Vanderbilt Commodores (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Marist Red Foxes (0-3, 0-0 MAAC)
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Sunday @ 1 p.m. CT • SECN+ • 102.5 The Game
Weekend Preview: The Commodores host Marist for a three-game series at Hawkins Field this weekend.
- The series will mark the first meeting between the two schools.
- After going 1-2 on Opening Weekend at Globe Life Field in Texas, Vanderbilt won both midweek contests against Eastern Michigan.
- The Dores run-ruled the Eagles in seven innings both games, outscoring EMU 29-4 over the 14 frames. Vandy won 13-2 on Tuesday behind two home runs by Brodie Johnston.
- The Commodores then scored nine runs in the first inning Wednesday and went on to win 16-2 thanks in part to grand slams by Tommy Goodin and Ryker Waite.
- Seven Commodore pitchers combined to no-hit the Eagles in Wednesday’s victory. It was Vanderbilt’s fifth no-hitter since 2019 and sixth under head coach Tim Corbin.
Power Surge: Through the first five games of the season, Vanderbilt leads all of DI in home runs with 16.
- Brodie Johnston’s five long balls also leads DI. Johnston hit 15 out of the park last season to lead the team as a freshman.
- Colin Barczi belted three home runs in the season-opener against No. 10 TCU to become the first Commodore since Connor Kaiser in 2018 with a three-homer game. Barczi’s homers traveled a combined 1,340 feet with each surpassing 430 feet.
Starting Rotation: Connor Fennell, Austin Nye and Nate Taylor will be Vandy’s starting rotation for the second week in a row
- All three arms turned in strong performances on Opening Weekend. Fennell set the tone on Opening Day against a potent TCU offense. Fennell held the Horned Frogs to two runs on two hits over 5.1 with seven strikeouts to one walk.
- Nye followed on Saturday with four frames, striking out six and allowing one run that was unearned.
- Taylor made his Vandy debut Sunday against Oklahoma State. Taylor allowed two runs on two hits over 4.1 innings with seven strikeouts.
Preseason Honors: Multiple Commodores received recognition ahead of the 2026 season.
- Connor Fennell was selected to two preseason All-America teams, garnering third-team honors from both D1Baseball and the NCBWA.
- Fennell and Braden Holcomb were each voted by the league’s coaches to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team.
- Miller Green and Alex Kranzler were named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.
The 2026 VandyBoys: Vanderbilt’s 2026 roster features 23 returners and 16 newcomers.
- Seventeen states and two countries are represented on the roster. Tennessee leads the way with eight Commodores followed by California with five and Georgia with four.
- There are three graduate students, two seniors, 11 juniors, 14 sophomores and nine freshmen on the squad.
- Of the 16 newcomers, seven transferred in during the offseason.
- Former Commodore Jason Esposito returned to Nashville in the offseason as the program’s new hitting coach. Esposito played under Tim Corbin from 2009-11 before being selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 2011 MLB Draft. He most recently worked in the Cleveland Guardians organization as the MLB assistant hitting coach.
Unrivaled Consistency: Since head coach Tim Corbin took charge in 2003, no program has enjoyed more consistent success than the Commodores.
- Vanderbilt owns the nation’s longest active NCAA Tournament streak at 19 consecutive appearances.
- Vandy has been to the College World Series five times, the finals four times and has won it all twice (2014, 2019).
- More than 50 Commodores have been named All-America, including 18 first-teamers.
- Corbin has tutored more than 30 future MLB players.
- Corbin reached 1,000 career wins on March 5, 2024, vs. Eastern Michigan. He recorded his 900th Vandy win on March 16, 2024, vs. Auburn.
- Among active D1 coaches, Corbin ranks seventh by most wins. He is third in the SEC behind South Carolina’s Paul Mainieri (1,537) and Arkansas’ Dave Van Horn (1,307).
- The Dores were crowned SEC Tournament Champions in 2025 for the third time in the last six tournaments. Four of the program’s five SEC Tournament titles have come under Corbin.
