Feb. 2, 2012
Banquet Sold Out
Saturday’s Baseball Banquet is sold out. However, fans not in attendance can still watch the event on Saturday night on vucommodores.com. The webcast will begin at 7:45 p.m. and no subscription is required to watch. 
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Practice Update
The Commodores continue preseason preparations before the team’s Opening Weekend trip to No. 3 Stanford February 17-19. VU has taken advantage of the spring-like weather in Nashville over the last several days with the majority of the team wearing short sleeves. All the practices have ended with a scrimmage, with the team working on specific situations. The team will scrimmage Saturday prior to the team’s banquet and Sunday prior to the Super Bowl.
Homies?
During his signing day press conference yesterday Football Head Coach James Franklin was asked about his relationship with Coach Corbin and how Corbin helped in the recruiting process for football. Here is Franklin’s response:
“That’s my guy, Corbs is my guy, he’s my homie. They made a video when I was interviewing for the process, and they showed it to me and I took it home to my wife, and it was “Why Vanderbilt,” and Corbs spoke on it and I called Corbs afterwards. I think football and baseball, they’re really two different animals, especially in this league, but what he’s been able to do, there’s been some tremendous lessons that I’ve been able to ask his advice. He’s been an unbelievable mentor since I arrived on campus, and he’s been very involved – he loves football. They’re coming out with us tonight, him and Maggie.
He’s talked to individual recruits, he’s come and spoken to recruits and come to dinners, and been very involved. We’ve taken recruits to some of his games in the spring. Tim’s a guy who gets it. He’s not just committed to his baseball program, he’s committed to this whole Vanderbilt family, which is kind of how we look at it. We just hit it off right from the beginning and I think what he’s been able to do with his program, where it started to where it is now, there are a lot of parallels to what we’re trying to do, so he’s been a really good resource to us. And his wife, Maggie, is awesome too, I love the whole family.”
In the polls
With four preseason polls already out the Commodores will open the season ranked 10th by Baseball America, 11th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, 12th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and 23rd by Collegiate Baseball. The Dores finished last season in the top four in all four polls.
Outfield Season Tickets still available
Vanderbilt’s home opener against Oakland is now less than three weeks away. Fans can still take advantage of season tickets in the outfield. Click here for more information.