Live Blog: No. 4 Vanderbilt Baseball vs No. 12 Oklahoma at SEC Tournament

HOOVER, Ala.- The No. 4-seed Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team (39-16, 19-11 SEC) is set to take No. 12-seed Oklahoma Sooners in third round of the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament Thursday evening.

Vanderbilt closed the regular season winning three consecutive SEC series and jumped its way up the standings to a double-bye spot in this year's tournament. The momentum the Commodores found down the stretch put themselves in position to not only host a regional in the first round of next week's NCAA Tournament, but also give themselves a shot to seal up a top 8 national seed in the tournament and host the second round of the NCAA Tournament as well.

Oklahoma is coming off an upset win over No. 5 seed Georgia in Wednesday's second round in Hoover. The Sooners were led by starting pitcher Kyson Witherspoon, who went 7.2 innings and shut down the Bulldogs bats.

Vanderbilt and Oklahoma met in Norman in mid-April, where the Sooners took two of three over the Commodores.

First pitch for Vanderbilt's rematch over Oklahoma is set for 35 minutes after the conclusion of No. 1-seed Texas versus No. 8-seed Tennessee

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Top of the 9th

Hawks strikes out the final batter of the game as Vanderbilt advances to Saturday's semifinals against No. 8-seed Tennessee. FINAL: 6-1 VANDERBILT.

Holcomb chases down a fly ball in foul territory and catches it for the second out of the inning. The Commodores are one out away from victory.

Bottom of the 8th

Mancini is walked and stole second, but a groundout sends us to the 9th. Vanderbilt is three outs away from the semifinals.

Top of the 8th

Hawks walks his first batter but gets out of a bases loaded jam with a strikeout.

Vanderbilt makes another pitching change to Sawyer Hawks with two on and two outs in the top half of the inning.

Oklahoma is hit by a pitch to start the inning and the runner advances to third base after a fielder's choice groundout and a wild pitch. With the runner on third and two outs, Huesman walks a batter and puts runners on the corners.

Bottom of the 7th

Rose grounds out to shortstop for the final out of the inning.

Braden Holcomb hits one to the wall in left field and brings Nelson home from first base with Holcomb advancing to third on the play. 6-1 Vanderbilt.

Top of the 7th

Jacob Humphrey makes a diving catch in right field for the final out of the inning. Huesman goes three up and three down in his first inning of work.

Vanderbilt makes another pitching change with Levi Huesman now on the mound for the Commodores.

Bottom of the 6th

Mancini gets on base with a walk and a stolen base, but two fly outs and a groundout ends the inning.

Top of the 6th

Guth gives up a walk, but gets out of the inning unscathed as Vanderbilt takes a 4-run lead into the bottom of the sixth.

Luke Guth comes in to pitch for the Commodores and forces a fly out on his first pitch of the night.

Bottom of the 5th

Holcomb grounds into a double play and Mac Rose then grounds out to second base to end the inning.

A leadoff single for Brodie Johnston leads to another pitching change for the Sooners with Jason Bodin.

Top of the 5th

Make that 11 strikeouts for Thompson. He strikes out the final batter of the inning and gets himself out of a two on, two out jam.

Thompson strikes out the first two batters, but then allows a single followed up by a walk. Oklahoma with runners on second and first with two outs.

Bottom of the 4th

Riley Nelson grounds out to second base to end the inning. Remains 5-1 Vanderbilt.

RJ Austin reaches on an infield single and brings Vastine home. 5-1 Vanderbilt.

Oklahoma changes pitchers to Gavyn Jones. RJ Austin at the plate with the bases loaded and two outs.

With a runner on first, Mancini hits a ground ball to first base, but a fielding error from Oklahoma get Mancini safely on first and Vastine is safe at third. Two outs.

Top of the 4th

Thompson collects another strikeout and Holcomb makes a catch to end the inning. Thompson with 8 K's now. 4-1 Vanderbilt still.

A wild pitch moves the runners to third and second with no outs. Oklahoma grounds out into a fielder's choice that brings the runner from third home. 4-1 Vanderbilt.

Thompson hits the first batter then walks the next one to start the inning. Oklahoma with runners on first and second with no outs.

Bottom of the 3rd

Holcomb strikes out and leaves Nelson stranded on third, but nonetheless a great inning for the Commodores offense. 4-0 Vanderbilt at the end of the 3rd.

Riley Nelson hits a groundball that bounces over the outstretched arm of Oklahoma's first baseman and brings home RJ Austin from second. 4-0 Vanderbilt.

RJ Austin smokes a ball to left field for a 2-RBI double and make its 3-0 Vanderbilt. Still just one out.

Rigdon grounds out, but all other runners advance, including Vastine going home for the first run of the game. 1-0 Vanderbilt.

Mancini reaches on a infield single after a successful bunt attempt. The bases are loaded and nobody out for Rustan Rigdon.

Vanderbilt gets their first two runners on base. The Commodores have first and second on with no outs with Mike Mancini coming to the plate.

Top of the 3rd

JD Thompson continues to mow down the Sooners in order, two more strikeouts in a 1-2-3 inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Braden Holcomb reaches first on an Oklahoma fielding error, but the Commodores ground into a double play to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

JD Thompson gets himself out of an early jam with back-to-back strikeouts, he's up to 4 K's now.

Oklahoma gets a single and another batter gets hit by a pitch. Two on and one out for the Sooners.

Bottom of the 1st

Riley Nelson battles to a full count, but flies out to center field to end the inning, still no score so far.

Top of the 1st

Thompson goes three up and three down against Oklahoma to start the game. Middle 1st.

JD Thompson's first pitch is a ball and we are underway.

Pregame

Tennessee finishes it off and beats Texas 7-5 in 12 innings. Start time for Vanderbilt and Oklahoma is set for 8 p.m. CT.

Tennessee hits a 2-run double and takes a 7-5 lead in the top of the 12th.

Texas gets itself into a double play and the game is going to the 12th inning tied at 5-5.

Texas ties the game at 5 with a RBI single and extends the game to the 11th inning.

Tennessee hit a solo home run to take a 5-4 lead with two outs in the top of the 10th inning.

Tennessee and Texas are going to extra innings at a tied score of 4-4. We are waiting for the conclusion of the game for an officia start time to Vanderbilt versus Oklahoma.

Vanderbilt Commodores Starting Lineup

Rustan Rigdon, 2B
RJ Austin, CF
Riley Nelson, 1B
Brodie Johnston, 3B
Braden Holcomb, LF
Mac Rose, C
Jonathan Vastine, SS
Jacob Humphrey, RF
Mike Mancini, DH

Oklahoma Sooners Starting Lineup

Trey Gambill, LF
Easton Carmichael, C
Sam Christiansen, RF
Jaxon Willits, SS
Jason Walk, CF
Scott Mudler, DH
Kyle Branch, 2B
Brayden Horton, 1B
Dawson Willis, 3B

Pitching Matchup

LHP Cade Crossland (4-4, 7.02 ERA, 57.2 IP, 72 SO, 31 BB, 45 ER, .263 b/avg.) vs. LHP JD Thompson (4-5, 4.21 ERA, 77 IP, 99 SO, 26 BB, 36 ER, .247 b/avg.)

Injury Report

Vanderbilt will be without pitcher Hudson Barton and starting catcher Colin Barczi.