# Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
**Vanderbilt Commodores baseball** is the intercollegiate baseball program of [Vanderbilt University](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanderbilt-university) in [Nashville, Tennessee](https://www.edgepedia.org/nashville-tennessee), competing in the [Southeastern Conference](https://www.edgepedia.org/southeastern-conference) (SEC) at the NCAA Division I level. The Commodores have won two national championships, in 2014 and 2019, and have appeared in five Men's College World Series since 2011.[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) • [2](https://www.ncaa.com/history/baseball/d1)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| National championships | 2014 and 2019, both under head coach Tim Corbin[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) |
| First title | June 25, 2014, defeating Virginia in the College World Series; Vanderbilt's first men's national championship in any sport[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) |
| Runner-up finishes | 2015 (lost 4-2 in Game 3 to Virginia) and 2021 (lost 9-0 to Mississippi State)[2](https://www.ncaa.com/history/baseball/d1) |
| College World Series appearances | 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) |
| SEC titles | Regular season: 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2011, 2013; Tournament: 1980, 2007, 2019, 2023, 2025[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) |
| NCAA regional championships | 10 (2004, 2010-11, 2013-15, 2017-19, 2021)[3](https://a.espncdn.com/sec/baseball/2022/SEC%20Baseball%20Record%20Book.pdf) |
| Tournament streak | 19 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, the longest current streak in college baseball[4](https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2026-05-19/schools-longest-active-ncaa-baseball-tournament-streaks) |
| Head coach | Tim Corbin, hired June 25, 2002; 964-461-1 (.676) at Vanderbilt entering 2026[5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2) |
## Early history
Baseball has been part of Vanderbilt athletics since the program's official debut in 1886.[6](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/052108pdfbasechc.pdf) The first organized athletic event in Vanderbilt history, a Field Day held on May 7, 1886 at Sulphur Springs Park (Sulphur Dell), concluded with a Vanderbilt baseball victory over Sewanee.[7](https://vucommodores.com/news/2007/05/09/vu-s-first-athletic-events-in-1886) Vanderbilt is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference, and the baseball program won SEC regular-season championships in 1973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2011, and 2013, with SEC Tournament titles in 1980, 2007, 2019, 2023, and 2025.[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships)
## The Corbin era
Tim Corbin was introduced as Vanderbilt's head coach on June 25, 2002, as the 21st coach in program history, describing the appeal of blending an [Ivy League](https://www.edgepedia.org/ivy-league) education with Southeastern Conference baseball.[5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2) Before his arrival, Vanderbilt had not earned a consistent NCAA Tournament presence; under Corbin the program became a fixture in the postseason, and he enters the 2026 season as the winningest coach in Vanderbilt history with a 964-461-1 (.676) record at the school.[8](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vand_m_basebl_2016_17_release__release_20170216aaa.pdf) • [5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2)
The NCAA tournament streak began in 2006 with a team that featured [David Price](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-price-baseball), who became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft; that 2006 team reached the regional final before falling to [Georgia Tech](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgia-tech).[4](https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2026-05-19/schools-longest-active-ncaa-baseball-tournament-streaks) The Commodores captured the school's first-ever NCAA Regional in 2004 at Virginia.[9](https://s3.amazonaws.com/vucommodores.com/documents/2017/2/16/_vand_m_basebl_2016_17_misc_non_event__2017BaseballFactBook-Hist-Reco.pdf) In 2017, the team swept through the SEC, hosted its first-ever NCAA regional as a national seed, and placed three [Commodores](https://www.edgepedia.org/commodores) in the first round of the MLB Draft.[10](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vand_m_basebl_2016_17_release__release_20170324aaa.pdf)
