Sophomore - RHP 6 1 200 lbs. Little Rock, Ark. Central HS Joey Abraham 23 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 0-0 7.94 6/0 10 9 CAREER 0-0 7.94 6/0 10 9 Innings Pitched: 1.1, 2/14/15 vs. Santa Clara G2 Strikeouts: 3, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State Hits Allowed: *2, 4/14/15 vs. Belmont Walks Allowed: *3, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State Runs Allowed: *2, 3/10/15 vs. Quinnipiac QUOTING CORBIN Although Joey pitched for us in short doses last year, he has made positive progressions from his summer experience and the fall. He has also changed his physicality and fitness levels, which have really benefitted him on the mound. I really feel like he will impact our club this year. Joey has good arm strength and a plus breaking ball. 2015 Pitched in six games as a freshman, posting a 7.94 ERA over 5.2 innings... Worked a scoreless frame vs. Belmont 4/14 allowing two hits... Tagged for two runs on two hits and two walks in one inning vs. Quinnipiac 3/10... Walked three and allowed two inherited runs to score along with two of his own while recording just one out vs. Illinois State 3/1... Struck out the side in a scoreless frame vs. Illinois State 2/27... Punched out the side in one scoreless inning vs. Illinois State 2/27... Gave up a run on one hit in one inning vs. UT-Martin 2/24 striking out two... Made his collegiate debut against Santa Clara 2/14 with 1.1 scoreless innings with three walks and two strikeouts... SUMMER BALL Started eight games for Sanford in the New England Collegiate Baseball League going 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 40 innings. High School Lettered four years in baseball at historic Central HS in Little Rock, Ark... Served as team captain in 2013 and 2014... His team advanced to the state tournament in all four seasons... Tabbed the Wendy s High School Baseball Player of the Year in 2014... Arkansas All-State player in 2014... Named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette s All-Arkansas Prep squad in 2014... All-conference and all-state tournament team performer in 2013 and 2014... Graduated high school Cum Laude... Played summer ball or high school with Vandy teammates Kyle Wright, Tristan Chari and Collin Snider as well as Kyle Conger (Belmont), Will Gardner (Tenn. Tech), Tyler Brown (Lipscomb) and Brady Puckett (Lipscomb). ACADEMICS Abraham is undecided on a major. PERSONAL James Joseph Abraham... Born 4/29/96 in Little Rock, Ark... Son of Jim and Patty Abraham... Has two brothers, Nathan and Ben... Great grandfather is in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame... Favorites include: Troy Tulowitzki (player), St. Louis Cardinals (team), Bull Durham, The Sandlot, Talladega Nights, Wedding Crashers (movies), Quick Pitch, Friday Night Lights (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), Justin Moore and George Strait (music)... Says he would be a doctor if not an athlete... Can play the piano... Roommates with Jeren Kendall, Kyle Smith and Jordan Sheffield... Lists his eight-inning, 15-strikeout no hitter in the 2013 state tournament as his most memorable athletic moment... Recipient of the Athletic Department scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt because the atmosphere at Vanderbilt is like no other place and I saw myself fitting in very well here. It is the perfect blend of academics and athletics. QUOTING CORBIN Although Tristan played minimal innings on the field, his growth and value was realized by our pitching staff. He has turned himself into a very dependable receiver and shown great improvement with the bat over the course of the fall. Tristan is a well-liked teammate who has a great love for our program. He is a very consistent young man who performs extremely well academically. 2015 Played in six games as a freshman, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI... Caught the final three innings and walked in his lone plate appearance at Kentucky 5/2... Singled and scored in win over Illinois State 2/27... Picked up his first hit in his first career at-bat driving a single up the middle to score two runs in win over UT-Martin 2/24... SUMMER BALL Led Sag Harbor of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League with a.336 average over 38 games, driving in 21 runs and scoring 11 more... Caught two games for Bourne in the Cape Cod League. High School Lettered four years at Montgomery Bell Academy... Served as team captain as a senior... Team finished 2013 season as state runner-up... Played summer ball or high school with Kyle Conger (Belmont), Matt Cogen (Belmont) and Greg Lambert (Southern Illinois). ACADEMICS Chari is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Tristan Albers Chari... Born 12/21/95 in Durham, N.C... Son of Ravi and Sharon Chari... Has one sister, Danielle... Dad is Canadian... Favorites include: Yadier Molina (player), St. Louis Cardinals (team), Step Brothers and End of Watch (movies), Family Guy, Breaking Bad, Lost (TV shows), Liam Neeson (actor), steak (meal), Mike Stud and City and Colour (music)... Says Christian Bale would play him in a movie... Lists imitations as his oddest talent... Uses nice as the one word to describe himself... Names winning the 18U WWBA World Series as his most memorable athletic moment... Roommates with Ben Bowden and Will Toffey... Chose Vanderbilt because of the great academics and baseball program. Sophomore - C 6 2 200 lbs. Bats/Throws: S/R Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell Academy Tristan Chari 33 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.500 6/0 0 2 0 CAREER.500 6/0 0 2 0 Hits: *1, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State Runs: 1, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State RBI: 2, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin Walks: 1, 5/2/15 at Kentucky HRs: None Strikeouts: 1, 3/17 vs. Tennessee Tech Stolen Bases: None 24 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Ben has grown in every way since arriving on campus. I love his tenacity, his spirit, his personality and especially his love for this program. After gaining great experience in his freshman year, Ben took on a great deal of pitching responsibility last year, pitching in some very crucial situations. He has the ability to succeed in many roles and when it matters most. We will count on him in a big way. 2015 Appeared in 26 games for VU as a sophomore going 6-1 with a 2.89 ERA, striking out 49 in 37.1 innings... His six wins were tied for second-most on the squad... Recorded four outs and allowed a single in a scoreless outing vs. Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Stranded two runners in the 8th inning of College World Series win over Virginia 6/22... Struck out two and allowed two hits in Super Regional clinching win at Illinois 6/8... Picked up the win with two scoreless innings against Indiana 5/30 in NCAA Tournament striking out four... Gave up two runs on four hits over 2.1 innings in SEC Tournament championship game against Florida 5/24, longest outing since 3/14... Worked the final 1.1 innings of loss at Alabama 5/16 striking out two and not allowing a run stranding the bases loaded in eighth inning... Recorded the final four outs at Kentucky 5/3 to notch his second save of the season, retiring all four batters he faced... Worked two scoreless innings to notch his fifth win of the season against Missouri 4/26 striking out four... Walked in the go-ahead run in seventh inning in loss at South Carolina 4/17 allowing one run on three hits over 1.2 innings... Entered and recorded the final five outs to finish win at Georgia 4/4 allowing one of two inherited runners to score... Recorded his first career save against Wofford 4/1 striking out two in one inning of work... Finished off series-clinching win vs. Tennessee 3/29 with a scoreless ninth inning... Picked up his team-best fourth win of the season despite blowing the save and giving up three runs in the ninth inning at Auburn 3/21 in second game of doubleheader... Punched out six over three scoreless innings to earn the win vs. Arkansas in game one of DH 3/14... Struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning vs. Quinnipiac 3/11... Pinned with his first career loss giving up a home run in the bottom of the ninth at USC 3/7... Dominated over three scoreless innings to earn his second win of the year vs. Illinois State 3/1 striking out a career-best eight... Worked a perfect ninth inning to finish win over Western Kentucky 2/25... Struck out the side in the ninth to clinch the series vs. Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla. and preserve the Dores second shutout of the season... Earned his first collegiate win against Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. stranding the bases loaded by recording the final two outs of the ninth inning... Turned in three solid innings in his season debut against Santa Clara 2/14 allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits... SUMMER BALL Posted a giant summer in the Cape Cod League, earning co-mvp honors in the league finals for champ Yarmouth-Dennis... Appeared in a teamhigh 10 games punching out 31 over 17.1 scoreless innings... Tabbed the eighth-best prospect on the Cape by D1Baseball.com. 2014 Pitched in 12 games for the Commodores as a freshman, striking out 10 in 10.1 innings... Needed 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 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 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 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 North East Rays and the Boston Astros. ACADEMICS Bowden is undecided on a major. 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 Pedro Martinez (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (baseball team), Step Brothers, Conjuring, The Town and Ted (movies), Family Guy and Survivorman (TV shows), mom s homemade mac n cheese (meal)... Says he would be a coach if not an athlete... Jim Carrey would play him in a movie... Roommates with Tristan Chari and Will Toffey... Chose Vanderbilt because it s the top baseball program in the country, in the best league with the best coaches, staff and academics. Junior - LHP 6 4 235 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/L Lynn, Mass. Lynn English HS Ben Bowden 35 2016 preseason All-American W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2014 0-0 3.48 12/0 6 10 2015 6-1 2.89 26/0 14 49 CAREER 6-1 3.02 38/0 20 59 Innings Pitched: *3.0, 3/14/15 vs. Arkansas G1 Strikeouts: 8, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State Hits Allowed: *4, 5/25/15 vs. Florida Walks Allowed: *2, 4/17/15 at South Carolina Runs Allowed: *3, 3/21/15 at Auburn G2 @VANDYBASEBALL 25
Senior - IF 5 11 175 lbs. Portland, Ore. Lake Oswego HS Tyler Campbell 2 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2014 CWS All-Tournament AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2013.313 12/2 0 0 2 2014.212 19/6 0 6 1 2015.229 63/61 2 26 3 CAREER.232 94/69 2 32 6 Hits: 3, 3/7/15 at USC Runs: 3, 6/6/15 at Illinois RBI: *3, 3/27/15 vs. Tennessee Walks: 2, 4/18/15 at South Carolina HRs: *1, 6/6/15 at Illinois Strikeouts: *3, 4/10/15 vs. Ole Miss Stolen Bases: 2, 3/7/15 at USC QUOTING CORBIN Tyler s defensive skill-set sets him a part from many. He has the unique ability to play the game with control and rhythm. He inserted himself as a starter (2014 CWS Finals) where the conditions were hot and he responded in a championship way. His experience, leadership manner and daily preparation certainly have an affect on the young players that enter our program. 2015 Started 61 of 63 games for the Commodores as a junior hitting.229 with a pair of home runs and 26 RBI... Singled twice in win over TCU 6/19 at CWS scoring a run... Picked up a hit for the fourth straight game in Super Regional clinching win at Illinois 6/8... Smashed his second homer of the season with a solo shot in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6 going 2-for-4 with a career-best three runs... Scored two runs and knocked in a run with his first triple of the season in NCAA Regional championship win over Radford 6/1... Singled against Indiana 5/30 to snap 0-for-10 slide... Knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in opening round win over Lipscomb 5/29 in NCAA Tournament... Belted his first career homer with a solo shot in the eighth inning of win at Alabama 5/15... Drove in the game s first run with a single through the left side in win over Florida 5/7... Knocked in a run in win at Kentucky 5/1... Knocked in a run and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in win at South Carolina 4/16... Sacrifice fly delivered lead vs. Ole Miss 4/11 going 1-for-2... Knocked in a run for the second straight day at Georgia 4/5 despite going 0-for-4... Drove in a career-best four runs in win at Georgia 4/4 with a two-run double and a two-run single... Singled twice and scored a run in win at Georgia 4/3... Hit in the leadoff spot for the first time going 0-for-4 vs. Tennessee 3/28... Matched his career-best with three RBI in win over Tennessee 3/27 going 2-for-3 with two runs scored... His first extra-base hit of the season, double, sparked seven-run, game-winning rally at MTSU 3/24... Singled twice and stole a base in victory over Auburn 3/21 in first game of double dip... Singled twice and matched his career-high with three RBI in win over Tennessee Tech 3/17... Singled in two runs in second game of DH sweep of Arkansas 3/14... Drove in two runs in win over Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH... Singled twice in win over Quinnipiac 3/10, fourth multi-hit game of season had only three all of 2014... Posted career-bests with three hits and two stolen bases in loss at USC 3/7... Back in the starting lineup after missing seven games with a leg injury, went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly at UCLA 3/6... Scored two runs in win over Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. going 1-for-3... Knocked in his first run of the season in win over Santa Clara 2/14 in game two of doubleheader... Scored a run and singled twice with a career-high three strikeouts vs. Santa Clara 2/14 in game one... Singled twice and scored a run in season opener vs. Santa Clara 2/13. 2014 Started a career-best six games, including five in Omaha, during his sophomore season... Stepped up in a big way in Omaha during the College World Series, starting at third base for the team s final five games... Named to the CWS All-Tournament Team for his heroics over the final five games of the series... Struck out once and went 0-for-4 in title clinching win over Virginia 6/25... Went 0-for-2 with a walk in loss to Virginia 6/24 in CWS Finals... Doubled twice in the third inning, scoring a run and driving in three with his second double in win over Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Played the hero against Texas 6/21 beating out an infield single to drive in winning run and advance VU to CWS Finals... Started at third base and went 2-for-3 with two singles in loss to Texas 6/20 in College World Series... Picked up his first two hits of the season going 2-for-5 with two runs and a RBI-double vs. MTSU 4/15... Started at third base for the first time in his career going 0-for-3 with a run scored at Belmont 3/18... Entered as a pinch runner scoring a run in win over Winthrop 3/7... Knocked in the first run of his career with a groundout to first against UIC 2/23... Scored his first run of the season after being hit by a pitch in his lone plate appearance against UIC 2/21... Made his 2014 debut as a pinch hitter at Long Beach State 2/15, grounding out to second... SUMMER BALL Played in 16 games for Morehead City in the Coastal Plains League hitting.277 seven RBI and eight runs scored. 2013 Played in 12 games in his first season as a Commodore, starting two games and hitting.313 with three runs scored... Earned his second start at SS going 1-for-2 with a run scored at Oregon 3/9... Earned his first career start getting the nod at SS and going 1-for-3 against Illinois-Chicago 3/3... Scored two runs and went 1-for-3 in win over Monmouth 2/23... Singled through the left side of the infield for his second career hit against Central Arkansas 2/20... Picked up his first collegiate hit in his first at-bat with a double to left field in win over Long Beach State 2/15... SUMMER BALL Played in the NECBL with the Laconia Muskrats hitting.231 with 17 stolen bases in 35 games. High School League Player of the Year in 2012... Three-time first team All-State selection and fourtime First Team All-League pick... Team won four straight league titles (2009-12)... Captained the baseball team and earned four letters in baseball along with one for basketball... Played with Austin Bar (Stanford). ACADEMICS Campbell has an interdisciplinary major. PERSONAL Tyler Scott Campbell... Born 9/26/92... Son of Fritz and Kristan Campbell... Has one sister, MacKenzie... His father was a world champion wrestler... Nickname is Ty or TC... Favorites include Big Bang Theory and Dexter (TV shows), Cheesesteaks (meal)... Says he would be a music producer if not an athlete... Actor Will Smith would play him in a movie about his life... Lists riding a unicycle as his oddest talent... Roommates with Ryan Johnson, Brendan Spagnuolo and Karl Ellison... Chose Vanderbilt for the great coaches and a chance to win a national championship. 26 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Ro represents what a Vanderbilt student-athlete is all about. He has a high degree of passion and integrity for everything that he does in life. He s a self-made player whose versatility has allowed him to play several positions in the outfield and infield. He may likely have a role in the outfield but will certainly have a large role for us offensively. He possesses leadership traits that are unique and tough to come by for a young man his age. 2015 Played in a career-high 66 games, starting 50 as the team s designated hitter, hitting.295 with one home and 52 runs scored... Went 1-for-4 with a single in loss to Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Singled and scored in CWS Finals win over Virginia 6/22... Pushed hitting streak to six games with single in Super Regional clinching win at Illinois 6/8... Named to Nashville NCAA Regional all-tournament team... Matched his career-best with four hits in NCAA championship game vs. Radford 6/1 going 4-for-5 with a career-high four runs... Reached base five times with three hits, walk and hit by pitch in NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb 5/29... Picked up three hits and scored three runs in win over Alabama 5/22 driving in a run... Collected three hits in loss at Alabama 5/16 going 3-for-4 with a double... Drove in a run for the third straight game with an RBI-double in loss at Kentucky 5/2... Knocked in a career-high four runs in win at Kentucky 5/1, breaking up a tie game with a three-run double... Singled and scored in win over Missouri 4/26, reached base in 17 of his last 18 games with hits in 16 of last 18... Posted his fourth multi-hit game in his last five with three hits, including a two-run, two-out double in the eighth inning vs. MTSU 4/21... Posted his third straight multi-hit game with two hits at South Carolina 4/17 extending hitting streak to 13 games... Pushed his hitting streak to 12 games with his biggest game as a Commodore with a career-high four hits at South Carolina 4/16, hitting a solo homer and two doubles with two runs and two RBI... Career-high three hits pushed hitting streak to nine games in loss to Ole Miss 4/10 reaching base five times... Delivered a clutch two-run double in the seventh inning at Georgia 4/5 to complete comeback victory, reached base three times... Scored three runs and singled twice in win at Georgia 4/3... Started his first game of the season in left field singling for third straight game in win over Wofford 4/1... Singled and scored in win at Auburn 3/21 to finish off doubleheader sweep... Scored the winning run in 12th inning to beat Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH... Scored a career-high four runs, including the game-winner vs. Evansville 3/3 also matched a career-best with two hits... Knocked in a run for the third straight game with a bases loaded walk in win over Illinois State 2/27... Came off the bench to single in a run and score in win over Western Kentucky 2/25... Smacked a single to right field as a pinch hitter to drive in a run in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Delivered a walk-off win in the 10th inning of game two of double dip vs. Santa Clara 2/14... Matched a career-best singling twice and scoring a run vs. Santa Clara 2/14 in game one... Tripled in two runs in opening day win over Santa Clara 2/13... SUMMER BALL Hit.292 with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored in 25 games for Madison in the Northwoods League. 