The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field. Coach Tim Corbin led the Commodores in his 19th season with the program, reaching the 2021 College World Series finals, finishing as the national runner-up to No. 11 Mississippi State.

Previous season

The Commodores finished 13–5 overall, and 0–0 in the conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores roster Pitchers 22 - Jack Leiter – Sophomore 27 - Ethan Smith – Junior 28 - Ryan Stefiuk – Freshman 29 - Nick Maldonado – Sophomore 30 - Nelson Berkwich – Freshman 31 - Miles Garrett – Freshman 32 - Hugh Fisher – Senior 33 - Hunter Owen – Freshman 35 - Chris McElvain – Sophomore 40 - Sam Hliboki – Sophomore 42 - Christian Little – Freshman 43 - Michael Doolin – Sophomore 44 - Donye Evans – Freshman 46 - Gage Bradley – Freshman 49 - Ryan Keenan – Sophomore 50 - Luke Murphy – Junior 66 - Thomas Schultz – Sophomore 77 - Brett Hansen – Freshman 80 - Kumar Rocker – Junior 88 - Patrick Reilly – Freshman Catchers 5 - CJ Rodriguez – Sophomore 45 - Alan Espinal – Freshman 55 - Maxwell Romero Jr. – Sophomore

Infielders 2 - Javier Vaz – Junior 9 - Carter Young – Sophomore 20 - Jack O'Dowd – Freshman 25 - Park Noland – Sophomore 39 - Gavin Casas – Freshman 99 - Jayson Gonzalez – Senior Outfielders 3 - Cooper Davis – Senior 8 - Isaiah Thomas – Junior 11 - Matt Hogan – Junior 19 - Troy LaNeve – Freshman 21 - Calvin Hewett – Freshman 51 - Enrique Bradfield – Freshman

Utility 10 - T.J. McKenzie – Sophomore 12 - Dominic Keegan – Junior 16 - Jack Bulger – Freshman 17 - C.J. Pittaro – Freshman 18 - Will Duff – Sophomore 34 - Spencer Jones – Sophomore 

Coaching staff 2021 vanderbilt commodores coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVanderbilt Alma mater Tim Corbin Head coach 19 Ohio Wesleyan (1984) Scott Brown Associate head coach 9 Cortland (1999) Mike Baxter Assistant Coach 4 Vanderbilt (2006) David Macias Volunteer Coach 4 Vanderbilt (2008)

Schedule and results Legend Vanderbilt win Vanderbilt loss PostponementBoldVanderbilt team member

