In a Southeastern Conference baseball game on Thursday, the Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 10-5. This loss marked Oklahoma's sixth defeat in their last seven games, placing them at 5-8 in the conference standings, which puts them in 13th place out of 16 teams. The game was tightly contested until the seventh inning, when Vanderbilt scored three runs to break a 2-2 tie. Mike Mancini played a pivotal role for Vanderbilt, going 3 for 5 with two home runs, a double, and a total of six RBIs. Oklahoma had initially taken the lead in the fourth inning with a two-run home run from Deitan LaChance. Despite a late rally in the eighth inning that included an RBI double from Trey Gambill, the Sooners could not overcome the deficit. The two teams will face off again on Friday at 6 p.m. for the second game of the series.