No. 2 Vanderbilt (39-17) faces No. 7 Missouri (30-26) in the first double-elimination game for both on Wednesday afternoon. Missouri defeated South Carolina, 5-1, in an opening-round game on Tuesday.
The winner will play Texas A&M in the second game on Thursday. The loser will face Alabama at 9:30 a.m.
Fans can watch the game on the SEC Network or through ESPN’s Watch ESPN app if not near a television. Stay tuned to this page for updates throughout Tuesday’s Vanderbilt vs. Missouri game.
EIGHTH INNING: Missouri 6, Vanderbilt 4.
Dansby Swanson comes up big again. He hit his second homer of the day to left field to cut Missouri’s lead to 6-5.
Vanderbilt escapes trouble again. Missouri strands a runner on third base to head to the bottom half of the inning with the Tigers still up 6-4.
SEVENTH INNING: Missouri 6, Vanderbilt 4.
Jeren Kendall just launched a two-run home run to right field — his fifth of the season — to cut the lead to two. Commodores in business now.
Tigers go down in order to start off the seventh inning.
SIXTH INNING: Missouri 6, Vanderbilt 2.
Relief pitcher Andrew Schwaab gets the Tigers out of trouble. Vandy leaves two runners on base.
Missouri starter Peter Fairbanks’ day is over after runners get on the corners. Fairbanks’ stat line isn’t official yet, but he struck out 10 batters and gave up two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Vanderbilt gets out of trouble in the top half of the inning. Commodores will need to start chipping away at Missouri’s lead, though.
FIFTH INNING: Missouri 6, Vanderbilt 2.
A Jake Ring RBI single scores Brett Peel from second to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Peel had advanced to second on a Ryan Johnson balk.
Ryan Howard’s single moved Ring to third, then a Josh Lester sacrifice fly scored Ring to make it 4-2. Next, Brett Bond’s RBI single scored Howard to increase the Tigers’ lead to three.
Shane Benes’ RBI fielder’s choice knocked in another run after a Vanderbilt pitching change, making it 6-2.
FOURTH INNING: Missouri 2, Vanderbilt 2.
We’ve got a bit of a pitcher’s duel going between Johnson and Missouri starter Peter Fairbanks. Fairbanks now has eight strikeouts and has given up only two hits in four innings of action.
Three up, three down for the Tigers. Johnson is rolling right now.
THIRD INNING: Missouri 2, Vanderbilt 2.
Three up, three down for the Commodores. We head to the fourth still tied at 2-2.
Ryan Johnson is dealing for the Commodores. He gave up a long fly ball to deep center, but showed good command and ended the inning with a strikeout.
SECOND INNING: Missouri 2, Vanderbilt 2.
Missouri gets out of the inning easily, headed to the third inning tied at 2-2.
Vanderbilt makes a quick pitching change in the top of the second inning. Ryan Johnson replaces Tyler Ferguson, who gave up one earned run and four walks in 1 1/3 innings. Johnson gets out of the inning unscathed.
FIRST INNING: Missouri 2, Vanderbilt 2.
Vanderbilt ties the game on a Dansby Swanson bomb. Swanson easily cleared the fences, even the bullpen, for the first home run of the tournament.
Missouri opens the first inning with a 2-0 lead. Vanderbilt starter Tyler Ferguson walked the first two batters, and Ryan Howard made them pay with an RBI single. Howard scored Brett Peel while Jake Ring was thrown out at the plate. Later in the inning, a Brett Bond RBI single put Missouri up 2-0.
