The 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented

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in the

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. Vanderbilt competed in the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). The Commodores played their home games at

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. Coach

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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

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, 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

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canceled the upcoming

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, 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

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

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in 2019.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

:Schedule Source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

References

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Vanderbilt Commodores baseball The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team. From Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, the team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Co ...