13–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 2 No. 5 Hawkins Field W 5–410 Smith (3–0) Richardson (0–1) SECN+ 2,877 23–6 April 5 at No. 4 Georgia No. 5 Foley FieldAthens, Georgia W 3–211 Brown (1–0) Schunk (1–1) SECN+ 3,188 24–6 7–3April 6 at No. 4 Georgia No. 5 Foley Field L 3–8 Smith (3–1) Raby (5–1) SECN+ 3,117 24–7 7–4April 7 at No. 4 Georgia No. 5 Foley Field L 1–3 Locey (5–0) Rocker (2–4) Kristofak (2) SECN 3,045 24–8 7–5April 9 at No. 7 Reese Smith Jr. FieldMurfreesboro, TN W 15–3 Hickman (4–0) Zoz (1–2) 2,557 25–8 April 12 No. 12 Arkansas No. 7 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Fellows (7–0) Campbell (6–1) Brown (7) SECN 3,465 26–8 8–5April 13 No. 12 Arkansas No. 7 Hawkins Field W 12–2 Rocker (3–4) Noland (0–2) ESPNU 3,305 27–8 9–5April 14 No. 12 Arkansas No. 7 Hawkins Field L Vermillion (4–0) Brown (1–1) Denton (1) SECN+ 3,488 27–9 9–6April 16 Indiana State No. 6 Hawkins Field W 7–1 Hickman (5–0) Guerrero (1–2) SECN+ 2,810 28–9 April 19 at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama W 7–4 Fellows (8–0) Finnerty (5–5) Brown (8) SECN+ 2,862 29–9 10–6April 20 at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 13–5 Rocker (4–4) Love (4–3) King (2) SECN 3,609 30–9 11–6April 21 at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 2–0 Raby (6–1) Randolph (1–1) Brown (9) SECN+ 3,006 31–9 12–6April 25 No. 25 Auburn No. 5 Hawkins Park W 12–6 Fellows (9–0) Burns (4–3) Hickman (3) ESPNU 3,050 32–9 13–6April 26 No. 25 Auburn No. 5 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Rocker (5–4) Fitts (3–3) Fisher (3) SECN 3,534 33–9 14–6April 27 No. 25 Auburn No. 5 Hawkins Field W 9–5 Raby (7–1) Fuller (2–2) SECN+ 34–9 15–6April 30 No. 4 Hawkins Field W 21–10 Hickman (6–0) Adams (2–2) SECN+ 3,191 35–9 May (10–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 3 at South Carolina No. 4 Founders ParkColumbia, South Carolina W 22–11 Smith (4–0) Harley (2–3) SECN+ 6,570 36–9 16–6 May 4 at South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park W 9–37 Rocker (6–4) Morgan (3–5) Brown (10) ESPNU 27–9 17–6May 5 at South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park W 6–27 Raby (8–1) Tringali (2–3) Brown (11) SECN+ 7,027 38–9 18–6May 7 at No. 6 Louisville No. 3 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, Kentucky W 6–2 Franklin (1–0) Kirian (2–1) ESPNU 3,239 39–9 May 10 No. 21 Missouri No. 3 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Fellows (10–0) Cantleberry (4–4) Brown (12) SECN+ 3,626 40–9 19–6May 11 No. 21 Missouri No. 3 Hawkins Field L 2–5 Sikkema (7–3) Rocker (6–5) Bedell (5) SECN+ 3,262 40–10 19–7May 12 No. 21 Missouri No. 3 Hawkins Field W 7–2 Raby (9–1) Dillard (1–2) Fisher (4) SECN+ 3,154 41–10 20–7May 14 Middle Tennessee No 2 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Eder (1–0) Bair (1–1) Brown (13) SECN+ 3,525 42–10 May 16 at Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, Kentucky W 16–10 Fisher (2–0) Harper 3–3) King (3) SECN+ 3,649 43–10 21–7May 17 at Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park W 12–4 Rocker (7–5) Marsh (3–3) SECN+ 4,491 44–10 22–7May 18 at Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park W 7–4 Brown (2–1) Coleman (2–5) SECN+ 4,249 45–10 23–7 Postseason (14–2) (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 22 vs. (8) Auburn (1) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, Alabama W 11–1 Hickman (7–0) Gray (2–4) SECN 46–10 1–0May 23 vs. (4) Mississippi State (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 1–0 Fellows (11–0) Small (8–2) Brown (14) SECN 8,620 47–10 2–0May 25 vs. (5) LSU (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 13–4 Rocker (8–5) Fontenot (5–1) SECN 12,872 48–10 3–0May 26 vs. (7) Ole Miss (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–10 Brown (3–1) Miller (5–3) ESPN2 10,487 49–10 4–0 (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional RecordMay 22 (4) Ohio State No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field W 8–2 Fellows (12–0) Burhenn (6–4) ESPN2 3,626 50–10 1–0May 22 (2) No. 23 Indiana State No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field W 8–5 Rocker (9–5) Liberatore (10–2) Eder (3) ESPN3 3,626 51–10 2–0May 22 (2) No. 23 Indiana State No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field W 12–1 Hickman (8–0) Guerrero (1–3) ESPN3 3,626 52–10 3–0 (2–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional RecordMay 22 (3) Duke No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field L 5–18 Gross (8–4) Fellows (12–1) ESPN2 3,626 52–11 0–1May 22 (3) Duke No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field W 3–0 Rocker (10–5) Jarvis (5–2) ESPNU 3,626 53–11 1–1May 22 (3) Duke No. 2 (1) Hawkins Field W 13–2 Raby (10–1) Chillari (2–4) ESPN2 3,626 54–11 2–1 (5–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record CWS recordJune 16 vs. No. 4 Louisville No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–1 Fellows (13–1) Hoeing (3–4) Brown (15) ESPN 22,704 55–11 1–0June 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 2–0June 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 3–0June 24 vs. Michigan No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–7 Henry (12–5) Fellows (13–2) ESPN 24,707 57–12 3–1June 25 vs. Michigan No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 4–1 Rocker (12–5) Paige (4–1) ESPN 25,017 58–12 4–1June 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: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Nashville Regional

Nashville Regional Teams(1) Vanderbilt Commodores(2) Indiana State Sycamores(3) McNeese State Cowboys(4) Ohio State Buckeyes

Nashville Regional Round 1(4) Ohio State Buckeyesvs.(1) Vanderbilt Commodores

Nashville Regional Round 2(1) Vanderbilt Commodoresvs.(2) Indiana State Sycamores

Nashville Regional Championship(2) Indiana State Sycamoresvs.(1) Vanderbilt Commodores

Nashville Super Regional

Nashville Super Regional Game 1Duke Blue Devilsvs.(2) Vanderbilt Commodores

Nashville Super Regional Game 2(2) Vanderbilt Commodoresvs.Duke Blue Devils

Nashville Super Regional ChampionshipDuke Blue Devilsvs.(2) Vanderbilt Commodores

College World Series

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

College World Series Second Round(2) Vanderbilt Commodoresvs.(6) Mississippi State Bulldogs

College World Series Semifinals(2) Vanderbilt Commodoresvs.(7) Louisville Cardinals