17 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS H 2015 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP 2019 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Vanderbilt Athletic Communications H 2601 Jess Neely Dr. Nashville, TN 37212 Baseball Contact: Andrew Pate H Cell: 713.387.9119 H Email: [email protected] VUCommodores.com H Twitter: @VandyBoys 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #6 VANDERBILT COMMODORES (28-9, 9-6 SEC) vs. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (24-14, 4-11 SEC) OVERALL: 28-9 | SEC: 9-6 | H: 21-4 | A: 3-4 | N: 4-1 April 19, 2019 H 6 p.m. CT H Tuscaloosa, Ala. H Sewell-Thomas Stadium (5,867) FEBRUARY (6-2) VANDERBILT ALABAMA 15 vs. Virginia# W, 15-9 Talking Stick, Ariz. Record: 28-9 Overall, 9-6 SEC Record: 24-14 Overall, 4-11 SEC 16 vs. #25 Cal State Fullerton# W, 14-9 Talking Stick, Ariz. Home / Away / Neutral: 21-4 / 3-4 / 4-1 Home / Away / Neutral: 17-6 / 6-8 / 1-0 17 vs. #19 TCU# L, 10-2 Talking Stick, Ariz. Rankings: D1: 6 | NCBWA: 5 | Coaches: 5 Rankings: D1: NR | NCBWA: NR | Coaches: NR 20 EVANSVILLE W, 5-4 Nashville, Tenn. BA: 6 | CB: 6 | PG: 6 BA: NR | CB: NR | PG: NR 23 PEPPERDINE CANCELLED Nashville, Tenn. Head Coach: Tim Corbin Head Coach: Brad Bohannon 24 PEPPERDINE (G1) W, 6-3 Nashville, Tenn. GAME 38 Career Record: 815-489-1 (22nd) Career Record: 51-43 (2nd) 24 PEPPERDINE G2) W, 6-2 Nashville, Tenn. Record at Vanderbilt: 709-351-1 (17th) Record at Alabama: Same 26 SE MISSOURI STATE W, 11-3 Nashville, Tenn. 27 AUSTIN PEAY L, 7-6 (10) Nashville, Tenn. WEEKEND REVIEW: Vanderbilt improved to 6-0 in home VISITING T-TOWN: Vanderbilt and Alabama meet for the MARCH (16-4) series, taking 2-of-3 from No. 12 Arkansas last weekend. 161st time in the history of the programs on Friday. 1 DAYTON W, 11-3 Nashville, Tenn. H The Dores batted .300 in the series and produced H The Crimson Tide lead the series 95-62-3. Vanderbilt 2 DAYTON (G1) W, 5-1 Nashville, Tenn. double-digit runs in consecutive games vs. Arkansas is 12-4-1 in the last 17 matchups (2010-present). 2 DAYTON (G2) W, 2-0 Nashville, Tenn. for just the second time and first since 2009. H The last time teams met (May 20, 2017), they tied, 5 DAVIDSON W, 24-2 Nashville, Tenn. H Vandy let a two-run, ninth-inning lead slip away during 3-3. It marked Vanderbilt’s first tie since 1993. 6 ETSU W, 12-4 Nashville, Tenn. a 14-12 loss in the series finale on Sunday. H This weekend marks Vandy’s first visit to Tuscaloosa 8 ILLINOIS STATE W, 10-4 Nashville, Tenn. since 2012. In 2015, the clubs played in Hoover 10 ILLINOIS STATE (G1) W, 9-1 Nashville, Tenn. BY COMPARISON: Vandy won its 28th game on Tuesday when Sewell-Thomas underwent rennovations. 10 ILLINOIS STATE (G2) L, 7-3 Nashville, Tenn. against Indiana State. A season ago, the Dores did not secure 12 SAMFORD W, 11-6 Nashville, Tenn. 15 at #19 Texas A&M* W, 7-4 College Station, Texas their 28th win until May 15 vs. MTSU (Game No. 51). THROUGH 37: Vandy’s 28-9 start is its best through 37 16 at #19 Texas A&M* L, 8-7 College Station, Texas H The Dores have struck out 38 fewer times through 37 games since beginning its 2016 campaign with a 29-8 17 at #19 Texas A&M* L, 7-0 College Station, Texas games compared to this point a season ago. mark. The Dores finished that season with 47 victories. 19 vs. Belmont^ W, 3-0 Nashville, Tenn. H Vanderbilt’s .309 average is its highest through 37 21 #14 FLORIDA* W, 5-0 Nashville, Tenn. GOLDEN SPIKES: JJ Bleday and Austin Martin have games since batting .313 through as many in 2013. 22 #14 FLORIDA* W, 15-2 Nashville, Tenn. been named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list. Here’s 23 #14 FLORIDA* W, 14-2 Nashville, Tenn. a look at their numbers compared to previous SEC winners: AGAINST THE BEST: Vandy has faced the SEC’s top three 26 vs. Lipscomb^ W, 15-1 Nashville, Tenn. H Bleday: .364/.464/.755, 52 H, 16 HR, 47 RBIs pitching staffs by ERA. Georgia leads the league with a 29 TENNESSEE* W, 4-2 Nashville, Tenn. H Martin: .408/.497/.615, 53 H, 4 HR, 18 RBIs 2.67 ERA followed by Tennessee in second (2.83) and Texas 30 TENNESSEE* W, 10-4 Nashville, Tenn. H Benintendi: .376/.488/.717, 85 H, 20 HR, 57 RBIs^ A&M in third (2.89). 