It might be an understatement to say the Vanderbilt baseball team has a flair for the dramatic.

The Commodores swept their home weekend series against in-state rival Tennessee with all three wins coming in walk-off fashion. Vandy, in fact, has won seven of its last 10 home Southeastern Conference games on walk-offs.

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