Vanderbilt 4, at Alabama 5

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — John Lemm’s solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Alabama past Vanderbilt 5-4 on Thursday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, giving the Crimson Tide a walk-off victory in the opener of a three-game Southeastern Conference series. Lemm, the designated hitter, finished 2-for-4 with the homer and one RBI. His ninth-inning blast off Vanderbilt reliever Tyler Baird cleared the center-field fence and capped a comeback that erased a four-run Commodores lead. Alabama improved to 30-16 overall and 11-12 in SEC play. Vanderbilt dropped to 27-20 and 10-13. Vanderbilt struck first in the top of… Read more...