2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
2008 record	41-22 (15-14 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin
Home stadium	Hawkins Field

2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
Georgia ^x	20	–	9		.690			45	–	25		.643
Florida	17	–	13		.567			34	–	24		.586
Kentucky	16	–	14		.533			44	–	19		.698
Vanderbilt	15	–	14		.517			41	–	22		.651
South Carolina	15	–	15		.500			40	–	23		.635
Tennessee	12	–	18		.400			27	–	29		.482
Western
LSU ^x‡	18	–	11		.621			49	–	19		.721
Alabama	16	–	14		.533			35	–	28		.556
Ole Miss	15	–	15		.500			39	–	26		.600
Arkansas	14	–	15		.483			34	–	24		.586
Auburn	11	–	19		.367			28	–	28		.500
Mississippi State	9	–	21		.300			23	–	33		.411
x – Division champion ‡ – 2008 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament champion As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played at Hawkins Field in Nashville, TN.

The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. The previous season, Corbin's team posted a 54-13 record and won the SEC regular season crown and the SEC tournament. They also hosted a regional for the first time in school history, eventually falling to Michigan in an extra-innings heartbreaker.

Roster

Coaches

Name	Title	First Season at VU	Alma Mater
Tim Corbin[2]	Head Coach	2003	Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Erik Bakich[3]	Assistant Coach	2003	East Carolina University (2000)
Derek Johnson[4]	Assistant Coach	2002	Eastern Illinois University (1994)
Blake Allen[5]	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2005	Blackburn College (2001)
Mike Calitri[6]	Director of Baseball Operations	2006	Clemson University (2004)

Players

Number	Player	Position	Bats/Throws
1	David Macias	OF	S/R
2	Jason Cunningham	LHP	L/L
3	Dominic de la Osa	OF	R/R
5	Andrew Giobbi	C	R/R
6	Brian Harris	INF	R/R
7	Parker Hanks	OF	R/R
8	Alex Feinberg	INF	R/R
9	Curt Casali	C	R/R
11	Nick Christiani	RHP	R/R
12	Mike Minor	LHP	L/L
15	Richie Goodenow	LHP	L/L
17	Shea Robin	C	R/R
18	Sean Bierman	LHP	L/L
19	Ben Blanton	LHP	L/L
20	Kellen St. Luce	LHP	L/L
21	Brett Jacobson	RHP	R/R
22	Ryan Flaherty	INF	L/R
24	Pedro Alvarez	INF	L/R
25	Steven Liddle	OF	L/L
26	Jordan Wormsley	OF	L/L
27	Caleb Cotham	RHP	R/R
28	Brad French	INF	R/R
31	Russell Brewer	INF/RHP	R/R
32	Gabe Ortiz	INF	R/R
33	Drew Hayes	RHP	R/R
34	Taylor Hill	RHP	R/R
36	Aaron Westlake	INF	L/R
39	Jared Cohen	RHP/OF	R/R
40	Johnathan White	OF	L/L
42	Chase Reid	RHP	L/R
43	Steven Schwartz	RHP	L/R
44	Mark Lamm	RHP	R/R
45	Drew Fann	C	R/R
46	Adam Cronk	INF	R/R
51	Alex Hilliard	OF	R/R
55	Joey Manning	OF	R/R