31 TENNESSEE* L, 7-6 Nashville, Tenn. H Zunino: .322/.394/.669, 79 H, 19 HR, 67 RBIs# H All five SEC foes Vandy has faced are either currently ranked or were ranked at the time of the series. APRIL (6-3) ^ Andrew Benintendi, 2015, Outfielder, Arkansas 2 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 5-4 (10) Nashville, Tenn. # Mike Zunino, 2012, Catcher, Florida ON THE OFFENSIVE: Vanderbilt ranks first in the SEC in 5 at #4 Georgia* W, 3-2 (11) Athens, Ga. triples (13) and second in hits (400), batting average (.309), 6 at #4 Georgia* L, 8-3 Athens, Ga. RPI RUNDOWN: Vandy ranks No. 3 in the RPI, holding slugging percentage (.498) and doubles (81). 7 at #4 Georgia* L, 3-1 Athens, Ga. steady following Tuesday’s victory against Indiana State. H Vandy has scored five-plus runs 27 times. The Dores 9 at Middle Tennessee W, 15-3 Murfreesboro, Tenn. H 12 #12 ARKANSAS* W, 3-2 Nashville, Tenn. The Dores are 11-6 against opponents in the RPI have produced 10-plus runs 15 times. 13 #12 ARKANSAS* W, 12-2 Nashville, Tenn. top 50 and 6-2 vs. foes between 51-100. 14 #12 ARKANSAS* L, 14-12 Nashville, Tenn. H Alabama heads into Friday at No. 43 in the RPI. DE-FENSE: Vandy is first in the SEC and ranks second 16 INDIANA STATE W, 7-1 Nashville, Tenn. Seven of the top 15 in the RPI hail from the SEC. nationally with a .982 fielding percentage. 19 at Alabama* 6 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Ala. H In 2018, Vandy set a new school record and finished 20 at Alabama* 8 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Ala. PITCHING PROWESS: Vandy pitching enters Friday fifth nationally with a .981 fielding percentage. 21 at Alabama* 1 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Ala. fourth nationally with 10.8 strikeouts/nine innings. H The Dores have posted a fielding percentage of .975 25 AUBURN* 6:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. H The Dores have fanned 10-plus batters in 23 of their or better in five of the last six years. 26 AUBURN* 7 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. 37 games and nine-plus in 10 of the last 13. 27 AUBURN* 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. THE MIDWEEK DIFFERENCE: Vandy boasts a 10-1 record 30 TENNESSEE TECH 6:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. TABLE SETTERS: Vanderbilt’s top of the order -- Cooper in midweek games including posting eight consecutive Davis, Austin Martin and JJ Bleday -- has batted .369 wins. A season ago, Vandy went 6-5 through its first 11. MAY (0-0) (145-for-392) and scored 38.4 percent of Vandy’s runs. 3 at South Carolina* 6 p.m. Columbia, S.C. H The trio went a combined 13-for-25 (.520), reaching MARCHING ON: Vanderbilt’s 16 wins in March were the 4 at South Carolina* 7 p.m. Columbia, S.C. base 20 times while contributing 16 runs and six most since producing as many in 2013. It marked the fourth 5 at South Carolina* 12:30 p.m. Columbia, S.C. RBIs last weekend against Arkansas. time (‘10, ‘11, ‘13, ‘19) in the Tim Corbin era that Vandy 7 at Louisville 6 p.m. Louisville, Ky. has won as many games in March. 10 MISSOURI* 6:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. 11 MISSOURI* 2 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. NONCON SUCCESS: Vanderbilt is 19-3 in nonconference 12 MISSOURI* 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. games including winning 13 of the last 14. THE STREAK CONTINUES: Vanderbilt’s current streak of 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. H The Commodores are batting .332 in those games 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the 16 at Kentucky* 5:30 p.m. Lexington, Ky. including seven players who are hitting above longest in the SEC and the third-longest nationally, trailing 17 at Kentucky* 5:30 p.m. Lexington, Ky. .300 (min. 15 games). only Florida State (41) and Cal State Fullerton (27). 18 at Kentucky* 1 p.m. Lexington, Ky. H Vandy permitted just three Indiana State hits and 21-26 SEC Tournament Birmingham, Ala. scored five two-out runs while batting .467 with HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE: Vanderbilt is one of seven two away as part of a 7-1 victory on Tuesday. teams nationally with at least 21 home victories. Among # MLB4 Collegiate Baseball Tournament (Salt River Fields) those, only four teams have four-or-fewer home losses. ^ First Tennessee Park REVENGE TOUR: Vanderbilt went 0-6 a season ago H Vandy is 21-4 at Hawkins Field and is batting .330 at * Southeastern Conference game against Belmont, Lipscomb, Florida and at MTSU. This the facility. The Dores have posted a 3.37 ERA and year, the squad is 6-0 vs. the same opponents. limited opponents to a .218 average. NO. 4, MR. TIM CORBIN: Head coach Tim Corbin is in MAJOR LEAGUE DORES: In total, 13 former players VANDERBILT RECORD WHEN..