2014 Played in 50 games as a true freshman starting 22, mainly as the team s designated hitter... Singled and walked in championship clinching win over Virginia 6/25... Worked a walk in 10th inning, winning rally against Texas 6/21 to advance to CWS Finals... Singled and scored in College World Series win over Louisville 6/14... Came through with a walk-off hit in NCAA Regional championship game vs. Oregon 6/1, singling to left as a pinch hitter... Drove in a career-high three runs and matched his career-best with two hits for the second straight game in win vs. SEMO 5/13... Posted his best day as a Commodore going 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored to match career-bests in win at Florida 5/10... Started his first game in left field in a month going 1-for-4 with a RBI-double in win over Indiana State 4/8... Posted a career-high two hits in win at Mississippi State 3/23 going 2-for-4 with two runs scored... Hit his first career home run with a two-run shot off the left field foul pole at Belmont 3/18... Knocked in his first career run with a sacrifice fly vs. LSU 3/14 going 1-for-3 with a double... Singled and scored in loss to Evansville 2/26... Started his first career game in left field against UIC 2/22 going 1-for-3 with his first stolen base... Picked up his first collegiate hit with a single in win at Long Beach State 2/15... Started as the DH in the season opener at Long Beach State 2/14 going 0-for-3 with a walk... SUMMER BALL Played in one game for Keene in the New England Collegiate Baseball League going 1-for-4. High School A four-year starter at Simeon HS, where he hit.525 as a senior earning All-State honors... Was a captain on the baseball team his final three years at Simeon... Made the 18U Team USA 40-man roster... Team won back-to-back city championships in 2012-13... Regional champs in 2012 and 2010 and Sectional champs in 2012... Played with numerous collegiate athletes at Simeon and summer ball, including Louisville s Corey Ray... Was a 40th round selection by the Chicago White Sox in 2013. ACADEMICS Coleman is majoring in American studies with a minor in corporate strategy. PERSONAL Ronell Coleman... Born 11/22/94... Son of Roynal Coleman and Willisa Jackson... Has one brother, Randal Jackson... His dad played professionally in the Cleveland Indians organization and uncle played professionally in Korea and in the New York Mets system, brother Victor Diaz played for New York Mets and Texas Rangers... Favorites include Jimmy Rollins (baseball player), Kansas City Royals (baseball team), Captain Crunch (late night snack), J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Nas (musicians)... Uses hungry as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Penn Murfee and Liam Sabino... Chose Vanderbilt to become a better person and baseball player. Junior - OF 5 5 155 lbs. Bats/Throws: S/R Chicago, Ill. Simeon HS Ro Coleman 1 AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2014.217 50/22 1 13 0 2015.295 66/53 1 26 0 CAREER.270 116/75 2 39 0 Hits: *4, last 6/1/15 vs. Radford Runs: *4, last 6/1/15 vs. Radford RBI: 4, 5/1/15 at Kentucky Walks: *2, last 6/19/15 vs. TCU HRs: *1, 4/16/15 at South Carolina Strikeouts: *3, 4/4/15 at Georgia Stolen Bases: *1, 6/19/15 vs. TCU @VANDYBASEBALL 27
Junior - C 6 0 210 lbs. Johns Creek, Ga. Northview HS Jason Delay 5 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2013-14 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2014.246 47/38 0 13 2 2015.283 37/29 1 23 1 CAREER.263 84/67 1 36 3 Hits: *3, 6/1/15 vs. Radford Runs: *3, 5/22/15 vs. Alabama RBI: *4, 6/1/15 vs. Radford Walks: 3, 5/10/14 at Florida HRs: 1, 3/31/15 vs. Wofford Strikeouts: *3, 4/4/15 at Georgia Stolen Bases: 1, 4/27/14 vs. Georgia QUOTING CORBIN Jason had a great fall all the way around. There are not too many players out there that can exchange and throw the ball like he can. Besides his defensive skills, his bat has really taken off in the last 12 months. Between he and Karl, they make up one of the best catching combinations in college baseball. I love Jason s consistency on and off the field tremendous student. 2015 Played in 37 games as a sophomore, starting 29 behind the plate and posting career-bests with a.283 average and 23 RBI... Drove in a run in College World Series victory over TCU 6/19 going 0-for-3 with a sac fly... Equaled a career-high driving in four runs and matched his career-best with three hits in NCAA Regional championship win over Radford 6/1... Matched career-highs with three hits, including two doubles, and three runs scored with a new career-best four RBI in win over Alabama 5/22 at SEC Tournament... Picked up two hits with a double and a single at Belmont 4/28 as well as throwing out a pair of base runners... Drove in two runs with a double and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Missouri 4/25... Dropped down two sacrifice bunts and went 1-for-2 in win vs. MTSU 4/21... Doubled in a run in loss to Ole Miss 4/11... Came off the bench to go 0-for-2 in loss to Ole Miss 4/10... Doubled and scored against Lipscomb 4/7... Hit his first career home run with a solo shot to left as part of a two-hit, two-rbi night vs. Wofford 3/31... Singled in first win over Auburn 3/21 in doubleheader... Came up with a clutch leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth, eventually scoring the winning run on a walk-off to finish sweep of Arkansas 3/15... Singled twice and scored two runs in win over Arkansas 3/14 in second game of DH... Came off the bench to catch the final four innings in comeback win over Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH... Crossed the plate and drove in a run in win over Quinnipiac 3/10... Drove in two runs with a double going 2-for-4 in win over Illinois State 3/1... Drove in three runs in win over UT-Martin 2/24 going 2-for-4 with two runs scored... Singled twice and drove in a run in his first start of the season against Santa Clara 2/14 in game two of doubleheader... SUMMER BALL Played in 14 games for Bourne in the Cape Cod League hitting.310 with eight runs scored. 2014 Started 38 games and played in 47 as a true freshman hitting.246... Went 0-for-3 in loss to Virginia 6/24 in CWS Finals... Scored twice in CWS Finals win over Virginia 6/23... Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in loss to Texas 6/20 in College World Series... Walked twice and drove in a run vs. Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional victory... Matched a career-high with three strikeouts vs. Stanford 6/6 in Super Regional going 1-for-5 with a run scored... Equaled a career-best with three runs and went 1-for-2 in win over Xavier 5/30 in NCAA Regional... Singled and caught all 10 innings of loss to South Carolina 5/15... Scored a career-high three runs after walking a career-best three times in win at Florida 5/10... Knocked in a run vs. Missouri 5/3 with a RBI-single to give him RBI in four of his past five games... Posted a career night at Missouri 5/2 going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two doubles and one RBI with three hits setting a career-high... Scored two runs and stole his first base as a Commodore in win vs. Georgia 4/27... Singled twice and walked twice in win over Georgia 4/26 scoring a run and driving in a run... Doubled in a run and scored in win over Georgia 4/25... Entered defensively at third base in win over MTSU 4/15... Posted his second straight two-hit game in loss to Texas A&M 4/13... Matched career-best in win over Texas A&M 4/12 with two hits and two RBI... Scored two runs and drove in another going 0-for-1 in win over Indiana State 4/8... Came off the bench to go 1-for-2 with a RBI-double at Tennessee 4/5... Doubled twice and started behind the plate in win at Tennessee 4/4... Collected his first two-hit game of his career and first two RBI as a Commodore in win over Eastern Illinois 3/11, capped eight-run rally with two-run single... Started behind the plate and doubled going 1-for-4 against Evansville 2/26... Caught two innings against WKU 2/25... Reached base four times in win over UIC 2/23 going 1-for-1 with a run, walk and two hit by pitches... Earned his first career start against Lipscomb 2/19 going 1-for-3 to collect his first hit as a Commodore, a single... Made his collegiate debut at Long Beach State 2/15 going 0-for-1 and catching two innings... SUMMER BALL Played in 10 games for Bourne in the Cape Cod League hitting.226 with four RBI. High School Lettered four years for the Northview Titans... Named a first team All-Region player 2011-13... Named Northview Team MVP in 2013 and Offensive MVP in 2012... Won the Scholar Athlete Award 2010-13... Tabbed the Georgia Dugout Club Outstanding Season Award winner... High school teammates with Reggie McClain (Missouri) and Sean McLaughlin (Georgia)... Played summer ball for the East Cobb Yankees winning the CABA national championship and Connie Mack national championship.. 2013 CABA World Series MVP when his summer team won the CABA national championship... 2013 East Cobb Player of the Year. ACADEMICS Delay plans to major in economics at Vanderbilt. PERSONAL Jason Thomas Delay... Born 3/7/95 in Plano, Texas... Son of Tim and Vicky... Has two siblings, Kelly and Julia... Mom is a breast cancer survivor... Favorites include Yadier Molina (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), MLB The Show (video game), steak (meal), Ben Stiller (actor), Interstellar, School of Rock (movie), hummus (late night snack), beach (vacation spot)... Says Bradley Cooper would play him in a movie... Lists solving a Rubik s Cube as his oddest talent... Roommates with Bryan Reynolds and Kyle Wright... Recipient of the John W. and Ann Johnson Athletic Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt because he loved every single thing about it. 28 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN First and foremost, everyday positive energy is what this young man brings to our facility. His energy is contagious and is felt by the team and our pitching staff. Between he and Jason, they make up one of the best catching combinations in college baseball. Karl has very good throwing and receiving skills behind the plate. The two years of catching experience that he has gained is invaluable to our club. 2015 Started a career-best 43 games as a sophomore and hit.215 with two homers and 15 RBI... Singled for the second straight game and fourth time in last five in CWS Finals loss to Virginia 6/23... Singled and scored in CWS Finals win over Virginia 6/22... Laid down a sacrifice bunt in CWS win over TCU 6/16... Singled in College World Series opening win over Cal State Fullerton 6/14... Singled and scored in Super Regional clinching win at Illinois 6/8... Singled in a run in NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb 5/29... Matched a career-best three hits with one RBI and a run scored in SEC Tournament championship game loss to Florida 5/24... Singled and scored in win at Alabama 5/15... Singled for the second time in four games in loss to Florida 5/9... Caught his eighth shutout of the season in win over Florida 5/7... Drove in two runs with a single in win at Kentucky 5/1... Drove in a run with a single in the second inning of win over Missouri 4/24... Singled twice at Georgia 4/5 to notch his fourth two-hit game in his last seven... Hit his first career grand slam in the first inning to cap a seven-run first against Tennessee 3/29 finished the day 2-for-5 with two runs... Struck out twice in win over Tennessee 3/27... Lined his first career home run over the right field wall for a two-run shot to tie the game in the eighth inning in win at MTSU 3/24 going 2-for-4 with three RBI... Two singles and a run in nightcap victory at Auburn 3/21 in doubleheader... Struck out twice in loss at Auburn 3/20... Singled in DH game one win over Arkansas 3/14... Struck out twice and went 0-for-4 in win over Quinnipiac 3/11... Doubled and scored in Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic against TCU 3/8... Posted a career-best three hits, including a RBI-double, in win at UCLA 3/6... Scored a run and singled in win over Illinois State 2/27... Singled and scored in win vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Collected a pair of singles in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla., including a clutch two-out, RBI-single in sixth inning rally... Struck out twice in win over Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. but sacrifice bunt set up winning run in ninth... Singled twice in first game of doubleheader against Santa Clara 2/14... Earned the opening day start behind the plate vs. Santa Clara 2/13. 2014 Hit.192 as a true freshman starting 20 games... Started behind the plate and struck out a careerhigh three times in win over Virginia 6/25 to clinch national title... Went 0-for-4 but caught all 10 innings of win vs. Texas 6/21 to advance to CWS Finals... Walked a career-high three times going 0-for-1 in College World Series win over Louisville 6/14... Scored two runs and went 1-for-2 as the DH vs. Stanford 6/6 in Super Regional win... Hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter vs. Oregon 6/1 in NCAA Regional championship game to start game-tying rally... Started behind the plate and went 1-for-3 in win over Oregon 5/31... Knocked in a run and went 1-for-3 vs. South Carolina 5/16... Started behind the plate and drew two walks vs. SEMO 5/13... Knocked in a run with a safety squeeze bunt at Florida 5/9... Posted two hits, two runs and two RBI to set career-best marks in win over MTSU 4/15... Picked up his first career start at DH going 1-for-2 with two RBI against Indiana State 4/8... Drove in his first career run with a single in win over Kentucky 3/29... Entered the game at Mississippi State 3/21 as a defensive replacement and went 1-for-2... Collected his first career triple going 1-for-5 at Belmont 3/18... Started behind the plate going 1-for-2 with a walk in win vs. Winthrop 3/8... Earned his first career start behind the plate going 1-for-4 in win at MTSU 3/5... Smacked the first pitch he saw as a Commodore into left-center field for a single in his collegiate debut against UIC 2/21... SUMMER BALL Played in 14 games for Laconia of the New England Collegiate Baseball League hitting.200 with one home run and five RBI. High School Lettered four years for the Barron Collier Cougars... Won three straight district championships 2011-13 and claimed the Sarasota Classic championship in 2012... Tabbed an All-Conference performer in 2012 and All-County 2012-13... Played summer ball with numerous Division I athletes including teammates Penn Murfee and John Kilichowski... Played summer ball with FTB Mizuno and the historic Midland Redskins. ACADEMICS Ellison is undecided on a major at Vanderbilt. PERSONAL Karl David Ellison... Born 5/23/95 in Cincinnati, Ohio... Son of Richard and Paula... Has four siblings, Aaron, Joel, Rachel and Marisa... Favorites include Buster Posey (baseball player), New York Yankees (baseball team), MLB The Show (video game), The Natural and Superbad (movies), Criminal Minds and SportsCenter (TV shows), Seth Rogen (actor), Steak and mashed potatoes (meal), Kevin Gates (musician), San Diego (vacation spot)... Uses spontaneous as the one word to describe himself... Says he would be a broadcaster if not an athlete... Roommates with Ryan Johnson and Brendan Spagnuolo... Chose Vanderbilt because it s a great school with great coaches and players. Junior - C 6 0 200 lbs. Naples, Fla. Barron Collier HS Karl Ellison 25 AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2014.192 35/20 0 9 1 2015.215 45/43 2 15 4 CAREER.207 80/63 2 24 5 Hits: *3, 5/24/15 vs. Florida Runs: *2, 3/29/15 vs. Tennessee RBI: 4, 3/29/15 vs. Tennessee Walks: 3, 6/7/14 vs. Louisville HRs: *1, 3/29/15 vs. Tennessee Strikeouts: 3, 6/25/14 vs. Virginia Stolen Bases: 1, 3/6/15 at UCLA @VANDYBASEBALL 29
