Fairfield’s Dan Ryan (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Southern in the fourth inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Austin, Texas.
Notre Dame’s Niko Kavadas (12) celebrates a home run against Central Michigan during an NCAA tournament college baseball game Friday, June 4, 2021 at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
Tennessee players celebrate after defeating Liberty 9-3 during an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas’ Eric Kennedy, right, celebrates scoring a run against Fairfield in the second inning of an NCAA college baseball regional tournament at Disch-Falk Field, Sunday on June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas.
Oregon State’s Garret Forrester (44) runs to home on his walk-off home run to beat Dallas Baptist in an NCAA Division I Baseball Regional Championship baseball game in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Georgia Tech’s Stephen Reid (23) is congratulated after his three-run home run against Vanderbilt in the fifth inning of an NCAA Division I Baseball Regional at Hawkins Field, Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt’s Enrique Bradfield Jr. (51) is congratulated after scoring a run in the first inning of an NCAA Division I Baseball Regional at Hawkins Field against Georgia Tech, Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn.
Seven teams closed out their regionals in the NCAA baseball tournament Sunday and moved one step closer to the College World Series.
But No. 1 national seed Arkansas, trying for a third straight appearance in super regionals, was forced into a winner-take-all game Monday night against Nebraska after losing 5-3 to the Cornhuskers.
Eight other regionals also will go to a second final, including LSU-Oregon. The Tigers beat the Ducks 4-1 to extend the career of active coaching wins leader Paul Mainieri for at least another day.
Mississippi State will play Campbell in the final in the weather-delayed regional at Starkville and would have to lose twice to be denied a fifth straight appearance in supers.
Teams advancing were No. 2 Texas (45-15), No. 3 Tennessee (48-16), No. 4 Vanderbilt (43-15), No. 5 Arizona (43-15), No. 8 Texas Tech (39-15), No. 10 Notre Dame (33-11) and No. 13 East Carolina (44-15).
Vanderbilt, the reigning national champion, beat Georgia Tech 14-11 in 11 innings. Isaiah Thomas’ grand slam in the top half broke a 9-all tie. Tech had tied it in the bottom of the ninth on Drew Compton’s two-out homer.
Notre Dame’s 14-2 win over Central Michigan capped a three-game run in which it hit 15 home runs, scored 50 runs and batted .404.
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