Vanderbilt baseball defeats Tennessee in 16 innings

Vanderbilt (16-12, 4-4 SEC) defeated No. 21 Tennessee (18-9, 3-5 SEC), 6-5, Saturday in 16 innings at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. With the victory, Vanderbilt clinches the SEC series between the two in-state rivals as the Commodores have won the first two games of the three-game set in extra innings.

Vanderbilt earned the victory when Mack Whitcomb had a RBI single with one out in the 16th inning. The Commodores led, 5-0, after scoring five runs in the fourth inning. The Vols scored five runs in the sixth inning after Blake Grimmer had a two-run single and Henry Ford hit a three-run home run.

Garrett Wright went 3-for-6 and scored one run, while Ford went 3-for-4. He hit a three run home run, recorded three RBIs and scored one run. Grimmer went 2-for-7.

He recorded two RBIs and scored one run. Brady Frederick (4-1) recorded a loss for Tennessee. He pitched 1.