Vanderbilt baseball's top signee will almost certainly not make it to campus as right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft on July 13. Hernandez was widely believed to be going pro rather than joining the Commodores throughout his senior season of high school.

Carmichael, a junior, was named a first-team All-American in his final season with the Oklahoma Sooners this spring.