2019 VANDERBILT BASEBALL

Introduction Commodore Staff 4 ...... Media Information 65 ...... Support Staff 5 ...... Media Outlets | Broadcast Information 66 ...... Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos 6 ...... Quick Facts, Road Headquarters 66 ...... Director of Athletics Malcolm Turner 7 ...... Roster 67 ...... Phillip Brown, Associate Director of Athletics 8 ...... Hawkins Field 67 ...... Kevin Colon, Associate Director of Athletics 9 ...... Hawkins Field Records 10 ...... Season Preview 2018 Season In Review 13 ...... Preseason Depth Chart, Roster Breakdown 68 ...... Season Review 72 ...... Overall Statistics Coaching Staff 73 ...... SEC Statistics 14 ...... , Head Coach 74 ...... Miscellaneous Statistics 20 ...... Scott Brown, Associate Head Coach 76 ...... Season Results 21 ...... Mike Baxter, Assistant Coach 77 ...... SEC Recap 22 ...... David Macias, Volunteer Assistant Coach 23 ...... Chris Ham, Director of Sport Performance History and Records 23 ...... Tracy Campbell, Athletic Trainer 78 ...... Commodore Letterwinners 23 ...... Brandon Barak, Director of Player Development 80 ...... Commodore Coaching Records 23 ...... Brooks Webb, Director of Baseball Operations 82 ...... vs. The Nation 23 ...... Kevin Collins, Equipment Manager 84 ...... Season-by-Season Results 23 ...... Josh Ruchotzke, Video Coordinator 104 ...... All-Time Individual Records 105 ...... All-Time Team Records 2019 Commodores 106 ...... Single-Season Records 25 ...... JJ Bleday 107 ...... Career Records 26 ...... Tyler Brown 108 ...... Season-by-Season Statistical Leaders 27 ...... Philip Clarke 110 ...... Season-by-Season Team Statistics 28 ...... Cooper Davis 112 ...... SEC Tournament History 29 ...... Pat DeMarco 113 ...... NCAA Tournament History 30 ...... Ty Duvall 114 ...... NCAA Regional History 31 ...... Jake Eder 115 ...... NCAA Super Regional History 32 ...... Donny Everett 116 ...... History 33 ...... Drake Fellows 117 ...... 2014 National Championship 34 ...... Kiambu Fentress 118 ...... Commodores in the Majors 35 ...... Hugh Fisher 121 ...... Commodores in the Minors 36 ...... AJ Franklin 122 ...... First-Round Commodores 37 ...... Jackson Gillis 123 ...... All-Time Draftees 38 ...... Joe Gobillot 39 ...... Jayson Gonzalez Miscellaneous Information 40 ...... Walker Grisanti 124 ...... SEC Composite Schedule 41 ...... Mason Hickman 126 ...... Opponents 42 ...... Julian Infante 130 ...... Nashville 43 ...... Erik Kaiser 44 ...... Zach King 45 ...... 46 ...... Ethan Paul 47 ...... Patrick Raby 48 ...... Harrison Ray 49 ...... Michael Sandborn 50 ...... Stephen Scott 51 ...... Justin Willis 52 . . . . . Austin Becker, Sterling Hayes, Matt Hogan, Chance Huff 53 Dominic Keegan, Tate Kolwyck, John Malcom, Justyn-Henry Malloy 54 . . . . .Cam McMillan, Luke Murphy, Kumar Rocker, Ethan Smith Credits 55 ...... Makenzie Stills, Isaiah Thomas This is a production of the Vanderbilt athletic communications office. 56 ...... Career Statistics Editor & Design by Andrew Pate 58 ...... USA Baseball Photography: John Russell, Steve Green, Daniel Dubois, Jimmy Jones, Joe Howell, Paul Levy, Chuck Dunlap, Carol Hamlett, Christina Kuhns, Alyson Boyer Rode, Will Bentzel, Karl Moore, John Peterson, 60 ...... National Honors Getty Images and many unidentified photographers. 62 ...... Southeastern Conference Honors Special thanks to Shaun Senn for graphic design and cover art. 64 ...... Academic Honors Printed by Printing Services Please send corrections for this fact book to Andrew Pate ([email protected]). @VANDYBOYS 3 MEDIA INFORMATION

The Vanderbilt athletic communications office Athletic Communications Staff welcomes your interest in the Vanderbilt baseball program. We will make every effort to meet your needs throughout the season.

