Vanderbilt 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC (33-22-1, 15-13-1)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/2 at Kentucky (6-4), 4/14 Florida (2-0), 5/13 at Arkansas (6-2)
Bad Losses: 2/26 Illinois-Chicago (2-5), 3/4 Cal State Northridge (1-4), 4/11 Tennessee Tech (2-5)
Coach: Tim Corbin
 
Key Field Players:
Will Toffey, Junior, IF, .337 BA, 8 HR, 52 RBI
Julian Infante, Sophomore, IF, .326 BA, 11 HR, 62 RBI
Jeren Kendall, Junior, OF, .306 BA, 15 HR, 44 RBI, 18 SB
Jason Delay, Senior, C, .301 BA, 36 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Patrick Raby, Sophomore, P, 2.24 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 92.1 IP, 82 SO
Kyle Wright, Junior, P, 2.91 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 89.2 IP, 104 SO
Drake Fellows, Freshman, P, 3.38 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 56.0 IP, 61 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (101st in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.73 (161, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.82 (106, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.51 (24, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (41, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.84 (97, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.7 (45, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .425 (83, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.89 (153, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.31 (48, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      lost to Xavier, eliminated by Washington
2015    Regional                      defeated Lipscomb, defeated Indiana, defeated Radford
2015    Super Regional            defeated Illinois
2015    CWS                           defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2015    CWS Championship   defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
2014    Regional                      defeated Xavier, defeated Oregon, defeated Oregon
2014    Super Regional            defeated Stanford, lost to Stanford, defeated Stanford
2014    CWS                           defeated Louisville, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Texas, defeated Texas, defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, defeated Virginia
2013    Regional                      defeated East Tennessee State, defeated Illinois, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2013    Super Regional            lost to Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2012    Regional                      defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina State, lost to North Carolina State, eliminated by North Carolina State
2011    Regional                      defeated Belmont, defeated Troy, defeated Belmont
2011    Super Regional            defeated Oregon State
2011    CWS                           defeated North Carolina, lost to Florida, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Florida
2010    Regional                      defeated Illinois State, lost to Louisville, defeated Illinois State, defeated Louisville, defeated Louisville
2010    Super Regional            eliminated by Florida State
2009    Regional                      lost to Middle Tennessee, defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2008    Regional                      lost to Oklahoma, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Oklahoma
2007    Regional                      defeated Austin Peay, lost to Michigan, defeated Austin Peay, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Michigan
 
*all team stats through 5/21