## National championships
**2014.** Vanderbilt won its first national championship on June 25, 2014, defeating Virginia in the [College World Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/college-world-series), the first men's national title in any sport at the university.[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships)
**2015.** For the second consecutive year, Vanderbilt reached the national championship series but lost 4-2 in the decisive Game 3 to Virginia.[11](https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/07/31/vandyboys-celebrating-the-2015-baseball-season/) Along the way, the Commodores won the Nashville Regional by a combined score of 36-5 and swept Illinois in the Super Regionals, 13-0 and 4-2.[11](https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/07/31/vandyboys-celebrating-the-2015-baseball-season/)
**2019.** The Commodores finished 59-12 and beat Michigan 8-2 in Game 3 of the College World Series to clinch their second NCAA title.[2](https://www.ncaa.com/history/baseball/d1) • [12](https://vucommodores.com/news/2019/06/27/vanderbilt-baseball-by-the-numbers) As the No. 2 national seed, Vanderbilt rallied from an opening setback in the championship series against Michigan to become the second program in school history with multiple national titles.[5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2)
**2021.** Vanderbilt returned to the championship series but lost 9-0 to Mississippi State.[2](https://www.ncaa.com/history/baseball/d1)
## MLB pipeline
[Professional baseball](https://www.edgepedia.org/professional-baseball) has taken sustained notice of the program: multiple Commodores have been selected in every MLB Draft since 2004.[5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2) In 2017, a nation-leading 12 Commodores were selected in the MLB Draft.[8](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vand_m_basebl_2016_17_release__release_20170216aaa.pdf) The program's reputation for developing professional talent has been a defining feature of the Corbin era, alongside the coaching staff's use of data for injury prevention and pitcher delivery work.[13](https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-unveil-player-development-complex)
## Recent seasons
Vanderbilt has not won a national championship since its 2019 title, most recently falling short of the 2025 regional final as the No. 1 national seed, eliminated by Wright State.[4](https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2026-05-19/schools-longest-active-ncaa-baseball-tournament-streaks) Even so, the streak of NCAA tournament appearances, at 19 straight seasons, remains the longest current streak in college baseball.[4](https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2026-05-19/schools-longest-active-ncaa-baseball-tournament-streaks) The program won the 2025 SEC Tournament, its fifth conference tournament title.[1](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships) In July 2026, Corbin hired Travis Jewett, a Vanderbilt assistant from 2013 to 2016 and later head coach at Tulane, as Director of Player Strategy and Personnel.[14](https://vucommodores.com/news/2026/07/27/jewett-returns-to-west-end)
## Home and staff
The Commodores play at Hawkins Field, where a new right field facility is scheduled to open in February 2027 as part of the Vandy United effort, expanding premium seating and capacity.[15](https://vucommodores.com/sports/baseball) • [5](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2) The 2026 staff includes Scott Brown as associate head coach, assistant coaches Jason Esposito, Ty Blankmeyer, and Jeremiah Boyd, and director of baseball operations Amy Elkus.[16](https://vucommodores.com/staff-directory/department/baseball)
## References
1. [All-Time Team & Individual Championships, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/all-time-team-individual-championships)
2. [DI Baseball Championship History, NCAA.com](https://www.ncaa.com/history/baseball/d1)
3. [SEC Baseball Record Book (2022)](https://a.espncdn.com/sec/baseball/2022/SEC%20Baseball%20Record%20Book.pdf)
4. [Schools with the longest active NCAA baseball tournament streaks, NCAA.com](https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2026-05-19/schools-longest-active-ncaa-baseball-tournament-streaks)
5. [Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt Commodores staff bio](https://vucommodores.com/staff/tim-corbin-2)
6. [CHC: Vanderbilt Baseball History, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/052108pdfbasechc.pdf)
7. [VU's First Athletic Events in 1886, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/news/2007/05/09/vu-s-first-athletic-events-in-1886)
8. [Vanderbilt Commodores Game Notes (February 2017)](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vand_m_basebl_2016_17_release__release_20170216aaa.pdf)
9. [NCAA Regional History, Vanderbilt Baseball Fact Book](https://s3.amazonaws.com/vucommodores.com/documents/2017/2/16/_vand_m_basebl_2016_17_misc_non_event__2017BaseballFactBook-Hist-Reco.pdf)
10. [Vanderbilt Commodores Game Notes (March 2017)](https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vand_m_basebl_2016_17_release__release_20170324aaa.pdf)
11. [#VANDYBOYS: Celebrating the 2015 baseball season, Vanderbilt University News](https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/07/31/vandyboys-celebrating-the-2015-baseball-season/)
12. [By The Numbers, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/news/2019/06/27/vanderbilt-baseball-by-the-numbers)
13. [Blue Jays unveil player development complex, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-unveil-player-development-complex)
14. [Jewett Returns to West End, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/news/2026/07/27/jewett-returns-to-west-end)
15. [Home Page - Baseball, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/sports/baseball)
16. [Baseball Staff Directory, Vanderbilt Commodores](https://vucommodores.com/staff-directory/department/baseball)
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