2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference East SEC 41-22 15-14 Tim Corbin Hawkins Field 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, Tennessee. 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 materTim CorbinTim Corbin Bio @ VUCommodores.comHead coach2003Ohio Wesleyan University (1984)Erik Bakichhttp://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bakich_erik00.html Erik Bakich Bio @ VUCommodores.com February 24, 2008 July 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090705040123/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bakich_erik00.html dead Assistant coach2003East Carolina University (2000)Derek JohnsonDerek Johnson Bio @ VUCommdores.comAssistant coach2002Eastern Illinois University (1994)Blake AllenBlake Allen Bio @ VUCommodores.comVolunteer Assistant Coach2005Blackburn College (2001)Mike CalitriMike Calitri Bio @ VUCommodores.comDirector of Baseball Operations2006Clemson University (2004) Players Number Player Position Bats/Throws1David MaciasOFS/R2Jason CunninghamLHPL/L3Dominic de la OsaOFR/R5Andrew GiobbiCR/R6Brian HarrisINFR/R7Parker HanksOFR/R8Alex FeinbergINFR/R9Curt CasaliCR/R11Nick ChristianiRHPR/R12Mike MinorLHPL/L15Richie GoodenowLHPL/L17Shea RobinCR/R18Sean BiermanLHPL/L19Ben BlantonLHPL/L20Kellen St. LuceLHPL/L21Brett JacobsonRHPR/R22Ryan FlahertyINFL/R24Pedro AlvarezINFL/R25Steven LiddleOFL/L26Jordan WormsleyOFL/L27Caleb CothamRHPR/R28Brad FrenchINFR/R31Russell BrewerINF/RHPR/R32Gabe OrtizINFR/R33Drew HayesRHPR/R34Taylor HillRHPR/R36Aaron WestlakeINFL/R39Jared CohenRHP/OFR/R40Johnathan WhiteOFL/L42Chase ReidRHPL/R43Steven SchwartzRHPL/R44Mark LammRHPR/R45Drew FannCR/R46Adam CronkINFR/R51Alex HilliardOFR/R55Joey ManningOFR/R Schedule background:#000000;color:#997F3D; 2008 Game Log y background:#997F3D; Regular season # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || February 22 || vs. #11 Oregon State || Packard Stadium || 8-1 || Minor (1–0) || Stutes, M. (0–1) || Cotham (1) || ? || 1-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || February 23 || @ #1 Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 18-6 || Leake (1–0) || Jacobson (0–1) || || 3300 || 1-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || February 24 || vs. Miami (OH) || Packard Stadium || 4-3 || Reid (1–0) || Oberschlake (0–1) || || ? || 2-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || February 27 || Evansville || Hawkins Field || 4-3 || Brewer (1–0) || McCarthy (0–1) || || 224 || 3-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || February 29 || Kansas || Hawkins Field || 7-1 || Minor (2–0)|| Czyz (0–2) || || 700 || 4-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 6 || March 1 || Iowa || Hawkins Field || 6-3 || Jacobs (1-1) || Jacobson (0–2) || Mossey (1) || 1200 || 4-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || March 2 || Xavier || Hawkins Field || 17-3 || Christiani (1–0) || Rosenbaum (0–2) || || 1521 || 5-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || March 4 || Louisville || Hawkins Field || 17-6 || Cotham (1–0) || Belanger (0–1) || || 122 || 6-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 9 || March 6 || Illinois-Chicago || Hawkins Field || 2-1 || Kohlstaedt (2–1) || Minor (2–1) || || 341 || 6-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 || March 7 || Illinois-Chicago || Hawkins Field || 5-4 || Reid (2–0) || Worthington (0–1) || || 121 || 7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || March 8 || Illinois-Chicago || Hawkins Field ||colspan=7|Canceled (snow) |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || March 9 || Illinois-Chicago || Hawkins Field || 9-3 || Schwartz (1–0) || Kool (1–2) || || 524 || 8-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || March 11 || Western Carolina || Hawkins Field || 5-3 || Cotham (2–0) || Saberhagen (0–2) || Brewer (1) || 324 || 9-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || March 12 || Western Carolina || Hawkins Field || 11-4 || Hill (1–0) || Sexton (0–2) || Jacobson (1) || 752 || 10-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 || March 14 || #6 South Carolina || Hawkins Field || 4-3 (13) || Brewer (2–0) || Todd (0–1) || || 1863 || 11-3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || March 15 || #6 South Carolina || Hawkins Field || 16-7 || Atwood (1–0) || Christiani (1-1) || || 476 || 11-4 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || March 16 || #6 South Carolina || Hawkins Field || 10-4 || Cotham (3–0) || Cooper (2-2) || || 2027 || 12-4 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || March 19 || Lipscomb || Hawkins Field || 12-4 || Goodenow (1–0) || Bowling (0–1) || || 341 || 13-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 || March 21 || @ Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 2-1 || Minor (3–1) || Hyatt (2-2) || || 4281 || 14-4 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 19 || March 22 || @ Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 9-7 || Graham (2–1) || Cotham (3–1) || Copeland (2) || 4310 || 14-5 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 || March 23 || @ Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 10-3 || Phares (1-1) || Hill (1-1) || || 3999 || 14-6 || 3-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || March 25 || Belmont || Hawkins Field || 7-3 || Jacobson (1–2) || Woods (0–1) || Hayes (1) || 679 || 15-6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || March 26 || MTSU || Hawkins Field || 12-10 (12) || Hill (2–1) || Coley (0–1) || || 2342 || 16-6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || March 28 || Arkansas || Hawkins Field ||colspan=7|Postponed (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || March 29 || Arkansas || Hawkins Field ||colspan=7|Suspended (curfew) |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || March 30 || Arkansas || Hawkins Field || 6-5 (12) || Hill (3–1) || Richards (1–2) || || 1320 || 17-6 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || March 30 || Arkansas || Hawkins Field || 6-2 (7) || Cotham (4–1) || Korbal (0–4) || || 1521 || 18-6 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || March 30 || Arkansas || Hawkins Field ||colspan=7|Canceled (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 1 || Southeast Missouri || Hawkins Field || 12-8 || Renfrow (2–1) || Hill (3–2) || Kemper (3) || 213 || 18-7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || April 2 || @ MTSU || Reese Smith Field || 6-5 || Christiani (2–1) || Smalley (1-1) || Brewer (2) || 1264 || 19-7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || April 4 || @ #23 Ole Miss || Swayze Field ||colspan=7|Postponed (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 27 || April 5 || @ #23 Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 7-6 || Bittle (2–1) || Minor (3–2) || || ? || 19-8 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || April 5 || @ #23 Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 8-0 || Pomeranz (2–1) || Cotham (4–2) || || 4506 || 19-9 || 5-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || April 6 || @ #23 Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 11-6 || Satterwhite (3–1) || Jacobson (1–3) || || 4591 || 19-10 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || April 8 || Western Kentucky || Hawkins Field || 5-1 || Christiani (3–1)|| Davis (1–5) || Hayes (2) || 781 || 20-10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || April 9 || Austin Peay || Hawkins Field || 8-1 || Reid (3–0) || Lykins (0–2) || || 674 || 21-10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || April 11 || @ Mississippi St. || Dudy Noble Field || 15-8 || Minor (4–2) || Busby (0–3) || || 2087 || 22-10 || 6-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || April 12 || @ Mississippi St. || Dudy Noble Field || 16-0 || Cotham (5–2) || Bowen (2–4) || || 2044 || 23-10 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || April 13 || @ Mississippi St. || Dudy Noble Field || 4-3 || Christiani (4–1) || Lalor (1–3) || Brewer (3) || 1185 || 24-10 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || April 15 || @ Lipscomb || Ken Dugan Field || 8-1 || Hill (4–2) || Piennette (1–2) || || 1172 || 2510 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || April 16 || @ Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field || 5-1 || Lamm (1–0) || Hightower (3-3) || || 1056 || 26-10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | -- || April 18 || Auburn || Hawkins Field ||colspan=7|Suspended (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || April 19 || Auburn || Hawkins Field || 6-3 || Dayton (5–1) || Minor (4–3) || Woodall (9) || 1719 || 26-11 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 || April 19 || Auburn || Hawkins Field || 8-2 || Cotham (6–2) || Luckie (4-4) || || 1321 || 27-11 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || April 20 || Auburn || Hawkins Field || 9-5 || Christiani (5–1) || Hendrix (1-1) || Brewer (4) || 2427 || 28-11 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || April 22 || @ Austin Peay || Austin C. Hand Park || 9-8 || Hayes (1–0) || Hughes (0–2) || Brewer (5) || 655 || 29-11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || April 23 || @ Belmont || Greer Stadium || 10-7 || Schwartz (2–0) || Kelley (1–4) || Jacobson (2) || 743 || 30-11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || April 25 || #21 Kentucky || Hawkins Field || 3-2 || Brewer (3–0) || Rusin (4–2) || || 2545 || 31-11 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || April 26 || #21 Kentucky || Hawkins Field || 6-2 || Lovett (3–1) || Cotham (6–3) || Albers (1) || 2945 || 31-12 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 44 || April 27 || #21 Kentucky || Hawkins Field || 3-1 || Dombrowsk (5–0) || Christiani (5–2) || Albers (2) || 2127 || 31-13 || 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 || May 2 || @ Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 8-5 || Minor (5–3) || Hernandez (1–4) || Jacobson (3) || 2176 || 32-13 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || May 3 || @ Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 9-2 || Cotham (7–3) || Morgado (5–3) || || 1571 || 33-13 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || May 4 || @ Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 10-8 || Reid (4–0) || Wiltz (3–2) || Jacobson (4) || 2501 || 34-13 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 || May 6 || vs. Memphis || Pringles Park || 8-0 || Hayes (2–0) || Martin (4–3) || || 923 || 35-13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 7 || Tennessee Tech || Hawkins Field || 7-2 || Hill (5–2) || Liberatore (1-1) || || 1743 || 36-13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || May 9 || #9 Georgia || Hawkins Field || 13-7 || Brewer (4–0) || Holder (7–3) || || 3200 || 37-13 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 10 || #9 Georgia || Hawkins Field || 4-2 (10) || Weaver (4–1) || Brewer (4–1) || Fields (14) || 3284 || 37-14 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 11 || #9 Georgia || Hawkins Field || 12-10 || Moreau (3–2) || Christiani (5–3) || Fields (15) || 1758 || 37-15 || 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 15 || @ Florida || McKethan Stadium || 8-6 || Edmondson (4–3) || Brewer (4–2) || || 2656 || 37-16 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 16 || @ Florida || McKethan Stadium || 5-4 || Locke (5–2) || Cotham (7–4) || Keating (1) || 2863 || 37-17 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || May 17 || @ Florida || McKethan Stadium || 13-12 (11) || Mullaney (3–4) || Jacobson (1–4) || || 2877 || 37-18 || 15–14 |- y background:#997F3D; SEC tournament # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || May 21 || vs. Florida || Regions Field || 7-3 || Minor (6–3) || Keating (8–1)|| Brewer (6) || 6027 || 38–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || May 22 || vs. #13 LSU || Regions Field || 8-2 || Martin (5–3) || Cotham (7–5) || || ? || 38–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || May 23 || vs. #23 South Carolina || Regions Field || 7-5 || Christiani (6–3) || Cooper (5–6) || Brewer (7) || ? || 39–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || May 24 || vs. Ole Miss || Regions Field || 7-4 || Jacobson (2–4) || McKean (4–1) || Brewer (8) || ? || 40–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || May 24 || vs. Ole Miss || Regions Field || 8-7 || Morgan (4–0) || Hayes (2–1) || || 3648 || 40–20 |- y background:#997F3D; NCAA Regionals # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 61 || May 30 || Oklahoma || Packard Stadium || 8-5 || Doyle (9–4) || Cotham (7–6) || Anderson (2) || 1551 || 40–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 || May 31 || Stony Brook|| Packard Stadium || 9-4 || Minor (7–3) || Novakowski (7–5) || || 1101 || 41–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 1 || Oklahoma || Packard Stadium || 11-10 || Rocha (4–3) || Brewer (4–3) || || 1154 || 41–22 |- |- |Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played. |- | Links in the first column are to game recaps on VUcommodores.com. Rankings + Ranking movement 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)USA TODAY/ESPN baseball coaches' poll 6USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll -- 11 12 8 13 8 17 14 13 17 14 13 21 22 -- -- N/R Baseball America (Top 25) 3Baseball America's Preseason College Top 25 7Baseball America's Feb. 25 College Top 25 7Baseball America's Mar. 3 College Top 25 6Baseball America's Mar. 10 College Top 25 5Baseball America's Mar. 17 College Top 25 9Baseball America's Mar. 24 College Top 25 8Baseball America's Mar. 31 College Top 25 19Baseball America's Apr. 7 College Top 25 17Baseball America's Apr. 14 College Top 25 17Baseball America's Apr. 21 College Top 25 22Baseball America's Apr. 28 College Top 25 18Baseball America's May 5 College Top 25 19Baseball America's May 12 College Top 25 N/RBaseball America's May 19 College Top 25 N/RBaseball America's May 26 College Top 25 N/RBaseball America's Jun. 3 College Top 25 N/RBaseball America's Jun. 10 College Top 25 N/RBaseball America's Jun. 30 College Top 25 Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 11Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll 9Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Feb. 25 Poll 10Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 3 Poll 12 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 10 Poll 9Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 17 Poll 14Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 24 Poll 13Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Mar. 31 Poll 23Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 7 Poll 22Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 14 Poll 20Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 21 Poll 20Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Apr. 28 Poll 16Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 5 Poll 17Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 12 Poll N/RCollegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 19 Poll 24Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I May 26 Poll 27Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 3 Poll 27Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 10 Poll 27Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Jun. 27 Poll NCBWA (Top 30) 82008 Preseason NCBWA POLL 7Feb. 25 NCBWA POLL 10Mar. 3 NCBWA POLL 9Mar. 10 NCBWA POLL 6Mar. 17 NCBWA POLL 11Mar. 24 NCBWA POLL 6Mar. 31 NCBWA POLL 13Apr. 7 NCBWA POLL 11Apr. 14 NCBWA POLL 10Apr. 21 NCBWA POLL 13Apr. 28 NCBWA POLL 11May 5 NCBWA POLL 13May 12 NCBWA POLL 21May 19 NCBWA POLL 21May 26 NCBWA POLL 25 Jun. 3 NCBWA POLL 25 Jun. 10 NCBWA POLL 25 Jun. 25 NCBWA POLL Rivals.com (Top 25)http://collegebaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627294 Rivals.com Top 25 February 24, 2008 March 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100311033349/http://collegebaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627294 dead 7 5 5 4 4 9 9 17 18 18 22 18 19 N/R N/R -- -- N/R References External links 2008 Vanderbilt Baseball Schedule @ VUCommdodores.com 2008 Vanderbilt Baseball Roster @ VUCommdodores.com Category:Vanderbilt Commodores baseball seasons Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Team, 2008 Vanderbilt Vander