Vanderbilt baseball was without Mike Mancini in its first four games due to a quadriceps injury, coach Tim Corbin said after a 13-2 win over Eastern Michigan on Feb. 17.
The injury isn’t likely to keep Mancini out much longer.
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«He’s close,» Corbin said. «Kind of disrupted his quad right before we left for Texas. So he wants to play. We’re just doing our best to hold him back because he wants to go right now, but it’s a long season.»
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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey presents the trophy to Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Tim Corbin as Ole Miss Rebels take on Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC baseball tournament championship game at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Ole Miss Rebels 3-2.
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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey presents the trophy to Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Tim Corbin as Ole Miss Rebels take on Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC baseball tournament championship game at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Ole Miss Rebels 3-2.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin (4) shakes hands with his players during introductions before his team plays Mississippi in the SEC baseball tournament championship game at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Tim Corbin talks with his team after the game as Vanderbilt Commodores take on Tennessee Volunteer during the SEC baseball tournament at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Tennessee Volunteer 10-0 in 7 innings.
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Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin speaks with the umpire during a NCAA baseball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Vanderbilt Commodores at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on May 11, 2025.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin watches his team face Xavier during the first inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, March 7, 2025.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin argues with a umpire after a balk was called on pitcher Luke Guth in the sixth inning of an NCAA college baseball game at Hawkins Field Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Dec 27, 2024; Birmingham, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores baseball head coach Tim Corbin visits the field during the first half of the 2024 Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images
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Vanderbilt University Head Coach Tim Corbin during the top of the second inning of the NCAA baseball Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson Friday, May 31, 2024.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin watches his team face Louisville during the second inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin watches his team face Florida Atlantic during the third inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin (4) consoles Nick Maldonado (29) after the team’s 2-1 loss to Xavier in an NCAA college baseball tournament regional elimination game Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin watches his team face Arkansas during the fourth inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, May 18, 2023.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin watches his team face Texas A&M during the fifth inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, April 28, 2022.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks with Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin before the team’s game against Florida in an NCAA college baseball game Friday, April 15, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin calls during Game 11 of the College World Series between NC State and Vanderbilt at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, June 25, 2021.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin is greeted by fans as they leave their hotel before their game against Stanford in the NCAA Men’s College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin greets his player before their game against Presbyterian in the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals at Hawkins Field Friday, June 4, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin (4) greets his players as he is introduced before their game against South Alabama at Hawkins Field Feb. 18, 2020.
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Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin talks with his players on the pitchers mound during their first practice of the season at Hawkins Field Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin attends the memorial service held at Clementine Hall celebrating the life of veteran Tennessean sports reporter David Climer on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.
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Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin listens to the National Anthem before the Tennessee Titans game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt baseball head coach Tim Corbin waves to the crowd after receiving his NCAA Championship rings for the 2019 season at halftime during the game between Vanderbilt and LSU at Vanderbilt Stadium Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin holds the championship trophy as the team arrives at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, June 27, 2019.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin celebrates with his players after defeating Michigan in game three of the 2019 NCAA Men’s College World Series Finals at TD Ameritrade Park Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin looks out of the dugout as a brief storm blows through the area before game 2 against Michigan in the 2019 NCAA Men’s College World Series Finals at TD Ameritrade Park Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin «pounds knuckles» with the Commodore before the baseball team heads toTD Ameritrade Park for their game against Michigan in the 2019 NCAA Men’s College World Series Finals at Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt, with coach Tim Corbin at the front, stands for the national anthem before the game against Mississippi State in the 2019 NCAA Men’s College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin congratulates third baseman Austin Martin (16) on his home run in the first inning against Louisville during their game in the 2019 NCAA Men’s College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Omaha, Neb.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin hugs a player after the team beat Duke to win the NCAA Division I Baseball Super Regionals at Hawkins Field Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin sits with his wife, Maggie, left, and daughters following the team’s win over Duke in the NCAA Division I Baseball Super Regionals at Hawkins Field Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin bumps fists with his players before their game against Indiana State during the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals on June 2, 2019, in Nashville.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin challenges a play at second base with the second base umpire in the top of the ninth inning during the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals at Hawkins Field Friday, May 31, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt center fielder Pat DeMarco (18) celebrates with head coach Tim Corbin after hitting a home run to left field against Missouri during the second inning of an NCAA college baseball game Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin sends a signal to a base runner during their game against Pepperdine at Hawkins Field Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin talks to his players after their 10=6 loss to Mississippi State at the NCAA Super Regional Monday June 11, 2018, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin argues an interference call in the bottom of the eighth inning at the NCAA Super Regional Sunday June 10, 2018, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin watches warm-ups at the NCAA Super Regional Friday June 8, 2018, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin gives a signal to a runner on first base during their game against Mississippi at Hawkins Field Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin will become the program’s all-time winningest coach soon. What does the great coach surround himself with in his office? Answer: A lot of interesting memorabilia.Monday Feb. 26, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn
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Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin, left, and players honored Donny Everett, a Vanderbilt pitcher who drowned last June, during a pre-game ceremony before a game with Florida on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Everett’s mother, Susan, and father, Teddy, were presented Donny’s uniform during the ceremony.
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David Price, left, speaks with Coach Tim Corbin, right, while announcing his donation during a press conference at Vanderbilt University, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin speaks about pitcher Donny Everett during a press conference, Friday, June 3, 2016.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin before the warm-up against Cal State Fullerton on June 14, 2015 at the College World Series.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin, right, hugs Matt Ruppenthal after the Commodores defeated Illinois 4-2 in the Game 2 of an NCAA Super Regional on June 8, 2015.
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Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin looks over his notes on June 7, 2015. Game 2 of an NCAA Super Regional against Illinois was postponed by rain.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin talks with his players in the dugout after the Commodores defeated Radford 21-0 in the NCAA Regionals on June 1, 2015.
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Coach Tim Corbin watches the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with the team on Monday May 25, 2015.
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Vandy’s coach Tim Corbin looks at the scoreboard during a game against Ole Miss at Hawkins Field on April 11,2015.
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Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin talks to his team while watching game fillm on April 1, 2015.
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Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin holds up the sword as he and his baseball team were part of the opening ceremonies before the Titans game against the Cowboys at LP Field Sunday Sept. 14, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Vanderbilt Coach Tim Corbin, center, looks up the sky during the rain delay against Oakland at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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From left, Pedro Alvarez, coach Tim Corbin and David Price before the 2007 season.
Mancini did not play during the Shriner’s Children’s College Showdown tournament in Texas last week, though he was on deck to pinch-hit in the ninth inning of the first game.
In 2025, his first season after transferring from James Madison, Mancini hit .269 with four home runs in a season that started late due to a fractured hamate bone.
Mancini could fit in second base or left field when he returns. So far, Carter Johnstone has been playing second base and Rustan Rigdon playing left field.
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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Mike Mancini injury update for Vanderbilt baseball
