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during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores played their home games at
Hawkins Field Hawkins Field is a baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt Commodores college baseball team.
as a member of the
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. They were led by head coach
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, in his 13th season at Vanderbilt.


Previous season

In 2014, the Commodores finished the season 3rd in the SEC's Eastern Division with a record of 47–19, 17–13 in conference play. They qualified for the
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament The 2014 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 25 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in colle ...
and were eliminated in the second round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were selected to host the Nashville Regional, which included
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, Clemson, and Xavier. The Commodores won their first three games of the regional, defeating Xavier by a score of 11–0, Oregon by a score of 7–2, and Oregon again, this time, 3–2, to advance to the Super Regional, of which they were hosts. In their first game against
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, the Commodores won 11–6, before dropping the second game, 4–5. In game three, Vanderbilt won, 12–5, to advance to the
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. In the College World Series, Vanderbilt defeated
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and
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to advance to the semifinals and play
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. In the first match-up with the Longhorns, the Commodores dropped their first game of the College World Series, losing 0–4. In the second game, the Commodores won 4–3 in ten innings, advancing to the College World Series finals to play
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. Vanderbilt opened the finals against Virginia, the #3 national seed in the tournament, with a 9–8 victory. The Commodores proceeded to drop the second game, 2–7, before winning game three, 3–2. Vanderbilt were crowned national champions, their first championship in program history.


2015 regular season

After a slow start, the Commodores easily qualified for the 2015 Southeastern Conference tournament, where they finished second to the
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. They then played host to the 2015 NCAA Nashville Regional, where they defeated
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, The University of Indiana and Radford University, the last opponent by a record-tying shutout score of 21–0. The Commodores then faced
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in the NCAA Superegional, defeating them in a two-game sweep and advancing to the College World Series. In 65 games in his junior year for the team, Rhett Wiseman hit .318/.419/.566 with 66 runs (2nd in the
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), 39 walks (tied for 6th), and 14 home runs (tied for 6th)."MLB Draft Results 2015: Washington Nationals draft Rhett Wiseman at no.103 in 3rd Round"
Federal Baseball
He was named an
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n.


2015 NCAA College World Series

In their opening-round game in the 2015 College World Series, Vanderbilt defeated , 4–3, on a walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth in a game that had been suspended due to rain the night before, advancing into the winners' bracket. In their second-round game, Vanderbilt defeated the number 7 national seed TCU, 1–0. Zander Wiel hit a home run in the 7th inning to score the lone run of the game and break up a
no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
. Behind an offensive outburst and dominating performance behind the arm of
Walker Buehler Walker Anthony Buehler (born July 28, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their 2014 College W ...
, the Commodores beat TCU 7–1 to advance to their second straight College World Series Championship Series. Commodores outfielder Rhett Wiseman was hit in his neck by an 89 mph fastball while batting during the game, and was hit so hard it left a red mark that even showed the outlines of the baseball's laces on his neck. He stayed in the game (telling their coach "it's the College World Series, baby. You're not taking me out of this game"). Wiseman went on to hit a home run innings later.Mike Axisa
">"Vandy's Rhett Wiseman takes pitch to neck, stays in, homers",
CBS Sports, June 20, 2015
In game 1 of the championship series Vanderbilt defeated
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5–1 thanks to an outing by
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. Virginia held Vanderbilt scoreless (3–0) for just the second time all year, forcing a winner-take-all third game for the national championship. The Cavaliers beat Vanderbilt 4–2 to win their first baseball national championship in program history.


