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Vanderbilt AD Says Players’ Parents Were ‘Subjected to Racial Slurs’ at College World Series

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Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee said players' parents were "subjected to racist slurs" during Monday's College World Series win over Mississippi State.

"I am deeply troubled that some of our student-athlete parents were subjected to racist slurs during last night's game," Lee tweeted. "This is absolutely unacceptable and disgraceful behavior, and such hateful language has no place anywhere in our society."

"To the family members who were impacted, please know that you have my full support."

Vanderbilt jumped out to a 1–0 lead in the College World Series on Monday night with an 8-2 victory.