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Here's what we learned as Vanderbilt baseball beat Alabama thanks to a strong outing by JD Thompson and a walk-off home run from Braden Holcomb.

No. 15 Vanderbilt (33-13, 13-9 SEC) won game one on Friday night by a 12-2 score, forcing the run rule into effect after eight innings. The No. 18 Crimson Tide's only two runs of the contest were in the top of the eighth inning.