Vanderbilt entered the Males’s Faculty World Collection Regionals because the top-ranked squad within the 64-team area, and as winners of the SEC Event.
However with their loss on Sunday to Wright State, the Commodores made some brutal baseball historical past.
The 5-4 loss to the Raiders eradicated Vanderbilt from the Faculty World Collection Regionals. Regardless of getting into the match because the No. 1 total seed and successful their opening recreation — in opposition to Wright State — Vanderbilt dropped a pair of video games over the weekend to finish their Omaha desires.
Within the course of, Vanderbilt turned the primary No. 1 total seed in Males’s Faculty World Collection historical past to fail to advance to a regional ultimate.
The Commodores fell down early Sunday in opposition to the Raiders, as Wright State hung 4 on the board within the backside of the primary inning. An RBI groundout from Gus Gregory introduced dwelling Wright State’s first spherical, after which back-to-back jacks from catcher Boston Smith and shortstop Luke Arnold introduced three extra runs to the plate.
Vanderbilt entered the highest of the ninth trailing 5-1, however pushed three runs throughout the plate to chop Wright State’s result in 5-4, with the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on second. However RJ Austin flied out to proper area to finish the sport, and Vanderbilt’s season.
“I feel they’re all stunning once you’re completed, once you lose,” stated Vanderbilt Tim Corbin after the loss. “Whenever you’re out, you’re out. There hasn’t been a day the place we’ve been out of a match the place I don’t really feel the identical method. Proper now at this second, I really feel nice in regards to the effort and the way laborious we performed. I simply want the result was totally different for the boys. That stinks. However it’s the character of the sport.
“It’s merciless. It may be merciless.”
Historical past generally is.
