2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played at Hawkins Field in Nashville, TN.

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
2008 record41-22 (15-14 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHawkins Field
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia x‍†‍‍y 20–9 .690  45–25 .643
Florida ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  34–24 .586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  44–19 .698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 15–14 .517  41–22 .651
South Carolina ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  40–23 .635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  27–29 .482
Western
No. 6 LSU x‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .621  49–19 .721
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  35–28 .556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  39–26 .600
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14–15 .483  34–24 .586
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  28–28 .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  23–33 .411
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. The previous season, Corbin's team posted a 54-13 record and won the SEC regular season crown and the SEC tournament. They also hosted a regional for the first time in school history, eventually falling to Michigan in an extra-innings heartbreaker.

Roster

Coaches
Name Title First Season at VU Alma Mater
Tim Corbin[2] Head Coach 2003 Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)
Erik Bakich[3] Assistant Coach 2003 East Carolina University (2000)
Derek Johnson[4] Assistant Coach 2002 Eastern Illinois University (1994)
Blake Allen[5] Volunteer Assistant Coach 2005 Blackburn College (2001)
Mike Calitri[6] Director of Baseball Operations 2006 Clemson University (2004)

Players
Number Player Position Bats/Throws
1 David Macias OF S/R
2 Jason Cunningham LHP L/L
3 Dominic de la Osa OF R/R
5 Andrew Giobbi C R/R
6 Brian Harris INF R/R
7 Parker Hanks OF R/R
8 Alex Feinberg INF R/R
9 Curt Casali C R/R
11 Nick Christiani RHP R/R
12 Mike Minor LHP L/L
15 Richie Goodenow LHP L/L
17 Shea Robin C R/R
18 Sean Bierman LHP L/L
19 Ben Blanton LHP L/L
20 Kellen St. Luce LHP L/L
21 Brett Jacobson RHP R/R
22 Ryan Flaherty INF L/R
24 Pedro Alvarez INF L/R
25 Steven Liddle OF L/L
26 Jordan Wormsley OF L/L
27 Caleb Cotham RHP R/R
28 Brad French INF R/R
31 Russell Brewer INF/RHP R/R
32 Gabe Ortiz INF R/R
33 Drew Hayes RHP R/R
34 Taylor Hill RHP R/R
36 Aaron Westlake INF L/R
39 Jared Cohen RHP/OF R/R
40 Johnathan White OF L/L
42 Chase Reid RHP L/R
43 Steven Schwartz RHP L/R
44 Mark Lamm RHP R/R
45 Drew Fann C R/R
46 Adam Cronk INF R/R
51 Alex Hilliard OF R/R
55 Joey Manning OF R/R

