Vanderbilt entered the Males’s School World Collection Regionals because the top-ranked squad within the 64-team subject, and as winners of the SEC Match.
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 School World Collection Regionals. Regardless of coming into the match because the No. 1 total seed and successful their opening recreation — towards Wright State — Vanderbilt dropped a pair of video games over the weekend to finish their Omaha desires.
Within the course of, Vanderbilt grew to become the primary No. 1 total seed in Males’s School World Collection historical past to fail to advance to a regional last.
The Commodores fell down early Sunday towards the Raiders, as Wright State hung 4 on the board within the backside of the primary inning. An RBI groundout from Gus Gregory introduced residence 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 subject to finish the sport, and Vanderbilt’s season.
“I believe they’re all stunning while you’re completed, while you lose,” mentioned Vanderbilt Tim Corbin after the loss. “While 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 approach. Proper now at this second, I really feel nice in regards to the effort and the way laborious we performed. I simply want the end result was totally different for the boys. That stinks. But it surely’s the character of the sport.
“It’s merciless. It may be merciless.”
Historical past generally is.
