Overall No. 1 seed Vanderbilt, one of the favorites to get to the College World Series, became the first top seed to miss a regional final since the current format began in 1999. Commodores coach Tim Corbin said he failed to properly equip his team to win after Vanderbilt cruised through the SEC Tournament en route to a title.

Texas, the No. 2 national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, was bracketed to play UCLA. The Longhorns' loss means the Bruins host the supers

Both Kansas State and Texas played with limited pitching staffs in an NCAA Tournament elimination game on Sunday at Disch-Falk Field in Austin. But only the Longhorns took advantage at that plate. Texas won a one-sided slugfest 15-8 to stay alive in the Austin Regional and send K-State home for the season.