2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–9 (2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachScott Brown (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachScott Brown (14th season)
Home stadiumHawkins Field
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 15 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 2   .900
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 4   .818
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 4   .810
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 6   .714
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 9   .591
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 3   .850
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 4   .810
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 5   .773
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 6   .714
LSU ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 7   .682
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 5   .750
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 7   .682
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 10   .545
As of March 18, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are led by 24th-year head coach Tim Corbin.

Previous season

Further information: 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

The 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team posted a 43–18 (19–11) season record. The Commodores finished fourth in the SEC regular season, and won the SEC Tournament. Vanderbilt earned an automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the #1 seed in the Louisville Regional, where they would beat #4 seed Wright State, but would lose to #2 seed Louisville and #4 seed Wright State.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC Second Team[2]
Player No. Position Class
Braden Holcomb 26 DH/Util. Junior
Connor Fennell 39 P Junior

Coaches poll

Coaches' Poll [2]
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 LSU 231 (9)
2 Texas 214 (1)
3 Mississippi State 205 (4)
4 Arkansas 203 (2)
5 Auburn 175
6 Tennessee 162
7 Florida 156
8 Vanderbilt 151
9 Georgia 133
10 Ole Miss 110
11 Kentucky 99
12 Alabama 97
13 Texas A&M 86
14 Oklahoma 84
15 South Carolina 49
16 Missouri 31

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend pitching rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 OF Logan Johnstone L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Gr Los Gatos, California
3 INF Carter Johnstone L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Los Gatos, California
5 INF Mike Mancini L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Endwell, New York
8 INF Chris Maldonado R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Short Hills, New Jersey
9 INF Brodie Johnston R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Ooltewah, Tennessee
10 UTL Carson Quillen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Greeneville, Tennessee
18 C Korbin Reynolds R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Clarksville, Tennessee
19 UTL Rustan Rigdon S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Metter, Georgia
20 OF Cade Sears L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Westphalia, Iowa
21 RHP Hudson Barton R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Franklin, Tennessee
25 C Mack Whitcomb R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Mokena, Illinois
26 UTL Braden Holcomb R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida
28 OF Will Hampton L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Richmond Hill, Georgia
30 LHP Aiden Stillman R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Winter Park, Florida
32 RHP Nate Schlote R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fairway, Kansas
33 RHP Luke Guth R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Franklin, Pennsylvania
34 RHP Brennan Seiber R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Newport Beach, California
36 RHP Jacob Faulkner R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Venice, Florida
37 LHP Jakob Schulz R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
39 RHP Connor Fennell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Londonderry, New Hampshire
40 RHP Austin Nye R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Roseville, California
42 OF Collin Brightwell S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
43 LHP Matthew Shorey L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
44 C Colin Barczi R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Naperville, Illinois
45 RHP Connnor Hamilton R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Thompson's Station, Tennessee
46 RHP Tyler Baird R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Huntersville, North Carolina
47 OF Tommy Goodin L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Thousand Oaks, California
50 C Aukai Kea R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Kapolei, Hawaii
51 INF Ryker Waite S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Queen Creek, Arizona
55 INF Max Jensen L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Gr Burke, Virginia
66 RHP Deegan Cordova R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Lake Havasu City, Arizona
70 RHP Tristan Bristow R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Helotes, Texas
77 RHP Alex Kranzler R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Norwood, New Jersey
80 RHP Nate Taylor R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Flowery Branch, Georgia
88 RHP Wyatt Nadeau R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr Gorham, Maine
90 LHP Miller Green L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
92 RHP Adria Casoliba R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
96 RHP Nate Teague R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Snow Camp, North Carolina
99 RHP England Bryan R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hillsboro, Tennessee
Head coach

Tim Corbin

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Brown
Jason Esposito
Ty Blankmeyer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 3, 2026

Coaching staff

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Vandy		 Alma mater
Tim Corbin Head coach 24 Ohio State University (1984)
Scott Brown Associate head coach 14 Cortland State University (1999)
Jason Esposito Assistant coach 1 Vanderbilt University (2011)
Ty Blankmeyer Assistant coach 2 St. John's University (2016)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source


Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source

Incoming recruits

2025 Vanderbilt Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source

Schedule and results

2026 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log (Overall: 13–9; Conference: 2–1); (Home: 12–4; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–5)
Regular season (13–8)
February (7–4)
(Home; 6–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–4)
Date Time
(CST)		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
Shriners Children's College Showdown
February 13 3:00 p.m. No. 10 TCU* No. 23 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas L 4–5 Stern (1–0) Guth (0–1) Quinn (1) 18,387 0–1 —
February 14 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech* No. 23 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas W 13–3 (8) Seiber (1–0) Pirko (0–1) None 22,384 1–1 —
February 15 10:30 a.m. Oklahoma State* No. 23 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas L 1–11 (8) Wech (1–0) Taylor (0–1) None 1–2 —
February 17 4:30 p.m. vs Eastern Michigan* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 13–2 (7) Guth (1–1) Davis (0–1) None 3,001 2–2 —
February 18 4:30 p.m. vs Eastern Michigan* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 16–2 (7) Seiber (2–0) Mueller (0–1) None 3,000 3–2 —
February 20 2:00 p.m. vs Marist* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 16–5 (8) Fennell (1–0) Taylor (0–1) Bryan (1) 3,064 4–2 —
February 21 2:00 p.m. vs Marist* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 12–1 (7) Nye (1–0) Hartley (0–1) None 3,097 5–2 —
February 22 1:00 p.m. vs Marist* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 8–1 Faulkner (1–0) Mazza (0–2) None 2,973 6–2 —
February 24 4:30 p.m. vs Evansville* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 15–3 (7) Kranzler (1–0) Roberts (0–1) None 2,684 7–2 —
Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic
February 27 4:00 p.m. UC Irvine* D1Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada L 4–9 Hansen (3–0) Bryan (0–1) None 4,722 7–3 —
February 28 6:00 p.m. Arizona* D1Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada L 1–5 Bailey (1–0) Kranzler (1–1) None 5,713 7–4 —
March (6–4)
(Home; 6–3; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–1)
Date Time
(CST)		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 1:00 p.m. Oregon* D1Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, Nevada L 4–6 Scolari (2–0) Taylor (0–2) Bell (2) 5,304 7–5 —
March 3 4:30 p.m. vs Central Arkansas* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 4–5 Williams (1–1) Kranzler (1–2) Alexander (4) 2,671 7–6 —
March 4 3:00 p.m. vs Troy* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 4–1 Schulz (1–0) Crotchf (0–1) Bristow (1) 2,735 8–6 —
March 6 4:30 p.m. vs North Dakota State* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 14–2(7) Fennell (2–0) Puetz (0–3) None 3,147 9–6 —
March 7 7:00 p.m. vs North Dakota State* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 10–0(8) Casoliba (1–0) Marks (1–2) None 2,753 10–6 —
March 8 1:00 p.m. vs North Dakota State* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 2–5 Szabo (1–0) Taylor (0–3) None 2,832 10–7 —
March 10 6:00 p.m. vs Indiana State* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 14–6 Bristow (1–0) Suriel (0–3) None 3,053 11–7 —
March 13 6:00 p.m. vs No. 13 LSU SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 13–12 Schlote (1–0) Guidry (3–2) None 3,442 12–7 1–0
March 14 7:00 p.m. vs No. 13 LSU SECN Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 11–3 Nadeau (1–0) Moore (3–2) None 3,442 13–7 2–0
March 15 3:00 p.m. vs No. 13 LSU ESPN2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 9–16 Sheerin (2–0) Seiber (2–1) None 3,442 13–8 2–1
March 17 6:00 p.m. vs Indiana* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 1–5 Linn (2–0) Kranzler (1–3) None 2,786 13–9 —
March 20 7:00 p.m. at No. 6 Mississippi State SECN Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi — —
March 21 6:00 p.m. at No. 6 Mississippi State SECN+ Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi — —
March 22 1:00 p.m. at No. 6 Mississippi State SECN+ Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi — —
March 24 6:00 p.m. vs Tennessee Tech* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
March 27 7:00 p.m. vs Tennessee ESPNU Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
March 28 4:00 p.m. vs Tennessee SECN Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
March 29 11:00 a.m. vs Tennessee ESPN2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
March 31 6:00 p.m. vs Belmont* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time
(CST)		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M SECN+ Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas — —
April 3 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M SECN+ Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas — —
April 4 2:00 p.m. at Texas A&M SECN+ Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas — —
April 7 6:00 p.m. vs Eastern Kentuckky* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 9 6:00 p.m. vs Oklahoma SECN Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 10 6:00 p.m. vs Oklahoma SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 11 1:00 p.m. vs Oklahoma SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 14 6:00 p.m. at Lipscomb* TBD Dugan Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 17 5:30 p.m. at Kentucky SECN+ Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky — —
April 18 1:00 p.m. at Kentucky SECN+ Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky — —
April 19 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky SECN+ Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, Kentucky — —
APril 21 6:00 p.m. vs Xavier* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 24 6:00 p.m. vs Texas SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 25 7:00 p.m. vs Texas SECN Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 26 12:00 p.m. vs Texas ESPN2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 28 6:00 p.m. vs Middle Tennessee* SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
April 30 6:00 p.m. at Alabama ESPNU Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama — —
May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time
(CST)		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 6:00 p.m. at Alabama SECN+ Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama — —
May 2 1:00 p.m. at Alabama SECN+ Sewell-THomas Stadium • Tuscalossa, Alabama — —
May 5 7:00 p.m. vs Louisville* ESPN2 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
May 8 6:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN+ Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri — —
May 9 4:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN+ Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri — —
May 10 1:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN+ Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri — —
May 14 6:00 p.m. vs South Carolina SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
May 15 6:00 p.m. vs South Carolina SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
May 16 1:00 p.m. vs South Carolina SECN+ Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee — —
Postseason (0–0)
SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date Time
(CST)		 Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 19 - May 24 TBD TBD TBD Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama — —
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the SEC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = Vanderbilt Commodores team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[3]


Rankings

See also: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]1818*22тRV—RV
Baseball America[5]17—25———
NCBWA†[6]18RVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[7]23—————
Perfect Game[8]192422———

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
  7. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
  8. ^ "2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings". perfectgame.org.
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