Georgia Tech came up just a little short in its latest comeback.

Drew Compton hit a two-run, two-out home run to draw within one run in the ninth inning but the Jackets fell to Vanderbilt 4-3 in the Nashville Regional of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night.

Three errors and four unearned runs proved too much to overcome for the Jackets against the No. 4 Commodores.

The Yellow Jackets (30-24) got a solid start from freshman Marquis Grissom, Jr. (1-3), who worked 4 1/3 innings and allowed just two hits. He was charged with four runs but none were earned.

Tech took the lead in the top of the fourth when Kevin Parada drilled a 3-1 pitch to left center for a leadoff home run. Vanderbilt (42-15) scored twice in the bottom half of the fourth and two in the fifth.

Tech’s Dalton Smith pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out four.

Vanderbilt starter Jack Leiter (9-3) struck out 11 in six innings. He gave up one earned run and three hits.

Georgia Tech has played nine one-run games in its last 13, winning six of them.

Georgia Tech plays Indiana State Sunday at 3 p.m. in an elimination game in a rematch against Indiana State.

The Jackets used a seventh-inning rally to climb back from a 6-2 deficit to win 7-6 over Indiana State in their opening game of the regional at Hawkins Field on Friday afternoon.

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