The Hoos now find themselves in the same position they did last year - down 1-0 to Vanderbilt in the best-of-three final of the College World Series.
Connor Jones gave it his all over 6.1 innings, but a two-run double by Vanderbilt's Will Toffey helped kick-start the Commodores in a 5-1 win in Game 1 of the College World Series Finals in Omaha on Monday.
When the tide turned
Jones got two quick outs in the sixth, a strikeout and groundout, to retire the first 17 batters he faced without allowing a run. But, an infield single by the Commodores' Zandier Wiel wasn't moving quick enough toward UVa third baseman Kenny Towns, and Towns' off-the-bag throw to first was a hair late.