In one of the most bizarre moments of the college baseball season, Vanderbilt's series opener against Missouri was suspended in the ninth inning after a home run call was overturned due to fog—yes, fog.
Here's what happened: With the game tied 7-7 in the top of the ninth, Vanderbilt's Braden Holcomb stepped to the plate with two outs and two runners on. He crushed a ball to deep right field, but the foggy, wet conditions made the ball disappear from sight—outfielders, umpires, and even TV cameras couldn't track it.
Initially, the umpires ruled it a home run, which would have given the Commodores a 10-7 lead. But after a lengthy huddle and a consultation with the SEC office, the call was changed to a ground-rule double. That scored one run to tie the game but left the go-ahead run stranded at third.
The confusion didn't end there. Play was immediately suspended due to the weather, and the game is set to resume on May 9 at Taylor Stadium—with runners on second and third, two outs, and the game deadlocked in the ninth inning.
It was a tough break for Vanderbilt, which had just blown a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth before the fog-induced controversy. For fans, it's a reminder that in baseball, even the weather can change the outcome of a game.
