Vanderbilt will take the field at TD Ameritrade Park for the first time Friday, but visited with ESPN on Thursday and then headed for an off-site training session.
For the fifth time since 2011, head coach Tim Corbin has guided Vanderbilt to Omaha. Corbin's Commodores have gone 16-7 in four previous trip to the College World Series and claimed the titles in 2014 and 2019.
Vanderbilt is 4-0 in opening games at the College World Series and looks to add another Saturday with a 6 p.m. CT start against Arizona.
Vanderbilt starters Kumar Rocker (left) and Jack Leiter are a combined 23-6 this season with 311 strikeouts against 100 hits allowed.
Rocker, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2019 College World Series, owns a 0.63 earned run average across his six career starts in the NCAA Tournament and sports a perfect 6-0 NCAA postseason record.
Leiter, who owns a 3.8:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio this spring, is a consensus All-America and was named the 2021 SEC Newcomer of the Year.
Freshman All-America Enrique Bradfield Jr. paces the Commodores in hits (77), runs scored (57), stolen bases (46) and walks (42).
Javier Vaz has been key for Vanderbilt in the postseason, batting .300 with an on-base percentage of .417.
CJ Rodriguez has been Vanderbilt's starting catcher and the anchor of the pitching staff. Rodriguez has thrown out 13 would-be base stealers.
Vanderbilt is averaging 6.8 runs per game and is 5-0 so far this postseason.
The Commodores join Texas and Tennessee as the only undefeated teams in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Vanderbilt held its first training session in Omaha on Thursday.
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