Vanderbilt wins 2019 SEC baseball regular-season championship
By Andrew Olson
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For the first time since 2013, Vanderbilt is the SEC’s regular-season champion on the diamond.
On Friday, the Commodores clinched the outright conference crown with a 12-4 win on the road at Kentucky, improving to 22-7 in conference play on the season. There is still a Saturday series (and season) finale to be played, but with Georgia, Mississippi State and Arkansas all 20-9, the Dores cannot be caught.
Vanderbilt entered the UK series 42-10 (now 44-10) overall on a two-game winning streak (now four) posting a 9-1 mark over its last 10 games. VU wrapped up non-conference play with a 5-2 win over Middle Tennessee on Tuesday and opened the Kentucky series with a 16-10 victory.
The two wins over the Wildcats in the final series of the season brings Vanderbilt’s record to 13-4 against the SEC East. The Commodores can head to Hoover on a high note by ending the season with a sweep. First pitch for Saturday’s game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET streaming on SEC Network+.
OUTRIGHT!
The @VandyBoys are SEC CHAMPS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/FZPgSmtaJC
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 18, 2019
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
