2011 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
Regionals
Regionals
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The Commodores were announced as a host for the Nashville regional, which featured \#6 national seed Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Troy, and fellow Nashville university Belmont. Vanderbilt marched through the regional, defeating 4 seed Belmont 10–0, 3 seed Troy 10–2, and Belmont again in the final by the score of 6–1\. A year later, Vanderbilt coach [Josh Holliday](/wiki/Josh_Holliday "Josh Holliday") would become the head coach of his alma mater and 2011 regional participant, [Oklahoma State University](/wiki/Oklahoma_State_University "Oklahoma State University").

In the SuperRegional, Vanderbilt drew the winner of the Corvallis regional, [Oregon State](/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_baseball "Oregon State Beavers baseball"). With first\-round draft pick [Sonny Gray](/wiki/Sonny_Gray "Sonny Gray") on the mound, the Commodores jumped out to a quick 4–0 lead in the first before coasting to an 11–1 win. [Mike Yastrzemski](/wiki/Mike_Yastrzemski "Mike Yastrzemski") hit a three\-run home run in the 4th inning.

The second game of the series also went the way of the Commodores, led by first baseman Aaron Westlake's three home runs. Vanderbilt defeated the Beavers 9–3 to punch their first to the College World Series, the first in the history of the school.

[thumb\|Vanderbilt celebrates the Super Regional win](/wiki/File:Vanderbilt_-_Oregon_State.jpg "Vanderbilt - Oregon State.jpg")


Who became the head coach of Oklahoma State University a year later?