Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin received some good news this weekend as RHP Andrew Dutkanych formally announced he is withdrawing from the 2022 MLB draft and will honor his commitment to the Commodores. https://twitter.com/andrewdutkanych/status/1541041572405547009?s=20&t=-ajESdYjeLo3NcNKbuUDgw As a potential first-rounder Dutkanych is the first prominent player to pull out of the draft, which runs July 17-19. The... Continue Reading →
Tigers Dominate Vanderbilt in Game 1
13-2 Vanderbilt had a big game tonight against LSU. The game was gridlocked at 0-0 after the 1st. After that, it wasn’t close. It was not the best night on the mound for the Commodores. Devin Futrell lasted only 36 pitches and 1 full inning before being replaced by Patrick Reilly, who didn’t have his... Continue Reading →
VandyBoys: Arkansas Series Preview
After an extra inning walk-off thriller in the midweek matchup against Indiana State that included an incredible steal from Enrique Bradfield Jr.... just watch https://twitter.com/VandyBoys/status/1524490396545421312?s=20&t=g1w_fcigUxHwJfA_Ova_8g ...the VandyBoys will try and keep the momentum going as they travel to Fayetteville to match up with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Winners in 3 of their last 4 SEC series,... Continue Reading →
Mets Gonna Met, Don’t Reach Deal With Rocker Due to Medical Concerns
This wasn’t the start to Kumar Rocker’s professional career we envisioned. When it comes to debating the greatest athletes in Vanderbilt history, Rocker is on the short list, with a legitimate argument to be at the top. Heading into the 2021 season, the much-hyped pitching duo of Jack Leiter with Rocker were anticipated to be... Continue Reading →
Injury Update: Carter Young and Troy Laneve
The injuries keep piling up for the Vandyboys, especially over the last couple weeks. The pitching staff has already been decimated by injuries which include season-ending injures to Michael Doolin and Sam Hliboki, plus Miles Garret and Ethan Smith have been sidelined for quite a while. Unfortunately, the injuries continued this week at Hawkins field.... Continue Reading →
SEC Announces 2021 In-Conference Baseball Schedule
For Tim Corbin and the rest of the Vanderbilt baseball program, it’s been a very long and dramatic offseason for obvious reasons. From having the college baseball season suspended in early March to experiencing the SEC tournament in Hoover and CWS in Omaha being canceled, it’s been an unfortunate series of events the last several... Continue Reading →
Tommy McClelland Understands the Nashville Market
From afar, it’s clear that Tommy McClelland wouldn’t have left his position as Athletic Director at Louisiana Tech if he didn’t feel like he could implement groundbreaking changes in his new role at Vanderbilt. The new Deputy AD for External Affairs and Revenue Generation joined Joe Fisher on The Commodore Hour Monday night and discussed... Continue Reading →
VandyBoys Roster Breakdown
For Tim Corbin and the rest of the Vanderbilt program, it’s been a roller coaster the last year and a half. From Winning a College World Series Title in June of 2019, to having most of the 2020 Campaign canceled suddenly due to the pandemic, to now beginning to ramp up Fall Camp for the 2021... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier: “We’re Fully Committed to Athletics”
There’s an African proverb that’s quoted in an old Vanderbilt football hype video that says: “If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY5rl9A_uWM If we’re being completely honest, for Vanderbilt fans, there have been many times when it’s felt like the university and administration’s commitment to winning in... Continue Reading →
3 VandyBoys Named All-Americans
Three Vandyboys have been named 2020 Collegiate Baseball All-Americans. These nominees include IF Austin Martin (first team), RHP Mason Hickman (second team), and RHP Jack Leiter (freshman team). All three of these talented players had very impressive seasons even though it was unfortunately cut short. The 2020 campaign was an intriguing one for Coach Corbin... Continue Reading →