Schedule
2008 Game Log
Regular Season
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC
1February 22vs. #11 Oregon StatePackard Stadium8-1Minor (1-0)Stutes, M. (0-1)Cotham (1)?1-0
2February 23@ #1 Arizona StatePackard Stadium18-6Leake (1-0)Jacobson (0-1)33001-1
3February 24vs. Miami (OH)Packard Stadium4-3Reid (1-0)Oberschlake (0-1)?2-1
4February 27EvansvilleHawkins Field4-3Brewer (1-0)McCarthy (0-1)2243-1
5February 29KansasHawkins Field7-1Minor (2-0)Czyz (0-2)7004-1
6March 1IowaHawkins Field6-3Jacobs (1-1)Jacobson (0-2)Mossey (1)12004-2
7March 2XavierHawkins Field17-3Christiani (1-0)Rosenbaum (0-2)15215-2
8March 4LouisvilleHawkins Field17-6Cotham (1-0)Belanger (0-1)1226-2
9March 6Illinois-ChicagoHawkins Field2-1Kohlstaedt (2-1)Minor (2-1)3416-3
10March 7Illinois-ChicagoHawkins Field5-4Reid (2-0)Worthington (0-1)1217-3
--March 8Illinois-ChicagoHawkins FieldCanceled (snow)
11March 9Illinois-ChicagoHawkins Field9-3Schwartz (1-0)Kool (1-2)5248-3
12March 11Western CarolinaHawkins Field5-3Cotham (2-0)Saberhagen (0-2)Brewer (1)3249-3
13March 12Western CarolinaHawkins Field11-4Hill (1-0)Sexton (0-2)Jacobson (1)75210-3
14March 14#6 South CarolinaHawkins Field4-3 (13)Brewer (2-0)Todd (0-1)186311-31-0
15March 15#6 South CarolinaHawkins Field16-7Atwood (1-0)Christiani (1-1)47611-41-1
16March 16#6 South CarolinaHawkins Field10-4Cotham (3-0)Cooper (2-2)202712-42-1
17March 19LipscombHawkins Field12-4Goodenow (1-0)Bowling (0-1)34113-4
18March 21@ AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium2-1Minor (3-1)Hyatt (2-2)428114-43-1
19March 22@ AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium9-7Graham (2-1)Cotham (3-1)Copeland (2)431014-53-2
20March 23@ AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium10-3Phares (1-1)Hill (1-1)399914-63-3
21March 25BelmontHawkins Field7-3Jacobson (1-2)Woods (0-1)Hayes (1)67915-6
22March 26MTSUHawkins Field12-10 (12)Hill (2-1)Coley (0-1)234216-6
--March 28ArkansasHawkins FieldPostponed (rain)
--March 29ArkansasHawkins FieldSuspended (curfew)
23March 30ArkansasHawkins Field6-5 (12)Hill (3-1)Richards (1-2)132017-64-3
24March 30ArkansasHawkins Field6-2 (7)Cotham (4-1)Korbal (0-4)152118-65-3
--March 30ArkansasHawkins FieldCanceled (rain)
25April 1Southeast MissouriHawkins Field12-8Renfrow (2-1)Hill (3-2)Kemper (3)21318-7
26April 2@ MTSUReese Smith Field6-5Christiani (2-1)Smalley (1-1)Brewer (2)126419-7
--April 4@ #23 Ole MissSwayze FieldPostponed (rain)
27April 5@ #23 Ole MissSwayze Field7-6Bittle (2-1)Minor (3-2)?19-85-4
28April 5@ #23 Ole MissSwayze Field8-0Pomeranz (2-1)Cotham (4-2)450619-95-5
29April 6@ #23 Ole MissSwayze Field11-6Satterwhite (3-1)Jacobson (1-3)459119-105-6
30April 8Western KentuckyHawkins Field5-1Christiani (3-1)Davis (1-5)Hayes (2)78120-10
31April 9Austin PeayHawkins Field8-1Reid (3-0)Lykins (0-2)67421-10
32April 11@ Mississippi St.Dudy Noble Field15-8Minor (4-2)Busby (0-3)208722-106-6
33April 12@ Mississippi St.Dudy Noble Field16-0Cotham (5-2)Bowen (2-4)204423-107-6
34April 13@ Mississippi St.Dudy Noble Field4-3Christiani (4-1)Lalor (1-3)Brewer (3)118524-108-6
35April 15@ LipscombKen Dugan Field8-1Hill (4-2)Piennette (1-2)11722510
36April 16@ Western KentuckyNick Denes Field5-1Lamm (1-0)Hightower (3-3)105626-10
--April 18AuburnHawkins FieldSuspended (rain)
37April 19AuburnHawkins Field6-3Dayton (5-1)Minor (4-3)Woodall (9)171926-118-7
38April 19AuburnHawkins Field8-2Cotham (6-2)Luckie (4-4)132127-119-7
39April 20AuburnHawkins Field9-5Christiani (5-1)Hendrix (1-1)Brewer (4)242728-1110-7
40April 22@ Austin PeayAustin C. Hand Park9-8Hayes (1-0)Hughes (0-2)Brewer (5)65529-11
41April 23@ BelmontGreer Stadium10-7Schwartz (2-0)Kelley (1-4)Jacobson (2)74330-11
42April 25#21 KentuckyHawkins Field3-2Brewer (3-0)Rusin (4-2)254531-1111-7
43April 26#21 KentuckyHawkins Field6-2Lovett (3-1)Cotham (6-3)Albers (1)294531-1211-8
44April 27#21 KentuckyHawkins Field3-1Dombrowsk (5-0)Christiani (5-2)Albers (2)212731-1311-9
45May 2@ TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium8-5Minor (5-3)Hernandez (1-4)Jacobson (3)217632-1312-9
46May 3@ TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium9-2Cotham (7-3)Morgado (5-3)157133-1313-9
47May 4@ TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium10-8Reid (4-0)Wiltz (3-2)Jacobson (4)250134-1314-9
48May 6vs. MemphisPringles Park8-0Hayes (2-0)Martin (4-3)92335-13
49May 7Tennessee TechHawkins Field7-2Hill (5-2)Liberatore (1-1)174336-13
50May 9#9 GeorgiaHawkins Field13-7Brewer (4-0)Holder (7-3)320037-1315-9
51May 10#9 GeorgiaHawkins Field4-2 (10)Weaver (4-1)Brewer (4-1)Fields (14)328437-1415-10
52May 11#9 GeorgiaHawkins Field12-10Moreau (3-2)Christiani (5-3)Fields (15)175837-1515-11
53May 15@ FloridaMcKethan Stadium8-6Edmondson (4-3)Brewer (4-2)265637-1615-12
54May 16@ FloridaMcKethan Stadium5-4Locke (5-2)Cotham (7-4)Keating (1)286337-1715-13
55May 17@ FloridaMcKethan Stadium13-12 (11)Mullaney (3-4)Jacobson (1-4)287737-1815-14
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
56May 21vs. FloridaRegions Field7-3Minor (6-3)Keating (8-1)Brewer (6)602738-18
57May 22vs. #13 LSURegions Field8-2Martin (5-3)Cotham (7-5)?38-19
58May 23vs. #23 South CarolinaRegions Field7-5Christiani (6-3)Cooper (5-6)Brewer (7)?39-19
59May 24vs. Ole MissRegions Field7-4Jacobson (2-4)McKean (4-1)Brewer (8)?40-19
60May 24vs. Ole MissRegions Field8-7Morgan (4-0)Hayes (2-1)364840-20
NCAA Regionals
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
61May 30OklahomaPackard Stadium8-5Doyle (9-4)Cotham (7-6)Anderson (2)155140-21
62May 31Stony BrookPackard Stadium9-4Minor (7-3)Novakowski (7-5)110141-21
63June 1OklahomaPackard Stadium11-10Rocha (4-3)Brewer (4-3)115441-22

