Postseason baseball is all about "survive and advance." With the season on the line Wednesday night, Vanderbilt stayed alive in a most unusual way.
The Commodores knocked off Stanford, 6-5, in an elimination game with a walk-off wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning. Spencer Jones scored from third base after Stanford pitcher Brendan Beck threw his 1-0 pitch over the catcher's head.
The win keeps Vanderbilt's title hopes alive with another do-or-die game on Friday against North Carolina State.
Beck pitched two perfect innings of relief with five strikeouts before the ninth inning.