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VANDERBILT COMMODORES GAME NOTES Vanderbilt Athletic Communications H 2601 Jess Neely Dr. Nashville, TN 37212 Baseball Contact: Kyle Parkinson H Phone: 615.343.0020 H Email: [email protected] vucommodores.com H twitter: @vandybaseball COMMODORES AT-A-GLANCE Xavier Musketeers (29-27) vs. #20 Vanderbilt Commodores (41-18) Game #60 Tournament #4 Friday, May 30 H 7 p.m. Streak .................................... L2 Home ..................................26-9 Road ...................................13-7 Neutral .................................2-2 Day .....................................25-8 VANDERBILT RE-VU Night...................................16-9 The Commodores were eliminated from the SEC Tournament with a 7-2 loss to Ole Miss on Thursday. Bryan vs. RH starters ..................29-12 Reynolds and Rhett Wiseman had two hits each in the loss. Vanderbilt lost 11-1 to LSU on Wednesday in seven vs. LH starters ....................12-6 innings. Dansby Swanson had two hits and scored the Dores’ lone run. The Commodores survived a late scare from Tennessee in Tuesday’s SEC Tournament opener winning 3-2. Walker Buehler tossed eight innings for the Extra-Innings ........................0-1 win and Xavier Turner picked up three hits. Doubleheaders .....................2-0 Shutouts ...............................7-2 ON THE BUMP One-Run Games ...................5-4 Friday, May 30 Three+ Run Games ...........30-11 RHP Tyler Beede (7-7, 3.42) vs. RHP Vinny Nittoli (6-3, 1.98) Series W-L-T .................... 9-5-0 Series Sweeps .....................6-0 COMMODORES MAKE NINTH STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT On Artificial Turf.................27-9 Vanderbilt returns to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth straight season and 10th overall under head coach On Natural Grass ...............14-9 Tim Corbin. The Commodores had just three NCAA Tournament appearances before Corbin’s arrival in 2003. Scoring First .......................32-7 The Dores are hosting NCAA Regionals for the third time in four years and fourth time in school history. Vandy captured Regional titles in 2011 and 2013 at Hawkins Field. Last season the Commodores topped East Tennes- Opp. Scores First ................9-11 see State, Illinois and Georgia Tech to reach the Super Regional round vs. Louisville. Vanderbilt is 32-26 all time Scoring 3+ runs ..................37-6 in the NCAA Tournament, including 8-3 in the Regional round the last three seasons. Opp. Scores 3+ runs ...........9-17 Hitting at least 1 HR ..........13-3 FAMILIAR FOES IN NASHVILLE FOR REGIONAL Hitting no HR ....................27-15 The Commodores have played all three opponents that will visit Nashville this weekend with Oregon being the Making at least 1 error ....23-10 most recent. The Dores and Ducks have faced off each of the last two seasons with Vandy taking two-of-three at Making no errors ................18-8 Oregon last season and the Ducks sweeping the Commodores at Hawkins Field in 2012. The Commodores have Leading after 6 inn .............37-3 played six games against Xavier going 4-2 all time. VU swept the Musketeers in 2007 and won the last meeting Trailing after 6 inn .............1-14 in 2008. Vanderbilt has faced off against Clemson since 1986 and is 1-2 all time against the Tigers. Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin was an assistant at Clemson under head coach Jack Leggett for nine seasons prior to Tied after 6 inn ....................2-1 coming to West End. Leading after 7 inn .............37-3 Trailing after 7 inn .............1-14 FOUR DORES EARN ALL-SEC HONORS Tied after 7 inn ....................2-1 Four Commodores were named All-SEC by the league coaches this week with Vince Conde, Dansby Swanson, Leading after 8 inn .............40-2 Carson Fulmer and Bryan Reynolds garnering recognition. Conde and Swanson were named to the All-SEC Trailing after 8 inn .............0-15 first team after producing two of the best seasons in the nation by middle infielders. The two are the only two Tied after 8 inn ....................0-0 Commodores to start all 59 games this season and combined to hit .322 with 83 runs scored, 40 extra-base hits vs. Top 5 Teams ...................2-1 and 73 RBI while making just 10 errors. Fulmer was tabbed a second team All-SEC performer for his outstanding vs. Top 10 Teams .................2-3 season. The right-hander leads the Dores with 10 saves and a 1.31 ERA and did not allow a run in his first 29.2 innings as a starter. The Lakeland, Fla. native was also named to the All-Defensive team. Reynolds earned his vs. Top 25 Teams .................4-6 way onto the All-SEC Freshman team after posting a giant freshman campaign. Reynolds played in all 59 games In the State of Tenn .........30-11 for the Commodores during the season and was one of the team’s best offensive players hitting .323, matching vs. Out-of-State Opp ........31-16 Swanson for the team lead with 21 doubles and leading the team with 44 RBI. The Commodores have now had On Weekdays .....................12-4 at least one player on the All-SEC first team in nine straight seasons with multiple players earning first team On Weekends ...................29-14 honors in five of those nine seasons. COMMODORES BROADCAST Joe Fisher calls the action on RED HOT REYNOLDS Bryan Reynolds enters his first NCAA Tournament on an eight-game hitting streak. The freshman is 12-for-32 WNSR 560 AM / 95.9 FM (.375) with four two-hit games, eight RBI and seven runs scored. Reynolds leads the Commodores with 21 beginning 15-minutes prior to doubles, 44 RBI and 22 multi-hit games. first pitch. vucommodores.com 1 COMMODORE NOTES Corbin by the BEEDE, B. MILLER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Juniors Tyler Beede and Brian Miller have both been named preseason All-Americans. Beede was Numbers tagged as a first team All-American by both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and 465 wins at Vanderbilt, give Baseball America. Miller earned a second team nod from the NCBWA. Both right-handers are coming off record-setting sophomore seasons for the Dores. Beede set the school record with 14 wins going him the second-most in school 14-1, including winning his first 11 starts. Miller saved a Vandy record 16 games and took over the top history. spot all-time at VU with 21 saves in just his second season in the Black & Gold. wins are the 438 LOTS BACK BUT LOTS TO REPLACE second-most in the SEC The Vanderbilt roster welcomes back 18 lettermen from last year’s SEC championship squad. Half of those 18 lettermen reside on the Commodores’ pitching staff led by All-American Tyler Beede. The VU in the last 10 years. pitching staff returns 39 (72%) of the team’s 54 wins from last year, 413.1 (69%) of the team’s 596 in- 226 wins over the last five nings and 358 (69%) of the club’s 520 strikeouts in 2013. The Dores’ offense, however, does not return years ranks third in the SEC as much experience with six starters from last year’s lineup gone. Those six players (Tony Kemp, Mike Yastrzemski, Connor Harrell, Conrad Gregor, Spencer Navin and Jack Lupo) combined for 435 (62%) of during that span. the team’s 700 hits, 286 (62%) of the club’s 459 runs, 22 (54%) of the squad’s 41 home runs and 106 163 Commodores (76%) of the team’s 139 stolen bases. have been named SEC B. MILLER NAMED TO STOPPER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST All-Academic. Commodore closer Brian Miller was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list prior to the season. Miller is coming off the greatest season ever by a Vandy closer, saving a school record 16 145 MLB picks have been games as a sophomore. The Franklin, Tenn. native already holds the school’s all-time record with 21 spent on Corbin’s players and saves in his first two seasons. recruits, including 112 while COMMODORES ON TV THIS SEASON at VU. Vanderbilt will appear on television at least 11 times during the 2014 season. The Commodores face 23 Commodores have a tall task on the road with a trip to Mississippi State. Vandy and the Bulldogs play two games of the series on TV - Friday night’s game is broadcast on CSS at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday’s game on ESPNU earned All-American honors. at 7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt returns home to take on Kentucky the last weekend of March with Sunday’s 17 Dores have earned tilt against the Wildcats set for 1 p.m. on ESPNU. The Dores head east to take on Tennessee the next weekend with Saturday’s game set for 6 p.m. on CSS. Arkansas hosts the Commodores April 18-20 Freshman All-American with Sunday’s game set for noon on ESPN. Saturday’s game will air on Cox Sports Television at 6 honors. p.m. The Dores wrap up April with a series at home against Georgia. Saturday’s game is scheduled to air on CSS at 3 p.m. Head Coach Tim Corbin and the Commodores wrap up a tough week and the 9 trips to the NCAA road portion of the SEC schedule with a trip to Florida in early May. The Dores and Gators battle on Tournament under Corbin. Thursday night as part of ESPNU’s Thursday night SEC package at 7:30 p.m. The series finale will be Vanderbilt had made the broadcast on TV at 11 a.m. on FSN. Vanderbilt’s season finale against South Carolina on May 17 will air on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m. tournament just three times prior to his arrival. COMMODORE NATION The Vandy roster features players from 14 different states ranging from Oregon (Tyler Campbell) and 8 Vanderbilt players have California (Tyler Ferguson) on the west coast to New York (T.J.