RS-Sophomore - IF 6 6 230 lbs. Williamsville, N.Y. Williamsville North HS Tyler Green 55 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.238 17/3 0 0 0 CAREER.238 17/3 0 0 0 Hits: 2, 2/20/15 vs. Indiana State Runs: *1, 6/1/15 vs. Radford RBI: None Walks: 1, 5/13/15 at Louisville HRs: None Strikeouts: *1, 6/1/15 vs. Radford Stolen Bases: None QUOTING CORBIN Greenie is a young man who is going to flourish at some point. He has size and athleticism that enable him to do a lot of things well on the field. He does some things offensively that are tough to teach. I love his seriousness and his consistent attitude toward the game and his teammates. 2015 Played in 17 games as a redshirt freshman, hitting.238 with two runs scored... Scored a run and went 0-for-1 vs. Radford 6/1 in NCAA championship... Earned the nod at first base going 1-for-2 in win at Louisville 5/12... Made his first collegiate start at first base going 1-for-4 vs. Wofford 4/1... Struck out as a pinch hitter vs. Quinnipiac 3/10... Went 0-for-2 vs. Illinois State 2/27... Singled up the middle as a pinch hitter and came around to score in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Picked up his first two collegiate hits against Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. going 2-for-2 with a bunt single... Struck out as a pinch hitter vs. Santa Clara 2/14... Grounded out as a pinch hitter in his first collegiate at-bat vs. Santa Clara 2/13... SUMMER BALL Hit.255 with two homers and three doubles in 15 games for Thunder Bay in Northwoods League. 2014 Green redshirted in his first year at Vanderbilt. High School Was a three-sport star at Williamsville North HS lettering in baseball (four years), football (three years) and hockey (three years)... Captain of the baseball team twice and captain of the hockey team once... Won the New York state title in hockey in 2011... Named baseball All-Conference 2011-12... Tagged an All-Conference hockey player 2012-13 and second team All-League in football in 2012. ACADEMICS Green is majoring in communications with a minor in corporate strategy. Earned his way onto the 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll. PERSONAL Tyler David Green... Born 4/19/95... Son of Sean and Lisa... Has two brothers, Owen and Griffin... Owen was drafted in the OHL and USHL and dad played collegiate hockey and professionally in Europe... Favorites include Derek Jeter (baseball player), New York Yankees (baseball team), MLB The Show (video game), Good Will Hunting, Dodgeball and Miracle (movies), Seinfeld, The Mentalist (TV shows), Vince Vaughn (actor), prime rib with a side of potatoes and green beans (meal), peanut butter and egg sandwich (late night snack)... Roommates with John Kilichowski and Matt Ruppenthal... Recipient of the Harold Cotton Clark Baseball Memorial Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for the combination of the highest level of collegiate baseball and a first class education. 30 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Ryan is completely immersed in the team and what it stands for. He had a very nice first year with us, pitching very well in midweek games. He is very skilled with the baseball and has a high baseball acumen. His versatility will allow us to use him in many roles. I like his even disposition and his quiet confidence. 2015 Made five starts and 10 relief appearances in his first year of action, going 5-1 with 3.01 ERA... Tossed two scoreless innings to wrap up team s 13th shutout of season in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6... Pinned with his first career loss in SEC Tournament championship game vs. Florida 5/24 allowing four runs on six hits over 1.2 innings... Earned the win at Louisville with 5.1 strong innings allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts to improve to 5-0 on the season... Dominated MTSU over a career-long eight scoreless innings, scattering five hits with no walks and three strikeouts, became just the third VU pitcher on the season to pitch at least eight innings joining Carson Fulmer and Walker Buehler... Tossed three scoreless innings out of the pen vs. Ole Miss 4/11 stranding his sixth straight inherited runner... Picked up his third win of the year with four solid innings out of the bullpen vs. Tennessee 3/29 allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts... Earned his first collegiate victory with five perfect innings out of the bullpen vs. Quinnipiac 3/11 striking out a career-best nine... Turned in 4.2 no-hit, scoreless innings of relief vs. Illinois State 3/1... Gave up six runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts over five innings in his first career start vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Made his collegiate debut with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief vs. Indiana State 2/21 in Port Charlotte, Fla. allowing two hits and striking out two... SUMMER BALL Pitched in seven games, four starts, going 1-1 with one save for Thunder Bay in the Northwoods League. 2014 Johnson redshirted in his first year at Vanderbilt. High School Played for the Cedar Park Timberwolves where he was Newcomer of the Year and second team All-CenTex in 2010... Team won a share of the district championship in 2011-12... Named District 25-4A MVP and second team All-CenTex in 2012... First team pitcher on the All-CenTex team in 2013... Won 19 games in his career and posted a school record 1.04 ERA during the 2013 season. ACADEMICS Johnson is majoring in sociology. PERSONAL Ryan Mitchell Johnson... Born 6/30/95 in Austin, Texas... Only child of Steve and Shelley... Favorites include Robinson Cano (baseball player), Texas Rangers (baseball team), MLB The Show (video game), 42 (movie), Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Duck Dynasty (TV shows), steak (meal), Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, George Strait (musicians), Rice Krispie treats (late night snack), Clearwater, Fla. (vacation spot)... If he were not an athlete he would be a coach... Lists being a wiffle ball pitcher as his oddest talent... Roommates with Karl Ellison, Tyler Campbell and Brendan Spagnuolo... Chose Vanderbilt for the amazing academics and baseball team. RS-Sophomore - LHP 6 1 175 lbs. Bats/Throws: R/L Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park HS Ryan Johnson 31 W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 5-1 3.02 15/5 12 31 CAREER 5-1 3.02 15/5 12 31 Innings Pitched: 8.0, 4/21/15 vs. MTSU Strikeouts: 9, 3/11/15 vs. Quinnipiac Hits Allowed: 7, 2/25/15 vs. Western Kentucky Walks Allowed: 3, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State Runs Allowed: 6, 2/25/15 vs. Western Kentucky @VANDYBASEBALL 31
Sophomore - OF 6 0 190 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Holmen, Wisc. Holmen HS Jeren Kendall 3 2016 preseason All-American 2015 Freshman All-American 2015 Freshman All-SEC AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.281 60/56 8 40 4 CAREER.281 60/56 8 40 4 Hits: 4, 3/24/15 at Middle Tennessee St. Runs: *2, 6/6/15 at Illinois RBI: 4, 3/24/15 at Middle Tennessee St. Walks: 3, 3/10/15 vs. Quinnipiac HRs: *1, 6/14/15 vs. Cal State Fullerton Strikeouts: *3, 5/20/15 vs. Missouri Stolen Bases: 3, 5/9/15 vs. Florida QUOTING CORBIN Jeren is a special talent and special young man. He has a very good disposition for the game. Jeren has overriding athletic ability that is different. He developed under fire during his freshman year, earning a lot of playing experience and because of that, his baseball skills are starting to take off. He is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the upcoming years. 2015 Earned Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC honors after hitting.281 with eight home runs and 40 RBI... Singled in win over Virginia 6/22 in CWS Finals... Knocked in a run and scored in win over TCU 6/19 at CWS... Belted the first walk-off homer in TD Ameritrade Park history with a two-run blast to beat Cal State Fullerton 6/14 in the College World Series, first CWS walk-off HR since 2009... Smashed his seventh home run of the season in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6 going 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI... Named to Nashville NCAA Regional all-tournament team... Scored two runs and collected his sixth triple of the season in NCAA Regional championship vs. Radford... Drove in a run with a single and stole a base in win over Indiana 5/30... Belted a two-run homer and added a double to drive in three runs in NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb 5/29... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team for hitting.353 with six RBI and four runs scored... Drove in three runs with a double and triple in SEC Tournament win over Texas A&M 5/23... Scored twice and drove in a run with two hits in win over Alabama 5/22... Smashed his fifth home run with a two-run shot in SEC Tournament win over Missouri 5/20... Went 0-for-4 in loss at Alabama 5/16 to mark first three-game hitless streak of career (0-for-10)... Came up with a big two-out, two-run single in win at Louisville 5/12... Singled and stole a career-high three bases in win over Florida 5/9 becoming the first Commodore since Jack Lupo in 2013 to steal at least three bases in a game... Tripled and walked twice in win over Florida 5/7... Big two-run homer in eighth inning proved to be game-winner at Kentucky 5/3 capping 3-for-5 day... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after hitting.462 (6-for-13) with five RBI, including his third home run of the year... Knocked in a run for the fourth straight game with a RBI-double in win vs. Missouri 4/25... Posted his third straight two-hit game in win over Missouri 4/24 hitting his third homer of the year with a two-run shot in the third inning... Picked up two hits for the second straight game with a single and RBIdouble in win over MTSU 4/21... Belted his second home run of the season with a solo shot at South Carolina 4/18 adding a double and two runs scored... Went 0-for-4 in his first career start in left field in win at South Carolina 4/16 in return to lineup after injury... Stole two bases and scored a run in win over Tennessee 3/29... Launched his first career home run in win at MTSU 3/24 as part of his career-best four-hit night that also saw him drive in a career-high four runs... Singled twice and stole a base in nightcap win at Auburn 3/21 to finish double dip sweep... Scored a run and went 1-for-3 in first win at Auburn 3/21... Drove in two runs with a double in second game of DH to help sweep Arkansas 3/14... Knocked in a run with a single in win over Quinnipiac 3/11... Worked a career-best three walks in win over Quinnipiac 3/10... Knocked in a run with a triple at Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic vs. TCU 3/8... Scored a run and struck out twice in loss at USC 3/7... Singled in comeback win over Illinois State 3/1... Stole two bases, knocked in a run and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in win over Illinois State 2/27... Scored twice and picked up his third extra-base hit with a triple vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Recorded his first two collegiate hits in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla. with a triple and two-run double... Scored the winning run in game two of doubleheader against Santa Clara 2/14 as a pinch runner... Earned his first career start in center field vs. Santa Clara 2/14 in game one of doubleheader going 0-for-2... SUMMER BALL Hit.253 with two homers and eight RBI in 20 games for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League. High School Named the MVC Player of the Year in 2014... Tagged the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014... A first team all-conference selection in 2013 and 2014... Legion team won state title in 2012... Squad at Holmen HS won conference title 2012-14... Earned six letters playing hockey and baseball... Played summer ball with Vandy teammate Liam Sabino... Academic honor roll all four years of high school... Selected in the 30th round by Boston in 2014 draft. ACADEMICS Kendall is majoring in psychology. PERSONAL Jeren Alan Kendall... Born 2/4/96 in Clearwater, Fla... Son of Bridget and Jeremey Kendall... Has one brother, Justin... Dad reached Double-A in Phillies organization... Favorites include: Matt Kemp (baseball player), Oakland Athletics (team), hockey (non-baseball sport), Ted, Blue Streak, Rush Hour (movies), Family Guy and House (TV shows), Denzel Washington (actor), pizza (meal), Snoop Lion (music), chips (late night snack)... Says he would be an actor if he was not an athlete... Lists former teammate Dansby Swanson as the guy who would play him in a movie... Uses different as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Kyle Smith, Joey Abraham and Jordan Sheffield... Chose Vanderbilt because I knew this would be the place where I could accomplish my goal of being successful whether it is on or off the baseball diamond. 32 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN John became an impact pitcher for us in his second year and performed very well. He will continue to be used as a starter and asked to help lead a staff after gaining much experience in his first two years. John is a well-rounded individual who leads the team in the classroom, locker room and field. He is a tremendous representative of what our program is all about. 2015 Started 10 games as a sophomore and appeared in seven more in relief to post a 2.84 ERA and 3-4 record... Allowed only one run in 18.2 innings of relief... Picked in the 39th round of 2015 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs... Took the loss in Game 3 of College World Series Finals allowing one run in 1.1 innings vs. Virginia 6/24... Finished off CWS win over TCU 6/19 working 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts... Worked 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in College World Series opening win over Cal State Fullerton 6/14... Tossed two scoreless innings in NCAA Regional championship vs. Radford 6/1, retired 28 straight batters over three outings with hit by pitch snapping streak... Perfect out of the pen over five innings to earn the win at SEC Tournament against Texas A&M 5/23 striking out five... Earned his second save in just his second relief outing with 3.2 perfect innings at Louisville 5/12 striking out five and combining with Ryan Johnson to four-hit the Cardinals... Pinned with the loss at Belmont 4/28 after allowing two runs on a career-high eight hits over 5.1 innings with five strikeouts... Took the loss at South Carolina 4/18 allowing three runs over five-plus innings with two walks and no strikeouts... Tossed two scoreless innings in start vs. Belmont 4/14 working out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the first... Turned in a career-high seven quality innings against Lipscomb 4/7 in a loss giving up two runs on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts... Earned his second win of the year with six solid innings vs. Wofford allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts... Tagged for a career-high five runs, four earned, on seven hits over 3.2 innings of start at MTSU 3/24... Worked the final three innings of second win over Arkansas 3/13 in DH scattering three hits and striking out six to notch his first career save... Gave up a season-high five runs, three earned, on five hits over 4/1 innings of no decision at USC 3/7... Earned his first collegiate win against Illinois State 2/28 with 5.1 scoreless innings allowing just two hits with six strikeouts... Struck out a career-high nine batters over 4.2 innings of a no decision against Indiana State 2/21 in Port Charlotte, Fla. allowing one run on three hits... Made his first career start against Santa Clara 2/14 G1 allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over 3.2 innings of a no decision... SUMMER BALL Pitched in three games, two starts, for Orleans in the Cape Cod League going 1-1 with a 1.68 ERA, striking out 10 with two walks over 10.2 innings. 2014 Pitched out of the bullpen as a freshman making 13 appearances while allowing opponents to hit just.167... Made his College World Series debut with three solid innings of relief allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts vs. Virginia 6/23... Allowed one run and recorded one out in loss to South Carolina 5/17... Recorded four outs and did not allow a run vs. SEMO 5/13... Turned in one scoreless inning and allowed two hits at Florida 5/10... Allowed one run over 3.1 innings vs. Louisville 5/6 walking two and striking out three... Recorded two outs in win over MTSU 4/15... Walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning against Texas A&M 4/11... Tossed two scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out two vs. UT-Martin 4/1... Tagged for a two-run homer at Belmont 3/18 in one inning on the mound... Pitched three innings of scoreless relief at MTSU 3/5 scattering three hits and fanning two... Turned in a strong performance out of the bullpen with 5.2 scoreless innings, walking three, striking out seven and allowing only one hit vs. Evansville 2/26... Retired the only batter he faced against UIC 2/23... Made his collegiate debut at Long Beach State 2/16 getting the one left-handed batter he faced to fly out to left field... SUMMER BALL Led the Newport Gulls in New England Collegiate Baseball League with a 0.67 ERA over four starts going 2-2 with 36 strikeouts over 26.2 innings. High School Played for the Jesuit Tigers, where he was the team captain senior year... Team was ranked No. 1 in the nation at least once in all four years with the squad going to the state tournament all four years... High school teammates with Houston Astros first round pick Lance McCullers, Spencer Traynor (North Carolina) and Adrian Chacon (North Carolina)... Played summer ball for FTB Chandler. ACADEMICS Kilichowski is majoring in economics with a minor in corporate strategy. PERSONAL William John Kilichowski (kill-a-chow-ski)... Born 5/17/94 in Tampa, Fla... Son of Debbie and Bill Kilichowski... Has one sister, Alexa... Favorites include David Price (baseball player), Tampa Bay Rays (baseball team), Call of Duty (video game), Step Brothers (movie), Breaking Bad and Prison Break (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), sushi (meal), Jack Johnson (musician), Snickers (late night snack), Anna Maria Island, Fla. (vacation spot)... Claims his oddest talent is playing ping pong... Uses happy as the one word to describe himself... Says Vince Vaughn would play him in a movie... Roommates with Matt Ruppenthal and Tyler Green... Recipient of the John C. Rich Baseball Memorial Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for great academics, athletics and city. Junior - LHP 6 5 215 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/L Tampa, Fla. Jesuit HS John Kilichowski 21 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2013-14 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2014 0-0 1.57 13/0 8 22 2015 3-4 2.84 17/10 15 64 CAREER 3-4 2.51 30/10 23 86 Innings Pitched: 7.0, 4/7/15 vs. Lipscomb Strikeouts: 9, 2/21/15 vs. Indiana State Hits Allowed: 8, 4/28/15 at Belmont Walks Allowed: *3, 2/14/15 vs. Santa Clara G1 Runs Allowed: 5, 3/24/15 at Middle Tennessee St. @VANDYBASEBALL 33
