Combined Reports
Vanderbilt (41-18) advanced to face Texas A&M in today’s semifinals. Alabama (32-28), which won two of its first three tournament games, was eliminated.
“It was unfortunate to finish out the tournament that way,” said Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard. “Sometimes the game just doesn’t work in your favor, and today was one of those days.”
The second-seeded Commodores recorded an SEC Tournament record-tying eight doubles and posted 19 hits for 16 total runs in the seven-inning victory
Vanderbilt scored 14 of its 16 with an eight-spot in the fourth and three runs apiece in the fifth and sixth innings.