Schedule

2008 Game Log
Regular Season # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC 1 February 22 vs. #11 Oregon State Packard Stadium 8-1 Minor (1-0) Stutes, M. (0-1) Cotham (1) ? 1-0 2 February 23 @ #1 Arizona State Packard Stadium 18-6 Leake (1-0) Jacobson (0-1) 3300 1-1 3 February 24 vs. Miami (OH) Packard Stadium 4-3 Reid (1-0) Oberschlake (0-1) ? 2-1 4 February 27 Evansville Hawkins Field 4-3 Brewer (1-0) McCarthy (0-1) 224 3-1 5 February 29 Kansas Hawkins Field 7-1 Minor (2-0) Czyz (0-2) 700 4-1 6 March 1 Iowa Hawkins Field 6-3 Jacobs (1-1) Jacobson (0-2) Mossey (1) 1200 4-2 7 March 2 Xavier Hawkins Field 17-3 Christiani (1-0) Rosenbaum (0-2) 1521 5-2 8 March 4 Louisville Hawkins Field 17-6 Cotham (1-0) Belanger (0-1) 122 6-2 9 March 6 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 2-1 Kohlstaedt (2-1) Minor (2-1) 341 6-3 10 March 7 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 5-4 Reid (2-0) Worthington (0-1) 121 7-3 -- March 8 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field Canceled (snow) 11 March 9 Illinois-Chicago Hawkins Field 9-3 Schwartz (1-0) Kool (1-2) 524 8-3 12 March 11 Western Carolina Hawkins Field 5-3 Cotham (2-0) Saberhagen (0-2) Brewer (1) 324 9-3 13 March 12 Western Carolina Hawkins Field 11-4 Hill (1-0) Sexton (0-2) Jacobson (1) 752 10-3 14 March 14 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 4-3 (13) Brewer (2-0) Todd (0-1) 1863 11-3 1-0 15 March 15 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 16-7 Atwood (1-0) Christiani (1-1) 476 11-4 1-1 16 March 16 #6 South Carolina Hawkins Field 10-4 Cotham (3-0) Cooper (2-2) 2027 12-4 2-1 17 March 19 Lipscomb Hawkins Field 12-4 Goodenow (1-0) Bowling (0-1) 341 13-4 18 March 21 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 2-1 Minor (3-1) Hyatt (2-2) 4281 14-4 3-1 19 March 22 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9-7 Graham (2-1) Cotham (3-1) Copeland (2) 4310 14-5 3-2 20 March 23 @ Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10-3 Phares (1-1) Hill (1-1) 3999 14-6 3-3 21 March 25 Belmont Hawkins Field 7-3 Jacobson (1-2) Woods (0-1) Hayes (1) 679 15-6 22 March 26 MTSU Hawkins Field 12-10 (12) Hill (2-1) Coley (0-1) 2342 16-6 -- March 28 Arkansas Hawkins Field Postponed (rain) -- March 29 Arkansas Hawkins Field Suspended (curfew) 23 March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field 6-5 (12) Hill (3-1) Richards (1-2) 1320 17-6 4-3 24 March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field 6-2 (7) Cotham (4-1) Korbal (0-4) 1521 18-6 5-3 -- March 30 Arkansas Hawkins Field Canceled (rain) 25 April 1 Southeast Missouri Hawkins Field 12-8 Renfrow (2-1) Hill (3-2) Kemper (3) 213 18-7 26 April 2 @ MTSU Reese Smith Field 6-5 Christiani (2-1) Smalley (1-1) Brewer (2) 1264 19-7 -- April 4 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field Postponed (rain) 27 April 5 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 7-6 Bittle (2-1) Minor (3-2) ? 19-8 5-4 28 April 5 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 8-0 Pomeranz (2-1) Cotham (4-2) 4506 19-9 5-5 29 April 6 @ #23 Ole Miss Swayze Field 11-6 Satterwhite (3-1) Jacobson (1-3) 4591 19-10 5-6 30 April 8 WKU Hawkins Field 5-1 Christiani (3-1) Davis (1-5) Hayes (2) 781 20-10 31 April 9 Austin Peay Hawkins Field 8-1 Reid (3-0) Lykins (0-2) 674 21-10 32 April 11 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 15-8 Minor (4-2) Busby (0-3) 2087 22-10 6-6 33 April 12 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 16-0 Cotham (5-2) Bowen (2-4) 2044 23-10 7-6 34 April 13 @ Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 4-3 Christiani (4-1) Lalor (1-3) Brewer (3) 1185 24-10 8-6 35 April 15 @ Lipscomb Ken Dugan Field 8-1 Hill (4-2) Piennette (1-2) 1172 2510 36 April 16 @ WKU Nick Denes Field 5-1 Lamm (1-0) Hightower (3-3) 1056 26-10 -- April 18 Auburn Hawkins Field Suspended (rain) 37 April 19 Auburn Hawkins Field 6-3 Dayton (5-1) Minor (4-3) Woodall (9) 1719 26-11 8-7 38 April 19 Auburn Hawkins Field 8-2 Cotham (6-2) Luckie (4-4) 1321 27-11 9-7 39 April 20 Auburn Hawkins Field 9-5 Christiani (5-1) Hendrix (1-1) Brewer (4) 2427 28-11 10-7 40 April 22 @ Austin Peay Austin C. Hand Park 9-8 Hayes (1-0) Hughes (0-2) Brewer (5) 655 29-11 41 April 23 @ Belmont Greer Stadium 10-7 Schwartz (2-0) Kelley (1-4) Jacobson (2) 743 30-11 42 April 25 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 3-2 Brewer (3-0) Rusin (4-2) 2545 31-11 11-7 43 April 26 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 6-2 Lovett (3-1) Cotham (6-3) Albers (1) 2945 31-12 11-8 44 April 27 #21 Kentucky Hawkins Field 3-1 Dombrowsk (5-0) Christiani (5-2) Albers (2) 2127 31-13 11-9 45 May 2 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-5 Minor (5-3) Hernandez (1-4) Jacobson (3) 2176 32-13 12-9 46 May 3 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9-2 Cotham (7-3) Morgado (5-3) 1571 33-13 13-9 47 May 4 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10-8 Reid (4-0) Wiltz (3-2) Jacobson (4) 2501 34-13 14-9 48 May 6 vs. Memphis Pringles Park 8-0 Hayes (2-0) Martin (4-3) 923 35-13 49 May 7 Tennessee Tech Hawkins Field 7-2 Hill (5-2) Liberatore (1-1) 1743 36-13 50 May 9 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 13-7 Brewer (4-0) Holder (7-3) 3200 37-13 15-9 51 May 10 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 4-2 (10) Weaver (4-1) Brewer (4-1) Fields (14) 3284 37-14 15-10 52 May 11 #9 Georgia Hawkins Field 12-10 Moreau (3-2) Christiani (5-3) Fields (15) 1758 37-15 15-11 53 May 15 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 8-6 Edmondson (4-3) Brewer (4-2) 2656 37-16 15-12 54 May 16 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 5-4 Locke (5-2) Cotham (7-4) Keating (1) 2863 37-17 15-13 55 May 17 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 13-12 (11) Mullaney (3-4) Jacobson (1-4) 2877 37-18 15-14
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 56 May 21 vs. Florida Regions Field 7-3 Minor (6-3) Keating (8-1) Brewer (6) 6027 38-18 57 May 22 vs. #13 LSU Regions Field 8-2 Martin (5-3) Cotham (7-5) ? 38-19 58 May 23 vs. #23 South Carolina Regions Field 7-5 Christiani (6-3) Cooper (5-6) Brewer (7) ? 39-19 59 May 24 vs. Ole Miss Regions Field 7-4 Jacobson (2-4) McKean (4-1) Brewer (8) ? 40-19 60 May 24 vs. Ole Miss Regions Field 8-7 Morgan (4-0) Hayes (2-1) 3648 40-20
NCAA Regionals # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 61 May 30 Oklahoma Packard Stadium 8-5 Doyle (9-4) Cotham (7-6) Anderson (2) 1551 40-21 62 May 31 Stony Brook Packard Stadium 9-4 Minor (7-3) Novakowski (7-5) 1101 41-21 63 June 1 Oklahoma Packard Stadium 11-10 Rocha (4-3) Brewer (4-3) 1154 41-22

Links in the first column are to game recaps on VUcommodores.com. Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played.

Rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)[7]	6[8]	--	11	12	8	13	8	17	14	13	17	14	13	21	22	--	--	N/R
Baseball America (Top 25)	3[9]	7[10]	7[11]	6[12]	5[13]	9[14]	8[15]	19[16]	17[17]	17[18]	22[19]	18[20]	19[21]	N/R[22]	N/R[23]	N/R[24]	N/R[25]	N/R[26]
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)	11[27]	9[28]	10[29]	12 [30]	9[31]	14[32]	13[33]	23[34]	22[35]	20[36]	20[37]	16[38]	17[39]	N/R[40]	24[41]	27[42]	27[43]	27[44]
NCBWA (Top 30)	8[45]	7[46]	10[47]	9[48]	6[49]	11[50]	6[51]	13[52]	11[53]	10[54]	13[55]	11[56]	13[57]	21[58]	21[59]	25 [60]	25 [61]	25 [62]
Rivals.com (Top 25)[63]	7	5	5	4	4	9	9	17	18	18	22	18	19	N/R	N/R	--	--	N/R

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
2. Tim Corbin Bio @ VUCommodores.com
3. Erik Bakich Bio @ VUCommodores.com
4. Derek Johnson Bio @ VUCommdores.com
5. Blake Allen Bio @ VUCommodores.com
6. Mike Calitri Bio @ VUCommodores.com
7. USA TODAY/ESPN baseball coaches' poll
8. USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll
9. Baseball America's Preseason College Top 25
10. Baseball America's Feb. 25 College Top 25
11. Baseball America's Mar. 3 College Top 25
12. Baseball America's Mar. 10 College Top 25
13. Baseball America's Mar. 17 College Top 25
14. Baseball America's Mar. 24 College Top 25
15. Baseball America's Mar. 31 College Top 25
16. Baseball America's Apr. 7 College Top 25
17. Baseball America's Apr. 14 College Top 25
18. Baseball America's Apr. 21 College Top 25
19. Baseball America's Apr. 28 College Top 25
20. Baseball America's May 5 College Top 25
21. Baseball America's May 12 College Top 25
22. Baseball America's May 19 College Top 25
23. Baseball America's May 26 College Top 25
24. Baseball America's Jun. 3 College Top 25
25. Baseball America's Jun. 10 College Top 25
26. Baseball America's Jun. 30 College Top 25
27. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
28. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Feb. 25 Poll
29. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 3 Poll
30. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 10 Poll
31. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 17 Poll
32. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 24 Poll
33. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 31 Poll
34. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 7 Poll
35. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 14 Poll
36. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 21 Poll
37. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 28 Poll
38. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 5 Poll
39. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 12 Poll
40. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 19 Poll
41. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 26 Poll
42. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 3 Poll
43. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 10 Poll
44. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 27 Poll
45. 2008 Preseason NCBWA POLL
46. Feb. 25 NCBWA POLL
47. Mar. 3 NCBWA POLL
48. Mar. 10 NCBWA POLL
49. Mar. 17 NCBWA POLL
50. Mar. 24 NCBWA POLL
51. Mar. 31 NCBWA POLL
52. Apr. 7 NCBWA POLL
53. Apr. 14 NCBWA POLL
54. Apr. 21 NCBWA POLL
55. Apr. 28 NCBWA POLL
56. May 5 NCBWA POLL
57. May 12 NCBWA POLL
58. May 19 NCBWA POLL
59. May 26 NCBWA POLL
60. Jun. 3 NCBWA POLL
61. Jun. 10 NCBWA POLL
62. Jun. 25 NCBWA POLL
63. Rivals.com Top 25

External links

• 2008 Vanderbilt Baseball Schedule @ VUCommdodores.com
• 2008 Vanderbilt Baseball Roster @ VUCommdodores.com