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2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
National Champions
College World Series Final, W, 2–1
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record51–21 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hawkins Field
Seasons
←  2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida x‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 40 23 0   .635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 44 18 0   .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 17 13 0   .567 51 21 0   .708
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 37 25 0   .597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 31 23 0   .574
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 18 1   .383 26 29 1   .473
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 24 0   .200 20 33 0   .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 48 21 0   .696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍y 17 11 1   .603 46 16 1   .738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 39 24 0   .619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 40 25 0   .615
Alabama ‍‍‍y 15 14 0   .517 37 24 0   .607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 36 26 0   .581
Auburn ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 28 28 0   .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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 BeedeJunior
  • 12 – Adam Ravenelle – Junior
  • 13 – Walker BuehlerSophomore
  • 15 – Carson FulmerSophomore
  • 19 – Steven Rice – Senior
  • 21 – John Kilichowski – Freshman
  • 24 – Jordan SheffieldFreshman
  • 28 – Jared Miller – Junior
  • 31 – Ryan Johnson – Freshman
  • 32 – Hayden Stone – Freshman
  • 33 – Brian Miller – Junior
  • 34 – Luke Stephenson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 35 – Ben BowdenFreshman
  • 40 – T.J. Pecoraro – Senior
  • 45 – Tyler Ferguson – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Jason DelayFreshman
  • 25 – Karl Ellison – Freshman
  • 44 – Chris Harvey – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Tyler Campbell – Sophomore
  • 3 – Vince CondeJunior
  • 7 – Dansby SwansonSophomore
  • 9 – Xavier Turner – Sophomore
  • 16 – Penn MurfeeFreshman
  • 36 – Aubrey McCarty – Freshman
  • 43 – Zander Wiel Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 – Tyler Green – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Ro Coleman – Freshman
  • 6 – Drake Parker – Freshman
  • 8 – Rhett WisemanSophomore
  • 10 – John Norwood – Junior
  • 18 – Nolan Rogers – Freshman
  • 20 – Bryan ReynoldsFreshman
  • 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: 51–21 [3]
Regular season (40–16)
Post-season (11–5)

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2014 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 15–14 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 1–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . ALA W5 5–4 1–1
ARK 16–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 ARK W4 5–5 1–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 . AUB W7 3–7 0–3
FLA 21–9 3–0 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 FLA E1 7–3 4–0
UGA 11–18 . . . 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 UGA E6 4–6 0–2
KEN 14–16 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 KEN E4 5–5 0–1
LSU 17–11 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 LSU W2 6–3 2–1
MSU 18–12 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 7–3 2–1
MIZZ 6–24 . 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–6
MISS 19–11 0–3 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 . MISS W1 7–3 3–1
SCAR 18–12 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 SCAR E2 6–4 2–0
TENN 12–18 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E5 3–7 0–1
TAMU 14–16 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . . 2–1 TAMU W6 4–6 0–0
VAN 17–13 . 1–2 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 2–0
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. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'88*4335471214910910141
Baseball America10988767711182520181819201
Collegiate Baseball^984653551016262517141819851
NCBWA106465565711151110101013611

^ 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.

References

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