The 2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are led by 24th-year head coach Tim Corbin.
Previous season
The 2025 Commodores had a 43–18 (19–11) season record. The Commodores finished fourth in the SEC regular season and won the SEC Tournament. Vanderbilt earned an automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the #1 seed in the Louisville Regional, where they beat #4 seed but lost to #2 seed Louisville and #4 seed Wright State.
Preseason Preseason SEC awards and honors
Preseason All-SEC Second Team Player No. Position Class Braden Holcomb 26 DH/Util. Junior Connor Fennell 39 P Junior
Coaches poll
Coaches' Poll 1 LSU 231 (9) 2 Texas 214 (1) 3 Mississippi State 205 (4) 4 Arkansas 203 (2) 5 Auburn 175 6 Tennessee 162 7 Florida 156 8 Vanderbilt 151 9 Georgia 133 10 Ole Miss 110 11 Kentucky 99 12 Alabama 97 13 Texas A&M 86 14 Oklahoma 84 15 South Carolina 49 16 Missouri 31
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday Saturday Sunday
Roster
Coaching staff 2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVandy Alma mater Tim Corbin Head coach 24 Ohio State University (1984) Scott Brown Associate head coach 14 Cortland State University (1999) Jason Esposito Assistant coach 1 Vanderbilt University (2011) Ty Blankmeyer Assistant coach 2 St. John's University (2016)
Offseason Departures Offseason departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
2025 MLB draft
2 16 59 J.D. Thompson P Milwaukee Brewers 3 18 93 RJ Austin OF Baltimore Orioles 3 25 100 Cody Bowker P Philadelphia Phillies 5 26 162 Riley Nelson 1B Cleveland Guardians 6 18 183 Sawyer Hawks P Arizona Diamondbacks 16 6 471 Levi Huesman P Washington Nationals 19 25 580 Jonathan Vastine SS San Diego Padres
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource
Incoming recruits 2025 Vanderbilt RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Schedule and results
! style="" | Regular season (32–24) |- valign="top"
! colspan=13 style="" | Shriners Children's College Showdown |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | February 13 || 3:00 p.m. || No. 10 TCU* || No. 23 || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || L 4–5 || Stern (1–0) || Guth (0–1) || Quinn (1) || 18,387 || 0–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 14 || 11:00 a.m. || * || No. 23 || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || W 13–3 (8) || Seiber (1–0) || Pirko (0–1) || None || 22,384 || 1–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | February 15 || 10:30 a.m. || Oklahoma State* || No. 23 || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || L 1–11 (8) || Wech (1–0) || Taylor (0–1) || None || || 1–2 || — |- ! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;background:2D68C4; color:gold" | |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 17 || 4:30 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 13–2 (7) || Guth (1–1) || Davis (0–1) || None || 3,001 || 2–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 18 || 4:30 p.m. || vs Eastern Michigan* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 16–2 (7) || Seiber (2–0) || Mueller (0–1) || None || 3,000 || 3–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 20 || 2:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 16–5 (8) || Fennell (1–0) || Taylor (0–1) || Bryan (1) || 3,064 || 4–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 21 || 2:00 p.m. || vs Marist* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 12–1 (7) || Nye (1–0) || Hartley (0–1) || None || 3,097 || 5–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 22 || 1:00 p.m. || vs Marist* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 8–1 || Faulkner (1–0) || Mazza (0–2) || None || 2,973 || 6–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | February 24 || 4:30 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 15–3 (7) || Kranzler (1–0) || Roberts (0–1) || None || 2,684 || 7–2 || — |- ! colspan=13 style="" | Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | February 27 || 4:00 p.m. || UC Irvine* || || D1Baseball || Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada || L 4–9 || Hansen (3–0) || Bryan (0–1) || None || 4,722 || 7–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc |February 28 || 6:00 p.m. || Arizona* || || D1Baseball || Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada || L 1–5 || Bailey (1–0) || Kranzler (1–1) || None || 5,713 || 7–4 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 1 || 1:00 p.m. || Oregon* || || D1Baseball || Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada || L 4–6 || Scolari (2–0) || Taylor (0–2) || Bell (2) || 5,304 || 7–5 || — |- ! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;background:2D68C4; color:gold" | |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 3 || 4:30 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 4–5 || Williams (1–1) || Kranzler (1–2) || Alexander (4) || 2,671 || 7–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 4 || 3:00 p.m. || vs Troy* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 4–1 || Schulz (1–0) || Crotchf (0–1) || Bristow (1) || 2,735 || 8–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 6 || 4:30 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 14–2(7) || Fennell (2–0) || Puetz (0–3) || None || 3,147 || 9–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 7 || 7:00 p.m. || vs North Dakota State* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 10–0(8) || Casoliba (1–0) || Marks (1–2) || None || 2,753 || 10–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 8 || 1:00 p.m. || vs North Dakota State* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 2–5 || Szabo (1–0) || Taylor (0–3) || None || 2,832 || 10–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 10 || 6:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 