RS-Sophomore - IF 6 2 200 lbs. Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell Academy Penn Murfee 16 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.256 29/16 1 11 4 CAREER.256 29/16 1 11 4 Hits: *3, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville Runs: 2, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State RBI: 3, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State Walks: *2, 5/23/15 vs. Texas A&M HRs: 1, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville Strikeouts: 3, 4/4/15 at Georgia Stolen Bases: *1, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville QUOTING CORBIN Serious, driven and timely are the words that come to mind when speaking of Penn. In a utility role, Penn came up with some very big hits for our team. Penn has very good arm strength, a very good baseball acumen and an offensive game that is continually improving. His toughness and athleticism allowed him to win his first Omaha Challenge this fall. 2015 Started 16 games for the Dores in his first action, hitting.256 with one home run and 11 RBI in 29 total games... Earned the nod as the team s designated hitter in third game of College World Series finals against Virginia, going 2-for-4 with a double... Drove in a run and went 0-for-2 in SEC Tournament win over Texas A&M 5/23... Started at 2B vs. Alabama 5/22 going 1-for-5 with a run scored... Pinch hit single scored tying run in SEC Tournament win over Missouri 5/20... Came off the bench to single as a pinch hitter in loss at Belmont 4/28... Started at DH going 0-for-4 with a career-high three strikeouts at Georgia 4/4... Drove in a run despite going 0-for-4 in win vs. Tennessee 3/27... Knocked in a run going 1-for-4 in win vs. Tennessee Tech 3/17... Occupied the leadoff spot for the first time going 0-for-3 with a run scored in win vs. Quinnipiac 3/11... Ripped a pinch hit double down the left field line to score a run vs. Quinnipiac 3/10... Singled in loss at USC 3/7... Launched his first career home run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game as Dores came back to beat Evansville 3/3, also matched career-high with three hits... Came off the bench to score a run and drive in the tying run in come-from-behind win over Illinois State 3/1... Singled and stole a base in win over Illinois State 2/28... Drove in a career-best three runs going 2-for-6 with a double and triple in win over Illinois State 2/27... Knocked in a run going 2-for-4 with a double in win over UT-Martin 2/24... Flew out four times in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla. in first start at second base... Started at third base vs. Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. going 0-for-2... Earned his first career start for his collegiate debut against Santa Clara 2/14 in game two of doubleheader going a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and two walks... SUMMER BALL Played in nine games for Thunder Bay in the Northwoods League before injuring hand. 2014 Murfee redshirted in his first year at Vanderbilt. High School Played at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville... Team finished as state runner-up in 2013... Named first team All-State as a senior... Lettered in baseball, basketball and swimming and diving... Finished fifth at the state diving meet in 2013... Played summer ball with teammates Karl Ellison and Jordan Sheffield... High school teammates with Vandy teammate Tristan Chari. ACADEMICS Murfee is majoring in economics with a minor in Chinese and finance. PERSONAL William Penn Murfee... Born 5/2/94 in Nashville... Son of John and Alison... Has one brother, Jack... Father swam at Vanderbilt and brother swam at Virginia... Favorites include Dustin Pedroia (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Call of Duty 4 (video game), Layer Cake and Fight Club (movies), Emma Watson and Tom Hardy (actress and actor), steak and potatoes (meal), Wu Tang Clan (musicians), Taco Bell (late night snack), Florida (vacation spot)... Roommates with Ro Coleman and Liam Sabino... Says Joseph Gordon-Levitt would play him in a movie... Recipient of the Monroe Carell Jr. Baseball Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt because of great academics, great baseball and Coach Corbin. 34 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Very talented young man who possesses multiple skills sets. Bryan could virtually play any position on the field but has transformed himself into an accomplished center fielder. He can impact the game from an offensive and defensive standpoint. In the short amount of time that he has been at Vanderbilt, he has developed as much as anyone as a player. He certainly has special player abilities. 2015 Hit.318 with a career-high five home runs with 27 extra-base hits and 27 multi-hit games as a sophomore... Pushed hitting streak to 10 games with a single in CWS Finals loss to Virginia 6/23... Singled twice and drove in a run in win over Virginia 6/22 in CWS Finals... Posted sixth multi-hit game in his last eight with three hits, driving in two runs and scoring two more in win over TCU 6/19 at CWS... Knocked in a run for the fourth straight game with a double going 2-for-4 in College World Series opening win over Cal State Fullerton 6/14... Singled in go-ahead run in Super Regional clinching win at Illinois 6/8, third straight game with RBI... Posted his fourth straight multi-hit game and sixth in his last seven in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6 collecting three singles and scoring two runs... Named to Nashville NCAA Regional all-tournament team... Slugged his fifth homer of the season in NCAA Regional championship vs. Radford 6/1 going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team for hitting.316 with four runs scored... Scored three runs and went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two stolen bases in win over Alabama 5/22... Smashed his fourth home run of the year to leadoff the win at Louisville 5/12 scoring two runs from the leadoff spot... Stole two stolen bases at Belmont 4/28 to take over team lead with 13 steals... Launched his third homer of the season, first from the right side, in win over Ole Miss 4/9 adding a RBI-double later in the game... Singled in win at Georgia 4/5 to reach base in his 18th straight game... Singled in win at Georgia 4/3 to extend hitting streak to 16 games... Matched a season-high with three hits, including his second triple in as many days, in win over Tennessee 3/29 adding two RBI... Notched his sixth multi-hit game in his last seven to push hitting streak to 12 games going 2-for-4 with a RBI-triple vs. Tennessee 3/28... Matched a season-best with three RBI in nightcap win at Auburn 3/21 hitting his second homer and driving in the winning run in the 10th inning with a sac fly... Launched his first home run of the season with a solo shot in win over Arkansas 3/14 in second game of DH... Collected a season-high three hits scoring two runs in comeback win over Illinois State 3/1... Scored twice in win over Western Kentucky 2/25 to bring his total to five runs over his last three games since moving to the leadoff spot... Hit leadoff for the first time in his career going 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Singled in opening day win over Santa Clara 2/13, started in center field... SUMMER BALL Played for Orleans in the Cape Cod Baseball League hitting.346 with four doubles and 17 runs scored in 21 games... Named the No. 2 prospect on the Cape by D1Baseball.com. 2014 Posted one the best freshman seasons in Vanderbilt history with a freshman school record 24 doubles and led the Dores with a.338 average while earning Freshman All-American honors... Named to the All-SEC Freshman team by the league s coaches... Scored a run and went 2-for-5 in win over Texas 6/21 to advance to CWS Finals... Scored two runs and went 2-for-5 in victory vs. UC Irvine 6/16 at College World Series... Came up big with a run-saving catch against the wall and RBI-triple in his College World Series debut in win vs. Louisville 6/14... Scored two runs and went 3-for-5 in win over Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional... Matched a career-best with four hits and three runs in Super Regional win over Stanford 6/6, driving in two runs in the win... Drove in the game-tying run in NCAA Regional championship win vs. Oregon 6/1... Belted his team-best fourth home run of the year at Missouri 5/2 going 3-for-4 with two runs scored... Belted his third home run with a solo home run to left field at Arkansas 4/20... Started his first career game at first base at Tennessee 4/6... Set the tone for doubleheader sweep with 12-pitch at-bat that ended with RBIdouble in win over LSU 3/15 G2 going 2-for-4... Belted his first career home run with a solo shot in the eighth inning against UIC 2/21, homer was part of a 3-for-5 day with a double, stolen base and three runs scored... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after going 6-for-10 with two doubles and four RBI on opening weekend... Earned his first career start in left field going 2-for-4 with one RBI at Long Beach State 2/15... Entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning at Long Beach State 2/14 and ripped a single for his first collegiate hit, also scoring a run... SUMMER BALL Played for Team USA as one of four Commodores on the team hitting.246 in 18 games starting games at first base and in the outfield. High School Lettered four years at Brentwood HS... Named first team All-State and District Player of the Year as a senior... Named All-District 2011-13 and All-Region in 2012... Team regional and sectional titles in 2013 and won a game in the state tournament for the first time... High school teammates with Robbie Ray (Arizona Diamondbacks), Tyson Ashcroft (Lipscomb) and Ryan Sabo (Southern Illinois). ACADEMICS Reynolds is majoring in psychology at Vanderbilt. He was named a member of the firstyear SEC Academic Honor Roll as a freshman. PERSONAL Bryan Patrick Reynolds... Born 1/27/95 in Baltimore, Md... Son of Greg and Michelle... Has one sister, Amanda, who is an avid free climber... Dad is an aspiring professional bass fisher and mom is an outdoor enthusiast... His uncle Chuck is a semi-pro deep sea snorkeler... Favorites include Chipper Jones and Miguel Cabrera (baseball players), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Step Brothers, Talladega Nights (movies), Deadliest Catch, River Monsters (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), Mumford & Sons (musicians), sausage biscuit and milk (late night snack), Adirondack Mountains (vacation spot)... Roommates with Jason Delay and Kyle Wright... Recipient of the Monroe Carell Jr. Baseball Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for the baseball, academics and proximity to home. @VANDYBASEBALL Junior - OF 6 4 215 lbs. Bats/Throws: S/R Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood HS Bryan Reynolds 20 2016 preseason All-American 2015 CWS All-Tournament 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2014 Freshman All-American 2014 Freshman All-SEC 2013-14 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2014.338 72/71 4 54 2 2015.318 72/71 5 49 2 CAREER.328 144/142 9 103 4 Hits: *4, 6/6/14 vs. Stanford Runs: *3, 5/22/15 vs. Alabama RBI: 4, 4/25/14 vs. Georgia Walks: *2, 5/7/15 vs. Florida HRs: *1, 6/1/15 vs. Radford Strikeouts: 4, 3/14/14 vs. LSU Stolen Bases: *2, 5/22/15 vs. Alabama 35
Junior - OF/IF 5 11 205 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington South HS Nolan Rogers 18 2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2013-14 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2014.203 57/39 0 14 2 2015.247 44/17 0 6 3 CAREER.217 101/56 0 20 5 Hits: *2, 4/3/15 at Georgia Runs: *2, 4/25/14 vs. Georgia RBI: *2, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State Walks: *2, 4/5/15 at Georgia HRs: None Strikeouts: 3, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville Stolen Bases: 2, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State QUOTING CORBIN Nolan has been a very versatile contributor in our program. Because of his athleticism, he been asked to play numerous positions on the field and he has done it very well. He possesses very good speed and a throwing arm that is strong and accurate. Consistency is certainly part of Nolan s personal makeup as he excels academically as well. 2015 Hit a career-best.247 in 44 games as a sophomore... Struck out twice in 2015 College World Series debut coming off the bench in CWS Finals loss to Virginia 6/23... Scored they tying run in win over Missouri 5/20 at SEC Tournament... Drew the start at second base in win at Louisville 5/12 going 0-for-2... Singled in loss to Belmont 4/14 starting his sixth straight game in left field... Singled against Lipscomb 4/7 to extend hitting streak to seven games... Drove in the tying run in game-winning rally at Georgia 4/5 going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks... Recorded his first two-hit game of the season with a pair of singles in win at Georgia 4/3... Came off the bench to double in a run vs. Tennessee 3/29 to improve to 3-for-3 in his last three pinch hit at-bats... Doubled off the left field wall as a pinch hitter vs. Tennessee 3/28... Came off the bench to single in a run with a clutch two-out pinch hit single in loss at Auburn 3/20... Doubled and scored in win at UCLA 3/6... Started in CF for first time of the season going 0-for-5 with a career-high three strikeouts vs. Evansville 3/3... Stole a career-high two bases and matched his career-best with two RBI in comeback win over Illinois State 3/1... Came off the bench to go 1-for-2 in win against Western Kentucky 2/25... Singled and reached base twice in second game of double dip vs. Santa Clara 2/14... Went 1-for-3 vs. Santa Clara 2/14 G1... Singled in opening day victory over Santa Clara 2/13. 2014 Rogers was a solid contributor in his first season at Vanderbilt hitting.203 and starting 39 games, seeing action in the outfield and second base... Fanned as a pinch hitter vs. Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in win over Texas 6/21 to advance to CWS Finals... Went 0-for-3 in loss to Texas 6/20 at College World Series... Flew out as a pinch hitter vs. Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional win... Singled and scored for the second straight game in win vs. Oregon 6/1 in NCAA Championship game... Singled in loss to Louisville 5/6... Singled twice and drove in a run in win at Missouri 5/2... Doubled and scored two runs vs. Georgia 4/25... Singled twice in win over Memphis 4/22... Singled twice and reached base three times in win at Arkansas 4/19... Scored two runs and drove a run in vs. MTSU 4/15... Singled twice and scored a run vs. Texas A&M 4/13... Started his first career game in left field 4/11 going 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in loss to Texas A&M... Started his first career game at second base going 0-for-2 with two walks at Tennessee 4/6... Earned his first start at DH going 0-for-4 in win at Tennessee 4/4... Singled in win over Belmont 3/25 starting in center field... Earned his first SEC start, getting the nod in center field at Mississippi State 3/21 going 1-for-3... Hit a pinch-hit, RBI-double in win at Belmont 3/18... Singled and scored in win at MTSU 3/5... Knocked in two runs in win over Tennessee Tech 3/4 marking the fourth time in five games with at least one RBI... Collected a pair of singles for a career-best two hits in win over UIC 2/21... Scored a run and drove in a run for the second straight game in win at Long Beach State 2/16 going 1-for-3... Knocked in a run while going 1-for-4 with his first career hit in win at Long Beach State 2/15... Earned the Opening Day start in CF going 0-for-3 with a run scored at Long Beach State 2/14... SUMMER BALL Played in 17 games for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League hitting.217 with a pair of doubles and eight RBI. High School Lettered four years in baseball and three years in football at Bloomington South HS... Played for 14U Team USA... Two-time All-State selection in 2012-13... Three-time All-Conference pick 2011-13... Team won Conference, Sectional and Regional championship in 2010... Holds school records for singleseason triples, all-time hits and runs... Played high school and summer ball with several Division I players including Joe Dudek (Kentucky), Zac Ryan (Georgia Tech) and Josh Rogers (Louisville). ACADEMICS Rogers is majoring in sociology. PERSONAL Nolan Russell Rogers... Born 7/22/94 in Bloomington, Ind... Son of Kerry and Tammy... Has one brother, Gage... Favorites include Dustin Pedroia (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (baseball team), Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (video game), Semi-Pro, The Town (movies), Duck Dynasty, The League (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), chicken and mashed potatoes (meal), Twizzlers (late night snack), Florida (vacation spot), Says he would be lost if not an athlete... Uses dedicated as the one word to describe himself... Chose Vanderbilt for the coaching staff, the academics and Nashville. 36 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Matt really flourished toward the tail end of his freshman year. You could really start to see his confidence take off at that point. I believe he gained greater confidence from his summer experience, which has now led to his emergence this fall. I really like his size, his athleticism getting off the mound and his ability to manipulate the baseball. He will impact our staff in some way. 2015 Made eight relief appearances as a freshman, posting a 2.70 ERA... Gave up a run on one hit and a hit batter in his lone inning vs. Belmont 4/14... Recorded two outs and allowed one run on one hit and one walk vs. Wofford 4/1... Allowed his first run giving up a solo shot in 1.1 innings at MTSU 3/24... Punched out two in a clean inning vs. Tennessee Tech 3/17... Tossed two scoreless innings vs. Quinnipiac 3/11 striking out a career-best three... Walked three in a scoreless inning vs. Evansville 3/3... Tossed two scoreless innings in win over UT-Martin 2/24... Struck out one and walked one in one inning of his collegiate debut against Indiana State 2/21 in Port Charlotte, Fla... SUMMER BALL Pitched in five games, three starts, for Newport in the New England Collegiate Baseball League posting a 2-0 record with 27 strikeouts in 23 innings. High School A three-year team captain earning All-State honors and All-League honors all four years of high school 2011-14... Teams won three straight Catholic League titles 2012-14, district champs 2011-13... 2013 team finished state runner-up after winning regional title... Played summer ball for the Midland Redskins and FTB Chandler. ACADEMICS Ruppenthal is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Matthew Guy Ruppenthal... Born 10/21/95 in Pontiac, Mich... Son of Barry and Laura... Has one brother, Mike, who plays baseball at Southeastern University... Dad played baseball professionally and mom played volleyball in college... Favorites include Justin Verlander (baseball player), Detroit Tigers (baseball team), Dark Knight (movie), Criminal Minds (TV show), Bradley Cooper (actor), ribs (meal), Nickleback (music), peanut butter & jelly (late night snack), Grand Cayman (vacation spot)... Says he would be a singer if not an athlete... Uses caring as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Tyler Green and John Kilichowski... Recipient of the Monroe Carell Jr. Baseball Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for the mix of great academics and baseball. Sophomore - RHP 6 4 225 lbs. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Brother Rice HS Matt Ruppenthal 28 W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 0-0 2.70 8/0 9 10 CAREER 0-0 2.70 8/0 9 10 Innings Pitched: *2.0, 3/11/15 vs. Quinnipiac Strikeouts: 3, 3/11/15 vs. Quinnipiac Hits Allowed: *1, 4/1/15 vs. Wofford Walks Allowed: 3, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville Runs Allowed: *1, 4/14/15 vs. Belmont Sophomore - IF 6 1 200 lbs. East Stroudsburg, Pa. Blair Academy Liam Sabino 11 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.240 17/3 0 3 1 CAREER.240 17/3 0 3 1 Hits: 3, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin Runs: 3, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin RBI: *1, 3/24/15 at Middle Tennessee St. Walks: None HRs: None Strikeouts: *2, 4/28/15 at Belmont Stolen Bases: 1, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin QUOTING CORBIN Liam has improved a great deal over the last 12 months. He has very good athletic ability, arm strength and possesses physical strength that is really starting to emerge in his offense. He is a well-rounded infielder who could play any four of the positions. Liam has great character and a genuine love for what he is doing, both academically and athletically. 2015 Started three games as a freshman, playing in 14 more and hitting.240 with two doubles... Singled in his only at-bat of NCAA Regional championship game vs. Radford 6/1... Earned his first career start at shortstop at Belmont 4/28 going 0-for-3... Struck out twice in three at-bats as the DH vs. Tennessee 3/28... Started as the DH in win at MTSU 3/24 driving in a run with a sacrifice fly... Doubled in his only at-bat vs. Tennessee Tech 3/17... Earned his first career start at DH vs. Quinnipiac 3/11 going 1-for-4 with a run scored... Knocked in a run for the second straight game despite going 0-for-2 vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Scored three runs and went 3-for-5 with one RBI vs. UT-Martin 2/24... Went 0-for-1 with a sacrifice bunt as the team s DH against Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla...SUMMER BALL Hit.235 in 24 games for Newport in the New England Collegiate Baseball League driving in seven runs while playing shortstop. High School Lettered four years in baseball at Blair Academy in East Stroudsburg, Pa... Served as team captain in 2013 and 2014... His team won the 2012, 2013, 2014 Prep A State titles... His 2013 team set the school record going 20-4... Named the 2014 New Jersey Star Ledger Prep Player of the Year... Played in the 2013 Area Code Games and East Coast Pro... Played summer ball for the Midland Redskins, where he teamed up with fellow Commodores Jeren Kendall and Brendan Spagnuolo. ACADEMICS Sabino is majoring in human organization and development. He earned First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades. PERSONAL Liam Kyle Sabino... Born 5/1/96 in New York, N.Y... Son of Fabiana Benites and Ramon Sabino... Has two older sisters Haillie and Ashley Sabino... His dad immigrated from the Dominican Republic and his mother immigrated from Brazil... Favorites include: Derek Jeter (baseball player), New York Yankees (team), Mario Kart (video game), Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Savages, Wolf of Wall Street (movies), Family Guy and 30 for 30 (TV shows), Tom Hanks (actor), Drake, Kevin Gates, Lil Wayne and J. Cole (music), leftover steak and platanos (late night snack)... Roommates with Ro Coleman and Penn Murfee... Lists winning three straight state championships as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt to grow as an intellectual. @VANDYBASEBALL 37
RS-Sophomore - RHP 6 0 185 lbs. Tullahoma, Tenn. Tullahoma HS Jordan Sheffield 24 2016 preseason All-American W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 5-2 2.85 22/6 43 55 CAREER 5-2 2.85 22/6 43 55 Innings Pitched: 7.0, 3/15/15 vs. Arkansas Strikeouts: 7, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville Hits Allowed: 6, 3/21/15 at Auburn G2 Walks Allowed: 6, 3/29/15 vs. Tennessee Runs Allowed: *3, 5/9/15 vs. Florida QUOTING CORBIN I am very proud of how Jordan has progressed in our program. I thought he developed nicely in his first full year in 2015. Jordan has a very high ceiling on the mound. He has tremendous athletic ability and an electric arm. We will count on his abilities in a large way this year. He was the Omaha Challenge for pitchers for the second year in a row. 2015 Made six starts and 16 relief appearances in his first action at Vanderbilt going 5-2 with a 2.85 ERA... Worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in his College World Series debut against Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals... Struck out the side to finish off team s 12th shutout of season and clinch NCAA Regional with win over Radford 6/1... Allowed one run on three hits over 1.1 innings of relief before a rain delay knocked him out of game in SEC Tournament Championship game vs. Florida 5/24... Worked five scoreless innings out of the bullpen allowing just one hit with four strikeouts in SEC Tournament win over Missouri 5/20... Picked up the win at Alabama 5/15 with three solid innings of relief allowing one run on two hits with three strikeouts... Pegged with the loss after giving up lead in ninth and allowing two unearned runs in 10th inning of loss to Florida 5/9... Earned the win out of the bullpen at Kentucky 5/3 working 1.1 innings with three strikeouts... Worked a perfect ninth inning to finish off victory over Missouri 4/25... Pinned with his first collegiate loss vs. Belmont 4/14 allowing a solo home run in the eighth inning in his only inning of work out of the bullpen... Walked four and allowed three runs on four hits across two-plus innings vs. Ole Miss 4/11, 16 walks over last three starts (11 IP)... Matched his career-high with six walks for the second straight start in no decision at Georgia 4/5 allowing only two runs on three hits with two strikeouts over five innings... Struggled with command in his fourth start walking a career-high six over four-plus innings against Tennessee 3/29 allowing two runs on four hits... Tossed his third straight quality start allowing three runs on six hits with six strikeouts over six innings of a no decision at Auburn 3/21 in nightcap... Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week for his 13 scoreless innings over his first two career starts... Turned in a career-best and team-high seven scoreless innings in his first weekend start against Arkansas 3/15 scattering two hits and striking out four in a no decision... Dominated in his first career start vs. Quinnipiac 3/10 tossing six scoreless innings to earn his third win of the season, struck out three and scattered three hits... Earned his second win of the year with five innings out of the pen allowing three runs on one hit and four walks to go along with a careerbest seven strikeouts vs. Evansville 3/3... Punched out three but allowed two runs on a single and two walks over 1.1 innings vs. Illinois State 2/28... Struck out the side in his lone inning of work vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Stranded a pair of inherited runners getting a ground out to end the inning in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Walked three over 1.1 innings against Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. not allowing a run or a hit... Notched the win in relief with 3.2 scoreless innings against Santa Clara 2/14 G2 in his collegiate debut striking out three and allowing only one hit... SUMMER BALL Pitched in five games for Brewster in the Cape Cod League going 2-0 with 19 strikeouts in 19.2 innings... Named the fifthbest prospect on the Cape by D1Baseball.com. 2014 Sheffield redshirted in his first year at Vanderbilt, rehabbing from elbow surgery. High School A Rawlings first team All-American and member of 16U Team USA... All-Conference pick 2011-12... Team won district four straight seasons 2010-13 and regional champs in 2013... Team played in high school invitational at Team USA Complex in 2013... Drafted in the 13th round by Boston in 2013. ACADEMICS Sheffield is majoring in American studies with a minor in corporate strategy. PERSONAL Jordan Ladon Sheffield... Born 6/1/95 in Tullahoma, Tenn... Son of Misty and Travis... Has two brothers, Justus and Jaxon... Justus was a Vanderbilt commit but signed with Cleveland as the team s first round pick in 2014... Cousin Tony Sheffield was second pick by Boston in 1992 MLB draft... Favorites include Jackie Robinson (baseball player), Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Call of Duty (video game), Love & Basketball (movie), Martin (TV show), Will Smith (actor), taco salad (meal), peanut butter Clif bar (late night snack), Panama City Beach, Fla. (vacation spot)... Uses confident as the one word to describe himself... Says Will Smith would play him in a movie... Roommates with Jeren Kendall, Joey Abraham, Kyle Smith... Recipient of the Ingram Athletic Endowed Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for the best baseball team and academics in the country. 38 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Kyle provides a great deal of strength to the team from both a mental and physical standpoint. He has taken on the important role of modeling and leading a team and has done it well. Kyle spent the summer at Vanderbilt training and his investment has paid dividends. He has spent most of the fall training at first base, but his athleticism allows him to play either corner outfield spot. 2015 Slumped as a junior playing in 16 games and going 1-for-16... Doubled down the left field line for his first hit of the season, driving in two runs in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6... Walked and struck out twice as the DH in loss at Alabama 5/16... Walked once and stole a base along with a pair of strikeouts in win over Illinois State 2/27... Struck out as a pinch hitter against Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. in his season debut. 2014 Struggled through his sophomore season after a hot start that saw him start the season 6-for-6... Extended slump to 0-for-32 with 0-for-2 outing vs. Ole Miss 5/22 at SEC Tournament... Started at first base against UT-Martin 4/1 going 0-for-3 with a run scored... Started in left field and went 0-for-3 in loss at Mississippi State 3/22... Started in left field and went 0-for-2 with a sac fly vs. Winthrop 3/9... Remained perfect on the season with a career-best three-hit game going 3-for-3 with a career-high four runs scored against UIC 2/23 in his first start of the season... Came off the bench to go 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI, and run scored in win vs. UIC 2/21... Singled up the middle in his first at-bat of the season to drive in a run in win against Lipscomb 2/19... SUMMER BALL Hit.286 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 19 games for the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League s top team Southampton. 2013 Provided some pop off the bench for the Commodores as a freshman hitting four home runs and driving in 16 runs in 22 games... Started at third base going 0-for-3 with a run scored in win over Alabama 5/18... Came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with his fourth homer of the year and second in as many games in win over Alabama 5/16... Started his first career game at third base going 2-for-4 with his third home run of the year in win over Belmont 5/14... Went 0-for-1 in his first action of the season at third base in win vs. Presbyterian 5/8... Started in left field but left after running into wall and sustaining multiple injuries vs. Missouri 4/13... Belted his second home run of the year with a solo shot over the center field fence in win over Missouri 4/12... Scored twice and stole his first career base in win vs. UT-Martin 4/9... Singled and walked twice in win at Ole Miss 4/6... Had a career day in win over Tennessee 3/31 getting his first career start in left field in his first SEC game and hitting a grand slam for his first career home run to put VU in the lead... Made his collegiate debut on the mound with one scoreless inning against Evansville 2/27 walking the first two batters but striking out the final batter... Earned his first start as the designated hitter against Arkansas State 2/26 striking out three times... Knocked in a career-best four runs with a RBI-double and three-run triple in win over Monmouth 2/24... Picked up his first career hit with a RBI-single against Monmouth 2/23... Flew out to right field in his first collegiate at-bat against LBSU 2/15... SUMMER BALL Hit two home runs and drove in eight runs for Vermont in the NECBL and struck out the side in his lone inning of work... Served as the team s manager for one game after the team s manager was suspended... Played with former VU teammate Pat Delano for the Mountaineers. High School Two-time All-District, All-Region and All-State performer, District right-handed pitcher of the year in 2011, District Tournament MVP in 2011, District MVP in 2012... Team won four straight District and Region titles from 2009-12... Holds the Mt. Juliet HS record for strikeouts in a game with 17 vs. Independence HS... Lettered four years in baseball and was team co-captain as a senior. ACADEMICS Smith is majoring in crime & society and was a SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll selection as a freshman. PERSONAL Kyle Robert Smith.. Born 10/14/93... Son of Bobby and Rondy Smith... Has one brother, Daniel... Mother received her doctorate degree from Vanderbilt in 1996... Favorites include Connor Harrell (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Bubba Watson (non-baseball athlete), Four Brothers, The Departed, Shooter and Contraband (movies), Bill Dance Outdoors (TV show), Mark Wahlberg (actor), yogurt parfait from Munchie Mart (late night snack)... Lists cleaning as his oddest talent... Uses the word drive to describe himself... Roommates with Jeren Kendall, Joey Abraham and Jordan Sheffield... Chose Vanderbilt to play for the best coaching staff in the country and grow as a person as well as a player. Senior - OF/IF 6 4 220 lbs. Old Hickory, Tenn. Mt. Juliet HS Kyle Smith 39 2012-13 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2013.275 22/7 4 16 1 2014.154 25/7 0 5 2 2015.063 16/0 0 2 0 CAREER.189 63/14 4 23 3 Hits: 3, 2/23/14 vs. Illinois-Chicago Runs: 4, 2/23/14 vs. Illinois-Chicago RBI: 4, 3/31/13 vs. Tennessee Walks: 3, 3/31/13 vs. Tennessee HRs: *1, 5/16/13 vs. Alabama Strikeouts: 3, 2/26/13 vs. Arkansas State Stolen Bases: *1, 2/27/15 vs. Illinois State @VANDYBASEBALL 39
Sophomore - RHP 6 4 200 lbs. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale HS Collin Snider 40 W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 0-0 2.41 16/0 4 9 CAREER 0-0 2.41 16/0 4 9 Innings Pitched: *2.0, 5/29/15 vs. Lipscomb Strikeouts: 4, 5/21/15 vs. Texas A&M Hits Allowed: *3, 4/24/15 vs. Missouri Walks Allowed: 2, 5/21/15 vs. Texas A&M Runs Allowed: 3, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville QUOTING CORBIN From the start of his freshman year, maybe the most improved body of work of any player on our club. His improvement allowed him to get on the field as a freshman and pitch some very important innings. We really like his demeanor and his ability to throw the ball where he wants to in tight situations. I would imagine that his role will grow this year. Total team attitude. 2015 Needed just five pitches to get out of a jam with a double play in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6... Pitched two scoreless innings in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Lipscomb 5/29... Turned in two scoreless innings against Texas A&M 5/21 in the SEC Tournament striking out a career-best four... Worked a scoreless inning of relief in win at Kentucky 5/1... Gave up two runs on three hits in his lone inning of work against Missouri 4/24... Tossed a scoreless inning in Dores ninth shutout of the season in win at South Carolina 4/16... Worked a quick 1-2-3 inning on seven pitches vs. Belmont 4/14... Allowed two-of-three inherited runners to score but double play ended inning vs. Ole Miss 4/11... Gave up one run on two hits over 1.1 innings vs. Wofford 4/1... Pitched one scoreless inning at Auburn 3/20... Tossed one scoreless inning vs. Tennessee Tech 3/17... Allowed one run on two hits over 1.2 innings vs. Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH, stranded two inherited runners... Tossed two innings vs. Evansville 3/3 allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits... Worked a perfect 1-2-3 inning in relief vs. Illinois State 2/27... Turned in a scoreless inning in his first career appearance, striking out the first batter he faced against UT-Martin 2/24... SUMMER BALL Pitched in five games for Shelter Island of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League going 1-0 with a complete game. High School Lettered four years in baseball at Riverdale HS in Murfreesboro, Tenn... Team won District titles in 2012-14, Region champs 2012-14, Sub-state champs 2012-14 and State Final Four 2012-14... Named first team All-District 2012-14, first team All-Region 2013 and first team All-State 2013... Played summer ball with former Vandy recruit and Arizona first round pick Touki Toussaint, also played summer ball or high school with Brady Puckett (Lipscomb), Ronnie Stephens (MTSU) and Trevor Sutton (Memphis). ACADEMICS Snider is majoring in psychology. PERSONAL Collin Kenneth Snider... Born 10/10/95 in Nashville, Tenn... One of five children of parents Jerry and Cheri Snider... Has one sister, Danielle, and three brothers, Spencer, Andrew and Zachary... Sister won a national championship in cheerleading in high school and mom played volleyball at Clarke College... Favorites include: David Price (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Remember the Titans, 21 Jump Street & 22 Jump Street (movies), Will Ferrell (actor), chicken quesadilla (meal), Florida Georgia Line (band)... Describes himself in one word as happy... Rooms with Nolan Rogers and Hayden Stone... Lists his most memorable athletic moment as throwing a perfect game during his senior year of high school... Chose Vanderbilt because it has outstanding academics as well as athletics and Nashville is a great city. QUOTING CORBIN Although Spags didn t pitch a lot in his first year, he grew tremendously in so many areas and continues to take positive steps forward. His athletic ability and arm quickness are going to allow him to compete at some point. He has a very high care level for what he is doing. His investment is going to pay dividends for all of us. He is a very serious student. 2015 Pitched in one game as a freshman... Made his collegiate debut vs. UT-Martin 2/24 allowing two runs on six hits with one strikeout over two innings... SUMMER BALL Named an All-Star in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for Newport appearing in 16 games and notching six saves with 25 strikeouts over 27.1 innings. High School Tossed the seventh no hitter in Chaminade HS history as a senior to clinch league title... Lettered two years in baseball, two years in basketball and one year in golf... Won baseball titles in 2011-12 and captained his baseball team as a senior... Won league title in basketball in 2012 when he was named MVP... Was a member of the National Honor Society and honor roll. ACADEMICS Spagnuolo is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Brendan Raymond Spagnuolo... Born 2/7/96 in Manhasset, N.Y... Son of Doreen and Raymond Spagnuolo... Has two brothers, Sean and Ryan... His cousin is a professional wrestler... Favorites include: Dustin Pedroia (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (team), Big Fish and Happy Gilmore (movies), Seinfield and Tosh.O (TV shows), Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington (actors), Florida Georgia Line and Mike Stud (music), pizza (late night snack)... If we was not an athlete he would be studying to be a lawyer... Says Ryan Reynolds would play him in a movie... Uses competitive as the one word to describe himself... Rooms with Karl Ellison, Ryan Johnson and Tyler Campbell... Lists throwing a no hitter as a senior in high school as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt because it offered the best of both academics and athletics. Also the team was more than just a team, it was a family. Sophomore - RHP 6 2 200 lbs. Massapequa, N.Y. Chaminade HS Brendan Spagnuolo 34 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 0-0 9.00 1/0 0 1 CAREER 0-0 9.00 1/0 0 1 Innings Pitched: 2.0, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin Strikeouts: 1, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin Hits Allowed: 6, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin Walks Allowed: None Runs Allowed: 2, 2/24/15 vs. UT-Martin 40 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN We look forward to getting Hayden back on our staff. He was such a crucial component of our national championship team. He has a very good mentality, demeanor and feel for pitching. Hayden is a very confident young man but yet very humble. When he becomes healthy, he will no doubt play a large role on the pitching staff. 2015 Season ended after having elbow surgery in early April after having made just three appearances... Started his first career game vs. UT-Martin 2/24, tossing three scoreless innings and allowing one hit with two strikeouts... Pegged with his second straight loss allowing three runs on three hits and two walks getting two outs vs. Indiana State 2/21 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Took the first loss of his career in his season debut against Santa Clara 2/14 G1 allowing two runs in the ninth inning. 