2015 Preseason Commodore Depth Chart
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PRESEASON DEPTH CHART 2015 Preseason Commodore Depth Chart Left Field Center Field Right Field Bryan Reynolds Nolan Rogers Rhett Wiseman Kyle Smith Jeren Kendall Bryan Reynolds Drake Parker Drake Parker Kyle Smith Shortstop Second Base Dansby Swanson Tyler Campbell Tyler Campbell Nolan Rogers Liam Sabino Ro Coleman Liam Sabino Starting Pitchers Third Base Carson Fulmer (R) First Base Will Toffey Walker Buehler (R) Zander Wiel Tyler Campbell Tyler Ferguson (R) Tyler Green Penn Murfee John Kilichowski (L) Joey Mundy Philip Pfeifer (L) Aubrey McCarty Relief Pitchers Hayden Stone (R) Jordan Sheffield (R) Ben Bowden (L) Joey Abraham (R) Kyle Wright (R) Designated Hitter Catcher Ryan Johnson (L) Ro Coleman Jason Delay Matt Ruppenthal (R) Kyle Smith -or- Karl Ellison Closer Collin Snider (R) Tyler Green Tristan Chari Hayden Stone (R) Brendan Spagnuolo (R) Nolan Rogers Jordan Sheffield (R) Aubrey McCarty Philip Pfeifer (L) Joey Mundy Roster Breakdown by State (17 total) Roster Breakdown by Class Alabama (1) Kentucky (1) Drake Parker Seniors (0) Sophomores (8) Joey Mundy Kyle Wright Walker Buehler Philip Pfeifer Ben Bowden Penn Murfee Arkansas (1) Massachusetts (3) Bryan Reynolds Juniors (9) Ro Coleman Drake Parker Joey Abraham Ben Bowden Jordan Sheffield Walker Buehler Jason Delay Matt Ruppenthal California (1) Will Toffey Kyle Smith Tyler Campbell Karl Ellison Liam Sabino Tyler Ferguson Rhett Wiseman Collin Snider Tyler Ferguson John Kilichowski Jordan Sheffield Florida (3) Michigan (1) Hayden Stone Carson Fulmer Bryan Reynolds Collin Snider Karl Ellison Matt Ruppenthal Zander Wiel Kyle Smith Nolan Rogers Brendan Spagnuolo Carson Fulmer New York (2) Texas (1) Dansby Swanson Hayden Stone Will Toffey John Kilichowski Tyler Green Ryan Johnson Philip Pfeifer Kyle Wright Georgia (3) Brendan Spagnuolo West Virginia (1) Rhett Wiseman Freshmen (16) Jason Delay Oregon (1) Joey Mundy Zander Wiel Joey Abraham Aubrey McCarty Tyler Campbell Wisconsin (1) Tristan Chari Dansby Swanson Pennsylvania (1) Jeren Kendall Tyler Green Illinois(1) Liam Sabino Ryan Johnson Ro Coleman Tennessee (10) Jeren Kendall Indiana (1) Tristan Chari Aubrey McCarty Nolan Rogers Penn Murfee @VANDYBASEBALL 21 THE COMMODORES QUOTING CORBIN Maybe one of the more improved pitching talents on our team. Ben progressively Sophomore - LHP gained more confidence and became more of an integral and reliable part of our bullpen at the end of the 6’ 4” 225 lbs. year. We will lean on him heavily in a very similar role this year. Ben loves the arena of competition, and is Bats/Throws: L/L very team-oriented. Lynn, Mass. 2014 Pitched in 12 games for the Commodores as a freshman, striking out 10 in 10.1 innings... Needed Lynn English HS just one pitch to get out of a two runners on jam in College World Series debut vs. Virginia 6/24... Walked one and recorded one out in SEC Tournament loss to Ole Miss 5/22... Entered with the bases loaded and threw one pitch against South Carolina 5/17 allowing one run to score... Gave up a solo home run in his one inning of work at Florida 5/10... Pitched one scoreless inning against Georgia 4/26... Needed just one pitch to get one out in the eighth inning at Arkansas 4/19... Worked a 1-2-3 inning against Texas A&M 4/11... Turned in Ben a scoreless inning at Tennessee 4/6... Struck out two in one scoreless inning vs. UT-Martin 4/1... Made his SEC debut at Mississippi State 3/21 allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts over Bowden 1.1 innings... Punched out two in a scoreless inning of relief vs. Winthrop... Made his collegiate debut with two scoreless innings vs. UIC 2/2 allowing one hit, one walk and striking out one... SUMMER BALL Pitched in two games for Plymouth in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, punching out five in four 35 innings. HIGH SCHOOL The 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts while playing at Lynn English HS... A three-time Lynn Item All-Star and two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection... Pitched in both the East Coast Pro and Area Code Games... Captained the baseball team for three years and the basketball team for one... Basketball team advanced to the Eastern Massachusetts finals... Played summer ball for the W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2014 0-0 3.48 12/0 6 10 North East Rays and the Boston Astros. CAREER 0-0 3.48 12/0 6 10 ACADEMICS Bowden is undecided on a major. Career Game Highs PERSONAL Benjamin Douglas Bowden (BO-den)... Born 10/21/94 in Lynn, Mass.... Son of