Athletic Communications Vanderbilt assistant director of communications Andrew Pate is the media con- tact for baseball. He can be contacted in the office 615.343.6811 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The Vanderbilt athletic communications office is located directly across the street from Hawkins Field on the second floor of the McGugin Center in room 225. Andrew Pate Andy Boggs Carl Danoff Credentials Assistant Director Assistant Director Director of Creative Requests for press and photo credentials must be made via email or mail at (Baseball) (Basketball (M), Golf (M) Media least one week prior to the desired game or series. Requests must be directed to Andrew Pate. All credentials will be available at media will call located at the front entrance of Hawkins Field. Interview Policy All Vanderbilt coaches and student-athletes will be available throughout the season for interviews with members of the media prior to practice. All requests for interviews must be made through Andrew Pate. Postgame interviews with head coach Tim Corbin and requested student-athletes may be conducted after a mandatory 10-minute cooling off period on the field in front of the Vanderbilt Zac Ellis Alan George Catherine Hilley dugout. Staff Writer, Associate AD Assistant Director Practice Policy Digital Media Editor Communications (Social Media) Vanderbilt baseball practices are open to the media and the public. Practice starts at approximately 3 p.m. CT Tuesday - Friday (Monday is an off day). Media members are encouraged to arrive at Hawkins Field by 2 p.m. to conduct interviews prior to practice. Members of the media must notify Andrew Pate in advance with their interview request(s). VUCommodores.com Commodore press releases, game notes, coach and student-athlete bios, updated statistics, game photos and more are available at the official web site of Vanderbilt Athletics -- vucommodores.com. For additional info and in-game Morgan Romans Shaun Senn updates follow the team on Twitter (@vandyboys). Larry Leathers Digital Platform Senior Assistant AD Assistant Director Graphic Designer (Basketball [W], T&F, XC) The digital image platform allows media to access image files from the SEC and (Football, Golf [W]) its 14 member institutions. Media can view or download images of coaches, student-athletes, athletic administrators, logos and more by visiting secsportsmedia.com. Phone Lines A limited number of phone lines are available in the press box at no charge. However, media wishing to order their own phone line in advance can do so by contacting Andrew Pate at (615) 343-6811/[email protected]. Wireless Internet Vanderbilt provides wireless internet in the Hawkins Field pressbox. Parking Laken Walker Cooper Westland Media parking is available in the McGugin Center lot. Entry is off Jess Neely Communications Assistant Communications Assistant Drive between Natchez Trace and 25th Avenue. Additional parking is available (Swimming, Tennis) (Soccer, Lacrosse) at the parking garage located at the intersection of Jess Neely Drive and 25th Avenue (diagonal from Hawkins Field right field). Parking requests must CONTACT INFORMATION be arranged through Vanderbilt athletic communications. There is no parking Andrew Pate...... 615.343.6811 (W)...... [email protected] allowed in the concourse area and Hawkins Field front gates. Andy Boggs...... 615.343.1847 (W)...... [email protected] Photo Galleries Carl Danoff...... 615.343.3312 (W)...... [email protected] Vanderbilt photographers provide a photo gallery of selected games and events Zac Ellis...... 615.322.1012 (W)...... [email protected] on the Vanderbilt baseball website. Each gallery can be viewed at: Alan George...... 615.343.0020 (W)...... [email protected] Catherine Hilley...... 615.322.4121 (W)...... [email protected] VUCommodores.com Larry Leathers...... 615.343.6437 (W)...... [email protected] Morgan Romans...... 615.322.8797 (W)...... [email protected] Laken Walker...... 336.501.2966 (W)...... [email protected] Cooper Westland..... 574.340.3977 (W)[email protected]

