Vanderbilt 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Vanderbilt Commodores
SEC (43-17, 18-12)
 
Big Wins: 3/31 South Carolina (6-3), 5/6 at Texas A&M (6-1), 5/14 at Florida (5-0)
Bad Losses: 3/3 at Stanford (1-4), 3/22 at Middle Tennessee (4-7), 4/24 at Tennessee (3-5)
Coach: Tim Corbin
 
Key Field Players:
Bryan Reynolds, Junior, OF, .335 BA, 13 HR, 55 RBI
Jeren Kendall, Sophomore, OF, .331 BA, 9 HR, 57 RBI, 28 SB
Alonzo Jones, Freshman, IF, .292 BA, 35 RBI, 10 SB
Ethan Paul, Freshman, IF, .283 BA, 29 RBI
Tyler Campbell, Senior, IF, .256 BA, 22 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kyle Wright, Sophomore, P, 2.60 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 86.2 IP, 99 SO
Jordan Sheffield, Sophomore, P, 2.73 ERA, 8-5 W/L, 95.2 IP, 107 SO
Patrick Raby, Freshman, P, 2.61 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 58.2 IP, 63 SO
Ben Bowden, Junior, P, 3.51 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 48.2 IP, 65 SO, 10 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .274 (136th in nation, 10th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.91 (55, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.82 (97, 5)
Earned Run Average: 2.93 (9, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (22, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.70 (90, 8)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (37, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .418 (81, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.50 (38, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.45 (6, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional          defeated Lipscomb, defeated Indiana, defeated Radford
2015    Super Regional            defeated Illinois
2015    CWS   defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2015    CWS Championship   defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
2014    Regional          defeated Xavier, defeated Oregon, defeated Oregon
2014    Super Regional            defeated Stanford, lost to Stanford, defeated Stanford
2014    CWS   defeated Louisville, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Texas, defeated Texas, defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, defeated Virginia
2013    Regional          defeated East Tennessee State, defeated Illinois, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2013    Super Regional            lost to Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2012    Regional          defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina State, lost to North Carolina State, eliminated by North Carolina State
2011    Regional          defeated Belmont, defeated Troy, defeated Belmont
2011    Super Regional            defeated Oregon State
2011    CWS   defeated North Carolina, lost to Florida, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Florida
2010    Regional          defeated Illinois State, lost to Louisville, defeated Illinois State, defeated Louisville, defeated Louisville
2010    Super Regional            eliminated by Florida State
2009    Regional          lost to Middle Tennessee, defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Louisville, eliminated by Louisville
2008    Regional          lost to Oklahoma, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by Oklahoma
2007    Regional          defeated Austin Peay, lost to Michigan, defeated Austin Peay, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Michigan
 
*all team stats through 5/22