Tennessee baseball and Vanderbilt started with a tense first-inning moment in the series finale and ended with more tension. The teams had a brief brouhaha during the handshake line after Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 7-5 to win the rivalry series on May 11 ...

RJ Austin and Brodie Johnston were both named to the SEC's All-Defensive team. The pair helped lead Vanderbilt to a .982 fielding percentage, seventh best in NCAA DI. Johnston was also named to the SEC's All Freshman team after leading all SEC freshman in home runs with 12. His 51 RBIs led the Commodores and was second in the league for freshman.

The Commodores won 12 of their final 16 SEC games, including a road series win over Tennessee. In total, Vanderbilt won six of its 10 SEC series with four sweeps: at home over Georgia, Texas A&M and Kentucky and on the road over Florida.

Tennessee baseball likely secured a regional host spot with a pair of wins in the SEC Tournament. UT has hosted a regional in three of four seasons.

The six teams on the diamond at the 2025 SEC baseball tournament on Thursday carry all different types of motivation.

Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of ...

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