Vanderbilt baseball will turn its attention to the offseason with the transfer portal officially opening June 2. The Commodores had an underclassman-heavy roster in 2025 and many of its key players are eligible to return for another season.

Vanderbilt baseball addressed NIL, the transfer portal and assistant staff but may have lost in another regional due to the pressure of being No. 1.

It was a postseason weekend to forget for the decorated SEC in NCAA baseball regional play after top national seeds Vanderbilt and Texas were among the seven conference teams ousted from the league's nation-leading 13 selections.

Vanderbilt baseball has its first notable transfer portal departure of 2025 as Ethan McElvain has entered the portal, according to Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.

The other Ole Miss run was scored in the fifth inning off a single by left fielder Mitchell Sanford. Watch Ole Miss baseball vs. Vanderbilt on Fubo (free trial) Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The collapse of Vanderbilt's hitting in a lost NCAA Regional at home would be more inexplicable had the same thing not happened in 2023.

After the Vanderbilt Commodores eliminated the Tennessee Vols from the SEC Tournament last month, Vandy infielder Riley Nelson took a shot at the UT baseball program. Nelson told reporters that it was "awesome" to beat the Volunteers in the SEC Tournament,