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Vanderbilt Media Outlets Wire Services Television Stations Radio Stations Associated Press WKRN-TV - ABC - Channel 2 Vanderbilt IMG Network Teresa Walker Cory Curtis, Kayla Anderson, Emily Proud Jeff Miller 215 Centerville Dr., Brentwood, TN 37027 441 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville, TN 37210 Joe Fisher (Play-by-Play) Phone: 615-373-9988/Fax: 376-0947 Phone: 615-369-7240/Fax: 248-7239 Box 120158, Nashville, TN 37212 Phone: 615-322-4727 Newspapers WSMV-TV - NBC - Channel 4 The Tennessean Chris Harris, Joe Dubin, Justin Beasley WGFX - 104.5 FM - The Zone Adam Sparks - Beat Writer 5700 Knob Rd., Nashville, TN 37209 Blaine Bishop, Kevin Ingram, Mark Howard, Joe Rexrode - Columnist Phone: 615-353-2231/Fax: 353-2343 Jonathan Hutton, Chad Winthrow, Paul Dave Ammenheuser - Sports Editor Kuharsky, Dawn Davenport, Brent Dougherty, 1100 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37202 WTVF-TV - CBS - Channel 5 Mickey Ryan, Jason Martin Phone: 615-259-8010/Fax: 259-8826 Brian McKeegan, Steve Layman, Jon Burton 506 2nd Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37015 474 J. Robertson Pkwy., Nashville, TN 37219 Phone: 615-244-9533/Fax: 615-259-1271 Vanderbilt Hustler Phone: 615-248-5285/Fax: 244-9883 Box 1504, Station B, Nashville, TN 37221 WNSR - 560 AM – BASEBALL FLAGSHIP Phone: 615-322-2424/Fax: 322-3762 WZTV-TV - FOX - Channel 17 Johnny Franks, Greg Pogue, Joe Dubin Dave Foster, Tatum Everett 435 37th Ave. North, Nashville, TN 37209 631 Mainstream Dr., Nashville, TN 37228 Phone: 615-844-1039/Fax: 777-2284 Websites Phone: 615-369-5561/Fax: 369-3299 VandySports.com WPRT - 102.5 FM - The Game Chris Lee WQZQ - 94.9 FM - The Game 2 E-mail: [email protected] Nick Kayal, Braden Gall, Derrick Mason, Willy Daunic, Darren McFarland, Jared Stillman, 247Sports.com Floyd Reese Chad Bishop 1824 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville, TN 37203 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 615-664-2400/Fax: 664-2457 Radio/TV Broadcasts

WNSR 560 AM/95.9 FM - Baseball Flagship Internet Streaming WNSR is the flagship station for Vanderbilt baseball. WNSR will Listen to all 56 games of the regular season slate and all of the once again broadcast all SEC series and the postseason. "Voice of the postseason action on the internet through the Vanderbilt app and Commodores" Joe Fisher will call the action upon completion of the VUCommodores.com for free. men's basketball campaign. Max Herz will handle the early-season slate as well as the midweek contests. Commodores on SEC Network+ Vanderbilt’s home baseball games and road SEC games can be viewed online via SEC Network+. Kevin Ingram (play-by-play) and former Commodore Andrew Harris will call the action. Commodores on Television The Commodores are scheduled for 11 games on the ESPN family of networks and the SEC Network this season, on top of the season opener airing on MLB Network. The Commodores appear on television at Hawkins Field seven times and away from Hawkins Field five times.

