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Karl Rasmussen

Vanderbilt Makes Brutal College World Series History in Loss to Wright State

Vanderbilt pitcher Austin Nye reacts after a solo run home by Wright State's Luke Arnold | Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

For the first time in College Baseball World Series history, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed will not be playing for a regional final.

The Vanderbilt Commodores entered the 64-team field as the top seed, and were widely projected to contend for a national title. They came out flat during the regionals, suffering a 3–2 defeat to No. 2 Louisville on Saturday before again coming up short against No. 4 Wright State on Sunday, 5–4.

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