2021 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (49–18) Regular season (39–13) February (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFebruary 22 Wright State* No. 4 Hawkins FieldNashville, Tennessee W 14–1 Rocker (1–0) Schrand (0–1) McElvain (1) SECN+ 178 1–0 —February 22 Wright State* No. 4 Hawkins Field W 1–0 Leiter (1–0) Brehmer (0–1) Smith (1) SECN+ 178 2–0 —February 24 * No. 3 Hawkins Field W 12–1 Little (1–0) Peter (0–1) — SECN+ 140 3–0 —February 26 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field L 2–4 Watson (1–0) Schultz (0–1) Treadway (1) SECN+ 149 3–1 —February 27 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 5–4 Garrett (1–0) Sweatt (0–1) Murphy (1) SECN+ 164 4–1 —February 28 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 12–2 Rocker (2–0) Matela (0–2) — SECN+ 163 5–1 —February 28 Georgia State* No. 3 Hawkins Field W 17–6 Leiter (2–0) Treadway (0–1) — SECN+ 163 6–1 — March (14–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 5 * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 15–0 Schultz (1–1) Shears (0–2) — SECN+ 350 7–1 — March 6 UIC* No. 2 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Rocker (3–0) Key (0–1) Murphy (2) SECN+ 474 8–1 — March 7 UIC* No. 2 Hawkins Field W 4–2 Leiter (3–0) O'Reilly (0–1) Smith (2) SECN+ 464 9–1 — March 9 * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 10–4 Reilly (1–0) Stinnett (2–2) — SECN+ 399 10–1 — March 12 at No. 13 Oklahoma State* No. 2 O'Brate Stadium W 5–0 Rocker (4–0) Parker (3–1) — ESPN+ 3,480 11–1 — March 13 at No. 13 Oklahoma State* No. 2 O'Brate Stadium W 18–4 Leiter (4–0) Wrobleski (1–1) — B12N 3,480 12–1 — March 14 at No. 13 Oklahoma State* No. 2 O'Brate Stadium L 6–10 Osmond (2–0) Schultz (1–2) — ESPN+ 3,296 12–2 — March 16 vs. * No. 2 First Horizon Park W 4–1 Little (2–0) Borders (0–1) Maldonado (1) SECN+ 456 13–2 — March 19 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Rocker (5–0) Farr (2–1) Murphy (3) SECN 527 14–2 1–0 March 20 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field W 5–0 Leiter (5–0) Brannon (1–2) — SECN 496 15–2 2–0 March 21 No. 16 South Carolina No. 2 Hawkins Field L 5–6 Kerry (2–0) Maldonado (0–1) — SECN 496 15–3 2–1 March 23 * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 11–3 Reilly (2–0) Thompson (0–2) — SECN+ 47416–3 — March 25 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium W 10–2 Rocker (6–0) Miles (1–4) Hliboki (1) SECN 60017–33–1 March 26 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium W 11–3 Leiter (6–0) Halvorsen (2–1) — SECN 600 18–3 4–1 March 27 at Missouri No. 1 Taylor Stadium W 3-1 Schultz (2–2) Ash (1–1) Murphy (4) SECN 600 19–3 5–1 March 30 * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 12–5 Reilly (3–0) Adams (0–2) - SECN+ 610 20–3 — April (12–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field W 13–1 Rocker (7–0) Marceaux (2–3) Hliboki (2) SECN+ 4,619 21–3 6–1 April 2 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field W 11–2 Leiter (7–0) Hill (2–3) Maldonado (2) ESPNU 4,904 22–3 7–1 April 3 at No. 25 LSU No. 1 Skip Bertman Field W 5–4 Smith (1–0) Edwards (0–2) Murphy (5) SECN+ 4,314 23–3 8–1 April 6 * No. 1 Hawkins Field W 5–4 McElvain (1–0) Petry (1–1) Murphy (6) 636 24–3 — April 8 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field L 2–14 Pearson (2–0) Rocker (7–1) — SECN 646 24–4 8–2 April 9 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field W 5–2 Maldonado (1–1) Pasqua (1–2) — SECN+ 670 25–4 9–2 April 10 No. 23 Georgia No. 1 Hawkins Field L 1–9 Cannon (2–2) Reilly (3–1) — SECN+ 637 25–5 9–3 April 13 * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–4 Schultz (3–2) Abbott (1–2) Murphy (7) SECN+ 411 26–5 — April 16 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–0 Rocker (8–1) Dallas (5–1) — ESPNU 2,390 27–5 10–3 April 17 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–8 Hunley (5–2) Murphy (0–1) — SECN 2,263 27–6 10–4 April 18 at No. 5 Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–4 McElvain (2–0) Tidwell (4–2) — SECN+ 2,450 28–6 11–4 April 20 * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 7–0 Schultz (4–2) McIllwain (0–2) — SECN+ 788 29–6 — April 23 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–2 Rocker (9–1) MacLeod (3–3) SECN 1,407 30–6 12–4 April 24 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field L 4–7 Bednar (3–1) Leiter (7–1) ESPNU 1,399 30–7 12–5 April 25 No. 4 Mississippi State No. 2 Hawkins Field W 7–4 McElvain (3–0) Fristoe (3–3) Maldonado (3) SECN+ 1,372 31–7 13–5 April 30 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark W 11–7 Rocker (10–1) Aleman (1–2) ESPNU 3,341 32–7 14–5 May (7–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 8–11 Mace (5–0) Leiter (7–2) SECN+ 0 32–8 14–6 May 2 at No. 14 Florida No. 2 Florida Ballpark L 3–5 Barco (7–2) McElvain (3–1) Leftwich (3) ESPN2 2,986 32–9 14–7 May 4 at No. 11 Louisville* No. 2 Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–7 Lohman (2–1) Little (2–1) Elliott (3) ACCN+ 880 32–10 May 7 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field W 9–6 Rocker (11–1) Ras (6–2) Maldonado (4) SECN+ 1,562 33–10 15–7 May 8 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field W 6–2 Reilly (4–1) Smith (1–6) SECN+ 1,550 34–10 16–7 May 9 Alabama No. 2 Hawkins Field SECN+ May 11 * No. 2 Hawkins Field W 3–2 Berkwich (1–0) Best (1–10) Maldonado (5) SECN+ 916 35–10 May 14 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field L 1–3 Nikhazy (7–2) Rocker (11–2) Broadway (10) SECN 8,986 35–11 16–8 May 15 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field W 13–2 Leiter (8–2) Diamond (3–4) McElvain (2) SECN+ 10,267 36–11 17–8 May 16 at No. 14 Ole Miss No. 2 Swayze Field L 10–13 Kimbrell (5–0) Reilly (4–2) SECN+ 8,479 36–12 17–9 May 18 * No. 3 Hawkins Field W 20–4 Little (3–1) Myrick (7–4) SECN+ 2,137 37–12 May 20 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field W 4–2 Murphy (1–1) Harper (3–1) SECN+ 2,985 38–12 18–9 May 21 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field W 8–2 McElvain (4–1) Degen (2–1) SECN+ 3,323 39–12 19–9 May 22 Kentucky No. 3 Hawkins Field L 5–7 Harper (4–1) Maldonado (1–2) Hamey (6) SECN+ 3,262 39–13 19–10 Postseason (10–5) (1–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 26 vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 5–4 Murphy (2–1) Dougherty (1–2) — SECN 7,200 40–13 1–0 May 27 vs. No. 1 (1) Arkansas No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 4–6 Costeiu (7–2) Rocker (11–3) Kopps (9) SECN 8,625 40–14 1–1 May 28 vs. No. 12 (5) Ole Miss No. 3 (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 1–4 Myers (4–2) Leiter (8–3) Johnson (1) SECN 5,901 40–15 1–2 (3–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 (4) No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 10–0 Rocker (12–3) McDaniel (4–3) — ESPN3 3,243 41–15 1–0 June 5 No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 4–3 Leiter (9–3) Grissom (1–3) Maldonado (6) ESPN3 3,294 42–15 2–0 June 6 No. 21 (2) Georgia Tech No. 4 (1) Hawkins Field W 14–11 Murphy (3–1) Siegel (2–1) Maldonado (7) ESPN3 3,257 43–15 3–0 (2–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 11 No. 12 (13) East Carolina No. 4 (4) Hawkins Field W 2–0 Rocker (13–3) Williams (10–1) Murphy (8) ESPNU 3,510 44–15 4–0 June 12 No. 12 (13) East Carolina No. 4 (4) Hawkins Field W 4–1 Leiter (10–3) Wisenhunt (6–2) Maldonado (8) ESPNU 3,573 45–15 5–0 (4–3) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 19 No. 5 (5) Arizona No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 7–6 McElvain (5–1) Vannelle (5–3) — ESPN 23,870 46–15 6–0 June 21 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 0-1 Highfill (9-2) Leiter (10-4) Justice (13) ESPN 23,712 46-16 6-1 June 23 No. 9 (9) Stanford No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 6-5 Murphy (4-1) Beck (9-3) — ESPN 22,804 47-16 7-1 June 25 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 3-1 Rocker (14-3) Payne (0-1) Murphy (9) ESPN2 20,538 48-16 8-1 June 26 No. 16 NC State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park No contest — — — — — 48-16 8-1 June 28 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park W 8-2 Leiter (11-4) MacLeod (6-6) Maldonado (9) ESPN2 24,052 49-16 9-1 June 29 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 2-13 Johnson (4-0) Little (3-2) — ESPN 24,122 49-17 9-2 June 30 No. 11 (7) Mississippi State No. 4 (4) TD Ameritrade Park L 0-9 Bednar (9-1) Rocker (14-4) Sims (13) ESPN2 24,052 49-18 9-3 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll

Nashville Regional

Nashville Regional Teams(1) Vanderbilt Commodores(2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(3) Indiana State Sycamores(4) Presbyterian Blue Hose

Nashville Super Regional Nashville Super Regional Teams(4) Vanderbilt Commodores(13) East Carolina Pirates

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns

Rankings

Record vs. conference opponents

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Jack Leiter RHP 1 2 Texas Rangers Kumar Rocker RHP 1 10 New York Mets Luke Murphy RHP 4 110 Los Angeles Angels CJ Rodriguez C 5 158 Oakland Athletics Hugh Fisher LHP 10 288 Arizona Diamondbacks Jayson Gonzalez RHP 17 515 Chicago White Sox Dominic Keegan UTIL 19 573 New York Yankees †Rocker did not sign with the Mets, but did not return to Vanderbilt. Keegan did not sign with the Yankees and returned to Vanderbilt.

Notes

References

External links Vanderbilt Baseball