# 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field.

## Previous season

The Commodores finished 49–18, 19–10 in the SEC to finish in second place in the East division. They hosted the 2021 Nashville Regional and finished 3–0. The Commodores then hosted East Carolina in the Nashville Super Regional, winning the first two games to advance to the College World Series. The Commodores advanced to the Championship Series of the CWS, finishing as Runner-up to Mississippi State.

## Schedule and results

2022 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log :
Regular season (35–19) :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 18 | No. 7 Oklahoma State* | No. 3 | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | W 3–0 | McElvain (1–0) | Campbell (0–1) | Schultz (1) | SECN+ | 3,802 | 1–0 | — |
| February 19 | No. 7 Oklahoma State* | No. 3 | Hawkins Field | L 3–4 | Phansalkar (1–0) | Maldonado (0–1) | Martin (1) | SECN+ | 3,802 | 1–1 | — |
| February 20 | No. 7 Oklahoma State* | No. 3 | Hawkins Field | L 5–7 | Martin (1–0) | Schultz (0–1) | None | ESPNU | 3,802 | 1–2 | — |
| February 22 | North Alabama* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 1–2 | — |
| February 23 | Evansville* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 9–0 | Futrell (1–0) | Denu (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 854 | 2–2 | — |
| February 25 | Army* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 7–2 | Reilly (1–0) | Gresham (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,609 | 3–2 | — |
| February 26 | Army* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 10–7 | Holton (1–0) | Loricco (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,671 | 4–2 | — |
| February 27 | Army* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 6–0 | Maldonado (1–1) | Ruggieri (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,727 | 5–2 | — |
March (15–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | Central Arkansas* | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 5–2 | Futrell (2–0) | Shoultz (0–1) | Schultz (2) | SECN+ | 3,569 | 6–2 | — |
| March 4 | at Hawaii* | No. 5 | Les Murakami Stadium Honolulu, HI | W 9–2 | McElvain (2–0) | Atkins (0–1) | None | OC16 | 3,681 | 7–2 | — |
| March 5 | at Hawaii* | No. 5 | Les Murakami Stadium | W 12–1$^7$ | Holton (2–0) | Archer (0–2) | None | OC16 | 1,214 | 8–2 | — |
| March 5 | at Hawaii* | No. 5 | Les Murakami Stadium | W 13–1 | Owen (1–0) | Gustin (0–2) | None | OC16 | 3,160 | 9–2 | — |
| March 6 | at Hawaii* | No. 5 | Les Murakami Stadium | W 2–1 | Futrell (3–0) | Gustin (0–2) | Schultz (3) | OC16 | 2,741 | 10–2 | — |
| March 11 | Wagner* | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 12–7 | Reilly (1–0) | Duquette (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,416 | 11–2 | — |
| March 12 | Wagner* | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 13–0 | Holton (3–0) | Merkel (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,481 | 12–2 | — |
| March 13 | Wagner* | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 15–5 | Owen (2–0) | Crouse (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,674 | 13–2 | — |
| March 15 | Michigan* | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 5–4 | Schultz (1–1) | Weiss (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 14–2 | — |
| March 18 | Missouri | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 15–2 | McElvain (3–0) | Miles (2–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 15–2 | 1–0 |
| March 19 | Missouri | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 6–0 | Holton (4–0) | Wall (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 16–2 | 2–0 |
| March 20 | Missouri | No. 4 | Hawkins Field | W 7–4 | Berkwich (1–0) | Landry (1–1) | Schultz (4) | SECN | 3,802 | 17–2 | 3–0 |
| March 22 | vs. Belmont* | No. 4 | First Horizon Park Nashville, TN | W 13–4 | Futrell (4–0) | C. Schultz (0–1) | None | WZTV | 8,283 | 18–2 | — |
| March 24 | at South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park Columbia, SC | W 10–0 | McElvain (4–0) | Hall (0–4) | None | SECN+ | 6,608 | 19–2 | 4–0 |
| March 25 | at South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park | L 2–8 | Sanders (4–1) | Holton (4–1) | None | SECN | 7,647 | 19–3 | 4–1 |
