Vanderbilt entered the Men’s College World Series Regionals as the top-ranked squad in the 64-team field, and as winners of the SEC Tournament. But with their loss on Sunday to Wright State, the Commodores made some brutal baseball history.

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.

Battling back from the one-loss bracket, SLCC wins the Junior College World Series on Saturday night in Grand Junction, Colorado

MSU hired longtime Cavaliers coach Brian O'Connor to be the program's next coach on June 1. He replaces Chris Lemonis, who was fired on April 28 in his seventh season. Justin Parker was the interim coach and led the Bulldogs (36-23) to a late-season surge and NCAA tournament appearance.

Follow our coverage of the WCWS from Oklahoma City as the six remaining teams chase the softball national title