Column: Vanderbilt Fans Have Right to Complain, But That Was an Epic Collapse

The regional streak is in extremely grave danger now.

Vanderbilt baseball lost to Missouri 8-7 in the 10th in the series opener Saturday afternoon after what was a chaotic Friday night. After nearly 23 hours after the originally scheduled first pitch for the first game of the series, Missouri walked off the Commodores with a single up the middle to complete what was an epic comeback for Missouri, but the worst loss of the season for Vanderbilt.

The drama all started in the ninth inning after midnight last night. Trailing 7-6, Vanderbilt put runners on second and first base with two outs after Brodie Johnston drew a walk. Then, Braden Holcomb walked up to the plate. In a 0-1 count, Holcomb hit a ball deep to right field for what maybe was a home run, but nobody could prove it due to the dense fog that covered the field…

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