Joe Fisher Max Herz Feb. 15 vs. Virginia 6 p.m. MLBN Mar. 21 Florida 6 p.m. SECN Mar. 30 8 p.m. SECN Mar. 31 Tennessee 2 p.m. SECN Apr. 7 at Georgia 11 a.m. SECN Apr. 12 Arkansas 7 p.m. SECN Apr. 13 Arkansas 8 p.m. ESPNU Apr. 20 at Alabama 8 p.m. SECN Apr. 25 Auburn 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Apr. 26 Auburn 7 p.m. SECN May 4 at South Carolina 7 p.m. ESPNU May 7 at Louisville 6 p.m. ESPNU Commodores on the Web Check out the official Twitter feed of the Vanderbilt baseball team (@VandyBoys) for all the latest news, notes and in-game updates.

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Information History

Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. All-Time Record ...... 2297-1754-33 (120 seasons) Enrollment ...... 6,871 All-Time Conference Record ...... 668-914-10 (71 seasons) Nickname ...... Commodores Conference Titles (6) . . . . . 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2011, 2013 Stadium (Capacity) ...... Charles Hawkins Field (3,626) Conference Tournament Titles (4) . . . . . 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007 Dimensions ...... LF-310; CF-400; RF-330; Alleys-375 NCAA Tournament Appearances (17) . . 1973-74, 1980, 2004, 2006-18 Founded ...... 1873 NCAA Tournament Record ...... 58-38 Colors ...... Black and Gold NCAA Tournament Super Regionals (8) . . .2004, 10-11, 13-15, 17-18 Conference ...... Southeastern (SEC) College World Series Appearances (3) ...... 2011, 2014-15 Chancellor ...... Nicholas S. Zeppos National Championships (1) ...... 2014 Director of Athletics ...... Malcolm Turner Faculty Representative ...... Susan Wente Team Associate Director of Athletics ...... Phillip Brown Department Phone ...... 615.322.4121 2018 Overall Record ...... 37-25 Ticket Office Phone ...... 615.322.4653 ...... Home: 23-11 Away: 9-11 Neutral: 3-5 Southeastern Conference Record ...... 16-14 Media ...... Home: 10-5 Away: 6-9 Conference Finish ...... 4th East · 7th Overall Mailing Address . . . . . PO Box 120158 Nashville, Tenn. 37212 Postseason Play ...... NCAA Nashville Super Regional Overnight Address . 2601 Jess Neely Drive Nashville, Tenn. 37212 Final Ranking . . . 16 (CB) 16 (USA) 16 (NCBWA) 17 (BA) 18 (D1) 24 (PG) Baseball Contact ...... Andrew Pate (Houston, ‘13) Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 25 · 9 Office ...... 615.343.6811 Position Starters Returning/Lost ...... 8 · 1 Cell ...... 713.387.9119 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 12 · 5 E-mail ...... [email protected] Newcomers ...... 14 Website ...... VUCommodores.com Twitter ...... @VandyBoys Road Headquarters Pressbox ...... 615.320.0436 Feb. 15-17 · MLB4 Tournament May 3-5 · South Carolina Coaching Staff TALKING STICK CASINO RESORT HILTON COLUMBIA CENTER 9800 Talking Stick Way 924 Senate St. Head Coach ...... Tim Corbin (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘84) Scottsdale, Ariz. 85256 Columbia, S.C. 29201 Overall Record ...... 787-480-1 (.621 · 21 seasons) Phone: 480.850.7777 Phone: 803.744.7800 Record at Vanderbilt ...... 681-342-1 (.665 · 16 seasons) NCAA Appearances ...... 14 (2004, 2006-18) March 15-17 · Texas A&M May 16-18 · Kentucky CWS Appearances ...... 3 (2011, 2014-15) HILTON COLLEGE STATION EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON National Championships ...... 1 (2014) 801 University Dr. E. 245 Lexington Green Cir. Associate Head Coach . . . . . Scott Brown (SUNY-Cortland, ‘99) College Station, Texas 77840 Lexington, Ky. 40503 Assistant Coach ...... Mike Baxter (Vanderbilt, ‘05) Phone: 979.693.7500 Phone: 859.271.4000 Volunteer Asst. Coach ...... David Macias (Vanderbilt, ‘08) Baseball Operations . . . Brooks Webb (Birmingham Southern, ‘11) April 5-7 · Georgia Trainer ...... Tracy Campbell (James Madison, ‘08) SPRINGHILL SUITES ATHENS Strength Coach ...... Chris Ham (Illinois, ‘05) 3500 Daniells Bridge Rd Player Development: ...... Brandon Barak (Illinois, ‘12) Athens, Ga. 30606 Administrative Assistant . . . . .Casey Stangel (Washington, ‘17) Phone: 706.353.8484 Equipment Manager ...... Kevin Collins (Purdue, ‘15) Video Coordinator ...... Josh Ruchotzke (Vanderbilt, ‘17) Managers . . Jack Goodrum, Chase Casali, Jackson Kelley, Ethan Stern April 19-21 Alabama EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON 2410 University Blvd Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35401 Phone: 205.561.2500 Travel arrangements are subject to change

