usa baseball Vanderbilt and USA Baseball
Over the last decade Vanderbilt has been extremely well represented on various USA Baseball Teams. At least one Commodore has donned the Stars and Stripes during the summer six of the past seven years and since 1997, 11 Vanderbilt players have played for Team USA. 2006 USA BASEBALL 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.
• 28-2-1 (.919 Win Percentage)
Pedro Alvarez (Years at Vanderbilt: 2006-08)
• ‘06 National Team became the first USA contingent to ever win a tournament on Cuban soil.
Jason Esposito (Years at Vanderbilt: 2009-present)
• David Price led the pitching staff (5-1, 0.20 ERA), while Pedro Alvarez (.379, 5 HR, 43 RBI) was the top hitter.
Ryan Flaherty (Years at Vanderbilt: 2006-08)
• Team hit .300, while pitching staff sported 1.24 ERA and 10 shutouts.
USA National Team (Summer, 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. USA National Team (Summer, 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. USA National Team (Summer, 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).
Sonny Gray (Years at Vanderbilt: 2009-present)
USA National Team (Summer, 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.
Warner Jones (Years at Vanderbilt: 2003-2005) Invited to USA National Team Tryouts (2004)
Matt Kata (Years at Vanderbilt: 1997-99) USA Junior National Team (1996)
Sonny Gray
Mike Minor (Years at Vanderbilt: 2007-09)
USA National Team (Summer, 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 summerStruck out 37 with just four walks in 33.0 innings.
Ryan Mullins (Years at Vanderbilt: 2003-2005)
USA National Team (Summer, 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 (Summer, 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.
Mark Prior (Years at Vanderbilt: 1999) USA National Team (1999-00)
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Casey Weathers (Years at Vanderbilt: 2006-07)
USA National Team (Summer, 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.
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