| March 26 | at South Carolina | No. 4 | Founders Park | L 6–8 | Hunter (4–2) | Owen (2–1) | Austin (1) | SECN+ | 8,032 | 19–4 | 4–2 |
| March 29 | vs. Lipscomb* | No. 9 | First Horizon Park | W 7–1 | Futrell (5–0) | Witzke (0–1) | None | WZTV | 2,344 | 20–4 | — |
April (9–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 9 | Hawkins Field | L 2–6 | Burns (6–0) | McElvain (4–1) | None | ESPN2 | 3,802 | 20–5 | 4–3 |
| April 2 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 9 | Hawkins Field | L 2–5 | Dollander (5–0) | Holton (4–2) | Walsh (4) | SECN | 3,802 | 20–6 | 4–4 |
| April 3 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 9 | Hawkins Field | L 0–5 | Beam (6–0) | Reilly (2–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 20–7 | 4–5 |
| April 5 | Austin Peay* | No. 16 | Hawkins Field | W 12–2 | Futrell (6–0) | Loose (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,314 | 21–7 | — |
| April 8 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 16 | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | L 1–5 | Skipper (3–0) | McElvain (4–2) | Burkhalter (7) | SECN+ | 3,925 | 21–8 | 4–6 |
| April 9 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 16 | Plainsman Park | W 19–4 | Cunningham (1-0) | Bright (2-3) | None | SECN+ | 4,096 | 22–8 | 5–6 |
| April 10 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 16 | Plainsman Park | L 2–8 | Gonzalez (4-0) | Reilly (2-2) | None | SECN+ | 3,796 | 22–9 | 5–7 |
| April 12 | Western Kentucky* | No. 17 | Hawkins Field | W 7–4 | Futrell (7-0) | Stofel (0-4) | Little (1) | SECN+ | 3,777 | 23–9 | — |
| April 15 | No. 18 Florida | No. 17 | Hawkins Field | W 5–4 | Schultz (2–1) | Purnell (3-3) | None | | 3,802 | 24–9 | 6–7 |
| April 16 | No. 18 Florida | No. 17 | Hawkins Field | W 8–6 | Maldonado (2-1) | Nesbitt (0-2) | None | | 3,802 | 25–9 | 7–7 |
| April 17 | No. 18 Florida | No. 17 | Hawkins Field | L 3–4$^{10}$ | Nesbitt (1-2) | Little (0-1) | 'None | | 3,802 | 25–10 | 7–8 |
| April 19 | Tennessee Tech* | No. 19 | Hawkins Field | W 7–0 | Futrell (8-0) | Bro. Smith (0-2) | None | SECN+ | 3,788 | 26–10 | — |
| April 22 | at Kentucky | No. 19 | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | W 10–0 | McElvain (5-2) | Hazelwood (1-1) | None | | 2,506 | 27–10 | 8–8 |
| April 23 | at Kentucky | No. 19 | Kentucky Proud Park | L 2–3 | Lee (1-0) | Holton (4-3) | None | | 2,394 | 27–11 | 8–9 |
| April 24 | at Kentucky | No. 19 | Kentucky Proud Park | W 5–3 | Cunningham (2-0) | Logue (1-4) | Schultz (6) | | 2,833 | 28–11 | 9–9 |
| April 28 | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Hawkins Field | L 1–5 | Dettmer (5-2) | McElvain (5-3) | Palisch (4) | | 3,802 | 28–12 | 9–10 |
| April 29 | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Hawkins Field | W 11–1 | Holton (5-3) | Dallas (4-3) | Little (2) | | 3,802 | 29–12 | 10–10 |
| April 30 | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Hawkins Field | L 4–12 | Menefee (2-2) | Cunningham (2-1) | None | | 3,802 | 29–13 | 10–11 |
May (6–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 3 | No. 10 Louisville* | No. 23 | Hawkins Field | L 0–1 | Phillips (4-1) | Futrell (8-1) | Prosecky (9) | | 3,802 | 29–14 | — |
| May 6 | at No. 16 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field Athens, GA | W 11–9 | Little (1–1) | Crisp (1–3) | Schultz (7) | | 3,217 | 30–14 | 11–11 |
| May 7 | at No. 16 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field | L 7–13 | Cannon (9–1) | Reilly (2–3) | None | | 3,405 | 30–15 | 11–12 |
| May 8 | at No. 16 Georgia | No. 23 | Foley Field | W 4–0 | Holton (6–3) | Sullivan (3–3) | None | | 3,115 | 31–15 | 12–12 |
| May 10 | Indiana State* | No. 21 | Hawkins Field | W 8–7$^{11}$ | Schultz (3–1) | Spencer (1–3) | None | SECN+ | 3,696 | 32–15 | — |
| May 13 | at No. 4 Arkansas | No. 21 | Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR | W 9–6$^{10}$ | Schultz (4–1) | Tygart (2–3) | None | | 11,772 | 33–15 | 13–12 |
| May 15 | at No. 4 Arkansas | No. 21 | Baum–Walker Stadium | L 6–11 | Morris (5–0) | McElvain (5–4) | McEntire (1) | | 11,761 | 33–16 | 13–13 |
| May 15 | at No. 4 Arkansas | No. 21 | Baum–Walker Stadium | W 5–0$^7$ | Holton (7–3) | Wiggins (6–2) | None | | 10,806 | 34–16 | 14–13 |
