Vanderbilt’s baseball team appears to be on its way to clinching an 18th straight NCAA Tournament berth, which would extend the nation’s longest active streak in Division 1.

Davis Diaz

Davis Diaz

The Commodores (35-20, 13-17) have the 27th-best RPI in the nation and ended the regular season on Saturday with a 12-4 victory over No. 2 Kentucky in Game 3 of a series for which the Wildcats won the first two contests.