Baseball
Baseball ranked No. 1 in preseason poll
Jan. 14, 2019—The Commodores were tabbed the country's top team in D1Baseball.com's annual preseason poll, the publication announced Monday. Vanderbilt's last preseason No. 1 ranking came in 2015, when the program was the unanimous top pick following its first national championship the prior season.
Three Commodore coaches reflect on winning national titles
Nov. 26, 2018—What does it take to win a national championship? Three head coaches at Vanderbilt—Bowling's John Williamson, Baseball's Tim Corbin and Women's Tennis' Geoff Macdonald—can answer that question from firsthand experience.
Vanderbilt baseball to host Super Regionals
Jun. 6, 2018—For the fourth time in program history, Vanderbilt will host the NCAA Super Regionals with a trip to the College World Series on the line, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced Tuesday. The Commodores take on Mississippi State in a best two-of-three series, beginning Friday at 7 p.m. from Hawkins Field.
Baseball wins fourth regional championship in five seasons
Jun. 6, 2017—Stellar work by Matt Ruppenthal and Will Toffey led Vanderbilt Baseball to shut out No. 21 Clemson 8-0 and claim the Clemson Regional on June 5 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Class of 2017: Ro Coleman, baseball standout, to become first male in his family to get degree
May. 10, 2017—Ro Coleman would be wise to bring a box of Kleenex with him to Commencement. “When I walk across that stage and see that piece of paper,” Coleman said, “that’s when I might break down.”
Everett to be honored at Saturday’s baseball game
Apr. 12, 2017—Former Commodore pitcher Donny Everett, who died in a drowning accident on June 2, 2016, will be honored before the start of the Vanderbilt versus Florida baseball game on Saturday, April 15, at Hawkins Field.
The House That ‘Corbs’ Built: Former Vanderbilt Players Help Fund New Baseball Facilities to Honor Coach Tim Corbin
Apr. 7, 2017—If you want to get a handle on the game of baseball, a good place to start is with the ball itself, specifically the seams that tie it all together. The 108 red stitches—used by pitchers to alter the trajectory of throws, depending on subtle changes in their grip—are the threads that have bound the...
David Price makes $2.5M capstone gift for $12M Vanderbilt baseball facilities project
Nov. 18, 2016—The former Vanderbilt athlete and current Red Sox pitcher will give $2.5 million to support the construction of a new baseball facility.
MEDIA ADVISORY: David Price to announce major gift at Vanderbilt baseball facility Nov. 18
Nov. 14, 2016—Boston Red Sox pitcher and former Vanderbilt University student-athlete David Price will join Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Athletics Director and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs David Williams and Coach Tim Corbin Friday, Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. to announce a significant gift to the Vanderbilt Baseball Facilities project.
Construction projects are transforming campus this summer and beyond
Jul. 26, 2016—Have you noticed an increase of construction workers and equipment as well as detoured roads and walkways as you make your way across campus this summer?
Vanderbilt mourns the loss of Donny Everett
Jun. 6, 2016—The Vanderbilt University community is mourning the death of Donny Everett, a rising sophomore and pitcher on the Commodore baseball team, following a drowning accident June 2 in Coffee County, Tennessee. Funeral services for Everett are scheduled for Tuesday in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Hawkins Field outfitted with energy-saving LED lights
Apr. 28, 2016—Hawkins Field, home of Vanderbilt’s national championship baseball team, has replaced all existing High-Intensity Discharge (HID) fixtures on the field with fewer Light-Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures.