American collegiate baseball team from Tennessee
The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field . Coach Tim Corbin led the Commodores in his 19th season with the program, reaching the 2021 College World Series finals, finishing as the national runner-up to No. 11 Mississippi State .
Previous season [ edit ] The Commodores finished 13–5 overall, and 0–0 in the conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
2021 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[2] Pitchers
22 - Jack Leiter – Sophomore 27 - Ethan Smith – Junior 28 - Ryan Stefiuk – Freshman 29 - Nick Maldonado – Sophomore 30 - Nelson Berkwich – Freshman 31 - Miles Garrett – Freshman 32 - Hugh Fisher – Senior 33 - Hunter Owen – Freshman 35 - Chris McElvain – Sophomore 40 - Sam Hliboki – Sophomore 42 - Christian Little – Freshman 43 - Michael Doolin – Sophomore 44 - Donye Evans – Freshman 46 - Gage Bradley – Freshman 49 - Ryan Keenan – Sophomore 50 - Luke Murphy – Junior 66 - Thomas Schultz – Sophomore 77 - Brett Hansen – Freshman 80 - Kumar Rocker – Junior 88 - Patrick Reilly – Freshman Catchers
5 - CJ Rodriguez – Sophomore 45 - Alan Espinal – Freshman 55 - Maxwell Romero Jr. – Sophomore Infielders
2 - Javier Vaz – Junior 9 - Carter Young – Sophomore 20 - Jack O'Dowd – Freshman 25 - Park Noland – Sophomore 39 - Gavin Casas – Freshman 99 - Jayson Gonzalez – Senior Outfielders
3 - Cooper Davis – Senior 8 - Isaiah Thomas – Junior 11 - Matt Hogan – Junior 19 - Troy LaNeve – Freshman 21 - Calvin Hewett – Freshman 51 - Enrique Bradfield – Freshman Utility
10 - T.J. McKenzie – Sophomore 12 - Dominic Keegan – Junior 16 - Jack Bulger – Freshman 17 - C.J. Pittaro – Freshman 18 - Will Duff – Sophomore 34 - Spencer Jones – Sophomore
Coaching staff [ edit ] Schedule and results [ edit ] Legend Vanderbilt win Vanderbilt loss Postponement Bold Vanderbilt team member
2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (49–18) Regular season (39–13) February (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 22 Wright State * No. 4 Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee W 14–1 Rocker (1–0) Schrand (0–1) McElvain (1) SECN+ 178 1–0 — February 22 Wright State* No. 4 Hawkins Field W 1–0 Leiter (1–0) Brehmer (0–1) Smith (1) SECN+ 178 2–0 — February 24 Western Kentucky * No. 3 Hawkins Field W 12–1 Little (1–0) Peter (0–1) — SECN+ 140 3–0 — February 26 Georgia State * No. 3 Hawkins Field L 2–4 Watson (1–0) Schultz (0–1) Treadway (1) SECN+ 149 3–1 — February 27 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 5–4 Garrett (1–0) Sweatt (0–1) Murphy (1) SECN+ 164 4–1 — February 28 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 12–2 Rocker (2–0) Matela (0–2) — SECN+ 163 5–1 — February 28 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 17–6 Leiter (2–0) Treadway (0–1) — SECN+ 163 6–1 —
March (14–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 5 UIC * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 15–0 Schultz (1–1) Shears (0–2) — SECN+ 350 7–1 — March 6 UIC* No. 2 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Rocker (3–0) Key (0–1) Murphy (2) SECN+ 474 8–1 — March 7 UIC* No. 2 Hawkins Field W 4–2 Leiter (3–0) O'Reilly (0–1) Smith (2) SECN+ 464 9–1 — March 9 Memphis * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 10–4 Reilly (1–0) Stinnett (2–2) — SECN+ 399 10–1 — March 12 at No. 13 Oklahoma State * No. 2 O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma W 5–0 Rocker (4–0) Parker (3–1) — ESPN+ 3,480 11–1 — March 13 at No. 13 Oklahoma State* No. 2 O'Brate Stadium W 18–4 Leiter (4–0) Wrobleski (1–1) — B12N 3,480 12–1 — March 14 at No. 13 Oklahoma State* No. 2 O'Brate Stadium L 6–10 Osmond (2–0) Schultz (1–2) — ESPN+ 3,296 12–2 — March 16 vs. Belmont * No. 2 First Horizon Park Nashville, Tennessee W 4–1 Little (2–0) Borders (0–1) Maldonado (1) SECN+ 456 13–2 — March 19 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Rocker (5–0) Farr (2–1) Murphy (3) SECN 527 14–2 1–0 March 20 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field W 5–0 Leiter (5–0) Brannon (1–2) — SECN 496 15–2 2–0 March 21 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field L 5–6 Kerry (2–0) Maldonado (0–1) — SECN 496 15–3 2–1 March 23 Lipscomb * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 11–3 Reilly (2–0) Thompson (0–2) — SECN+ 474 16–3 — March 25 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri W 10–2 Rocker (6–0) Miles (1–4) Hliboki (1) SECN 600 17–3 3–1 March 26 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium W 11–3 Leiter (6–0) Halvorsen (2–1) — SECN 600 18–3 4–1 March 27 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium W 3-1 Schultz (2–2) Ash (1–1) Murphy (4) SECN 600 19–3 5–1 March 30 Tennessee Tech * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 12–5 Reilly (3–0) Adams (0–2) - SECN+ 610 20–3 —
April (12–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 13–1 Rocker (7–0) Marceaux (2–3) Hliboki (2) SECN+ 4,619 21–3 6–1 April 2 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field W 11–2 Leiter (7–0) Hill (2–3) Maldonado (2) ESPNU 4,904 22–3 7–1 April 3 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field W 5–4 Smith (1–0) Edwards (0–2) Murphy (5) SECN+ 4,314 23–3 8–1 April 6 UT Martin * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 5–4 McElvain (1–0) Petry (1–1) Murphy (6) 636 24–3 — April 8 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field L 2–14 Pearson (2–0) Rocker (7–1) — SECN 646 24–4 8–2 April 9 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Maldonado (1–1) Pasqua (1–2) — SECN+ 670 25–4 9–2 April 10 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field L 1–9 Cannon (2–2) Reilly (3–1) — SECN+ 637 25–5 9–3 April 13 Eastern Kentucky * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–4 Schultz (3–2) Abbott (1–2) Murphy (7) SECN+ 411 26–5 — April 16 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 5–0 Rocker (8–1) Dallas (5–1) — ESPNU 2,390 27–5 10–3 April 17 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–8 Hunley (5–2) Murphy (0–1) — SECN 2,263 27–6 10–4 April 18 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–4 McElvain (2–0) Tidwell (4–2) — SECN+ 2,450 28–6 11–4 April 20 Austin Peay * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 7–0 Schultz (4–2) McIllwain (0–2) — SECN+ 788 29–6 — April 23 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–2 Rocker (9–1) MacLeod (3–3) SECN 1,407 30–6 12–4 April 24 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field L 4–7 Bednar (3–1) Leiter (7–1) ESPNU 1,399 30–7 12–5 April 25 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field W 7–4 McElvain (3–0) Fristoe (3–3) Maldonado (3) SECN+ 1,372 31–7 13–5 April 30 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark Gainesville, Florida W 11–7 Rocker (10–1) Aleman (1–2) ESPNU 3,341 32–7 14–5
May (7–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 8–11 Mace (5–0) Leiter (7–2) SECN+ 0 32–8 14–6 May 2 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 3–5 Barco (7–2) McElvain (3–1) Leftwich (3) ESPN2 2,986 32–9 14–7 May 4 at No. 11 Louisville * No. 2 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Kentucky L 2–7 Lohman (2–1) Little (2–1) Elliott (3) ACCN+ 880 32–10 May 7 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field W 9–6 Rocker (11–1) Ras (6–2) Maldonado (4) SECN+ 1,562 33–10 15–7 May 8 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–2 Reilly (4–1) Smith (1–6) SECN+ 1,550 34–10 16–7 May 9 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field SECN+ May 11 North Alabama * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Berkwich (1–0) Best (1–10) Maldonado (5) SECN+ 916 35–10 May 14 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi L 1–3 Nikhazy (7–2) Rocker (11–2) Broadway (10) SECN 8,986 35–11 16–8 May 15 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field W 13–2 Leiter (8–2) Diamond (3–4) McElvain (2) SECN+ 10,267 36–11 17–8 May 16 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field L 10–13 Kimbrell (5–0) Reilly (4–2) SECN+ 8,479 36–12 17–9 May 18 FIU * No. 3 Hawkins Field W 20–4 Little (3–1) Myrick (7–4) SECN+ 2,137 37–12 May 20 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field W 4–2 Murphy (1–1) Harper (3–1) SECN+ 2,985 38–12 18–9 May 21 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field W 8–2 McElvain (4–1) Degen (2–1) SECN+ 3,323 39–12 19–9 May 22 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field L 5–7 Harper (4–1) Maldonado (1–2) Hamey (6) SECN+ 3,262 39–13 19–10
Postseason (10–5) SEC Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 26 vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama W 5–4 Murphy (2–1) Dougherty (1–2) — SECN 7,200 40–13 1–0 May 27 vs. No. 1 (1) Arkansas No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 4–6 Costeiu (7–2) Rocker (11–3) Kopps (9) SECN 8,625 40–14 1–1 May 28 vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 1–4 Myers (4–2) Leiter (8–3) Johnson (1) SECN 5,901 40–15 1–2
NCAA Nashville Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 (4) Presbyterian No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 10–0 Rocker (12–3) McDaniel (4–3) — ESPN3 3,243 41–15 1–0 June 5 No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 4–3 Leiter (9–3) Grissom (1–3) Maldonado (6) ESPN3 3,294 42–15 2–0 June 6 No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 14–11 (11) Murphy (3–1) Siegel (2–1) Maldonado (7) ESPN3 3,257 43–15 3–0
NCAA Nashville Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 11 No. 12 (13) East Carolina No. 4 (4) Hawkins Field W 2–0 Rocker (13–3) Williams (10–1) Murphy (8) ESPNU 3,510 44–15 4–0 June 12 No. 12 (13) East Carolina No. 4 (4) Hawkins Field W 4–1 Leiter (10–3) Wisenhunt (6–2) Maldonado (8) ESPNU 3,573 45–15 5–0
College World Series (4–3) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 19 No. 5 (5) Arizona No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska W 7–6 (12) McElvain (5–1) Vannelle (5–3) — ESPN 23,870 46–15 6–0 June 21 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 0-1 Highfill (9-2) Leiter (10-4) Justice (13) ESPN 23,712 46-16 6-1 June 23 No. 9 (9) Stanford No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 6-5 Murphy (4-1) Beck (9-3) — ESPN 22,804 47-16 7-1 June 25 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 3-1 Rocker (14-3) Payne (0-1) Murphy (9) ESPN2 20,538 48-16 8-1 June 26 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park No contest — — — — — 48-16 8-1 June 28 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 8-2 Leiter (11-4) MacLeod (6-6) Maldonado (9) ESPN2 24,052 49-16 9-1 June 29 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 2-13 Johnson (4-0) Little (3-2) — ESPN 24,122 49-17 9-2 June 30 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 0-9 Bednar (9-1) Rocker (14-4) Sims (13) ESPN2 24,052 49-18 9-3
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
Nashville Regional [ edit ] Nashville Regional Teams (1) Vanderbilt Commodores (2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3) Indiana State Sycamores (4) Presbyterian Blue Hose
Nashville Super Regional [ edit ] Nashville Super Regional Teams (4) Vanderbilt Commodores (13) East Carolina Pirates
College World Series [ edit ] 2021 College World Series Teams NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns
First round Second round Semifinals Finals NC State 10 9 Stanford 4 NC State 1 4 Vanderbilt 0 5 Arizona 6 4 Vanderbilt 7 12 NC State 1 – Bracket 1 4 Vanderbilt 3 –[A] 9 Stanford 14 5 Arizona 5 9 Stanford 5 4 Vanderbilt 6 4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0 7 Mississippi State 2 13 9 3 Tennessee 0 Virginia 6 Virginia 5 7 Mississippi State 6 7 Mississippi State 2 2 Texas 1 7 Mississippi State 5 4 Bracket 2 2 Texas 8 3 3 Tennessee 4 2 Texas 8 2 Texas 6 Virginia 2
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = 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' [4] 3 (4) 3 (4) * 3 2 (10) 2 (6) 1 (22) 1 (23) 1 (31) 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (4) 2 2 (1) 2 3 3 Baseball America [5] 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 6 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 Collegiate Baseball ^[6] 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 NCBWA †[7] 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 D1Baseball[8] 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2
^ 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.
Record vs. conference opponents [ edit ] Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results , 2021 SEC baseball schedule
Team ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR ALA 12–17 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 0–2 ALA W5 3–7 2–2 ARK 22–8 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . ARK W1 10–0 2–0 AUB 10–20 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 . . 2–1 . AUB W6 3–7 0–3 FLA 17–13 . 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 FLA E3 7–3 2–2 UGA 13–17 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 UGA E5 3–7 0–0 KEN 12–18 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 KEN E6 3–7 1–2 LSU 13–17 2–1 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 LSU W4 5–5 0–2 MSU 20–10 3–0 0–3 3–0 . . 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 MSU W2 7–3 4–1 MIZZ 8–22 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–4 MISS 18–12 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 MISS W3 5–5 3–0 SCAR 16–14 . 1–2 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E4 5–5 2–1 TENN 20–10 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 TENN E1 8–2 2–0 TAMU 9–21 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 . TAMU W7 2–8 0–3 VAN 19–10 2–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . VAN E2 7–3 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.
2021 MLB draft [ edit ] †Rocker did not sign with the Mets, but did not return to Vanderbilt.[9] Keegan did not sign with the Yankees and returned to Vanderbilt.[10]
^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[3] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Eastern Western ← 2020 Southeastern Conference baseball season 2022 →
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics