Vanderbilt (26-10, 8-7 SEC) sits in an interesting position halfway through conference play. If the Commodores repeat their 8-7 first-half record with their current RPI of No. 7, they will likely host a regional. But Vanderbilt has continually put up inconsistent performance and has struggled to win games where the opponent scores a lot of runs.

Vanderbilt baseball lost its series to Oklahoma but salvaged the Sunday game with a run rule to avoid the sweep.

OU baseball fell to Vanderbilt 13-2 in eight innings Sunday in the finale of a three-game series, though the Sooners won the weekend matchup.