Personnel


Roster


Coaching staff


Schedule

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, , 3–2 , , Bowden (1–0) , , Keaffaber (0–1) , , , , NA , , 3–1 , , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , February 21 , , vs. Indiana State , , #2 , , Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL , , 1–8 , , Degano (2–0) , , Stone (0–2) , , , , NA , , 3–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 22 , , vs. Indiana State , , #2 , , Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL , , 6–0 , , Wright (1–0) , , Kuhlman (0–2) , , , , NA , , 4–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 24 , , , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 16–3 , , Shaw (1–2) , , Shaw (0–1) , , , , 2,365 , , 5–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 25 , , , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 10–6 , , Pfeifer (1–0) , , Pearson (0–2) , , , , 2,405 , , 6–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 27 , , , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 16–1 , , Fulmer (2–0) , , Headean (1–1) , , , , 2,409 , , 7–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , February 28 , , Illinois State , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 3–2 , , Kilichowski (1–0) , , Hendren (1–1) , , , , 2,502 , , 8–2 , , , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 1 , , Illinois State , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 16–10 , , Bowden (2–0) , , Heilenbach (0–1) , , , , 2,758 , , 9–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 3 , , , , #4 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–8 (12) , , Sheffield (2–0) , , Gould (0–1) , , , , 2,376 , , 10–2 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 6 , , at #7
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Jackie Robinson Stadium Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball park in Los Angeles, California. It is the home field of the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. Opened in 1981, it is the smallest ballpark in the conference, with a seating capacity of 1,820. ...
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, , 6–0 , , Fulmer (3–0) , , Kaprielian (3–1) , , , , 2,204 , , 11–2 , , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 7 , , at #20 , , #4 , ,
Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on the west end of the campus of the University of Southern California. The home field of the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference, it has a seating capacity of 2,500. ...
• Los Angeles, CA , , 5–6 , , Huberman (3–1) , , Bowden (2–1) , , , , 1,401 , , 11–3 , , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 8 , , vs. #1 TCU , , #4 , ,
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• Los Angeles, CA , , 2–4 , , Morrison (3–0) , , Pfeifer (1–1) , , Ferrell (5) , , NA , , 11–4 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 10 , , , , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–2 , , Sheffield (3–0) , , Luciani (0–1) , , , , 2,444 , , 12–4 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 11 , , Quinnipiac , , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 8–0 , , Johnson (1–0) , , Thomas (1–2) , , , , 2,450 , , 13–4 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 14 , ,
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, , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 8–7 (12) , , Bowden (3–1) , , Stone (0–2) , , , , 3,040 , , 14–4 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 14 , , Arkansas , , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–1 , , Buehler (1–0) , , Taccolini (0–2) , , Kilichowski (1) , , 3,040 , , 15–4 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 15 , , Arkansas , , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 1–0 , , Pfeifer (2–1) , , Alberius (1–2) , , , , 3,150 , , 16–4 , , 3–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 17 , , , , #5 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–1 , , Johnson (2–0) , , Gardner (0–1) , , , , 2,813 , , 17–4 , , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 20 , , at #30 , , #5 , ,
Plainsman Park Plainsman Park, officially ''Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park'', is the college baseball venue for the Auburn University Tigers. As of 2015, its seating capacity is 4,096. In 2003, '' Baseball America'' rated the facility th ...
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, , 4–6 , , Thompson (4–2) , , Fulmer (3–1) , , Lipscomb (1) , , 2,869 , , 17–5 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 21 , , at #30 Auburn , , #5 , , Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL , , 10–5 , , Buehler (2–0) , , Wingenter (1–2) , , Pfeifer (3) , , , , 18–5 , , 4–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 21 , , at #30 Auburn , , #5 , , Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL , , 7–6 (10) , , Bowden (4–1) , , Yarbrough (0–1) , , , , 2,840 , , 19–5 , , 5–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 24 , , at , , #3 , , Reese Smith Jr. Field
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, , 12–7 , , Wright (2–0) , , Alton (3–1) , , , , 2,620 , , 20–5 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 27 , , , , #3 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–0 , , Fulmer (4–1) , , Marks (2–3) , , , , 3,409 , , 21–5 , , 6–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 28 , , Tennessee , , #3 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 5–9 , , Serrano (2–3) , , Pfeifer (2–2) , , , , 3,626 , , 21–6 , , 6–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 29 , , Tennessee , , #3 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 14–3 , , Johnson (3–0) , , Martin (1–1) , , , , 3,626 , , 22–6 , , 7–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , March 31 , , , , #3 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 6–0 , , Wright (3–0) , , Lance (2–1) , , , , 2,762 , , 23–6 , , , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 1 , , Wofford , , #3 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 5–3 , , Kilichowski (2–0) , , Accetta (1–2) , , Bowden (1) , , 2,942 , , 24–6 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 3 , , at , , #3 , ,
Foley Field Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is the home field of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,291 people. Foley Field was built in 1966. The stadium was renovated in ...
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, , 9–7 , , Fulmer (5–1) , , McLaughlin (3–2) , , Pfeifer (4) , , 2,551 , , 25–6 , , 8–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 4 , , at Georgia , , #3 , , Foley Field • Athens, GA , , 11–7 , , Buehler (3–0) , , Lawlor (3–4) , , , , 3,162 , , 26–6 , , 9–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 5 , , at Georgia , , #3 , , Foley Field • Athens, GA , , 4–2 , , Wright (4–0) , , Tucker (0–1) , , Pfeifer (5) , , 2,157 , , 27–6 , , 10–2 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 7 , , , , #2 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 1–3 , , Puckett (2–1) , , Kilichowski (2–1) , , Andros , , 3,060 , , 27–7 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 9 , , , , #2 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 6–0 , , Fulmer (6–1) , , Trent , , , , 3,111 , , 28–7 , , 11–2 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 10 , , Ole Miss , , #2 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 5–6 (16) , , Weathersby , , Wright (4–1) , , , , 3,540 , , 28–8 , , 11–3 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 11 , , Ole Miss , , #2 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 4–5 , , Stokes , , Ferguson (0–1) , , Waguespack , , 3,626 , , 28–9 , , 11–4 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 14 , , Belmont , , #7 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 2–3 , , McGrath (4–2) , , Sheffield (3–1) , , Kinney , , 2,886 , , 28–10 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 16 , , at
South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...
, , #7 , , Carolina Stadium
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, , 12–0 , , Fulmer (7–1) , , Fiori (3–1) , , , , 6,905 , , 29–10 , , 12–4 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 17 , , at South Carolina , , #7 , , Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC , , 2–5 , , Wynkoop , , Buehler (3–1) , , , , 7,340 , , 29–11 , , 12–5 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 18 , , at South Carolina , , #7 , , Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC , , 2–3 , , Mincey , , Kilichowski (2–2) , , Widener (9) , , 8,242 , , 29–12 , , 12–6 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 21 , , Middle Tennessee , , #14 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 4–0 , , Johnson (4–0) , , Ring (4–2) , , , , 2,987 , , 30–12 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 24 , , #15
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, , #14 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 9–2 , , Fulmer (8–1) , , McClain (5–5) , , , , 3,348 , , 31–12 , , 13–6 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 25 , , #15 Missouri , , #14 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 12–2 , , Pfeifer (3–2) , , Houck (6–3) , , , , 3,424 , , 32–12 , , 14–6 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , April 26 , , #15 Missouri , , #14 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 12–2 , , Bowden (5–1) , , Tribby (0–3) , , , , 3,496 , , 33–12 , , 15–6 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 28 , , at , , #9 , , E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN , , 1–4 , , McGrath , , Kilichowski (2–3) , , Kinney (5) , , 918 , , 33–13 , , , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 1 , , at , , #9 , ,
Cliff Hagan Stadium Cliff Hagan Stadium (Officially named Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium) is a baseball stadium located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Cliff Hagan Stadium or better known to Kentucky Wildcat baseball fans as “The Cliff” is on the So ...
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, , 13–3 , , Fulmer (9–1) , , Brown (4–5) , , , , 2,655 , , 34–13 , , 16–6 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 2 , , at Kentucky , , #9 , , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , 5–11 , , Beggs (7–2) , , Pfeifer (3–3) , , , , 2,512 , , 34–14 , , 16–7 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 3 , , at Kentucky , , #9 , , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , 7–3 , , Sheffield (4–1) , , Strecker (2–1) , , Bowden (2) , , 3,043 , , 35–14 , , 17–7 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 7 , , #14
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, , #11 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 2–0 , , Fulmer (10–1) , , Shore (6–5) , , , , 3,626 , , 36–14 , , 18–7 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 8 , , #14 Florida , , #11 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 3–7 , , Puk (7–3) , , Pfeifer (3–4) , , , , 3,626 , , 36–15 , , 18–8 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 9 , , #14 Florida , , #11 , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 7–9 , , Lewis (4–1) , , Sheffield (4–2) , , , , 3,626 , , 36–16 , , 18–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 12 , , at #3
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Jim Patterson Stadium Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. It hosted the 2007 NCAA Super Regionals, where the Cardinals defeated Oklahoma State two g ...
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, , 5–2 , , Johnson (5–0) , , McClure (1–1) , , Kilichowski (2) , , 5,042 , , 37–16 , , , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 14 , , at
