# 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played its home games at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his twelfth season at Vanderbilt.
The Commodores won the 2014 College World Series, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 2 games to 1 in the championship series. It was the first NCAA men's championship in school history.

## Schedule

2014 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log: 51–21 :
Regular season (40–16) :
February (8–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 14 | @ Long Beach State | No. 9 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 5–2 | Beede (1–0) | Sabo (0–1) | None | 1,418 | 1–0 |
| Feb 15 | @ Long Beach State | No. 9 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 6–0 | Miller (1–0) | Rohrbach (0–1) | Fulmer (1) | 1,572 | 2–0 |
| Feb 16 | @ Long Beach State | No. 9 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 6–2 | Ferguson (1–0) | Provencher (0–1) | None | 1,463 | 3–0 |
| Feb 19 | Lipscomb | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–1 | Buehler (1–0) | Martinez-McGraw (0–1) | None | 2,451 | 4–0 |
| Feb 21 | UIC | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 14–1 | Beede (2–0) | Michelson (1–1) | None | 2,321 | 5–0 |
| Feb 22 | UIC | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 2–0 | Miller (2–0) | Lewandowski (1–1) | Fulmer (2) | 2,660 | 6–0 |
| Feb 23 | UIC | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 12–1 | Ferguson (2–0) | Anderson (0–1) | None | 2,423 | 7–0 |
| Feb 25 | Western Kentucky | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 2–3 | Bartley (1–1) | Buehler (1–1) | Tompkins (4) | 2,234 | 7–1 |
| Feb 26 | Evansville | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 3–8 | Rodgers (2–0) | Pecoraro (0–1) | None | 2,207 | 7–2 |
| Feb 28 | Stanford | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–1 | Beede (3–0) | Hanewich (0–1) | Fulmer (3) | 2,329 | 8–2 |
March (15–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar 1 | Stanford | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–1 | Miller (3–0) | Viall (1–1) | None | 2,515 | 9–2 | |
| Mar 2 | Stanford | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–2 | Ravenelle (1–0) | Brakeman (0–2) | Miller (1) | 2,649 | 10–2 | |
| Mar 4 | Tennessee Tech | No. 6 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–0 | Buehler (2–1) | Honea (1–1) | Stone (1) | 2,253 | 11–2 | |
| Mar 5 | @ Middle Tennessee | No. 6 | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 4–3 | Pecoraro (1–0) | Foriest (0–1) | Fulmer (4) | 793 | 12–2 | |
| Mar 7 | Winthrop | No. 6 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 9–1 | Beede (4–0) | Kmiec (1–1) | None | 2,288 | 13–2 | |
| Mar 8 | Winthrop | No. 6 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–0 | Miller (4–0) | Strain (2–2) | None | 2,540 | 14–2 | |
| Mar 9 | Winthrop | No. 6 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–1 | Ferguson (3–0) | Strong (0–3) | Fulmer (5) | 2,418 | 15–2 | |
| Mar 11 | Eastern Illinois | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 11–2 | Buehler (3–1) | Thurston (0–2) | None | 2,336 | 16–2 | |
| Mar 14 | No. 3 LSU | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 2–4 | Person (1–0) | Beede (4–1) | Broussard (4) | 3,626 | 16–3 | 0–1 |
| Mar 15 | No. 3 LSU | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–3 | Miller (5–0) | Bouman (3–1) | Fulmer (6) | | 17–3 | 1–1 |
| Mar 15 | No. 3 LSU | No. 4 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 9–3 | Stone (1–0) | Poche (4–1) | None | 3,626 | 18–3 | 2–1 |
| Mar 18 | @ Belmont | No. 3 | E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN | W 8–4 | Buehler (4–1) | Buckelew (1–3) | None | 517 | 19–3 | |
| Mar 21 | @ No. 24 Mississippi State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 2–17 | Brown (3–0) | Beede (4–2) | None | 9,064 | 19–4 | 2–2 |
| Mar 22 | @ No. 24 Mississippi State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–6 | Mitchell (4–1) | Miller (5–1) | Holder (3) | 10,064 | 19–5 | 2–3 |
| Mar 23 | @ No. 24 Mississippi State | No. 3 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 5–1 | Ferguson (4–0) | Fitts (2–1) | Fulmer (7) | 7,252 | 20–5 | 3–3 |
| Mar 25 | Belmont | No. 5 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 2–1 | Ravenelle (2–0) | Carroll (2–2) | Miller (2) | 2,313 | 21–5 | |
| Mar 28 | No. 17 Kentucky | No. 5 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 2–4 | Reed (5–1) | Beede (4–3) | Cody (1) | 2,545 | 21–6 | 3–4 |
| Mar 29 | No. 17 Kentucky | No. 5 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 9–3 | Miller (6–1) | Shepherd (5–1) | None | 2,885 | 22–6 | 4–4 |
