NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Griffen Paige gave up one run on one hit across eight innings, Boston Smith and Luke Arnold hit back-to-back homers early, and Wright State held off Vanderbilt in the ninth to knock the No. 1 national seed out of the NCAA tournament with a 5-4 victory in the Nashville Regional on Sunday.
The Commodores (43-18) became the first No. 1 national seed to fail to reach their regional final since the tournament went to its current format in 1999.
Wright State (39-20), the No. 4 regional seed out of the Horizon League, play Louisville in the final Sunday night.