2024 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

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2024 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
D1Baseball.comNo. 13
Record27–10 (8–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Brown
  • Mike Baxter
  • Tyler Shewmaker
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee x‍†‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 46 – 10   .821
No. 2 Kentucky x‍†‍‍ 22 – 8   .733 39 – 12   .765
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 39 – 14   .736
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 35 – 20   .636
Florida ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 28 – 26   .519
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 21   .611
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 32   .418
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 43 – 12   .782
No. 4 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 44 – 11   .800
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 36 – 19   .655
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 21   .611
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 36 – 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 28   .491
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 27 – 26   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field.

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

In 2023, the Commodores finished 42–20, 19–11 in the SEC to finish second place in the Eastern Division. They would go on to win the 2023 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament, beating Texas A&M to win the conference. They played in the Nashville Regional of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, being knocked out of the tournament by Xavier.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 17 – Ryan Ginther – Junior
  • 20 – Carter Holton – Junior
  • 22 – JD Thompson – Sophomore
  • 30 – Ethan Robinson – Freshman
  • 31 – Duke Ekstrom – Freshman
  • 33 – Luke Guth – Freshman
  • 34 – Brennan Seiber – Freshman
  • 35 – Nik Copenhaver – Freshman
  • 36 – Levi Huesman – Sophomore
  • 37 – Jacob Schulz – Freshman
  • 38 – David Horn Jr. – Sophomore
  • 40 – Sam Hliboki – Fifth Year
  • 55 – Colton Regen – Junior
  • 66 – Deegan Cordova – Freshman
  • 77 – Alex Kranzler – Freshman
  • 80 – Andrew Dutkyanch IV – Sophomore
  • 88 – Sawyer Hawks – Junior
  • 89 – Ethan McElvain – Freshman
  • 90 – Miller Green – Freshman
  • 95 – Devin Futrell – Junior
  • 96 – Nate Teague – Freshman
  • 97 – Bryce Cunningham – Junior
  • 98 – Greysen Carter – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 5 – Logan Poteet – Sophomore
  • 16 – Jack Bulger – Senior
  • 44 – Colin Barczi – Freshman
  • 45 – Alan Espinal – Senior

Infielders

  • 6 – Matt Wolfe – Sophomore
  • 8 – Chris Maldonado – Sophomore
  • 9 – Ray Velasquez – Sophomore
  • 11 – Davis Diaz – Junior
  • 13 – Jonathan Vastine – Junior
  • 25 – Matt Ossenfort – Freshman
  • 26 – Braden Holcomb – Freshman
  • 28 – Camden Kozeal – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 18 – JD Rogers – Junior
  • 19 – Troy LaNeve – Fifth Year
  • 21 – Calvin Hewett – Senior
  • 23 – Devan Kodali – Sophomore
  • 32 – Cooper Holbrook – Sophomore

Utility players

  • 1 – Matthew Polk – Junior
  • 2 – RJ Hamilton – Freshman
  • 10 – Jacob Humphrey – Junior
  • 27 – Kaito Muto – Freshman
  • 42 – RJ Austin – Sophomore
  

Coaching staff[edit]

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores coaching staff[2]
Name Position
Tim Corbin Head Coach
Scott Brown Associate Head Coach
Mike Baxter Assistant Coach
Tyler Shewmaker Assistant Coach

Schedule and results[edit]

2023 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Game Log (26–10)
Regular Season (26–10)
April (3–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 Western Kentucky* No. 7 Hawkins Field Canceled
April 4 at No. 18 LSU No. 7 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA		 L 6–10 Holman (6–1) Carter (2–1) Herring (3) SECN+ 10,778 23–7 6–4
April 5 at No. 18 LSU No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 8—6 McElvain (1–1) Ackenhausen (2–4) None SECN+ 12,315 24–7 7–4
April 6 at No. 18 LSU No. 7 Alex Box Stadium W 13–38 Holton (5–0) Coleman (2–1) None SECN+ 12,076 25–7 8–4
April 9 Middle Tennessee State* No. 6 Hawkins Field W 14–17 Guth (1–0) Sato (0–2) None SECN+ 3,271 26–7 –
April 12 at No. 3 Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX		 L 0–157 Prager (7–0) Cunningham (4–2) None SECN+ 7,351 26–8 8–5
April 13 at No. 3 Texas A&M No. 6 Hawkins Field L 0–9 Jones (3–1) Holton (5–1) None SECN 8,075 26–9 8–6
April 14 at No. 3 Texas A&M No. 6 Hawkins Field L 6–12 Cortez (5–1) McElvain (1–2) Aschenbeck (5) SECN+ 7,063 26–10 8–7
April 16 at Lipscomb* Dugan Field
Nashville, TN		 W 15–47 Seiber (2–0) Harmon (2–2) None ESPN+ 1,547 27–10 –
April 18 Florida Hawkins Field ESPNU
April 19 Florida Hawkins Field ESPN2
April 20 Florida Hawkins Field SECN+
April 23 UT Martin* Hawkins Field SECN+ –
April 26 Mississippi State Hawkins Field SECN+
April 27 Mississippi State Hawkins Field SECN+
April 28 Mississippi State Hawkins Field SECN+
April 30 Tennessee Tech* Hawkins Field SECN+ –

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  Vanderbilt win •  L  Vanderbilt loss •  Postponement or cancellation  • Bold denotes Vanderbilt player

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 13–17 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–5 0–2
ARK 20–10 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 8–22 2–1 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 2–8 0–4
FLA 13–17 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E5 4–6 0–1
UGA 17–13 3–0 . . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–5 3–1
KEN 22–8 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 KEN E2 8–2 4–0
LSU 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W5 4–6 1–2
MSU 17–13 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 6–4 1–0
MIZZ 9–21 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–9 1–3
MISS 11–19 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W6 4–6 0–3
SCAR 13–17 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 SCAR E6 4–6 1–2
TENN 22–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 TENN E1 9–1 3–0
TAMU 19–11 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 7–3 2–0
VAN 13–17 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E4 4–6 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]66*141010396612
Baseball America[4]77998276513
NCBWA†[5]710131210496613
D1Baseball[6]66999377613
Perfect Game[7]671198388612

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Baseball Roster". vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  6. ^ D1 Baseball
  7. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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