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, , 2–1 , , Fulmer (11–1) , , Guilbeau (2–6) , , , , 2,906 , , 38–16 , , 19–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , May 15 , , at Alabama , , #10 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 7–5 , , Sheffield (5–2) , , Walter (4–4) , , Wright (1) , , 3,515 , , 39–16 , , 20–9 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 16 , , at Alabama , , #10 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 0–1 , , Carter (4–5) , , Buehler (3–2) , , Burrow (6) , , 3,684 , , 39–17 , , 20–10 , - , - ! style="" , Post-season , - , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 20 , , Missouri , , #7 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 7–6 (10) , , Wright (5–1) , , Williams (4–4) , , , , 5,205 , , 40–17 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 21 , , #8 , , #7 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 6–1 , , Kent (7–1) , , Fulmer (11–2) , , , , 8,361 , , 40–18 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 22 , , Alabama , , #7 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 16–1 (7) , , Pfeifer (4–4) , , Carter (4–6) , , , , 10,329 , , 41–18 , , 2–1 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 23 , , #8 Texas A&M, , #7 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 12–3 , , Kilichowski (3–3) , , Vinson 4–2 , , , , 10,949 , , 42–18 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 24 , , #9 Florida , , #7 , , Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL , , 7–3 , , Young (2–0) , , Johnson (5–1) , , , , 7,998 , , 42–19 , , 3–2 , - , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 29 , , (4) , ,
Hawkins Field Hawkins Field is a baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt Commodores college baseball team.
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, , 11–0 , , Fulmer (12–2) , , Martinez (7–4) , , , , 3,626 , , 43–19 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 30 , , (3) , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 6–4 , , Bowden (6–1) , , Harrison (4–2) , , Wright (2) , , 3,626 , , 44–19 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , June 1 , , (2) , , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , 21–0 , , Buehler (4–2) , , MacKeith (7–5) , , , , 3,626 , , 45–19 , , 3–0 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , June 6 , , (6) , ,
Illinois Field Illinois Field is a baseball venue in Champaign, Illinois, home to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team. It is located in the sports complex at the University of Illinois near the Champaign- Urbana border. It is a short dist ...
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TD Ameritrade Park Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,0 ...
Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest ci ...
, , 4–3 , , Wright 6–1 , , Peitzmeier (5–4), , , , 21,674 , , 48–19 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , June 16 , , (7) TCU , , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 1–0 , , Pfeifer (6–4) , , Young (9–3) , , Wright (4) , , 24,156 , , 49–19 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , June 19 , , (7) TCU , , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 7–1 , , Buehler (5–2) , , Alexander (6–3) , , , , 26,011 , , 50–19 , , 3–0 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , June 22 , , , ,
TD Ameritrade Park Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,0 ...
Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest ci ...
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TD Ameritrade Park Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,0 ...
Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest ci ...
, , 0–3 , , Sborz (7–2) , , Pfeifer (6–5) , , , , 24,645 , , 51–20 , , 4–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , June 24 , , Virginia , ,
TD Ameritrade Park Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,0 ...
Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest ci ...
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Record vs. conference opponents


Rankings


Awards and honors

;Carson Fulmer * Louisville Slugger Pre-season First team All-American * Perfect Game USA Pre-season First team All-American * Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American * SEC Pitcher of the Year * Won SEC Pitching Triple Crown (Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts) * Collegiate Baseball First team All-American * First team All-SEC * SEC All-Defensive Team * Golden Spikes Finalist * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Walker Buehler * Louisville Slugger Pre-season First team All-American * Perfect Game USA Pre-season First team All-American * Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American ;Dansby Swanson * Louisville Slugger Pre-season First team All-American * Perfect Game USA Pre-season First team All-American * Baseball America Pre-season first-team All-American * College Baseball second-team All-American * Second Team All-SEC * Golden Spikes finalist * SEC All-Tournament * MVP of the Nashville NCAA Regional ;Zander Wiel * SEC All-Tournament * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Rhett Wiseman * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Bryan Reynolds * Louisville Slugger Pre-season Third team All-American * Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second team All-American * SEC All-Tournament * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Ro Coleman * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Jeren Kendall * Freshman All-SEC * Nashville NCAA Regional All-Tournament ;Will Toffey * Freshman All-SEC ;Kyle Wright * Freshman All-SEC


Commodores in the MLB Draft


References

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