14–6 || Bristow (1–0) || Suriel (0–3) || None || 3,053 || 11–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 13 || 6:00 p.m. || vs No. 13 LSU || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 13–12 || Schlote (1–0) || Guidry (3–2) || None || 3,442 || 12–7 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 14 || 7:00 p.m. || vs No. 13 LSU || || SECN || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 11–3 || Nadeau (1–0) || Moore (3–2) || None || 3,442 || 13–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 15 || 3:00 p.m. || vs No. 13 LSU || || ESPN2 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 9–16 || Sheerin (2–0) || Seiber (2–1) || None || 3,442 || 13–8 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 17 || 6:00 p.m. || vs Indiana* || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 1–5 || Linn (2–0) || Kranzler (1–3) || None || 2,786 || 13–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 20 || 7:00 p.m. || at No. 6 Mississippi State || || SECN || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi || L 2–4 || Gleason (2–0) || Fennell (2–1) || Davis (3) || 14,649 || 13–10 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 21 || 6:00 p.m. || at No. 6 Mississippi State || || SECN+ || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi || L 2–7 || Valincius (5–0) || Nadeau (1–1) || None || 14,834 || 13–11 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | March 22 || 1:00 p.m. || at No. 6 Mississippi State || || SECN+ || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi || L 7–17(7) || Stone (4–0) || Baird (0–1) || None || 12,207 || 13–12 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 24 || 6:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 15–5(8) || Schlote (2–0) || Kirby (0–1) || None || 2,827 || 14–12 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 27 || 7:00 p.m. || vs No. 21 Tennessee || || ESPNU || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 3–2(10) || Seiber (3–1) || Kuhns (1–3) || None || 3,442 || 15–12 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 28 || 4:00 p.m. || vs No. 21 Tennessee || || SECN || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 6–5(16) || Taylor (1–3) || Frederick (4–1) || None || 3,442 || 16–12 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 29 || 11:00 a.m. || vs No. 21 Tennessee || || ESPN2 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 16–15 || Seiber (4–1) || Krenzel (1–2) || None || 3,442 || 17–12 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | March 31 || 6:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 11–3 || Hamilton (1–0) || Perry (0–4) || None || 3,115 || 18–12 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 2 || 6:00 p.m. || at No. 20 Texas A&M || || SECN+ || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas || W 14–8 || Seiber (5–1) || Sdao (3–2) || Baird (1) || 5,543 || 19–12 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 3 (DH 1) || 2:00 p.m. || at No. 20 Texas A&M || || SECN+ || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas || L 4–8 || Lyons (4–0) || Nadeau (1–2) || None || 5,949 || 19–13 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 3 (DH 2) || 6:00 p.m. || at No. 20 Texas A&M || || SECN+ || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas || L 0–12(7) || Sims (4–0) || Stillman (0–1) || None || 6,640 || 19–14 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 7 || 6:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 3–0 || Faulkner (2–0) || Briese (0–2) || Baird (2) || 3,151 || 20–14 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 9 || 6:00 p.m. || vs No. 16 Oklahoma || || SECN || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 10–5 || Fennell (3–1) || Mercurius (5–4) || Baird (3) || 3,442 || 21–14 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 10 || 6:00 p.m. || vs No. 16 Oklahoma || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 11–13 || Collier (1–1) || Taylor (1–4) || Cleveland (5) || 3,442 || 21–15 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 11 || 1:00 p.m. || vs No. 16 Oklahoma || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 5–6 || Bixby (2–0) || Schlote (2–1) || Cleveland (6) || 3,442 || 21–16 || 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 14 || 6:00 p.m. || at * || || ESPN+ || Dugan Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 15–1 || Stillman (1–1) || Trautner (0–2) || None || 1,027 || 22–16 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 17 || 5:30 p.m. || at Kentucky || || SECN+ || Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky || L 2–5 || Adcock (4–1) || Baird (0–2) || None || 4,416 || 22–17 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 18 || 1:00 p.m. || at Kentucky || || SECN+ || Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky || W 8–7 || Kranzler (2–3) || Bennett (1–2) || Seiber (1) || 3,489 || 23–17 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 19 || 12:00 p.m. || at Kentucky || || SECN+ || Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky || W 13–6 || Stillman (2–1) || Mattison (2–1) || Baird (4) || 3,709 || 24–17 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 21 || 6:00 p.m. || vs * || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 11–1(8) || Schlote (3–1) || Boyle (0–1) || None || 3,181 || 25–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | April 24 || 6:00 p.m. || vs No. 4 Texas || || SECN+ || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || L 4–11 || Volantis (6–0) || Fennell (3–2) || None || 3,442 || 25–18 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | April 25 || 7:00 p.m. || vs No. 4 Texas || || SECN || Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee || W 6–0 || Guth (2–1) || Riojas (5–2) || Baird (5) || 3,442 || 26–18 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc