Vanderbilt 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Vanderbilt Commodores
SEC (29-25, 16-14)


 
Big Wins: 3/31 South Carolina (12-4), 4/29 Kentucky (6-1), 5/13 at LSU (5-4)
Bad Losses: 3/6 at Belmont (5-6), 3/30 Evansville (3-5), 5/4 at Tennessee (2-8)
Coach: Tim Corbin (10 seasons at Vanderbilt)

Key Field Players:
Anthony Gomez, Junior, IF, .362 BA, 48 RBI
Conrad Gregor, Sophomore, IF, .323 BA, 32 RBI
Spencer Navin, Sophomore, C, .304 BA, 23 RBI
Mike Yastrzemski, Junior, OF, .274 BA, 33 RBI
Tony Kemp, Sophomore, OF, .273 BA, 29 RBI, 15 SB
Connor Harrell, Junior, OF, .253 BA, 7 HR, 25 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Sam Selman, Junior, LHP, 3.64 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 64.l IP, 68 SO
Kevin Ziomek, Sophomore, LHP, 4.92 ERA, 4-6 W/L, 71.1 IP, 70 SO
Drew VerHagen, Junior, RHP, 3.63 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 57.0 IP, 33 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .269 (194th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (115, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.69 (124, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.31 (47, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.48 (118, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .382 (134, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.26 (85, 3)
Earned Run Average: 4.06 (108, 10)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (156, 11)
Double Plays per Game: 0.81 (112, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated Belmont, defeated Troy, defeated Belmont
2011Super Regionaldefeated Oregon State
2011CWSdefeated North Carolina, lost to Florida, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Florida
2010Regionaldefeated Illinois State, lost to Louisville, defeated Illinois State, defeated Louisville, defeated Louisville
2010Super Regionaleliminated by Florida State
2009Regionallost to Middle Tennessee, defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2008Regionallost to Oklahoma, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Oklahoma
2007Regionaldefeated Austin Peay, lost to Michigan, defeated Austin Peay, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Michigan

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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