Vanderbilt baseball is surging at the perfect time, with RJ Austin leading the charge into the SEC Tournament semifinals.

Vanderbilt put together a dominant pitching performance in its win over Oklahoma on Thursday in the SEC Tournament.

Former Rusk Eagle JD Thompson picked up his fifth win of the season in Vanderbilt’s 6-1 win over Oklahoma in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Championships on Thursday in Hoover,

Here's what's at stake for Vanderbilt baseball's series against Kentucky, including a potential NCAA tournament national seed.

The Commodores won 12 of their final 16 SEC games, including a road series win over Tennessee. In total, Vanderbilt won six of its 10 SEC series with four sweeps: at home over Georgia, Texas A&M and Kentucky and on the road over Florida.

RJ Austin and Tim Corbin join the SEC Now desk to discuss how the Commodores stay mentally prepared and elevate their game come tournament time.

The Commodores swept Kentucky by a total of four runs and is now setup to be one of the top eight national seeds in the NCAA Tournament next week.

The Vanderbilt Commodores and Tennessee Volunteers football programs have to get in line in order to stay in the SEC.