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Live Updates: No. 17 Vanderbilt at No. 19 Oklahoma

Follow along here for updates, reactions and analysis from Friday night's game between the Commodores and Sooners.
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Vanderbilt pitcher JD Thompson (22) throws against Arkansas during the ninth inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Vanderbilt pitcher JD Thompson (22) throws against Arkansas during the ninth inning at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, May 18, 2023. | Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com / USA TODAY NETWORK

No. 17 Vanderbilt starts off a stretch of ranked SEC opponents with No. 19 Oklahoma. Follow along below for live updates and reactions to the series opener in Norman, Okla.

Live Updates

FINAL: No. 19 Oklahoma 9, No. 17 Vanderbilt 4

(Most recent updates at the top.)

9th Inning

T9: Colin Barczi manages to get on base with a leadoff double and scores on Rustan Ridgdan's sacrifice fly to left field, but the Commodores failed to push any more runs across the plate, securing Oklahoma's win. Oklahoma 9, Vanderbilt 4

8th Inning

B8: Oklahoma adds two runs in the bottom half of the inning on a Gambill single to center field. The Commodores are down to their last three outs, trailing by five runs. Oklahoma 9, Vanderbilt 3

T8: If Vanderbilt is going to pull off a comeback win, it'll come in its final three outs of the game. The Commodores went three up, three down in the eighth inning and the Commodores have made another pitching change, bringing in Tristan Bristow in place of Miller Green. Oklahoma 7, Vanderbilt 3

7th Inning

B7: Vanderbilt makes a pitching change at the top of the inning, bringing in Miller Green in place of Luke Guth. The first batter Green faced, Willits, hit a solo home run to extend the Sooners' lead and Dickerson later scored from second base on a wild pitch (yes, he went from second to home on a passed ball). Oklahoma 7, Vanderbilt 3

T7: The odds Vanderbilt would erase its deficit with one swing of the bat was never high. The Commodores needed to just keep the game close until Crossland exited the game and, maybe, the runs would start to come.

It was just one run, but Jacob Humphrey's solo home run brought the game to within one run. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 3

6th Inning

B6: JD Thompson remains in the game for Vanderbilt, but gave up a leadoff single to Dayton Tockey and was relieved before the next batter. Thompson ends the game with four runs allowed (all in the first inning) on seven hits, five walks and six strikeouts. Luke Guth enters the game for Vanderbilt.

Guth forces three consecutive fly outs to end the inning. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 2.

T6: Cade Crossland exits the game after throwing 103 pitches and allowing just one run scored. James Hitt is now on the mound for Oklahoma. Vanderbilt managed to score one run in the inning on a Sooners' fielding error, but still trail. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 2

5th Inning

B5: JD Thompson throws his 98th pitch of the night for his sixth strikeout of the night and continues to hold the Sooners scoreless. His night may be over, based on the number of pitchers he has thrown, but we'll see. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

T5: Cade Crossland started the inning off like an ace pitcher. The left-hander produced back-to-back fly outs to start the inning before giving back-to-back full count walks to Jacob Humphrey and Mac Rose, which brought RJ Austin up to the plate with two outs recorded. Jaxon Willits makes an incredible defensive play to get Austin out and the Commodores go scoreless. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

4th Inning

B4: Oklahoma gets a couple hits off of JD Thompson, but the Sooners also had two batters strikeout to end the inning without any runs scored. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

T4: Vanderbilt goes three up, three down and Crossland now has seven strikeouts. The Commodores can explode in any inning, so hope isn't lost...yet. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

3rd Inning

B3: JD Thompson gets through another inning without any runs scored, but did give up another walk. He's thrown 68 pitches and is still looking like his normal self rather than whoever we saw in the first inning. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

T3: Vanderbilt is doing a good job of erasing that horrible first inning, but still has plenty of work to do. Jayden Davis and Rustan Rigdon led off with back-to-back singles and Mac Rose drove in Davis on a single to center field. But back-to-back strikeouts with runners at first and third ended the inning. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 1

2nd Inning

B2: I love sports because it consistently provides moments that leave me perplexed. If JD Thompson had been relieved in the first inning after giving up four walks and four runs, nobody would argue. But then he comes back in the second inning with a three up, three down inning including one strikeout. Make it make sense. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 0

T2: Some good news for Vanderbilt: Brodie Johnston snapped his five-game hitless streak in his first at-bat with a standup double into the left field corner. But Oklahoma's Cade Crossland didn't allow any other base runners (or much contact with the ball), stranding Johnston at second and recording his fourth strikeout. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 0

1st Inning

B1: And the bottom half of the inning wasn't much better for Vanderbilt. Actually, it was a lot worse. Vanderbilt's ace pitcher is struggling and Brennan Seiber is already warming up in the Commodores' bullpen.

JD Thompson walked the first three batters he faced (the Commodores got lucky when Trey Gambill slid into third base and came off the bag for a split second to record the first out) and Sam Christiansen drove in the first run with double down the right field line. Jason Walk hits a two-run triple in the next at-bat and scores a run on Drew Dickerson's groundout.

Vanderbilt's offense is more than capable of scoring runs in bunches and if Thompson settles in and pitches like we've seen, the Commodores could be OK. But after throwing 36 pitches and walking four batters, Thompson probably won't last much longer. Oklahoma 4, Vanderbilt 0

T1: Vanderbilt has the pitching advantage tonight with its ace pitcher on the mound and Oklahoma starting its Saturday starter. So, going three up, three down with the top of the lineup isn't a great start.

Pregame

Taylor Hodges here for another exciting night of college baseball. No. 17 Vanderbilt is in Norman, Okla. to face No. 19 Oklahoma. First-pitch is coming up soon and I’ll be here providing live updates, reactions and (amateur) analysis.

Also, the TV announcers said Oklahoma ace pitcher Kyson Witherspoon will pitch for Oklahoma tomorrow.

Vanderbilt Commodores Starting Lineup

  1. Jacob Humphrey, RF
  2. Mac Rose, DH
  3. RJ Austin, CF
  4. Riley Nelson, 1B
  5. Brodie Johnston, 3B
  6. Jonathan Vastine, SS
  7. Colin Barczi, C
  8. Jayden Davis, 2B
  9. Rustan Rigdon, LF

Oklahoma Sooners Starting Lineup

  1. Trey Gambill, LF
  2. Jaxon Willits, SS
  3. Easton Carmichael, C
  4. Sam Christiansen, RF
  5. Jason Walk, CF
  6. Drew Dickerson, DH
  7. Dayton Tockey, 1B
  8. Kyle Branch, 2B
  9. Dawson Willis, 3B

Pitching Matchup

LHP JD Thompson (2-2, 4.10 ERA, 41.2 IP, 50 SO, 12 BB, 19 ER, .221 opp b/avg) vs. LHP Cade Crossland (1-2, 7.06 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 29.1, 35 SO, 15 BB, 23 BB, .282 opp b/avg.)

How to Watch: No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners

When: 7 p.m., Friday; 4 p.m., Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday

Where: L. Dale Mitchell Park, Norman, Okla.

TV: SEC Network (Friday) and SECN+ (Saturday and Sunday)

Radio: Live Radio

Stats: StatBroadcast

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