Vanderbilt Without Senior Outfielder for 2025: The Anchor, February 2, 2025

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May 25 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; Vanderbilt outfielder Matthew Polk (1) makes a dramatic catch on a sinking line drive to right by a Tennessee batter at the Hoover Met during the SEC Tournament. Tennessee advanced to the championship game with a 6-4 victory. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK

Vanderbilt baseball manager Tim Corbin confirmed on Wednesday senior outfielder Matt Polk will not be with the team this year as he's focusing on finishing his degree.

"Matt Polk is not (with us). He's in school," Corbin said. "He's going to finish his degree but he's not on the roster. But anyway, I talk to him on a weekly basis and we're very well-connected but he's not on the roster this spring."

Polk played in 52 of the Commodores' 60 games last year, starting 51 of those. He ranked second in batting average (.316) and fourth in slugging percentage (.492) last season.

The Commodores will instead lean on RJ Austin, Braden Holcomb, Jacob Humphrey and JD Rogers to play right and left field this season.

Today's Commodores Schedule:

Women's Golf: Puerto Rico Classic, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Women's Basketball: Home vs. Ole Miss, 2 p.m. CT, SEC Network+

Commodore Results:

Men's basketball: Oklahoma 97, Vanderbilt 67
Swimming and Diving: Southern Illinois 154, Vanderbilt 108
Men's Tennis: Vanderbilt 7, Belmont 0

Did You Notice?

The Vanderbilt Commodores were among 11 ranked teams to lose on Saturday as the weekend was full of upsets. Five ranked SEC teams lost as the Southeastern Conference is one of the most challenging leagues in basketball.

Top-25 College Basketball teams that lost today:

No. 3 Iowa State
No. 5 Florida
No. 6 Houston
No. 7 Michigan State
No. 9 Marquette
No. 11 Kansas
No. 12 Kentucky
No. 14 Mississippi State
No. 21 Louisville
No. 23 Ole Miss
No. 24 Vanderbilt

WHO’S GOT IT BETTER THAN US!?
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) February 2, 2025

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— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) February 1, 2025