| May 17 | Middle Tennessee* | No. 24 | Hawkins Field | W 7–2 | Moore (1–0) | Sells (4–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 35–16 | — |
| May 19 | No. 20 LSU | No. 24 | Hawkins Field | L 2–13 | Hilliard (6–1) | Futrell (8–2) | Reyzelman (3) | | 3,802 | 35–17 | 14–14 |
| May 20 | No. 20 LSU | No. 24 | Hawkins Field | L 3–8 | Floyd (5–3) | Little (1–2) | None | | 3,802 | 35–18 | 14–15 |
| May 21 | No. 20 LSU | No. 24 | Hawkins Field | L 10–21 | Collins (3–1) | Schultz (4–2) | None | | 3,802 | 35–19 | 14–16 |
Postseason (4–4) :
SEC Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 24 | vs. (9) No. 25 Ole Miss | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | W 3–1 | Holton (8–3) | DeLucia (5–2) | Little (3) | SECN | 5,506 | 36–19 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | vs. (1) No. 1 Tennessee | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 1–10 | Sewell (6–1) | Futrell (8–3) | None' | SECN | 9,697 | 36–20 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (10) Kentucky | (8) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 2–10 | Harper (4–1) | McElvain (5–5) | Guilfoil (6) | SECN | 5,743 | 36–21 | 1–2 |
NCAA Corvallis Regional (3–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | vs. (3) San Diego | (2) No. 24 | Goss Stadium Corvallis, OR | L 2–3 | Mautz (10–2) | Holton (8–4) | Churchill (4) | ESPN+ | 3,424 | 36–22 | 0–1 |
| June 4 | vs. (4) New Mexico State | (2) No. 24 | Goss Stadium | W 21–1 | McElvain (6–5) | Cortes (4–5) | None | ESPN+ | 3,388 | 37–22 | 1–1 |
| June 5 | vs. (3) San Diego | (2) No. 24 | Goss Stadium | W 14–4 | Maldonado (3–1) | Romero (4–4) | None | ESPN+ | 3,411 | 38–22 | 2–1 |
| June 5 | at (1) No. 3 Oregon State | (2) No. 24 | Goss Stadium | W 8–1 | Futrell (9–3) | Kmatz (8–2) | Schultz (8) | ESPN+ | 4,025 | 39–22 | 3–1 |
| June 6 | at (1) No. 3 Oregon State | (2) No. 24 | Goss Stadium | L 6–7 | Sebby (2–2) | Moore (1–1) | Hjerpe (1) | ESPN+ | 3,828 | 39–23 | 3–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Vanderbilt team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2022 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2022 SEC baseball game results, 2022 SEC baseball schedule :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 12–17 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | ALA | W6 | 3–7 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 18–12 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W2 | 6–4 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 16–13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | AUB | W4 | 5–5 | 1–0 |
| FLA | 15–15 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | FLA | E3 | 6–4 | 1–2 |
| UGA | 15–15 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | UGA | E2 | 4–6 | 1–0 |
| KEN | 12–18 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | MSU | W7 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 4–6 | 0–4 |
| MISS | 14–16 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | MISS | W5 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | SCAR | E5 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| TENN | 25–5 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | . | 3–0 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 6–0 |
| TAMU | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W1 | 8–2 | 1–0 |
| VAN | 14–16 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | VAN | E4 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: UGA>FLA hd–hd. VAN>MISS ARK common.

## Corvallis Regional

Corvallis Regional Teams :
| (1) No. 3 Oregon State Beavers | (2) Vanderbilt Commodores | (3) San Diego Toreros | (4) New Mexico State Aggies |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | 3 Oregon State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4$^{10}$ | 1 | 3 Oregon State | 12 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | San Diego | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | San Diego | 3 | 3 | San Diego | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 Oregon State | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Vanderbilt | 14 | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | San Diego | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 21 | | | | | | | |