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History
Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,794 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodores Stadium (Capacity): . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Hawkins Field (3,700) Dimensions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . LF-310; CF-400; RF-330; Alleys-375 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1873 Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeastern (SEC) Chancellor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas S. Zeppos Vice Chancellor- Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Williams, II Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucius Outlaw Associate Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Colon Department Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-322-4727 Ticket Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-322-3544
All-Time Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1892-1569-32 (111 years) All-Time Conference Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 502-815-9 (62 years) Conference Tournament Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980, 2007 NCAA Tournament Appearances . 8 (1973-74, 1980, 2004, 2006-09) NCAA Tournament Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 NCAA Tournament Super Regional Appearances . . . . . . . 1 (2004) College World Series Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None
Media Information Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PO Box 120158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, TN 37212 Overnight Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2601 Jess Neely Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, TN 37212 Director of External Relations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Williamson Baseball Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas V. Samuel Samuel’s Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-343-0020 Samuel’s Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-512-6303 Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thomas.samuel@vanderbilt.edu Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.vucommodores.com SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-343-7064 Press Box Phone: (Main Line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-320-0436
Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Corbin (Ohio Wesleyan, 1984) Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382-295 (.564/13 years) Record at Vanderbilt: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276-157 (.637/7 years) NCAA Appearances: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2006-09 Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-322-3716 Best Time to Call: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mornings Assistant Coaches: . . . . . . Derek Johnson (Eastern Illinois, 1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josh Holliday (Oklahoma State, 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Day (Connecticut, 2007)- Volunteer Office Assistant: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graham Manning Baseball Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Harris Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Ham (Illinois, 2005) Managers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Levitt and Tyler Pirtle Video Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Schnabel
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Team Information 2008 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 22-11 Away: 10-14 Neutral: 5-2 Southeastern Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home: 6-9 Away: 6-8 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th East/8th Overall Postseason Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Louisville Regional Finals Final Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/R Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21/9 Position Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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The Vanderbilt Baseball Media Guide is a production of the Vanderbilt Athletic Communications Office. Edited by Travis Neil Young and Thomas V Samuel Jr. Inside graphics help by Ryan C. Schulz. Special History Feature by Bill Traughber. Photography John Russell, Steve Green, Daniel Dubois, Jimmy Jones, Paul Levy, Chuck Dunlap, Carol Hamlett and many unidentified photographers. Printing: Franklin Graphics, Inc. - Nashville, Tenn. Josh Ambrose Wolfestone - Nashville, Tenn. Cover Designs by David Lowry, Grafix University Section by Vanderbilt Creative Services Front Cover: Brian Harris, Andrew Giobbi and Russell Brewer. Back Cover: 2009 Freshmen All-Americans Aaron Westlake, Sonny Gray and Riley Reynolds.
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