| Mar 30 | No. 17 Kentucky | No. 5 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 6–2 | Ferguson (5–0) | Nelson (1–2) | Fulmer (8) | 2,869 | 23–6 | 5–4 |
April (10–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Apr 1 | Tennessee–Martin | No. 5 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 5–0 | Buehler (5–1) | Ross (0–3) | None | 2,473 | 24–6 | |
| Apr 4 | @ Tennessee | No. 5 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 6–4 | Beede (5–3) | Williams (3–3) | Fulmer (9) | 2,580 | 25–6 | 6–4 |
| Apr 5 | @ Tennessee | No. 5 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 9–10 | Marks (2–0) | Fulmer (0–1) | None | 2,457 | 25–7 | 6–5 |
| Apr 6 | @ Tennessee | No. 5 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0–7 | Serrano (3–1) | Ferguson (5–1) | None | 3,306 | 25–8 | 6–6 |
| Apr 8 | Indiana State | No. 10 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 6–2 | Buehler (6–1) | Lunsford (0–2) | None | 2,251 | 26–8 | |
| Apr 11 | Texas A&M | No. 10 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 4–10 | Ray (4–2) | Beede (5–4) | None | 3,019 | 26–9 | 6–7 |
| Apr 12 | Texas A&M | No. 10 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 8–5 | Miller (1–0) | Mengden (2–5) | None | 3,362 | 27–9 | 7–7 |
| Apr 13 | Texas A&M | No. 10 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 2–8 | Long (4–1) | Ferguson (5–2) | None | 3,015 | 27–10 | 7–8 |
| Apr 15 | Middle Tennessee | No. 16 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 19–1 | Buehler (7–1) | Kessler (2–1) | None | 2,364 | 28–10 | |
| Apr 18 | @ Arkansas | No. 16 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 2–6 | Killian (2–6) | Beede (5–5) | None | 9,044 | 28–11 | 7–9 |
| Apr 19 | @ Arkansas | No. 16 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 2–1 | Fulmer (1–1) | Beeks (5–3) | Miller (3) | 9,578 | 29–11 | 8–9 |
| Apr 20 | @ Arkansas | No. 16 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 1–3 | Oliver (5–3) | Ferguson (5–3) | Gunn (6) | 8,126 | 29–12 | 8–10 |
| Apr 22 | vs. Memphis | No. 26 | The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN | W 2–1 | Buehler (8–1) | Toscano (3–3) | None | 1,234 | 30–12 | |
| Apr 26 | Georgia | No. 26 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 12–9 | Beede (6–5) | Lawlor (3–4) | Miller (4) | 3,397 | 31–12 | 9–10 |
| Apr 26 | Georgia | No. 26 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 11–0 | Fulmer (2–1) | Tyler (4–4) | None | 2,952 | 32–12 | 10–10 |
| Apr 27 | Georgia | No. 26 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 6–1 | Ferguson (6–3) | Sosebee (0–3) | None | 3,353 | 33–12 | 11–10 |
May (7–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 2 | @ Missouri | No. 25 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 8–3 | Beede (7–5) | Graves (3–4) | None | 1,057 | 34–12 | 12–10 |
| May 3 | @ Missouri | No. 25 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 5–1 | Fulmer (3–1) | Miles (2–6) | Stone (2) | 1,846 | 35–12 | 13–10 |
| May 4 | @ Missouri | No. 25 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 3–1 | Ravenelle (3–0) | Steele (0–7) | Miller (5) | 1,427 | 36–12 | 14–10 |
| May 6 | No. 12 Louisville | No. 17 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 7–11 | Alphin (1–0) | Buehler (8–2) | None | 3,068 | 36–13 | |
| May 8 | @ No. 4 Florida | No. 17 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0–1 | Shore (7–2) | Beede (7–6) | Poyner (4) | 2,803 | 36–14 | 14–11 |
| May 9 | @ No. 4 Florida | No. 17 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 3–0 | Fulmer (4–0) | Dunning (1–1) | None | 4,112 | 37–14 | 15–11 |
| May 10 | @ No. 4 Florida | No. 17 | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 16–2 | Ferguson (7–3) | Whitson (1–1) | None | 3,289 | 38–14 | 16–11 |
| May 13 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 14 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 10–4 | Buehler (9–2) | Stockton (0–1) | None | 2,537 | 39–14 | |
| May 15 | No. 17 South Carolina | No. 14 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 3–4$^{10}$ | Seddon (3–1) | Miller (1–1) | None | 2,819 | 39–15 | 16–12 |
| May 16 | No. 17 South Carolina | No. 14 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 9–3 | Fulmer (5–1) | Wynkoop (7–4) | Stone (3) | 3,429 | 40–19 | 17–12 |
| May 17 | No. 17 South Carolina | No. 14 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 3–6 | Crowe (7–3) | Ravenelle (3–1) | None | 3,626 | 40–16 | 17–13 |
Post-season (11–5) :
SEC Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 20 | (11) Tennessee | (6) No. 18 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | W 3–2 | Buehler (10–2) | Martin (4–4) | Fulmer (10) | 41–16 | 1–0 |