2014 Pitched in 23 games for the Commodores as a freshman, proving to be a weapon out of the bullpen with 80 strikeouts over just 58 innings... Earned the win in national championship clinching victory over Virginia 6/25 with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts... Turned in 5.2 stellar innings of relief to earn win over Texas 6/21 and advance to CWS Finals, stranded the bases loaded on one pitch getting a double play to end the inning, gave up one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in third win of the year... Allowed one run on two hits over 1.1 innings in College World Series win vs. Louisville 6/14... Punched out eight over a career-best six strong innings of relief to punch team s ticket to Omaha with win over Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional... Gave up a career-high four runs on six hits over 2.1 innings vs. LSU 5/21 at SEC Tournament... Earned his third save working 3.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts against South Carolina 5/16... Gave up a career-high two runs on two hits with three strikeouts in one inning vs. SEMO 5/13... Allowed one run on two hits over 1.2 innings vs. Louisville 5/6, did not strike out a batter for first time in an outing... Worked three solid innings out of the pen at Missouri 5/3 to notch his second save, striking out five... Struck out two in one inning vs. Georgia 4/26... Allowed one unearned run over 1.2 innings with two strikeouts at Arkansas 4/19... Fanned three in two perfect innings of relief vs. MTSU 4/15... Turned in four solid innings of relief allowing one unearned run on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts at Tennessee 4/5... Punched out six over four innings allowing one run on six hits and two inherited runners to score in loss to Kentucky 3/28... Walked a career-high two and allowed one run over 1.2 innings at Mississippi State 3/22... Tabbed the TSWA Pitcher of the Week for his two appearances against Eastern Illinois and LSU... Struck out a career-best 10 over 5.1 innings of relief against LSU 3/15 G2 to earn his first collegiate win allowing one run on four hits... Turned in a perfect inning with one strikeout vs. Eastern Illinois 3/11... Punched out two and walked one over 1.1 scoreless innings vs. Winthrop 3/8... Turned in an absolutely dominating performance in a career-best three innings to earn the save vs. Tennessee Tech 3/4 striking out a career-high eight... Tossed two scoreless innings against Stanford 3/1 allowing no hits and striking out one... Punched out two in two perfect frames against WKU 2/25... Struck out two in one inning against UIC 2/23... Made his collegiate debut against Lipscomb 2/19 striking out four in two perfect innings... SUMMER BALL Dominated in the Cape Cod League over eight games he allowed only one run across 11 innings with 13 strikeouts and allowed only eight hits and four walks. High School Set the career wins (26) and strikeout (350) records at Columbia Central HS... Named the 2013 TSSAA AAA Player of the Year... Tabbed a first team All-State pitcher by Tennessee Sports Writers Association in 2011... Team won back-to-back district, regional and sectional championships 2010-11... Finished as a state runner-up in 2011 and played in the state tournament in 2010. ACADEMICS Stone is majoring in sociology at Vanderbilt. PERSONAL Hayden Michael Stone... Born 9/1/94 in Columbia, Tenn... Only child of Jolynn and Mike... Favorites include Robinson Cano (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), Wedding Crashers, Step Brothers, Interstellar (movie), Prison Break (TV shows), Morgan Freeman (actor), Dominos pizza (late night snack), Southern California (vacation spot)... Would be a sports analyst if not an athlete... Rooms with Collin Snider and Nolan Rogers... Most memorable athletic moment was throwing a perfect game as a senior in high school... Chose Vanderbilt because it s the best program in the country and one hour from home. Junior - RHP 6 0 195 lbs. Columbia, Tenn. Columbia Central HS Hayden Stone 32 2014 Freshman All-American W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2014 4-0 1.71 23/0 14 80 2015 1-2 9.64 3/1 4 6 CAREER 5-2 2.30 26/1 18 86 Innings Pitched: 6.0, 6/8/14 vs. Stanford Strikeouts: 10, 3/15/14 vs. LSU G2 Hits Allowed: *6, 5/21/14 vs. LSU Walks Allowed: *2, 6/8/14 vs. Stanford Runs Allowed: 4, 5/21/14 vs. LSU @VANDYBASEBALL 41
Sophomore - IF 6 2 205 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Barnstable, Mass. Salisbury School Will Toffey 9 2016 preseason All-American 2015 Freshman All-American 2015 Freshman All-SEC 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll AVG G/GS HR RBI E 2015.294 71/67 4 49 7 CAREER.294 71/67 4 49 7 Hits: 4, 5/1/15 at Kentucky Runs: 4, 5/1/15 at Kentucky RBI: 4, 4/3/15 at Georgia Walks: 3, 6/6/15 at Illinois HRs: *1, 5/23/15 vs. Texas A&M Strikeouts: 4, 5/30/15 vs. Indiana Stolen Bases: *1, 6/19/15 vs. TCU QUOTING CORBIN Will is a tough, hard-nosed player who inserted himself at the third base position immediately as a freshman and responded very well. We thought that he would contribute with the bat, but what was most impressive was how he played the position defensively. I love his attitude on the field and how he competes. He will be one of the focal points of our offense. 2015 Earned Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC accolades after hitting.294 with four homers and 49 RBI as a freshman... Led Dores in league play with.348 batting average... Walked twice and singled in CWS Finals loss to Virginia 6/23... Doubled in two runs to break open scoreless game in win over Virginia in CWS Finals... Singled in a run in CWS win over TCU 6/19... Walked a career-high three times and scored two runs in Super Regional win at Illinois 6/6... Walked twice, drove in a run and scored one in victory over Radford 6/1 in NCAA Regional championship... Knocked in two runs for the second straight in win over Indiana 5/30, seven RBI in last five games... Scored two runs and drove in two with a pair of hits in NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb 5/29... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team for hitting.300 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI... Belted his fourth homer of the season with a two-run homer in second inning of win over Texas A&M 5/23 at SEC Tournament scoring three runs... Knocked in a run going 2-for-4 with a run scored in win over Alabama 5/22... Singled twice to push his hitting streak to 11 games and 28 straight games vs. SEC opponents in win over Missouri at SEC Tournament 5/20... Doubled in win at Alabama 5/14 to extend his SEC game hitting streak to 26 games... Singled and scored in win at Louisville 5/12 going 1-for-3 with a stolen base... Drove in two runs vs. Florida 5/9 marking his fourth straight game with a RBI and fifth in his last six games... Clutch two-out, RBI-single scored insurance run in eighth inning of win over Florida 5/7... Big two-run single in ninth inning gave Dores insurance runs in win at Kentucky 5/3, 2-for-5 game capped 7-for-14 week... Posted a huge night with career-bests four hits and four runs scored in win at Kentucky 5/1 hitting a home run and ending the game a triple shy of the cycle reaching base five times... Picked up two hits for the third time in four games and extended his hitting streak to seven games going 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in win over Missouri 4/26... Pushed his hitting streak to six games with two hits and one RBI against Missouri 4/25... Scored two runs in win over MTSU 4/21 going 2-for-4 with a double... Singled for the fifth time in six games in loss at South Carolina 4/17... Singled twice and drove in a run for the fourth time in five games in win at South Carolina 4/16... Hit his second home run of the season with a two-run shot against Ole Miss 4/10 matching a career-best with two walks... Leadoff double sparked gamewinning rally at Georgia 4/5... Drove in a run and scored a run in win at Georgia 4/4... Career-high four RBI helped beat Georgia 4/3 going 2-for-4... Pushed hitting streak to eight games with two singles in win vs. Wofford 3/31... Smashed his first career home run with a three-run blast in the second inning as part of a two-hit game vs. Tennessee 3/28... Matched his career-best with three runs in nightcap win over Arkansas 3/14... Posted a pair of hits with a RBI and run scored in loss at USC 3/7... Knocked in a run for the sixth straight game going 1-for-5 vs. Evansville 3/3... Drove in two runs and scored two more in win over Illinois State 3/1... Sacrifice fly gave him at least one RBI in four straight games in win over Illinois State 2/28... Pushed hitting streak to six games with two hits vs. Illinois State 2/27 driving in three runs... Singled to drive in a run for the second straight game in victory vs. Western Kentucky 2/25... Knocked in the first run of his career in win over UT-Martin 2/24 going 1-for-4... Recorded his first two-hit game with a pair of doubles along with three runs scored in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla... Picked up his first collegiate hit with a single through the right side vs. Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. coming off the bench... Earned the opening day start at third base in his first collegiate game, going 0-for-3 with a walk vs. Santa Clara 2/13... SUMMER BALL Played in 15 games for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League before injuring his foot. High School Lettered five years in hockey and baseball and one year in golf at Salisbury HS, where his brother John is the baseball coach... On the ice, his team won the New England Prep School championship in 2013 and 2014... On the diamond, his Salisbury team went 76-1 during his final three years winning the WNEPSL title 2012-14... Named a Louisville Slugger All-American in 2014... The 2013 and 2014 New England Prep Baseball Player of the Year... WNEPL All-Star 2012-14 and OCL All-Star in 2011... Tabbed first team New England Prep Hockey in 2014... Named the top prospect in the Futures League by Baseball America while playing for Martha s Vineyard Sharks... Drafted in the 23rd round by the New York Yankees in 2014. ACADEMICS Toffey is majoring in human & organizational development. PERSONAL William Tobin Toffey... Born 12/31/94 in Wareham, Mass... Son of Jack and Debby Toffey... Has two sisters, Molly and Claire, and two brothers, John and Sam... His brother John played professional hockey and is now the baseball coach at Salisbury, his sister Claire played collegiate tennis... Favorites include: Troy Tulowitzki (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (team), hockey (non-baseball sport), Talladega Nights and Lone Survivor (movies), Revolution and The Walking Dead (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), pancakes and eggs (meal), Jason Aldean (music)... Says he would enjoy being a part of the military, specifically a Navy SEAL if he was not an athlete... Lists his oddest talent as I ve won a few pie eating contests... Uses gregarious as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Ben Bowden and Tristan Chari... Lists winning the New England Championship in hockey as his best athletic memory... Chose Vanderbilt for the tremendous coaching staff and there is not a better college to learn and grow at in the country. 42 Vanderbilt Baseball
QUOTING CORBIN Kyle had a very nice breakout year for us. We relied on him heavily in some very crucial situations. He again, will play a large role for us on the staff this year. He is a young man that understands the game very well and his continual physical development will allow him to be special. He has a very good mentality for this game. 2015 Earned Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC status after a stellar first year at Vanderbilt, going 6-1 with a 1.23 ERA and four saves... Allowed a run on two hits in the ninth inning of CWS Finals win over Virginia 6/22 to snap streak of seven straight scoreless outings... Worked two scoreless innings to finish off CWS win over TCU 6/16 and record fourth save and team s record 14th shutout... Picked up the win by recording the final two outs against Cal State Fullerton in College World Series debut 6/14... Recorded the final five outs to earn his third save in Super Regional clincher at Illinois 6/8, stranding the bases loaded in eighth and working clean ninth... Recorded his second save with a clean ninth inning vs. Indiana 5/30 in NCAA Tournament... Twirled 3.2 scoreless innings against Florida 5/24 in SEC Tournament Championship game striking out three and allowing only one hit, longest outing since 3/31... Struck out both batters he faced in 10th inning to pick up win in SEC Tournament vs. Missouri 5/20... Named to the Freshman All-SEC team after leading VU with 10 relief outings in league games and a bullpen-best 21 strikeouts... Recorded his first career save with two perfect innings at Alabama 5/15 with three strikeouts... Turned in his longest outing since a start 3/31 with 2.2 innings against Florida 5/8 out of the bullpen allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with four strikeouts... Struck out the only batter he faced to strand two runners in eighth inning at Kentucky 5/3... Entered with the bases loaded and struck out the only batter he faced to preserve lead in win at Kentucky 5/1... Stranded an inherited runner at third base and working 1.2 scoreless innings at Belmont 4/28... Punched out two in a scoreless inning vs. Missouri 4/25... Finished off Vanderbilt s 10th shutout of the season with a scoreless ninth vs. MTSU 4/21 to match the school record set in 2004... Tossed a scoreless inning at South Carolina 4/18 allowing two hits and two inherited runners to score in loss... Worked a perfect ninth inning vs. Belmont 4/14 with a strikeout... Took his first career loss allowing a run in the 16th inning against Ole Miss 4/10, struck out three in two innings... Named co-sec Freshman of the Week 4/6 for winning two games and pitching 7.1 scoreless innings over two outings... Earned the win out of the pen with 2.1 shutout innings at Georgia 4/5... Tossed five scoreless innings in his third start of the year to notch his third win in 6-0 shutout of Wofford 3/31, extended scoreless innings streak to 17.1 innings... Earned his second win out of the bullpen with three no-hit innings allowing only an unearned run at MTSU 3/24... Turned in a clean frame with one strikeout in loss at Auburn 3/20... Needed just eight pitches to close down the ninth inning in win over Tennessee Tech 3/17... Tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in win over Quinnipiac 3/10 striking out two and allowing one hit... Worked 3.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen allowing only one hit at USC 3/7... Named the TSWA Pitcher of the Week for his six scoreless innings in his first career start against Indiana State... Tossed six scoreless innings in his first career start to earn the win in Port Charlotte, Fla. against Indiana State allowing three hits, striking out six and not allowing a runner to reach third base... Turned in 4.1 solid innings in his collegiate debut against Santa Clara 2/14 in the first game of a doubleheader allowing one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts. High School Lettered four years in baseball and one in track... Played for his dad, Roger, at Buckhorn HS... 2012 team won area championship and advanced to the third round of the playoffs... Named All- State 3B and All-Tennessee Valley 3B in 2014... 2013 North-South All-Star Game MVP... Tagged All-State in 2012 as a utility player and Huntsville Times MVP... Played summer ball or high school ball with Kyle Conger (Belmont), Tyler Brown (Lipscomb), Will Gardner (Tenn. Tech), Alex Junior (Tenn. Tech) and Greg Lambert (SIU). ACADEMICS Wright is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Kyle Hardy Wright... Born 10/2/95 in Huntsville, Ala... Son of Roger and Belinda Wright... Has two brothers, Mitchell and Trey... Mitchell is a senior pitcher at Alabama-Huntsville... Favorites include: Miguel Cabrera (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (team), Division 3 Football s Finest and Billy Madison (movies), The Walking Dead and Family Guy (TV shows), Adam Sandler (actor), burrito bowl from Chipotle (favorite meal), Kid Cudi, Gucci and Billy Currington (music)... Says Channing Tatum would play him in a movie... Uses friendly as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Jason Delay and Bryan Reynolds... Lists winning the WWBA National Championship as his most memorable athletic moment... Recipient of the Hendrix Athletic Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt for the combination of athletics and academics. Sophomore - RHP 6 4 220 lbs. Huntsville, Ala. Buckhorn HS Kyle Wright 44 2016 preseason All-American 2015 Freshman All-American 2015 Freshman All-SEC W-L ERA G/GS BB K 2015 6-1 1.23 29/3 23 62 CAREER 6-1 1.23 29/4 23 62 Innings Pitched: 6.0, 2/22/15 vs. Indiana State Strikeouts: 6, 2/22/15 vs. Indiana State Hits Allowed: *5, 3/31/15 vs. Wofford Walks Allowed: 4, 2/22/15 vs. Indiana State Runs Allowed: 4, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State @VANDYBASEBALL 43