Links in the first column are to game recaps on VUcommodores.com. Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played.

Rankings
Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)[7] 6[8] -- 11 12 8 13 8 17 14 13 17 14 13 21 22 -- -- N/R
Baseball America (Top 25) 3[9] 7[10] 7[11] 6[12] 5[13] 9[14] 8[15] 19[16] 17[17] 17[18] 22[19] 18[20] 19[21] N/R[22] N/R[23] N/R[24] N/R[25] N/R[26]
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 11[27] 9[28] 10[29] 12 [30] 9[31] 14[32] 13[33] 23[34] 22[35] 20[36] 20[37] 16[38] 17[39] N/R[40] 24[41] 27[42] 27[43] 27[44]
NCBWA (Top 30) 8[45] 7[46] 10[47] 9[48] 6[49] 11[50] 6[51] 13[52] 11[53] 10[54] 13[55] 11[56] 13[57] 21[58] 21[59] 25 [60] 25 [61] 25 [62]
Rivals.com (Top 25)[63] 7 5 5 4 4 9 9 17 18 18 22 18 19 N/R N/R -- -- N/R

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. Tim Corbin Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  3. Erik Bakich Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  4. Derek Johnson Bio @ VUCommdores.com
  5. Blake Allen Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  6. Mike Calitri Bio @ VUCommodores.com
  7. USA TODAY/ESPN baseball coaches' poll
  8. USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll
  9. Baseball America's Preseason College Top 25
  10. Baseball America's Feb. 25 College Top 25
  11. Baseball America's Mar. 3 College Top 25
  12. Baseball America's Mar. 10 College Top 25
  13. Baseball America's Mar. 17 College Top 25
  14. Baseball America's Mar. 24 College Top 25
  15. Baseball America's Mar. 31 College Top 25
  16. Baseball America's Apr. 7 College Top 25
  17. Baseball America's Apr. 14 College Top 25
  18. Baseball America's Apr. 21 College Top 25
  19. Baseball America's Apr. 28 College Top 25
  20. Baseball America's May 5 College Top 25
  21. Baseball America's May 12 College Top 25
  22. Baseball America's May 19 College Top 25
  23. Baseball America's May 26 College Top 25
  24. Baseball America's Jun. 3 College Top 25
  25. Baseball America's Jun. 10 College Top 25
  26. Baseball America's Jun. 30 College Top 25
  27. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
  28. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Feb. 25 Poll
  29. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 3 Poll
  30. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 10 Poll
  31. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 17 Poll
  32. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 24 Poll
  33. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 31 Poll
  34. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 7 Poll
  35. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 14 Poll
  36. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 21 Poll
  37. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 28 Poll
  38. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 5 Poll
  39. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 12 Poll
  40. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 19 Poll
  41. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 26 Poll
  42. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 3 Poll
  43. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 10 Poll
  44. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 27 Poll
  45. 2008 Preseason NCBWA POLL
  46. Feb. 25 NCBWA POLL
  47. Mar. 3 NCBWA POLL
  48. Mar. 10 NCBWA POLL
  49. Mar. 17 NCBWA POLL
  50. Mar. 24 NCBWA POLL
  51. Mar. 31 NCBWA POLL
  52. Apr. 7 NCBWA POLL
  53. Apr. 14 NCBWA POLL
  54. Apr. 21 NCBWA POLL
  55. Apr. 28 NCBWA POLL
  56. May 5 NCBWA POLL
  57. May 12 NCBWA POLL
  58. May 19 NCBWA POLL
  59. May 26 NCBWA POLL
  60. Jun. 3 NCBWA POLL
  61. Jun. 10 NCBWA POLL
  62. Jun. 25 NCBWA POLL
  63. Rivals.com Top 25
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