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No. Name Pos. B/T HT WT CL/EXP. Hometown/High School 2 Harrison Ray IF R/R 5-11 200 Jr./2L Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley 3 Cooper Davis OF L/R 5-10 175 So./1L Mississauga, Ontario/St. Aloysius Gonzaga 5 Philip Clarke C L/R 5-11 190 So./1L Franklin, Tenn./Chris Presbyterian Academy 6 Tate Kolwyck IF R/R 5-11 185 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Arlington 8 Isaiah Thomas OF R/R 6-2 190 Fr./HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./The Benjamin School 9 Makenzie Stills RHP R/R 5-8 190 Fr./HS Fayetteville, Ga./Fayette County 10 Ethan Paul IF L/R 5-10 180 Sr./3L Bellevue, Wash./International School 11 Matt Hogan OF L/R 6-0 190 Fr./HS Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East 12 Dominic Keegan UTL R/R 6-0 210 Fr./HS Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic 13 Kiambu Fentress OF R/R 6-0 175 R-Jr./2L Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth 16 Austin Martin UTL R/R 6-0 175 So./1L Jacksonville, Fla/Trinity Christian Academy 17 Walker Grisanti OF L/R 5-11 195 Sr./3L Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers 18 Pat DeMarco OF R/R 5-9 192 So./1L Staten Island, N.Y./Winder-Barrow 19 Stephen Scott UTL L/R 5-11 200 Sr./3L Cary, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons 20 Ty Duvall C L/R 5-10 185 Jr./2L Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon 21 Tyler Brown RHP R/R 6-4 233 So./1L Ashland, Ohio/Olentangy Orange 22 Julian Infante IF R/R 6-3 210 Sr./3L Miami, Fla./Westminster Christian 25 Michael Sandborn LHP L/L 6-0 200 R-So./2L Miami, Fla./Jesuit 27 Ethan Smith RHP R/R 6-1 200 Fr./HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet 28 Cam McMillan IF R/R 6-5 200 Fr./HS Kansas City, Mo./St. Thomas Aquinas 29 Patrick Raby RHP R/R 6-3 230 Sr./3L Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut 30 Sterling Hayes IF R/R 6-1 190 Fr./HS San Diego, Calif./Francis Parker 31 Justin Willis RHP R/R 5-11 185 So./1L West New York, N.J./Memorial 32 Hugh Fisher LHP R/L 6-5 187 So./1L Eads, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian 33 Erik Kaiser RHP R/R 6-4 215 So./1L Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo 34 Zach King LHP L/L 6-6 212 Jr./2L Spring Hill, Tenn./Spring Hill 35 Jackson Gillis LHP R/L 6-3 235 Jr./2L Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 36 John Malcom UTL L/L 6-3 220 Fr./HS West Bloomfield, Mich./Detroit Country Day 39 Jake Eder LHP L/L 6-4 220 So./1L Ocean Ridge, Fla./Calvary Christian Academy 42 Justyn-Henry Malloy UTL R/R 6-2 210 Fr./HS Bergenfield, N.J./St. Joseph Regional 43 Austin Becker RHP R/R 6-5 190 Fr./HS Columbus, Ohio/Big Walnut 44 Mason Hickman RHP R/R 6-6 230 So./1L Hendersonville, Tenn./Pope John Paull II 45 Chance Huff RHP R/R 6-4 210 Fr./HS Niceville, Fla./Niceville 49 AJ Franklin LHP L/L 6-1 180 R-Jr./2L Lebanon, Tenn./Wilson Central 50 Luke Murphy RHP R/R 6-5 175 Fr./HS Cross Plains, Tenn./East Robertson 51 JJ Bleday OF L/L 6-3 205 Jr./2L Panama City Beach, Fla./A. Crawford Mosley 55 Joe Gobillot LHP L/L 6-6 228 R-Fr./HS Houston, Texas/St. John’s 66 Drake Fellows RHP L/R 6-5 216 Jr./2L Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy 80 Kumar Rocker RHP R/R 6-4 255 Fr./HS Athens, Ga./North Oconee 99 Jayson Gonzalez IF R/R 6-2 207 So./1L Covina, Calif./Bishop Amat