Maddux Conger Freshman - RHP 6 2 210 lbs. Stephenville, Texas Stephenville HS 42 QUOTING CORBIN Maddux is a serious young man who has a high care level for everything that he does. He possesses very good arm strength and the ability to throw several different pitches. He is a highly competitive young man who is going to get everything out of his ability. I really like his future. High School Named a Perfect Game All-American in 2015... Lettered three years in baseball at Stephenville HS in Stephenville, Texas... Helped lead team to state playoffs all three years, winning a District title as a junior... Named to the All-District Academic team all three years, earning All-District honors as an outfielder and District co-offensive MVP as a junior... Tagged as the District s Most Valuable Pitcher and All-District as a senior... Won the 2014 Connie Mack World Series playing for DBAT Gallegos... Played high school and/or summer ball with Milwaukee 2015 first round pick Trent Clark and several college players, including Sean Wymer (TCU), Dillon Meadows (TCU), Josh Watson (TCU), Doak Dosier (Virginia), Wren Petty (Dallas Baptist) and Josh Ragen (Dallas Baptist). ACADEMICS Conger is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Mark Maddux Conger... Born 6/28/96 in Stephenville, Texas... Son of Bryan and Melanie Conger... Has one sister, Kaleigh, and one brother, Jacoby... Dad is the head baseball coach at Tarleton State (Division II), sister is a two-sport high school standout in volleyball and the high jump... Nickname is Maddawg... Favorites include: Sonny Gray and Alex Gordon (baseball players), Kansas City Royals (team), The Sandlot and American Sniper (movies), The Big Bang Theory (TV show), Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence (actor/actress), grilled chicken, corn and a Caesar salad (meal), Christian rap and country (music), peanut butter (late night snack)... Says he would be a teacher and a coach if he was not an athlete... Names either Matt Damon (for his looks) or Morgan Freeman (for his personality) as the actors who would play him in a movie... Uses determined as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Julian Infante... Says his most memorable athletic moment will be the first time I get to play with Vanderbilt across my chest... Chose Vanderbilt because of the relationships I built with the coaching staff. Donny Everett Freshman - RHP 6 2 230 lbs. Clarksville, Tenn. Clarksville HS 41 QUOTING CORBIN Donny certainly falls in line of the premier pitchers that we have been fortunate to get out of the state of Tennessee. He has overriding arm strength with the ability to throw consistent strikes. His future is bright and it is only a matter of time before he impacts our staff. High School Named a Perfect Game All-American in 2015... 2015 Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year and District Pitcher of the Year... All-District Player 2012-15... Lettered four years in baseball helping lead Clarksville HS to District championships in 2014 and 2015... Graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA... Played summer/high school ball with Philadelphia 2013 draft pick Venn Biter and Josh Rye (Austin Peay)... Drafted by Milwaukee in the 29th round in 2015. ACADEMICS Everett is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Donald Edward Everett... Born 4/16/97 in Clarksville, Tenn... Son of Teddy and Susan Everett... Dad served 10 years in the Army... Nickname is The Don... Favorites include: Jose Fernandez (player), Boston Red Sox (team), Fast & Furious and Gone in 60 Seconds (movies), American Dad and Family Guy (TV shows), Paul Walker (actor), smoked pork, collard greens and biscuits (meal), Fleetwood Mac (band), popcorn or peanut butter (late night snack)... Says he would be a classic car restorer if he was not an athlete... Names Jonah Hill as the actor that would play him in a movie... Uses carefree as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Evan Steele... Chose Vanderbilt because of the family here is just something you cannot pass up. The life lessons that Coach Corbin can teach me, I will always remember. The education is great and will help my life after baseball and the memories I will make will be the best of my life. Chandler Day Freshman - RHP 6 5 175 lbs. Granville, Ohio Watkins Memorial HS 27 QUOTING CORBIN Possibly the most mature young arm that we have on our staff. Chandler can manipulate the baseball and find the strike zone repeatedly. I like his confidence and attitude when he is competing. His foundation for pitching will give him a chance to pitch for us quickly. High School Named an All-American by Perfect Game in 2015... Lettered three years on the baseball team at Watkins Memorial HS in Granville, Ohio... Team won 2015 District title... Drafted in 30th round by Cleveland in 2015. ACADEMICS Day is majoring in communications. PERSONAL Chandler Weber Day... Born 5/24/97 in Westerville, Ohio... Son of Tim and Robin Day... Has two older brothers, Taylor and Kyle, and one younger sister, Conley... Nickname is Chan... Favorites include: Justin Verlander (player), For Love of the Game, Wolf of Wall Street (movies), Narcos, Sherlock Holmes (TV shows), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), chicken alfredo (meal), Alan Jackson, George Strait (musicians), brown sugar oatmeal (late night snack)... Says he would be a comedian if not an athlete... Names Kevin Costner as the actor to play him in a movie... Lists the one-handed clap as his oddest talent... Uses confident as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Alonzo Jones... His most memorable athletic moment is throwing a perfect game with 15 strikeouts... Chose Vanderbilt because it s the best university for an education and I am able to play for the best baseball team in the country. Kiambu Fentress Freshman - OF 6 0 170 lbs. Nashville, Tenn. Ensworth HS 13 QUOTING CORBIN Kiambu really took the road less traveled. He had opportunities to play college football, but opted to attend Vanderbilt and play baseball. Because of his investment, Kiambu may be one of our most improved players. He gets better every time he touches the field. I really like his fast twitch skills for the game. High School Lettered in football and baseball at Ensworth in Nashville... Won four state championships on the gridiron with the Tigers earning first team All-State and All-District honors after leading the state in yards per catch... Was an All-District selection on the diamond at Cheshire Academy where he was team captain in 2015... Played summer/high school ball with numerous Division I athletes including former Vanderbilt commit and Arizona 2014 first round pick Touki Toussaint, Kevin Steen (Boston), Dale Burdick (New York Mets), Benito Santiago (Tennessee), Luke Bonfield and Kyle Pate (Arkansas), Raphael Ramirez (New York Mets), Jermiah Muhammad (Seattle), Josh Shaw and Ryan Markey (St. John s) and Roberto Gonzalez (Minnesota). ACADEMICS Fentress is majoring in economics. PERSONAL Kiambu-Afi Fentress... Born 8/31/96 in Nashville, Tenn... Son of Royce and Persephone Fentress... Has one brother, Nantambu... Dad was an All-American football player at Elon, where he is enshrined in the Hall of Fame... Brother played football at Miami... Nickname is Bu... Favorites include: Dee Gordon (player), New York Yankees (team), The Sandlot, Space Jam, The Rookie, Angels in the Outfield (movies), Martin, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jaime Foxx Show (TV shows), Will Smith (actor), ribs, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and green beans (meal), Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Drake, Weezy, Rick Ross (musicians), apple chips (late night snack)... Says he would be an actor or musician if he was not athlete... Names Derek Luke as the actor that would play him in a movie... Chose Vanderbilt because it s been my dream school for forever and I didn t chose Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt chose me. 44 Vanderbilt Baseball
AJ Franklin Freshman - LHP 6 2 175 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/L Lebanon, Tenn. Wilson Central HS 49 Walker Grisanti Freshman - OF 5 10 190 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Collierville, Tenn. Christian Brothers HS 17 QUOTING CORBIN AJ Is one of those kids whose skill-set is going to take off once he starts to get comfortable. He has already changed his body composition and put on some strength. He is athletic, understands what to do with the ball, and has good understanding of the game. He is a quality young man. High School Lettered in three sports at Wilson Central HS earning four in baseball, three in basketball and one in football... Helped lead Wildcats 20 District title in 2014 and runner-up in 2015 with a trip to sub-state tournament... Named Left-Handed District Pitcher of the Year in 2013 and 2015 after missing 2014 season... Graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA in the top 10% of his class... Played summer ball for Knights Baseball. ACADEMICS Franklin is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Alexander Jace Franklin... Born 8/18/96 in Nashville, Tenn... Son of Jason and Lorie Franklin... Has one brother, Baylor... Dad played baseball at Motlow State and Cumberland University and later coached high school basketball and baseball... Mom was an All-MidState basketball player... Brother runs cross country... Favorites include: Madison Bumgarner, Chris Sale and David Price (players), Cincinnati Reds (team), Remember the Titans, The Natural, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, The Naked Gun (movies), The Office, Friends (TV shows), Steve Carrell (actor), filet mignon (meal), classic rock and some country (music), peanut butter sandwich with milk (late night snack)... Says he would be an architect or coach if not an athlete... Names Robert Redford ( in his prime ) as the actor to play him in a movie... Lists his oddest talent as being very good at building with Legos... Uses happy as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Patrick Raby... Says winning the 11U BPA World Series is his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt because it s been my dream to come here my whole life. It s the best baseball program in the country and one of the best schools in the country. QUOTING CORBIN Walker is a strong-bodied kid who can really swing the bat. He generates a lot of bat speed and pop to all fields with his left-handed swing. He caught and played the outfield in high school and he is likely to fill a similar role for us here. He is a very positive young man. I like his toughness and spirit. High School Named an All-American by Perfect Game, All-State and All-Region in 2015 after team won region and state titles at Christian Brothers HS in Memphis, Tenn... Also helped Purple Wave to region and state titles in 2013... Tagged as Mr. Baseball and Best of Preps Baseball Player of the Year finalist and male athlete of the year by The Commercial Appeal in 2015... Earned All-State and All-Region recognition in 2014... Lettered three years in baseball and football, earning All-Region honors on the gridiron in 2014... Played high school/summer ball with several Division I players including Donny Everett (Vanderbilt), James Muse (Memphis), Tyler Walton (Memphis), Chris Carrier (Memphis), Rodney Hutchison (North Carolina), Utah Jones (North Carolina) Luke Shilling (Illinois) and Atlanta 2015 first round pick Austin Riley ( Braves). ACADEMICS Grisanti is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Walker Tate Grisanti... Born 11/29/96 in Memphis, Tenn... Son of Darby and Frank Grisanti... Has three siblings: brothers, Brad and Grayson, and sister, Lindsay... Grandfather, Buddy Soefker, played football at LSU and for the Los Angeles Rams, uncle played football at Vanderbilt... Nickname is Clyde... Favorites include: Bryce Harper (player), Straight Outta Compton (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), Mark Wahlberg (actor), chicken (meal), Kevin Gates (musician)... If he was not an athlete he would be a strength coach... Says The Rock Dwayne Johnson would play him in a movie... Races motorcycles as his oddest talent... Uses hardworking as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Stephen Scott... Lists winning a state championship his senior year as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt because of Coach Corbin, academics and the baseball culture. QUOTING CORBIN Julian has a workmanlike approach to everything that he does. Strong, physical, athletic young man who can play on either corner. Offensively, he is going to impact the baseball when he swings the bat. Has a very even, positive disposition brings it every day. High School Named an All-American by Perfect Game after helping Westminister Christian to the Florida state championship... Holds the Florida state record for home runs in a single season with BBCOR bats with 13... Tagged the as the Miami Dade Player of the Year in 2015 and Hitter of the Year in 2014 and 2015... Helped Warriors win Regional titles 2012-13 and 2015 and District titles 2012-15... Captained baseball team as a junior and senior... Lettered in basketball and baseball... Played summer/high school ball with several Division I players including Daniel Reyes (Florida), Elih Marrero (Mississippi State), Romy Gonzalez (Miami), Jonathan India (Florida) and Adrian Mayans (Davidson). ACADEMICS Infante is majoring in economics. PERSONAL Julian Joseph Infante... Born 9/24/96 in Miami, Fla... Son of Mati and Joseph Infante... Has on sister, Taylor... Parents were both born in Cuba... Nickname is Juls... Favorites include: Josh Donaldson (player), New York Yankees (team), 300 (movie), Arrow (TV show), Channing Tatum (actor), sushi (meal), The Weeknd (musician), bananas (late night snack)... Says he would be a public speaker if he was not an athlete... Lists Channing Tatum as the actor that would play him in a movie... Uses different as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Maddux Conger... Names hitting a game-leading double off the wall in the state championship game as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt because I believe that it can provide me with the resources to become the man I want to be. Vanderbilt allows me to use all the talents God provided me with. @VANDYBASEBALL Julian Infante Freshman - IF 22 6 3 205 lbs. Miami, Fla. Westminister Christian HS Alonzo Jones Freshman - IF 5 10 195 lbs. Bats/Throws: S/R Columbus, Ga. Columbus HS 8 QUOTING CORBIN Alonzo has physical skills that are tough to find in a young man his age. Offensively he swings the bat from both sides and can run. Defensively, he possesses arm strength and the versatility to play most infield positions. He has a chance to be a very dynamic player. I really feel like he will help us soon. High School Named a Perfect Game All-American 2014-15... Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game and East Coast Pro Showcase... Tabbed All-BiCity in 2014 while playing for powerhouse Columbus HS in Columbus, Ga. lettering all four years on the baseball team... Earned Columbus Valley Baseball Award... Set the record for fastest 60-yard dash time on grass (6.17) at Perfect Game... Won 2012 GHSA AAA state and regional titles in 2012... Won BCS and WWBA national championships in 2012 during the summer and followed up with 2013 BCS national title and being named 17U BCS MVP... Earned 2015 Page One Award for academics, AP Scholar and was his high school s Alpha Scholar in 2012... Played high school and/or summer ball with Houston 2015 first round pick Daz Cameron and Toronto 2015 draft pick and Vanderbilt commit Reggie Pruitt as well as Georgia Tech s Kel Johnson... Picked in 36th round by Chicago (NL) in 2015. ACADEMICS Jones is majoring in communications. PERSONAL Alonzo Earl Jones Jr... Born 2/24/97 in Columbus, Ga... Son of Kathy and Alonzo Jones Sr... Has on sister, Alexis... Nickname is Zo... Favorites include: Andrew McCutchen (player), St. Louis Cardinals (team), track & field (other sport), Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (movie), Arrow and Burn Notice (TV shows), Paul Walker (actor), Drake (musician), toasted pop-tart and yogurt (late night snack)... Says he would be a sports broadcaster if not an athlete... Lists his best friend Dale Williams as the person that would play him in a movie... His oddest talent is his double-jointed thumbs... Uses vitesse as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Chandler Day... Lists scoring the winningrun of the state championship game on a passed ball from second base as his most memorable athletic moment... Recipient of the Black & Gold Society Scholarship... Chose Vanderbilt because I loved the atmosphere, combined with the elite level of academics and baseball. 45
Connor Kaiser Freshman - IF 6 4 195 lbs. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West HS QUOTING CORBIN Connor has a chance to be an outstanding defender. He has all of the intangibles that you would want in a left side infielder. size, range, a good first step and forgiving hands. This is all matched with a very impressive arm. I really like his demeanor and his positive way. He has a bright future. High School Named a Perfect Game All-American in 2015... A two-sport standout in baseball and basketball at Blue Valley West HS in Overland Park, Kan. lettering three times in each sport... Helped lead baseball team to state title in 2013 and basketball team to state runner-up in 2013... Followed up with third place finishes in baseball and hoops at state tournament in 2015... Earned a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2013 when he did not make an error in 90 chances for state champs... Named All-State and All-League on the diamond in 2015... An All-League performer in basketball in 2013 and 2015, picking up All-Tournament Team honors at the state tournament in 2015... Played summer/high school ball with former Vanderbilt commit and Texas 2012 first round pick Collin Wiles, Luke Ritter (Wichita State), Bobby Wernes (Houston Astros), Zack Engelken (Nebraska), Blaise Gammon (Kansas State football), Nathan Reeder and Brandon Gomer (Evansville). ACADEMICS Kaiser is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Connor William Kaiser... Born 11/20/96 in Shawnee Mission, Kan... Son of Stan and Jana Kaiser... Has two brothers, Kyle and Brett... Dad played baseball at Fort Hays State, brother Kyle played baseball at Johnson Community College and Neosho Community College... Favorites include: Derek Jeter (player), Kansas City Royals (team), Step Brothers (movie), The Bloodlines (TV show), Will Ferrell (actor), Eric Church (musician), chocolate milk or peanut butter (late night snack)... If he was not an athlete he would still be involved in the game somehow... Names Bradley Cooper as the actor that would play him in a movie... Uses outgoing as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Ethan Paul and Matthew McGarry... Lists winning the baseball state championship in 2013 as his favorite athletic memory... Chose Vanderbilt because of the coaching staff, the University, baseball and my teammates. Ethan Paul Freshman - IF 5 10 180 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Bellevue, Wash. International School 12 10 QUOTING CORBIN Ethan came to our winter camp several years ago and we were immediately impressed with his defensive skills and his left-handed bat. I love his feet and his ability to attack the ball from all angles. His versatility will allow him to do many things on the field. He had a very impressive fall offensively as well. High School Named an All-American in 2014 and 2015 by Perfect Game... 2014 All Area Code Games Team... Lettered three years in high school on the baseball team and earned one letter from the basketball team... Named 4A All-State infielder in 2014 and 2015 by WSBCA... 2014 Newport High School Team MVP... Helped his team to League and District titles as a senior finishing as the state runner-up... Graduated high school with a 3.92 GPA... Played summer ball with Jacob Westerman (New Mexico), Trent Schulte (Gonzaga) and Rex Stephan (Washington). ACADEMICS Paul is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Ethan Gregory Paul... Born 8/27/96 in Seattle, Wash... Son of Lael and Greg Paul... Has one older brother, Mason... Nickname is EP... Favorites include: Robinson Cano (player), Seattle Mariners (team), Forrest Gump and Step Brothers (movies), Breaking Bad and House of Cards (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), steak and rice (meal), Florida Georgia Line (band), peanut butter and honey sandwich (late night snack)... Says he would be a sports psychologist if not an athlete... Names Leonardo DiCaprio as the actor that would play him in a movie... His oddest talent is being a skilled juggler... Uses passionate as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Connor Kaiser and Matthew McGarry... Lists playing for a baseball state championship last year as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt because he knew it would push me to be the best version of myself academically, athletically and personally. Matt McGarry Freshman - RHP 6 3 200 lbs. Portola Valley, Calif. Menlo-Atherton HS 38 QUOTING CORBIN We found Matt in our summer camp several years ago and were fortunate to secure him from California. This young man has a chance to have an electric arm. His arm works very well and his body has a chance to be very physical. Matt also has a very good feel of his secondary pitches. It s only a matter of time before things take shape for him. High School A two-way starter at first base and on the mound, lettered three years at Menlo-Atherton... Named an All-American by Perfect Game in 2014 and 2015... MaxPreps Second Team All-American in 2015, Top 100 High School Seniors... Tabbed the top prospect in the Alaska Collegiate Baseball Summer League pitching for Anchorage... Named First Team All-State in 2015 by Cal-Hi Sports California, First Team All-Metro by San Jose Mercury News and First team by Peninsula Daily News... Tagged as the 2015 Player of the Year in the Peninsula Athletic League and Menlo-Atherton Team MVP... Played in the 2014 Tournament of Stars and made 40-man roster for USA 18U National Team... Played in 2014 Area Code Games... Played summer ball with Jonathon Engelmann (Michigan). ACADEMICS McGarry is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Matthew George McGarry... Born 4/1/97 in San Francisco, Calif... Son of Brian McGarry and Lorraine McDonough... Has one brother, Griffin McGarry... Favorites include: Max Scherzer (player), Boston Red Sox (team), Gladiator (movie), Friday Night Lights (TV show), Matt Damon (actor), turkey, bacon and avocado sandwich on sourdough bread (meal), Foo Fighters (band)... Says he would be an astronaut if not an athlete... Tabs Paul Rudd as the actor to play him in a movie... Lists his oddest talent as taking three-hour naps... Uses driven as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Connor Kaiser and Ethan Paul... Chose Vanderbilt because it s the best of both baseball and academics. Patrick Raby Freshman - RHP 6 3 235 lbs. Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut HS 29 QUOTING CORBIN Rabes had a very nice fall for us as a freshman. He took control of his body and got stronger. The dividends are starting to pay off. Patrick started to impress halfway through the fall with his fastball command and his ability to throw quick innings. This could be a sign of the near future. High School A three-time All-American and a Perfect Game All-American in 2015... Lettered four years for powerhouse Knoxville Farragut helping the Admirals to four state tournaments, three state championship games and the 2014 state title... Three-time All-State pitcher and 2015 District Pitcher of the Year... Played high school ball with Kyle Serrano, Nick Senzel, Chase Chambers and Anthony El Chabani (Tennessee). ACADEMICS Raby is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Steven Patrick Raby... Born 5/22/97 in Louisville, Ky... Son of Steve and Patricia Raby... Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Angela Brown... Nickname is Spock or Rabes... Favorites include: Chipper Jones (player), Atlanta Braves (team), all the Fast & Furious movies (movies), Dexter, Friends (TV shows), Brad Pitt (actor), chicken and mac & cheese (meal), Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, J. Cole, Drake (musicians), peanut butter sandwich (late night snack)... Says he would be a coach if not an athlete... Names Nicholas Cage as the actor to play him in a movie... Uses goofy as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with AJ Franklin... Lists winning a state title as a junior as his most memorable athletic moment... Chose Vanderbilt for the academics, baseball team, championships and Coach Corbin. 46 Vanderbilt Baseball
Stephen Scott Freshman - OF 5 11 200 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons HS 19 QUOTING CORBIN We saw Stephen in one of our camps and we were immediately drawn towards his ability to swing the bat. He has a knack for finding the middle of the baseball with his barrel. His versatility defensively is also a positive as he can play the outfield positions and catch. High School Perfect Game All-American in 2015 starred in baseball and football at Cardinal Gibbons HS in Cary, N.C. lettering four years in baseball and three in football... Captained the football team as a senior in 2014... Won conference championships in football and baseball in 2012... Earned All-State honors in 2014, All-Metro in 2014-15 and All-Conference 2013-15... Played summer ball with the Midland Redskins... Played summer/high school ball with several Division I athletes: Stevie Mangrum (Virginia Tech), Zeke Pinkham (University of Louisville), Logan Harvey (Wake Forest), Jake Mueller (Wake Forest), Utah Jones (University of North Carolina), Cody Morris (South Carolina), Greyson Jenista (Wichita State), Cody Scroggins (Arkansas), Hayden Senger (Miami of Ohio), Carson Lydon (Virginia Tech Football). ACADEMICS Scott is undecided on a major. PERSONAL Stephen Garrett Scott... Born 5/23/97 in Raleigh, N.C... Son of Curtis and Dawnette Scott... Has one sister, Alex... Favorites include: Mike Trout (player), Boston Red Sox (team), Interstellar, Anchor Man, The Other Guys (movies), SportsCenter, Family Guy, Key and Peele (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), barbeque (meal), Jason Aldean (musician)... Says he would be a team manager if he was not an athlete... Names Mark Wahlberg as the actor that would play him in a movie... Uses hard-working as the word to describe himself... Roommates with Walker Grisanti... Lists winning back-to-back WWBA national championships with the EvoShield Canes as his most memorable athletic moments... Chose Vanderbilt because I loved all the coaches, atmosphere, facilities and Nashville. Plus, both of my parents attended Vanderbilt. Evan Steele Freshman - LHP 6 5 205 lbs. Bats/Throws: R/L Marietta, Ga. Marietta HS 45 QUOTING CORBIN Evan has a special arm and athletic physical skills. He reminds me in some ways of a taller Sam Selman. The ball really jumps out of his hand and gets on the hitter quick. His breaking ball also has a chance to be an above average pitch. This young man has a chance to be very good. High School Named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game in 2015... Lettered in four seasons at Marietta HS captaining 2014 and 2015 teams... Earned Region Pitcher of the Year in 2015 along with Team MVP... First Team All-Region in 2014... Played high school and/or summer ball with former Vanderbilt commit and St. Louis Cardinals 2014 second round pick Bryce Denton, Chandler Burrow (TCU), David Chabut (Kennesaw State), Nick Neidert (Seattle Mariners) and Jahmiah Jones (Los Angeles Angels). ACADEMICS Steele is undecided on a major. PERSONAL James Evan Steele... Born 11/14/96 in Atlanta. Ga... Son of Heather and Greg... Has one older sister, Anna, and one younger brother, Jack... Dad played football and wrestled at North Carolina State while mom ran track and swam in high school... Both siblings involved in high school sports... Nickname is Ev or Steeley... Favorites include: Madison Bumgarner (player), Atlanta Braves (team), Friday Night Lights, American Sniper (movies), How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory (TV shows), Jessica Alba (actress), mom s spaghetti (meal), rap and country (music), animal crackers (late night snack)... Says he would be a singer even though I can t sing if he was not an athlete... Lists Liam Hemsworth as the actor to play him in a movie... Says his oddest talent is the ability to wave his big toes... Uses altruistic as the one word to describe himself... Roommates with Donny Everett... Lists his most memorable athletic moment as striking out 13 in four innings... Chose Vanderbilt to achieve academic and athletic excellence, and learn from the greatest minds in college baseball. @VANDYBASEBALL 47
PLAYER CAREER STATS Joey Abraham - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 7.94 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 10 9 4 0 0 34.333 1 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 7.94 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 10 9 4 0 0 34.333 1 0 1 0 0 Ben Bowden - LHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2014 3.48 0-0 12 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 5 4 6 10 0 0 1 38.211 1 0 0 0 0 2015 2.89 6-1 26 0 0 0 2 37.1 32 13 12 14 49 1 2 1 164.232 1 5 0 3 4 TOTAL 3.02 6-1 38 0 0 0 2 47.2 40 18 16 20 59 1 2 2 208.227 2 5 0 3 4 Tyler Campbell - IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2013.313 12-2 16 3 5 1 0 0 0 6.375 2 0 2 0.389 0 0 0-0 6 8 2.875 2014.212 19-6 33 6 7 3 0 0 6 10.303 3 1 6 1.297 0 0 0-0 7 15 1.957 2015.229 63-61 210 23 48 4 1 2 26 60.286 14 8 46 4.297 4 11 6-11 92 140 3.987 TOTAL.232 94-69 259 32 60 8 1 2 32 76.293 19 9 54 5.302 4 11 6-11 105 163 6.978 Tristan Chari - C Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.500 6-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2.500 1 0 2 0.600 0 0 0-0 13 2 0 1.000 TOTAL.500 6-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2.500 1 0 2 0.600 0 0 0-0 13 2 0 1.000 Ro Coleman - OF/IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014.217 50-22 115 16 25 2 0 1 13 30.261 17 6 17 1.343 2 7 4-9 7 2 0 1.000 2015.295 66-53 241 52 71 15 3 1 26 95.394 34 10 44 4.402 1 3 5-10 4 0 0 1.000 TOTAL.270 116-75 356 68 96 17 3 2 39 125.351 51 16 61 5.383 3 10 9-19 11 2 0 1.000 Jason Delay - C Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014.246 47-38 114 26 28 9 0 0 13 37.325 17 7 32 0.374 1 4 1-1 296 65 2.994 2015.283 37-29 99 18 28 8 0 1 23 39.394 10 6 20 1.373 3 4 0-0 244 43 1.997 TOTAL.263 84-67 213 44 56 17 0 1 36 76.357 27 13 52 1.374 4 8 1-1 540 108 3.995 Karl Ellison - C Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014.192 35-20 73 8 14 0 1 0 9 16.219 13 5 18 2.352 0 4 0-2 170 16 1.995 2015.215 45-43 149 16 32 4 0 2 15 42.282 14 2 39 2.291 0 7 1-1 384 69 4.991 TOTAL.207 80-63 222 24 46 4 1 2 24 58.261 27 7 57 4.313 0 11 1-3 554 85 5.992 Tyler Green - IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.238 17-3 21 2 5 0 0 0 0 5.238 1 1 8 0.304 0 0 0-2 33 2 0 1.000 TOTAL.238 17-3 21 2 5 0 0 0 0 5.238 1 1 8 0.304 0 0 0-2 33 2 0 1.000 Ryan Johnson - LHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 3.02 5-1 15 5 0 0 0 53.2 50 22 18 12 31 6 1 2 220.244 0 1 2 1 1 TOTAL 3.02 5-1 15 5 0 0 0 53.2 50 22 18 12 31 6 1 2 220.244 0 1 2 1 1 Jeren Kendall - OF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.281 60-56 185 34 52 10 6 8 40 98.530 21 14 60 0.394 1 8 19-23 93 4 4.960 TOTAL.281 60-56 185 34 52 10 6 8 40 98.530 21 14 60 0.394 1 8 19-23 93 4 4.960 John Kilichowski - LHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2014 1.57 0-0 13 0 0 0 0 23.0 13 5 4 8 22 0 0 1 91.167 2 1 0 0 4 2015 2.84 3-4 17 10 0 0 2 66.2 51 24 21 15 64 14 2 4 268.219 2 9 1 4 7 TOTAL 2.51 3-4 30 10 0 0 2 89.2 64 29 25 23 86 14 2 5 359.206 4 10 1 4 11 48 Vanderbilt Baseball
PLAYER CAREER STATS Penn Murfee - IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.256 29-16 78 8 20 5 1 1 11 30.385 9 0 21 0.330 1 2 2-4 14 33 4.922 TOTAL.256 29-16 78 8 20 5 1 1 11 30.385 9 0 21 0.330 1 2 2-4 14 33 4.922 Bryan Reynolds - OF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014.338 72-71 281 53 95 24 2 4 54 135.480 23 6 49 6.395 4 5 14-20 174 8 2.989 2015.318 72-71 286 56 91 18 4 5 49 132.462 31 4 67 6.388 4 1 17-19 141 5 2.986 TOTAL.328 144-142 567 109 186 42 6 9 103 267.471 54 10 116 12.391 8 6 31-39 315 13 4.988 Nolan Rogers - OF/IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2014.203 57-39 148 20 30 6 0 0 14 36.243 14 10 35 3.310 2 4 3-5 58 4 2.969 2015.247 44-17 73 10 18 3 0 0 6 21.288 12 6 28 0.396 0 0 4-5 29 8 3.925 TOTAL.217 101-56 221 30 48 9 0 0 20 57.258 26 16 63 3.340 2 4 7-10 87 12 5.952 Matt Ruppenthal - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 2.70 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 3 3 9 10 1 0 1 46.152 0 3 0 0 1 TOTAL 2.70 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 3 3 9 10 1 0 1 46.152 0 3 0 0 1 Liam Sabino - IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.240 17-3 25 5 6 2 0 0 3 8.320 0 0 7 1.231 1 1 2-2 4 5 1.900 TOTAL.240 17-3 25 5 6 2 0 0 3 8.320 0 0 7 1.231 1 1 2-2 4 5 1.900 Jordan Sheffield - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 2.85 5-2 22 6 0 0 0 60.0 39 21 19 43 55 8 0 3 260.193 6 7 0 3 5 TOTAL 2.85 5-2 22 6 0 0 0 60.0 39 21 19 43 55 8 0 3 260.193 6 7 0 3 5 Kyle Smith - OF/IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2013.275 22-7 40 16 11 2 1 4 16 27.675 12 3 17 0.473 0 1 1-1 3 5 1.889 2014.154 25-7 39 7 6 2 0 0 5 8.205 3 0 15 0.205 2 0 0-0 28 0 2.933 2015.063 16-0 16 1 1 1 0 0 2 2.125 3 0 12 0.211 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000 TOTAL.189 63-14 95 24 18 5 1 4 23 37.389 18 3 44 0.331 2 1 2-2 32 5 3.925 Collin Snider Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 2.41 0-0 16 0 0 0 0 18.2 16 7 5 4 9 5 0 1 73.246 1 2 1 2 0 TOTAL 2.41 0-0 16 0 0 0 0 18.2 16 7 5 4 9 5 0 1 73.246 1 2 1 2 0 Brendan Spagnuolo - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.545 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.545 0 0 0 0 0 Hayden Stone - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2014 1.71 4-0 23 0 0 0 3 58.0 41 16 11 14 80 7 1 1 231.197 10 3 0 3 3 2015 9.64 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 5 5 4 6 2 0 0 24.263 1 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 2.30 5-2 26 1 0 0 3 62.2 46 21 16 18 86 9 1 1 255.203 11 4 0 3 3 Will Toffey - IF Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg bb hbp so gdp obp sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2015.294 71-67 255 45 75 20 0 4 49 107.420 34 5 65 5.380 6 1 8-12 42 106 7.955 TOTAL.294 71-67 255 45 75 20 0 4 49 107.420 34 5 65 5.380 6 1 8-12 42 106 7.955 Kyle Wright - RHP Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015 1.23 6-1 29 3 0 0 4 58.2 36 11 8 23 62 4 0 0 233.180 6 5 0 0 5 TOTAL 1.23 6-1 29 3 0 0 4 58.2 36 11 8 23 62 4 0 0 233.180 6 5 0 0 5 @VANDYBASEBALL 49
USA BASEBALL Vanderbilt & USA Baseball Since Coach Corbin s arrival in 2003, 14 Commodores have donned the Stars & Stripes with four players representing Vanderbilt on the Collegiate National Team in 2014 marking just the fifth time since 1980 a school had placed four players on the collegiate national team. Tim Corbin years at Vanderbilt: 2003-present USA National Team 2006 - Head Coach, 2000 - Assistant Coach Corbin guided the National Team to its then-best record ever as the team went 28-2-1 over the summer, culminating with a gold medal at the World University Championships in Havana, Cuba. In 2000, Southern Cal head coach Mike Gillespie served as head coach and chose Tim Corbin as an assistant for his staff. That group won a gold medal at the World Championships in the Netherlands. Pedro Alvarez years at Vanderbilt: 2006-08 USA National Team 2006-07 Led USA National Team for second straight year with a.315 batting average, seven homers and 30 RBI in 2007. As a freshman in 2006, he showed no-ill effects with the wood bat and led the all-star contingent with a.379 batting average to go along with five homers, 12 doubles and 43 RBI. Tyler Beede years at Vanderbilt: 2012-14 USA National Team 2013 Beede became the seventh Commodore pitcher to wear the Red, White & Blue pitching in five games, three starts, going 1-1. Pedro Alvarez Walker Buehler years at Vanderbilt: 2013-15 USA National Team 2014 Buehler joined Team USA in Cuba and made one appearance for the Red, White & Blue giving up one unearned run over 6.1 innings with three strikeouts. Jason Esposito years at Vanderbilt: 2009-11 USA National Team 2010 Was a late addition to the 2010 squad but started 12 of the 14 games he played in hitting.273 with three extra-base hits and six RBI for silver-medal winning team at FISU World University Baseball Championships in Japan. Walker Buehler Tyler Beede Ryan Flaherty Ryan Flaherty years at Vanderbilt: 2006-08 USA National Team 2007 Started predominantly at second base on the team that won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Batted.270 with two homers, seven doubles and 14 RBI in 34 games (30 starts). Carson Fulmer years at Vanderbilt: 2013-15 USA National Team 2014 Right-hander pitched in five games, four starts, going 3-1 with a 0.73 ERA combining on two of the team s nine shutouts. He punched out 19 over 24.2 innings and allowed only 11 hits (.141 BAA). Named the No. 2 overall prospect on Team USA. Carson Fulmer Sonny Gray years at Vanderbilt: 2009-11 USA National Team 2009-10 Third Vandy pitcher in five years to be tabbed Summer Player of the Year joining David Price and Mike Minor after going 3-0 with a 0.38 ERA in five games, four starts. In 2009, he went 3-1 with a 0.75 ERA in eight appearances. Struck out 27 in 24 innings while opponents hit only.139 off him. Sonny Gray Warner Jones years at Vanderbilt: 2003-05 Invited to USA National Team Tryouts in 2004 Matt Kata years at Vanderbilt: 1997-99 USA Junior National Team 1996 Mike Minor years at Vanderbilt: 2007-09 USA National Team 2007-08 Named Summer Player of the Year in 2008 after leading team to 24-0 record. Went 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA with 37 K s in 36 innings. Went 5-2 with 1.64 ERA and developed into team ace by the end of the summer. Struck out 37 with just four walks in 33.0 innings. Mike Minor Ryan Mullins years at Vanderbilt: 2003-05 USA National Team 2004 Mullins was one of five pitchers who combined to throw the first no-hitter in USA Baseball recorded history (since 1984) as the USA National Baseball Team defeated Canada, 9-0, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park June 24, 2004. Mullins pitched 2.1 innings. David Price years at Vanderbilt: 2005-07 USA National Team 2005-06 Price was the ace of the 2006 USA Baseball National Team s Gold Medal Winning squad. Finished 5-1 with a 0.20 ERA in eight starts with 61 strikeouts and only seven walks win 44.0 innings. Price was named a Summer All-American by Baseball America after a solid summer for Team USA in 2005. He went 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five games with 39 strikeouts and 13 walks in 28.2 innings. David Price 50 Vanderbilt Baseball
USA BASEBALL 2006 USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TEAM 28-2-1 (.919 Win Percentage) 06 National Team became the first USA contingent to ever win a tournament on Cuban soil. David Price led the pitching staff (5-1, 0.20 ERA), while Pedro Alvarez (.379, 5 HR, 43 RBI) was the top hitter. Team hit.300, while pitching staff sported 1.24 ERA and 10 shutouts. Tim Corbin has been a part of two of the most successful National Teams in USA Baseball history in 2000 and 2006. DORES & STRIPES Vanderbilt has placed multiple players on Team USA s collegiate national team three times with four players in 2014 (Buehler, Fulmer, Swanson & Reynolds). In 2006 and 2007, three Dores suited up for Team USA with Alvarez, Price & Weathers in 2006 and Alvarez, Flaherty & Minor in 2007. Head Coach Tim Corbin led the 2006 squad that featured three Commodores. Mark Prior years at Vanderbilt: 1999 USA National Team 1999-00 Bryan Reynolds years at Vanderbilt: 2014-present USA National Team 2014 After a stellar freshman season at VU, Reynolds hit.426 with three doubles and seven runs scored in 18 games, starting 16. He held down first base and multiple outfield positions for Team USA while driving in 14 runs. Dansby Swanson years at Vanderbilt: 2013-15 USA National Team 2014 Swanson manned second base for Team USA and was one of the leading hitters on the team with a.288 average in 18 games, 17 starts. He added five doubles and 14 runs while stealing three bases as the team s primary leadoff hitter. Tabbed the top position prospect on the team. Casey Weathers years at Vanderbilt: 2006-07 USA National Team 2006 Weathers was a late addition to the squad after dominating in the Alaska Summer League where he was named closer of the year. He finished his USA stint with an appearance in the gold medal game against Chinese Taipei. He pitched a total of nine innings in seven games and notched 17 strikeouts. Bryan Reynolds Dansby Swanson Casey Weathers @VANDYBASEBALL 51