How Much Should Vanderbilt Care About the SEC Tournament?

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Vanderbilt will take on the Oklahoma Sooners in their first game of the SEC tournament today in the late-night slot. They will have a chance to even the season series versus the Sooners, as they lost 2-1, including a 14-0 run rule shutout, in arguably the lowest part of their season when they traveled to Norman in early April. Oklahoma beat both Kentucky and Georgia in low scoring affairs to fight their way into the quarter finals.

Of note, Oklahoma has been playing since Tuesday and has burned a good amount of their pitching including ace and projected top-10 pick Kyson Witherspoon. Witherspoon was…