2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
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The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University
in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball
season. The team plays at Hawkins Field
in Nashville, TN.
The team is coached by Tim Corbin
in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. Last 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.
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.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
season. The team plays at Hawkins Field
Hawkins Field
Hawkins Field is a baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt Commodores college baseball team. The stadium opened in 2002 adjacent to Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and holds 3,700 people...
in Nashville, TN.
The team is coached by Tim Corbin
Tim Corbin
Tim Corbin is the head baseball coach at Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee.In his nine years at Vanderbilt, Corbin has taken the Commodores from the perennial Southeastern Conference doormat to the number one ranked team in the country. In his first five years, Corbin amassed...
in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. Last season, Corbin's team
Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference...
posted a 54-13 record and won the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
regular season crown and the SEC tournament
2007 SEC Baseball Tournament
The 2007 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Birmingham, AL from May 23rd through May 27th. After being ranked #1 nationally for most of the season and taking the regular-season SEC crown, Vanderbilt won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's...
. They also hosted a regional
2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 1-24, . Sixty four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament....
for the first time in school history, eventually falling to Michigan
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...
in an extra-innings heartbreaker.
Coaches
| Name | Title | First Season at VU | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Tim Corbin is the head baseball coach at Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee.In his nine years at Vanderbilt, Corbin has taken the Commodores from the perennial Southeastern Conference doormat to the number one ranked team in the country. In his first five years, Corbin amassed... |
Head Coach | 2003 | Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges... (1984) |
| Erik Bakich Erik Bakich Erik Bakich is an American college baseball coach. He currently serves as the head coach of the University of Maryland baseball team. Bakich previously served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and Clemson.-Early life:... |
Assistant Coach | 2003 | East Carolina University East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in... (2000) |
| Derek Johnson | Assistant Coach | 2002 | Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a... (1994) |
| Blake Allen | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2005 | Blackburn College (2001) |
| Mike Calitri | Director of Baseball Operations | 2006 | Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... (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 Mike Minor (Baseball) -External links:*****... |
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 Pedro Alvarez (baseball) Pedro Manuel Alvarez Jr. is a Dominican-American professional baseball third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.... |
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 | |
|---|---|
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
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) | 6 | -- | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 22 | -- | -- | N/R |
| Baseball America (Top 25) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 19 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | N/R | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| NCBWA (Top 30) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Rivals.com (Top 25) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | N/R | N/R | -- | -- | N/R |