Head Coach: 4 Tim Corbin (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘84) - 17th season at Vanderbilt Associate Head Coach: 26 Scott Brown (SUNY-Cortland, ‘99) Assistant Coach: 24 Mike Baxter (Vanderbilt, ‘05) Volunteer Coach: 1 David Macias (Vanderbilt, ‘08) Athletic Trainer: Tracy Campbell (James Madison, ‘08) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chris Ham (Illinois, ‘05) Director of Baseball Operations: Brooks Webb (Birmingham Southern, ‘11) Director of Player Development: Brandon Barak (Illinois, ‘12) Video Coordinator: Josh Ruchotzke (Vanderbilt, ‘17) Equipment Manager: Kevin Collins (Purdue, ‘15) Administrative Assistant: Casey Stangel (Washington, ‘17) Student Managers: Jack Goodrum, Chase Casali, Jackson Kelley and Ethan Stern

Pronunciation Alphabetical Roster JJ Bleday ...... bleh-DAY Becker, Austin · 43 Franklin, AJ · 49 Keegan, Dominic · 12 Rocker, Kumar · 80 Bleday, JJ · 51 Gillis, Jackson · 35 King, Zach · 34 Sandborn, Michael · 25 Kiambu Fentress ...... key-AHM-boo Brown, Tyler · 50 Gobillot, Joe · 55 Kolwyck, Tate · 6 Scott, Stephen · 19 Joe Gobillot ...... GAW-buh-lo Clarke, Philip · 5 Gonzalez, Jayson · 99 Malcom, John · 36 Smith, Ethan · 27 Walker Grisanti ...... greh-sahn-TEE Davis, Cooper · 3 Grisanti, Walker · 17 Malloy, Justyn-Herny · 42 Stills, Makenzie · 9 DeMarco, Pat · 18 Hayes, Sterling · 30 Martin, Austin · 16 Thomas, Isaiah · 8 Tate Kolwyck ...... COLE-wick Duvall, Ty · 20 Hickman, Mason · 44 McMillan, Cam · 28 Willis, Justin · 31 Patrick Raby ...... ray-BEE Eder, Jake · 39 Hogan, Matt · 11 Murphy, Luke · 50 Kumar Rocker ...... KOO-mar Fellows, Drake · 66 Huff, Chance · 45 Paul, Ethan · 10 Fentress, Kiambu · 13 Infante, Julian · 22 Raby, Patrick · 29 Fisher, Hugh · 32 Kaiser, Erik · 33 Ray, Harrison · 2 @VANDYBOYS 7