2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
National Champions
College World Series Final, W, 2–1
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
2014 record	51–21 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Corbin
Home stadium	Hawkins Field

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
#25 Florida ^x†^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			40	–	23	–	0		.635
#23 South Carolina ^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			44	–	18	–	0		.710
#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
#4 Ole Miss ^x^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			48	–	21	–	0		.696
#15 LSU ‡^y	17	–	11	–	1		.603			46	–	16	–	1		.738
#28 Mississippi State ^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	24	–	0		.619
Arkansas ^y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	25	–	0		.615
#29 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 As of 20:27, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[1][2]; Rankings from NCBWA

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.^[3] It was the first NCAA men's championship in school history.

Personnel

Roster

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[4]
	Pitchers 11 - Tyler Beede - Junior 12 - Adam Ravenelle - Junior 13 - Walker Buehler - Sophomore 15 - Carson Fulmer - Sophomore 19 - Steven Rice - Senior 21 - John Kilichowski - Freshman 24 - Jordan Sheffield - Freshman 28 - Jared Miller - Junior 31 - Ryan Johnson - Freshman 32 - Hayden Stone - Freshman 33 - Brian Miller - Junior 34 - Luke Stephenson - Freshman 35 - Ben Bowden - Freshman 40 - T.J. Pecoraro - Senior 45 - Tyler Ferguson - Sophomore		Catchers 5 - Jason Delay - Freshman 25 - Karl Ellison - Freshman 44 - Chris Harvey - Junior Infielders 2 - Tyler Campbell - Sophomore 3 - Vince Conde - Junior 7 - Dansby Swanson - Sophomore 9 - Xavier Turner - Sophomore 16 - Penn Murfee - Freshman 36 - Aubrey McCarty - Freshman 43 - Zander Wiel - Sophomore 55 - Tyler Green - Freshman		Outfielders 1 - Ro Coleman - Freshman 6 - Drake Parker - Freshman 8 - Rhett Wiseman - Sophomore 10 - John Norwood - Junior 18 - Nolan Rogers - Freshman 20 - Bryan Reynolds - Freshman 23 - Will Cooper - Junior 39 - Kyle Smith - Sophomore

Coaches

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff[4]
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[5]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Feb 14 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 5–2 Beede (1–0) Sabo (0–1) None 1,418 1–0 Feb 15 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 6–0 Miller (1–0) Rohrbach (0–1) Fulmer (1) 1,572 2–0 Feb 16 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 6–2 Ferguson (1–0) Provencher (0–1) None 1,463 3–0 Feb 19 Lipscomb Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–1 Buehler (1–0) Martinez-McGraw (0–1) None 2,451 4–0 Feb 21 UIC Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 14–1 Beede (2–0) Michelson (1–1) None 2,321 5–0 Feb 22 UIC Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 2–0 Miller (2–0) Lewandowski (1–1) Fulmer (2) 2,660 6–0 Feb 23 UIC Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 12–1 Ferguson (2–0) Anderson (0–1) None 2,423 7–0 Feb 25 Western Kentucky Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–3 Bartley (1–1) Buehler (1–1) Tompkins (4) 2,234 7–1 Feb 26 Evansville Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 3–8 Rodgers (2–0) Pecoraro (0–1) None 2,207 7–2 Feb 28 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 4–1 Beede (3–0) Hanewich (0–1) Fulmer (3) 2,329 8–2
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–1 Miller (3–0) Viall (1–1) None 2,515 9–2 Mar 2 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 4–2 Ravenelle (1–0) Brakeman (0–2) Miller (1) 2,649 10–2 Mar 4 Tennessee Tech Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 4–0 Buehler (2–1) Honea (1–1) Stone (1) 2,253 11–2 Mar 5 @ Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W 4–3 Pecoraro (1–0) Foriest (0–1) Fulmer (4) 793 12–2 Mar 7 Winthrop Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 9–1 Beede (4–0) Kmiec (1–1) None 2,288 13–2 Mar 8 Winthrop Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–0 Miller (4–0) Strain (2–2) None 2,540 14–2 Mar 9 Winthrop Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 4–1 Ferguson (3–0) Strong (0–3) Fulmer (5) 2,418 15–2 Mar 11 Eastern Illinois Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 11–2 Buehler (3–1) Thurston (0–2) None 2,336 16–2 Mar 14 #3 LSU Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–4 Person (1–0) Beede (4–1) Broussard (4) 3,626 16–3 0–1 Mar 15 #3 LSU Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–3 Miller (5–0) Bouman (3–1) Fulmer (6) 17–3 1–1 Mar 15 #3 LSU Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 9–3 Stone (1–0) Poche (4–1) None 3,626 18–3 2–1 Mar 18 @ Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN W 8–4 Buehler (4–1) Buckelew (1–3) None 517 19–3 Mar 21 @ #24 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2–17 Brown (3–0) Beede (4–2) None 9,064 19–4 2–2 Mar 22 @ #24 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 3–6 Mitchell (4–1) Miller (5–1) Holder (3) 10,064 19–5 2–3 Mar 23 @ #24 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 Ferguson (4–0) Fitts (2–1) Fulmer (7) 7,252 20–5 3–3 Mar 25 Belmont Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 2–1 Ravenelle (2–0) Carroll (2–2) Miller (2) 2,313 21–5 Mar 28 #17 Kentucky Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–4 Reed (5–1) Beede (4–3) Cody (1) 2,545 21–6 3–4 Mar 29 #17 Kentucky Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 9–3 Miller (6–1) Shepherd (5–1) None 2,885 22–6 4–4 Mar 30 #17 Kentucky Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 6–2 Ferguson (5–0) Nelson (1–2) Fulmer (8) 2,869 23–6 5–4
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Apr 1 Tennessee–Martin Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 5–0 Buehler (5–1) Ross (0–3) None 2,473 24–6 Apr 4 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 6–4 Beede (5–3) Williams (3–3) Fulmer (9) 2,580 25–6 6–4 Apr 5 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 9–10 Marks (2–0) Fulmer (0–1) None 2,457 25–7 6–5 Apr 6 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0–7 Serrano (3–1) Ferguson (5–1) None 3,306 25–8 6–6 Apr 8 Indiana State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 6–2 Buehler (6–1) Lunsford (0–2) None 2,251 26–8 Apr 11 Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 4–10 Ray (4–2) Beede (5–4) None 3,019 26–9 6–7 Apr 12 Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 8–5 Miller (1–0) Mengden (2–5) None 3,362 27–9 7–7 Apr 13 Texas A&M Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 2–8 Long (4–1) Ferguson (5–2) None 3,015 27–10 7–8 Apr 15 Middle Tennessee Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 19–1 Buehler (7–1) Kessler (2–1) None 2,364 28–10 Apr 18 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2–6 Killian (2–6) Beede (5–5) None 9,044 28–11 7–9 Apr 19 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 2–1 Fulmer (1–1) Beeks (5–3) Miller (3) 9,578 29–11 8–9 Apr 20 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 1–3 Oliver (5–3) Ferguson (5–3) Gunn (6) 8,126 29–12 8–10 Apr 22 vs. Memphis The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN W 2–1 Buehler (8–1) Toscano (3–3) None 1,234 30–12 Apr 26 Georgia Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 12–9 Beede (6–5) Lawlor (3–4) Miller (4) 3,397 31–12 9–10 Apr 26 Georgia Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 11–0 Fulmer (2–1) Tyler (4–4) None 2,952 32–12 10–10 Apr 27 Georgia Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 6–1 Ferguson (6–3) Sosebee (0–3) None 3,353 33–12 11–10
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 2 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 8–3 Beede (7–5) Graves (3–4) None 1,057 34–12 12–10 May 3 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 5–1 Fulmer (3–1) Miles (2–6) Stone (2) 1,846 35–12 13–10 May 4 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 3–1 Ravenelle (3–0) Steele (0–7) Miller (5) 1,427 36–12 14–10 May 6 #12 Louisville Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 7–11 Alphin (1–0) Buehler (8–2) None 3,068 36–13 May 8 @ #4 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 0–1 Shore (7–2) Beede (7–6) Poyner (4) 2,803 36–14 14–11 May 9 @ #4 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 3–0 Fulmer (4–0) Dunning (1–1) None 4,112 37–14 15–11 May 10 @ #4 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 16–2 Ferguson (7–3) Whitson (1–1) None 3,289 38–14 16–11 May 13 Southeast Missouri State Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 10–4 Buehler (9–2) Stockton (0–1) None 2,537 39–14 May 15 #17 South Carolina Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 3–4^10 Seddon (3–1) Miller (1–1) None 2,819 39–15 16–12 May 16 #17 South Carolina Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 9–3 Fulmer (5–1) Wynkoop (7–4) Stone (3) 3,429 40–19 17–12 May 17 #17 South Carolina Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 3–6 Crowe (7–3) Ravenelle (3–1) None 3,626 40–16 17–13
Post-Season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 20 (11) Tennessee Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 3–2 Buehler (10–2) Martin (4–4) Fulmer (10) 41–16 1–0 May 21 (3) #14 LSU Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 1–11^7 Posche (9–3) Miller (6–2) None 41–17 1–1 May 22 (2) #13 Ole Miss Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 2–7 Greenwood (2–1) Beede (7–7) None 41–18 1–2
NCAA Tournament: Nashville Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 30 (4) Xavier Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 11–0 Beede (8–7) Nittoli (6–4) None 2,915 42–18 1–0 May 31 (2) #20 Oregon Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 7–2 Fulmer (6–1) Gold (10–3) None 2,841 43–18 2–0 June 1 (2) #20 Oregon Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 3–2 Buehler (11–2) Cleavinger (3–2) None 2,639 44–18 3–0
NCAA Tournament: Nashville Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 6 #15 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 11–6 Ferguson (8–3) Hochstatter (10–3) None 3,626 45–18 4–0 June 7 #15 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 4–5 Vanegas (4–3) Ravenelle (3–2) None 3,626 45–19 4–1 June 8 #15 Stanford Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 12–5 Stone (2–0) James (3–4) None 3,626 46–19 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 14 #3 Louisville TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–5 Fulmer (7–1) Funkhouser (13–3) Ravenelle (1) 23,625 47–19 1–0 June 16 #8 UC Irvine TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–4 Buehler (12–2) Surrey (8–5) None 20,792 48–19 2–0 June 20 #6 Texas TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 0–4 Thornhill (9–3) Ferguson (8–4) None 18,287 48–20 2–1 June 21 #6 Texas TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 4–3 Stone (3–0) Curtiss (2–3) None 16,084 49–20 3–1 June 23 #1 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 9–8 Miller (7–2) Kirby (9–3) Ravenelle (2) 20,755 50–20 4–1 June 24 #1 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 2–7 Waddell (10–3) Beede (8–8) None 24,308 50–21 4–2 June 25 #1 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–2 Stone (4–0) Howard (2–2) Ravenelle (3) 18,344 51–21 5–2

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	8	8*		4	3	3	5	4	7	12	14	9	10	9	10	14			1
Baseball America	10	9	8	8	7	6	7	7	11	18	25	20	18	18	19	20			1
Collegiate Baseball^	9	8	4	6	5	3	5	5	10	16	26	25	17	14	18	19	8	5	1
NCBWA†	10	6	4	6	5	5	6	5	7	11	15	11	10	10	10	13	6	1	1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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. "2014 Men's College Baseball SEC Conference Home Page". WarrenNolan.com. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
2. "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
3. "Vandy wins 1st CWS championship". ESPN.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
4. "2014 Baseball Roster". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
5. "2013–2014 Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 14, 2014.