The 2021 season is the 19th as head coach at Vanderbilt for Tim Corbin. During his tenure Corbin has turned the Commodores into a national power, leading Vanderbilt to two national championships in the last seven seasons (2014, 2019).
Corbin’s record of 753-359-1 (.677) is first all-time in wins at Vanderbilt and first in winning percentage for coaches with 100 games or more. In his career as a head coach Corbin is 859-497-1 (.633). D1Baseball.com lauded Vanderbilt the top program in the nation in 2015 and second in 2017 and 2019.
Corbin was part of the 2020 Class inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
The Commodores capped their 2020 campaign ranked No. 5 by Collegiate Baseball. They led the nation in earned run average (1.84) while finishing third in hits allowed per nine innings (5.51), fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (12.1) and fifth in shutouts (4).
Vanderbilt posted an SEC-record 59 wins during its historic 2019 College World Series championship campaign. The Commodores captured the SEC regular season and tournament titles, becoming the first program to accomplish the feat since Vanderbilt’s 2007 program. The Commodores set single-season records in home runs (100), runs batted in (541), walks (339), runs (578) and strikeouts (765). For his efforts, Corbin was named American Baseball Coaches Association and Collegiate Baseball’s Coach of the Year.
In June, Vanderbilt matched an SEC record with 13 players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. Outfielder JJ Bleday became the ninth Vanderbilt player to be selected in the Top 10. The Commodores became the first school to reach the College World Series finals three times since the event moved to TD Ameritrade Park in 2011 and first to win multiple titles at the ballpark.
Additionally, Corbin was head coach for the 2006 Collegiate National Team, achieving its then-best record finishing 28-2-1 (.919). The team became the first Team USA contingent to win a tournament in Cuba. Overall, the team hit .300 while pitching staff sported a 1.24 ERA and 10 shutouts.
Over the last seven seasons, the Commodores have secured three trips to the College World Series finals while running their streak to 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament berths — the longest active streak in the Southeastern Conference.
Since taking over in 2003, 48 players have been named All-America including 14 who have received first-team All-America recognition. During that stretch, 28 Commodores have been named freshman All-America and 24 have made MLB appearances.
His coaching and mentorship has seen the Commodores win more than 30 games in 16 out of 17 seasons at Vanderbilt. He is the only Division I head coach to win multiple American Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year honors since 2012.
Welcome to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020, Tim Corbin.