The Crimson Tide went toe to toe with 7th ranked Vanderbilt all weekend, losing by scores of 2-1 and 7-5 before taking Saturday's finale by a 1-0 margin. The Tide clinched the 11th seed for the SEC Tournament.
The Alabama Crimson Tide has had a disappointing season by all accounts, but has played their best baseball of the season the last two weeks. 'Bama has won seven of their last nine games, including taking one out of three from the mighty Vanderbilt Commodores this weekend. The seventh-ranked Commodores won the first two games by scores of 2-1 and 7-5 before the Tide bounced back to win 1-0 on Saturday, in a tense contest
The Tide was assured of being a part of the SEC Tournament before the game started by virtue of Georgia losing to Arkansas in a game earlier in the day.