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 Tennessee Volunteers (31-22) vs. #19 Vanderbilt Commodores (40-16) Game #57 Tournament #1 Tuesday, May 20 H 9:30 a.m. Streak .................................... L1 Home ..................................26-9 Road ...................................13-7 Neutral .................................1-0 Day .....................................24-6 VANDERBILT RE-VU Night...................................16-9 Vanderbilt dropped the regular season finale 6-3 to South Carolina on Saturday. Zander Wiel and Dansby vs. RH starters ..................28-12 Swanson led the way with two hits each. The Commodore evened the series on Friday night with a 9-3 win over vs. LH starters ....................12-4 the Gamecocks. Zander Wiel drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, in the win. Vanderbilt dropped the Extra-Innings ........................0-1 team’s first extra inning game of the season 4-3 in the series opener vs. South Carolina. Zander Wiel drove in two runs and scored two more in the loss. Doubleheaders .....................2-0 Shutouts ...............................7-2 ON THE BUMP One-Run Games ...................4-4 Tuesday, May 20 Three+ Run Games .............30-9 RHP Walker Buehler (9-2, 2.31) vs. RHP Hunter Martin (4-3, 3.12) / RHP Kyle Serrano (3-3, 4.88) Series W-L-T .................... 9-5-0 Series Sweeps .....................6-0 COMMODORES RETURN TO FRIENDLY HOOVER On Artificial Turf.................27-9 The City of Hoover, Ala. has been very friendly to the Commodores over the year with Vanderbilt going 29-15 in On Natural Grass ...............13-7 10 trips under Coach Corbin since 2003. The Dores have twice one five games in a single tournament, when the Scoring First .......................31-5 team captured thee tournament crown in 2007 and in 2012. Under Corbin, Vandy has played in the championship Opp. Scores First ................9-11 game seven times, including the last three. Last season, the Commodores bounced back from an opening round Scoring 3+ runs ..................36-6 loss to Texas A&M to win three consecutive games before losing to LSU in an epic title game. The road back to Opp. Scores 3+ runs ...........9-15 the title game will be tough, however, with the Commodores losing series to three of the five teams in the top half of the bracket. Hitting at least 1 HR ..........13-3 Hitting no HR ....................26-13 VANDY STRONG DOWN THE STRETCH Making at least 1 error ......23-9 After a midseason swoon, the Commodores have bounced back to win nine of the team’s final 12 SEC games Making no errors ................17-7 and finish the regular season as one of the league’s hottest teams. Vandy outscored opponents 79-31 over the Leading after 6 inn .............36-3 final four weekends of league play belting out 30 extra-base hits, including 21 doubles and six home runs. John Trailing after 6 inn .............1-12 Norwood’s and Rhett Wiseman’s contributions were key with the two outfielders combining to hit .351 (27-for- Tied after 6 inn ....................2-1 77) with 16 runs scored. Zander Wiel’s reemergence helped as well with the first baseman slugging a pair of Leading after 7 inn .............36-3 home runs and driving in 13 runs. Pitching turned around as well with the VU pitching staff posting a 2.00 ERA. Trailing after 7 inn .............1-12 The revamped rotation of Tyler Beede, Carson Fulmer and Tyler Ferguson combined to go 8-1 with a 1.55 ERA. Tied after 7 inn ....................2-1 The Vandy defense has also been solid with only nine errors during the stretch. Leading after 8 inn .............39-2 Trailing after 8 inn .............0-14 UP THE MIDDLE ON LOCKDOWN Middle infielders Vince Conde and Dansby Swanson have been two of the most productive players at their Tied after 8 inn ....................0-0 positions in the SEC and the country this season. The duo are the only two Commodores to start every game this vs. Top 5 Teams ...................2-1 season for Vandy and have been staples in the lineup both offensively and defensively. The pair have combined vs. Top 10 Teams .................2-2 for only 10 errors (Conde 4, Swanson 6) on the year entering the postseason. At the plate, the two have been vs. Top 25 Teams .................4-5 consistent forces combining for 130 hits, 39 extra-base hits, 82 runs and 71 RBI. Swanson leads the team in bat- In the State of Tenn .........30-11 ting average (.340), hits (73), runs (46), and steals (17) and ranks second with 20 doubles. Conde leads the squad vs. Out-of-State Opp ........31-14 with 30 walks and is second in home runs (4) and RBI (41). On Weekdays .....................11-3 On Weekends ...................29-13 QUICK TO TURN TWO The Vanderbilt defense has been quick to turn two over the team’s last 11 games with at least one double play COMMODORES BROADCAST in 10 of the 11 games. The Dores’ D has turned 14 double plays during the stretch, including matching the team’s Joe Fisher calls the action on season-best of two four times. The Commodores’ 49 double plays rank sixth in the SEC and are just four shy of WNSR 560 AM / 95.9 FM what the Dores turned all of last year. beginning 15-minutes prior to 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.