2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record42–19 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumHawkins Field
Seasons
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2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20 – 9 – 0   .690 46 – 18 – 0   .719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 52 – 16 – 0   .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 25 – 0   .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 26 – 30 – 0   .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State x‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 44 – 18 – 1   .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 49 – 16 – 0   .754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 45 – 21 – 0   .682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 43 – 19 – 0   .694
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 23 – 33 – 0   .411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 26 – 29 – 0   .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Tim Corbin, in his 14th season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores compiled a 40–15 regular season record, going 18–12 in the SEC and finishing ranked #10 in the nation. The Commodores earned a #6 seed in the 2016 Southeastern Conference tournament, where they went 2–2 and were eliminated by Texas A&M, the eventual champions. Following the SEC tournament, the Commodores hosted a regional in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, part of the Louisville super regional. The season was marred by the death of freshman pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned the day before Vanderbilt was to take on Xavier University in their first regional game. Vanderbilt went 0–2 in the Nashville regional to end the season, falling to Xavier and Washington.