Baseball: VandyBoys release 2025 nonconference schedule

Vanderbilt Baseball finalized its 2025 schedule by announcing 26 nonconference games.

Team gold huddles prior to their game, as photographed on Oct. 25, 2024

By Grace Hall, Deputy Sports Editor

Nov 7, 2024

Vanderbilt Baseball officially announced its 2025 nonconference slate on Nov. 7. These matchups will feature two trips to the West while bringing plenty of baseball to Nashville with 19 home games. Cumulatively — considering conference and nonconference games — the VandyBoys will play 30 of their 56 games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season and 12 against 2024 College World Series qualifiers.

The 2025 schedule is here‼️

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The 2025 campaign will officially kick off on Feb. 14-16, when Vanderbilt plays in the MLB Desert Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona. The Desert Invitational will feature matchups against Grand Canyon, Nebraska and UC Irvine. Following their trip to Arizona, the VandyBoys will return to Hawkins Field for a pair of midweek matchups against Air Force on Feb. 18 and 19.

A quick turnaround will bring Saint Mary’s of California to town for a weekend series from Feb. 21-23. The Commodores will conclude their six-game home stint against Tennessee Tech on Feb. 25 before hitting the road again to compete in the 2025 Dodgertown Classic in Los Angeles, California.

The Dodgertown Classic will run from Feb. 28 to March 2 and host some of college baseball’s finest, as the VandyBoys will square off against UCLA, USC and UConn.

The Commodores will play another six-game homestand following their trip to the West Coast ahead of their first SEC matchup in Auburn. The homestand includes single-game matchups against Evansville (March 4), St. Bonaventure (March 5) and Valparaiso (March 11), along with a weekend series against Xavier (March 7-9).

Vanderbilt will also host seven nonconference midweek matchups amidst SEC play. In March, these games will feature crosstown rival Belmont (March 18) and Eastern Kentucky (March 25). Western Kentucky (April 1), Dayton (April 8), Lipscomb (April 15), Middle Tennessee (April 22) and Indiana State (April 29) will all make trips to Nashville in April.

To round out their nonconference schedule, the VandyBoys will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to face the Louisville Cardinals in the annual Battle of the Barrel before returning to West End for their final regular-season matchup against Kentucky.

About the Contributors

Grace Hall, Deputy Sports Editor

Grace Hall (‘26) is from Belfast, Maine, and is majoring in public policy studies with a minor in legal studies in the College of Arts and Science. Grace previously served as the Assistant Sports Specialist for Revenue Sports. She is also president of the Vanderbilt Club Field Hockey team and the Vanderbilt Sports and Society Club. When not writing for the Hustler, you can find her watching the Boston Red Sox or Celtics or at a concert. You can reach her at [email protected].

Alondra Moya, Staff Photographer

Alondra Moya (‘26) is majoring in child development in Peabody College. When not shooting for The Hustler, you can find her spending time outside, at the gym or watching stand-up comedy. You can reach her at [email protected].

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