| May 21 | (3) No. 14 LSU | (6) No. 18 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 1–11$^7$ | Posche (9–3) | Miller (6–2) | None | 41–17 | 1–1 |
| May 22 | (2) No. 13 Ole Miss | (6) No. 18 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL | L 2–7 | Greenwood (2–1) | Beede (7–7) | None | 41–18 | 1–2 |
NCAA tournament: Nashville Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 30 | (4) Xavier | (1) No. 19 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 11–0 | Beede (8–7) | Nittoli (6–4) | None | 2,915 | 42–18 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | (2) No. 20 Oregon | (1) No. 19 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 7–2 | Fulmer (6–1) | Gold (10–3) | None | 2,841 | 43–18 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | (2) No. 20 Oregon | (1) No. 19 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 3–2 | Buehler (11–2) | Cleavinger (3–2) | None | 2,639 | 44–18 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament: Nashville Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 6 | No. 15 Stanford | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 11–6 | Ferguson (8–3) | Hochstatter (10–3) | None | 3,626 | 45–18 | 4–0 |
| June 7 | No. 15 Stanford | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | L 4–5 | Vanegas (4–3) | Ravenelle (3–2) | None | 3,626 | 45–19 | 4–1 |
| June 8 | No. 15 Stanford | No. 8 | Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN | W 12–5 | Stone (2–0) | James (3–4) | None | 3,626 | 46–19 | 5–1 |
College World Series (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 14 | No. 3 Louisville | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 3–5 | Fulmer (7–1) | Funkhouser (13–3) | Ravenelle (1) | 23,625 | 47–19 | 1–0 |
| June 16 | No. 8 UC Irvine | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 6–4 | Buehler (12–2) | Surrey (8–5) | None | 20,792 | 48–19 | 2–0 |
| June 20 | No. 6 Texas | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 0–4 | Thornhill (9–3) | Ferguson (8–4) | None | 18,287 | 48–20 | 2–1 |
| June 21 | No. 6 Texas | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 4–3 | Stone (3–0) | Curtiss (2–3) | None | 16,084 | 49–20 | 3–1 |
| June 23 | (3) No. 1 Virginia | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 9–8 | Miller (7–2) | Kirby (9–3) | Ravenelle (2) | 20,755 | 50–20 | 4–1 |
| June 24 | (3) No. 1 Virginia | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 2–7 | Waddell (10–3) | Beede (8–8) | None | 24,308 | 50–21 | 4–2 |
| June 25 | (3) No. 1 Virginia | No. 5 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 3–2 | Stone (4–0) | Howard (2–2) | Ravenelle (3) | 18,344 | 51–21 | 5–2 |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2014 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2014 SEC baseball game results :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 15–14 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | ALA | W5 | 5–4 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 16–14 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | ARK | W4 | 5–5 | 1–0 |
| AUB | 10–20 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | AUB | W7 | 3–7 | 0–3 |
| FLA | 21–9 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | FLA | E1 | 7–3 | 4–0 |
| UGA | 11–18 | . | . | . | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | UGA | E6 | 4–6 | 0–2 |
| KEN | 14–16 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | KEN | E4 | 5–5 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 17–11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | . | | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | LSU | W2 | 6–3 | 2–1 |
| MSU | 18–12 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | MSU | W3 | 7–3 | 2–1 |
| MIZZ | 6–24 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 0–6 |
| MISS | 19–11 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | MISS | W1 | 7–3 | 3–1 |
| SCAR | 18–12 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | SCAR | E2 | 6–4 | 2–0 |
| TENN | 12–18 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | . | 2–1 | TENN | E5 | 3–7 | 0–1 |
| TAMU | 14–16 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W6 | 4–6 | 0–0 |
| VAN | 17–13 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | VAN | E3 | 5–5 | 2–0 |
| 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. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

## Ranking Movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 8 | 8* | | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | | | 1 |
| Baseball America | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | | | 1 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| NCBWA† | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.