Larry and Stephanie Bowden... Has two sisters, Jackie and Jillian... Favorites include Josh Hamilton (baseball player), Innings Pitched: 2.0, 2/21/14 vs. Illinois-Chicago Boston Red Sox (baseball team), Step Brothers, Conjuring, The Town and Ted (movies), Family Guy and Strikeouts: *2, 4/1/14 vs. UT-Martin Survivorman (TV shows), mom’s homemade mac ‘n’ cheese (meal)... Says he would be a coach if not an ath- Hits Allowed: 3, 3/21/14 at Miss. State lete... Jim Carey would play him in a movie... Roommates with Carson Fulmer and Dansby Swanson... Chose Walks Allowed: 2, 3/21/14 at Miss. State Vanderbilt because it’s “the top baseball program in the country, in the best league with the best coaches, Runs Allowed: 3, 3/21/14 at Miss. State staff and academics.” 22 VANDERBILT BASEBALL THE COMMODORES QUOTING CORBIN Walk has been a very consistent performer and winner on our pitching staff since Junior - RHP his freshman year. He came to us with an advanced skill set for pitching and he has continually improved upon that. Walker has great aptitude for the game and his ability continues to move forward. He has been a 6’ 2” 175 lbs. “big game” pitcher for us and will once again have a large role on our staff. Bats/Throws: R/R Lexington, Ky. 2014 Led Vanderbilt’s national championship team with a 12-2 record with 111 strikeouts over 102.1 innings... His 12 wins are the third-most in school history and his 111 strikeouts were second-most on the Henry Clay HS team in 2014 (Tyler Beede, 116)... Tagged for five runs on eight hits over three innings in a no decision vs. Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Made his third relief appearance of the season, tossing 5.1 no-hit innings against UC Irvine 6/16 at College World Series punching out seven to earn the win... Started championship game vs. Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional allowing four runs, two earned, on seven hits with five strikeouts in a no decision... Tossed his second complete game of the season in the NCAA Regional championship game Walker vs. Oregon 6/1 allowing two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts... Worked eight strong innings to earn his team-best 10th win vs. Tennessee in SEC Tournament opener 5/20 allowing two runs on six hits with five Buehler strikeouts... Earned his team-best ninth win of the season with five innings against SEMO 5/13 allowing one run on four hits with three strikeouts... Roughed up for a career-high seven runs over 2.2 innings in loss to Louisville 5/6... Made his season SEC debut with three scoreless innings out of the bullpen at Missouri 5/2 13 striking out four... Dominated in his first career complete game allowing one run on six hits with 10 strikeouts vs. Memphis 4/22, third 10-strikeout game in last five starts... Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week for his nine 2015 preseason All-American strikeout performance in 5.1 innings vs. MTSU... Punched out nine over 5.1 innings to earn his team-best 2012-13 First-Year seventh win of the season allowing one run on three hits vs. MTSU 4/15... Matched his career-bests with SEC Academic Honor Roll 10 strikeouts and seven innings in win over Indiana State 4/8 allowing one run on three hits... Struck out a career-best 10 over seven innings of a no decision vs. Belmont 3/25 allowing one run on two hits... Earned W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2013 4-3 3.14 16/9 25 57 his fourth win of the year with six strong innings at Belmont 3/18 striking out a career-high eight batters and 2014 12-2 2.64 19/16 31 111 allowing one run on four hits... Tossed six-plus scoreless innings to beat Tennessee Tech 3/4 and combine CAREER 16-5 2.83 35/25 56 168 with Hayden Stone for Dores’ third shutout of season... Pinned with his first loss of the year despite a quality start vs. Western Kentucky 2/25 allowing three runs on nine hits with five strikeouts over six frames... Earned Career Game Highs his first win of the season in his first start, allowing only one unearned run on four hits with six strikeouts over five innings against Lipscomb 2/19... Tossed three-plus innings in the season opener at Long Beach Innings Pitched: *9.0, 6/1/14 vs. Oregon State 2/14 allowing one run on four hits... SUMMER BALL Named the top prospect in the Cape Cod Strikeouts: *10, 4/22/14 vs. Memphis League and earned co-MVP honors in the league finals going 2-0 in two starts with 13 strikeouts over 15.1 Hits Allowed: 10, 6/2/13 vs. Georgia Tech innings for Yarmouth-Dennis... Made one appearance for Team USA as one of four Dores on the team toss- Walks Allowed: 8, 2/20/13 vs.