# 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores played their home games at Hawkins Field. Coach Tim Corbin led the Commodores in his 18th season with the program.
Vanderbilt began the 2020 season with high hopes, having secured the second highest-rated recruit class for the season. In addition, the Commodores were highly ranked in preseason and subsequent polls, beginning at #1 according to the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and closing at #7 on March 16, the final ranking.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the 2020 college baseball season, and the seasons of all spring sports, became unclear. On March 12, Vanderbilt University declared that all spring sports were suspended for the remainder of the season. On March 30, the NCAA canceled the upcoming College World Series, but announced that senior spring athletes would have the opportunity to return to school for the 2021 spring season if they wished.

## Previous season

The Commodores finished 59–12 overall, and 23–7 in the conference. The Commodores were National champions in 2019.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Vanderbilt win |
| | Vanderbilt loss |
| | Cancellation |
| Bold | Vanderbilt team member |
2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log :
Regular season (13–5) :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (CB) | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 14 | vs. No. 13 Michigan | No. 2 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, AZ | L 3–4 | B. Keizer (1–0) | T. Brown (0–1) | I. Paige (1) | 4,500 | 0–1 |
| February 15 | vs. UConn | No. 2 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | W 6–1 | K. Rocker (1–0) | E. Stock (0–1) | S. Hliboki (1) | 612 | 1–1 |
| February 16 | vs. Cal Poly | No. 2 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | L 8–9 | D. Nelson (1–0) | T. Brown (0–2) | | 745 | 1–2 |
| February 18 | South Alabama | No. 5 | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | W 3–0 | J. Leiter (1–0) | M. Boswell (0–1) | T. Schultz (1) | 3,033 | 2–2 |
| February 19 | South Alabama | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 4–0 | E. Smith (1–0) | C. Yarborough (0–1) | M. Doolin (1) | 3,058 | 3–2 |
| February 21 | UIC | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 9–0 | M. Hickman (1–0) | J. Key (0–2) | | 3,146 | 4–2 |
| February 22 | UIC | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 9–3 | K. Rocker (2–0) | N. Oliff (0–2) | | 3,381 | 5–2 |
| February 23 | UIC | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 5–2 | J. Eder (1–0) | B. Nicholson (0–2) | T. Brown (1) | 3,208 | 6–2 |
| February 25 | Evansville | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 6–0 | J. Leiter (2–0) | J. Meyer (0–1) | | 3,013 | 7–2 |
| February 26 | Saint Louis | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 10–2 | E. Smith (2–0) | S. Youngbrandt (0–1) | | 3,012 | 8–2 |
| February 28 | Hawaii | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 5–1 | M. Hickman (2–0) | L. Pouelsen | | 3,198 | 9–2 |
| February 29 | Hawaii | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | L 1–3 | A. Davenport (3–0) | T. Schultz | C. Loewen (1) | 3,295 | 9–3 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (CB) | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| March 1 | Hawaii | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 7–5 (11) | E. Kaiser (1–0) | C. Loewen (0–1) | | 3,447 | 10–3 |
| March 3 | Central Arkansas | No. 5 | Hawkins Field | W 10–2 | M. Doolin (1–0) | L. Gilbertson (1–2) | | 3,182 | 11–3 |
| March 6 | at No. 1 UCLA | No. 5 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA | L 2–3 | Z. Pettway (3–0) | K. Rocker (2–1) | H. Powell (3) | 2,215 | 11–4 |
| March 7 | at USC | No. 5 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA | L 1–2 | J. Beller (3–0) | J. Eder (1–1) | B. Wanger (3) | 1,507 | 11–5 |
| March 8 | vs. No. 18 TCU | No. 5 | Dedeaux Field | W 4–3 | T. Brown (1–2) | D. Hill (2–1) | | 711 | 12–5 |
| March 11 | Toledo | No. 7 | Hawkins Field | W 11–2 | E. Smith (3–0) | B. Todorowski (0–1) | | 3,015 | 13–5 |
| March 13 | Kentucky | No. 7 | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 14 | Kentucky | No. 7 | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 15 | Kentucky | No. 7 | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 17 | vs. Belmont | | First Horizon Park Nashville, TN | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 20 | at Tennessee | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 21 | at Tennessee | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 22 | at Tennessee | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 24 | vs. Lipscomb | | First Horizon Park | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 27 | Georgia | | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 28 | Georgia | | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 29 | Georgia | | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
| March 31 | Tennessee Tech | | Hawkins Field | Canceled | | | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score |
| April 2 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA | Canceled |
| April 3 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium | Canceled |
| April 4 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium | Canceled |
| April 7 | Western Kentucky | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 10 | South Carolina | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 11 | South Carolina | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 12 | South Carolina | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 14 | Indiana State | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 17 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | Canceled |
| April 18 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field | Canceled |
| April 19 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field | Canceled |
| April 24 | Alabama | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 25 | Alabama | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 26 | Alabama | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| April 28 | Austin Peay | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score |
| May 1 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | Canceled |
| May 2 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium | Canceled |
| May 3 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium | Canceled |
| May 5 | Louisville | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| May 7 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL | Canceled |
| May 8 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | Canceled |
| May 9 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | Canceled |
| May 12 | Middle Tennessee | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| May 14 | Mississippi State | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| May 15 | Mississippi State | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
| May 16 | Mississippi State | Hawkins Field | Canceled |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 19–24 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Vanderbilt team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## 2020 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Austin Martin | SS | 1 | 5 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Tyler Brown | RHP | 3 | 101 | Houston Astros |
| Jake Eder | LHP | 4 | 104 | Miami Marlins |
| Mason Hickman | RHP | 5 | 154 | Cleveland Indians |