Vanderbilt 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

May 18, 2018 · CSM Staff
            

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC (31-25, 16-15)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/16 Duke (9-1), 4/7 Georgia (8-3), 4/15 Mississippi (8-7)
Bad Losses: 3/14 Eastern Kentucky (5-6), 3/21 vs Belmont (5-8), 3/27 vs Lipscomb (1-5)
Coach: Tim Corbin
 
Key Field Players:
Austin Martin, Freshman, IF, .332 BA, 17 RBI, 21 SB
Philip Clarke, Freshman, C, .302 BA, 33 RBI
Connor Kaiser, Junior, IF, .284 BA, 34 RBI
Pat DeMarco, Freshman, OF, .276 BA, 9 HR, 40 RBI
Stephen Scott, Junior, OF/C, .250 BA, 12 HR, 36 RBI
Ethan Paul, Junior, IF, .234 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Drake Fellows, Sophomore, P, 3.81 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 85.0 IP, 94 SO
Mason Hickman, Freshman, P, 4.96 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 65.1 IP, 60 SO
Patrick Raby, Junior, P, 3.47 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 62.1 IP, 52 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .264 (182nd in nation, 12th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.58 (257, 11)
Doubles per Game: 1.75 (113, 10)
Earned Run Average: 4.21 (91, 10)
Fielding Percentage: .983 (3, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.93 (53, 8)
Scoring Offense: 6.2 (83, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .414 (85, 10)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.71 (20, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (165, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2013 Regional lost to Indiana, defeated Florida, eliminated by Austin Peay
2012 Regional lost to Purdue, eliminated by Kentucky
2017 Regional defeated St. John’s, defeated Clemson, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Clemson
2017 Super Regional eliminated by Oregon State
2016 Regional lost to Xavier, eliminated by Washington
2015 Regional defeated Lipscomb, defeated Indiana, defeated Radford
2015 Super Regional defeated Illinois
2015 CWS defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2015 CWS Championship defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
2014 Regional defeated Xavier, defeated Oregon, defeated Oregon
2014 Super Regional defeated Stanford, lost to Stanford, defeated Stanford
2014 CWS defeated Louisville, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Texas, defeated Texas, defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, defeated Virginia
2013 Regional defeated East Tennessee State, defeated Illinois, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2013 Super Regional lost to Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2012 Regional defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina State, lost to North Carolina State, eliminated by North Carolina State
2011 Regional defeated Belmont, defeated Troy, defeated Belmont
2011 Super Regional defeated Oregon State
2011 CWS defeated North Carolina, lost to Florida, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Florida
2010 Regional defeated Illinois State, lost to Louisville, defeated Illinois State, defeated Louisville, defeated Louisville
2010 Super Regional eliminated by Florida State
2009 Regional lost to Middle Tennessee, defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2008 Regional lost to Oklahoma, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Oklahoma
2007 Regional defeated Austin Peay, lost to Michigan, defeated Austin Peay, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Michigan
 
*all team stats through 5/20