LOS ANGELES — Tim Corbin spent Sunday afternoon coaching high school prospects at a camp in Nashville. Corbin is the head coach at Vanderbilt, and he told the players about the day David Price lost the final game of his college career.
This was in 2007, and Price was lined up to be the first overall pick in the draft later that week. Vanderbilt held the No. 1 national ranking and was seeking its first-ever trip to the College World Series. Price was undefeated and had pitched two days earlier, but he offered to work in relief in the regional final against Michigan.