Vandy falls to Oklahoma; Lipscomb stuns Georgia

Oklahoma scored four runs in the sixth inning and rolled to an 8-5 victory over Vanderbilt on Friday in the NCAA Tournament in the Tempe Regional at Arizona State University.

The second-seeded Commodores [40-21] are one loss from elimination and will play the loser of Friday’s Arizona State-Stony Brook game Saturday afternoon.

David Macias led Vanderbilt with three hits, including a home run.

The Commodores have not lost the opening game of an NCAA Tournament regional since 1980.

Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Lipscomb shocked top-seeded Georgia 10-6 on Friday in NCAA Tournament play in Athens, Ga. Georgia won the regular-season Southeastern Conference championship.

Check back later for complete post-game coverage.

Tempe Regional schedule

Friday

Oklahoma 8, Vanderbilt 5

9 p.m. – Arizona State vs. Stony Brook

Saturday

4 p.m. – Vanderbilt vs. loser of Game 2 (loser eliminated)

9 p.m. – Winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2

Sunday

3 p.m. – Winner of Game 3 vs. loser of Game 4

8 p.m. – Winner of Game 5 vs. winner of Game 4

Monday (if necessary)

8 p.m. – Repeat of Game 6

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