Alabama baseball faces Vanderbilt in game 2
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Vanderbilt baseball, at only No. 66 in RPI, likely needs to win out for any chance of getting into an NCAA regional.
Alabama baseball entered the month of May floundering. The Crimson Tide dropped three consecutive SEC series and was fighting to stay in the rankings, winning just three games in the last three weeks.
The Commodores (27-19, 10-11 SEC) need more wins to boost their RPI, currently sitting at No. 65, and put themselves in good position for the NCAA Tournament. The series against No. 23 Alabama (29-16, 10-11) will take place at Sewell-Thomas Stadium from April 30 to May 2. Game 1 will be April 30 at 6 p.m. CT (ESPN2).
The Vanderbilt baseball team lost a crucial SEC road game to rival Alabama on Thursday night. A questionable coaching decision is now under the spotlight.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 24 Alabama rode a strong start from Tyler Fay, used a three-run bomb from freshman Eric Hines to stay alive, turned in its first error-free performance in five games, and walked off the Vanderbilt Commodores, winning game one of the weekend series 5-4 to get back on track in SEC play.