OMAHA, Neb. − Tennessee baseball is beginning the ultimate section of its chase for a nationwide championship with a best-of-three Faculty World Sequence closing towards Texas A&M.
The No. 1 Vols (58-12) and No. 3 Aggies (52-13) play Recreation 1 on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). It’s the third time prior to now 4 seasons that two SEC groups will play for the nationwide championship and the matchup means an SEC workforce would be the champions for a fifth straight time.
Vols coach Tony Vitello was an assistant coach on Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle’s employees at Texas Christian 2011-13.
Tennessee baseball reside rating updates vs Texas A&M in Faculty World Sequence finals Recreation 1
FINAL: Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5
Evan Aschenbeck strikes out Blake Burke trying on a 3-2 pitch that appeared excessive within the zone, although residence plate umpire Mike Morris’ strike zone has fluctuated.
Billy Amick hit a one-out single. Dylan Dreiling additionally hit a one-out single, his fourth hit of the sport. Runners on the corners with one out, and Hunter Ensley will bat.
Ensley struck out swinging on a breaking ball within the grime. Two out.
Kavares Tears struck out swinging to finish the sport. Vols lose 9-5 in Recreation 1 and might want to play higher within the subject and on the plate on Sunday.
Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5, high ninth
Dylan Loy was robust within the final two innings, placing out three and retiring all six batters so as.
To the underside of the ninth inning and the Vols’ closing probability to get again into the sport. Blake Burke, Billy Amick and Dylan Dreiling are due up.
Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5, backside eighth: Evan Aschenbeck is nice
Evan Aschenbeck has retired 5 straight Vols and has thrown simply 18 pitches. Vols are three outs away from a 0-1 deficit within the best-of-three championship sequence.
Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5, high eighth
Dylan Loy is in to pitch for the Vols. Dalton Bargo, who entered the sport within the sixth inning, makes an amazing diving catch in proper subject for the primary out. A&M challenges, but it surely’s a transparent catch.
Loy retires the Aggies so as within the eighth.
Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5, backside seventh: Vols claw nearer with back-to-back HRs
Josh Stewart’s 56th pitch of the sport leads to a two-run residence run by Dylan Dreiling because the Vols get again these two runs from the highest of the inning.
Stewart might have tweaked one thing earlier within the inning, however A&M left him on the market. He walked one earlier than giving up the house run to Dreiling.
Brad Rudis is within the recreation. He hasn’t pitched since June 9 within the tremendous regional towards Oregon. He has a 2.29 ERA in 35.1 innings this season.
On the second pitch, Ensley golfs one into the left subject bullpen.
Aggies nearer Evan Aschenbeck is now coming into the sport. He has a 1.54 ERA in 70 innings over 30 appearances. He strikes out Kavares Tears and Dean Curley to finish the inning.
Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 2, high seventh: Aggies add two on HR
Kaeden Kent, the son of former MLBer Jeff Kent, golf equipment a two-run residence run into the Aggies’ bullpen in proper subject. A&M leads 9-2.
The vibes really feel totally different than the FSU recreation, however the Vols nonetheless have 9 outs to work with tonight. Will the Aggies keep away from their finest bullpen guys or will Tennessee power their hand?
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, backside sixth: Vols bats quiet by means of six innings
Cal Stark walks with two out, mentioning Christian Moore. However he grounds out to shortstop on a 3-2 pitch to finish the inning.
Tennessee might want to make some noise quickly.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, high sixth
Andrew Behnke is available in after Marcus Phillips walks a batter, and he works across the stroll in a scoreless A&M sixth.
The Vols’ bats are up, and Tennessee may use a protracted ball.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, backside fifth
After a Blake Burke double to guide off the UT fifth, the Aggies make a pitching change. Ryan Prager’s day is completed.
Josh Stewart is within the recreation to pitch for A&M. The Vols will get into the non-back-end portion of the Aggies bullpen, although Stewart has a 4.33 ERA.
After a Billy Amick stroll, the Vols are retired through a pair of strikeouts and a 4-3 groundout by Kavares Tears.
Residence plate umpire Mike Morris’ strike zone may be very extensive tonight, but it surely’s been that manner for the reason that first inning. The Vols have not utterly adjusted to it.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, high fifth
With two on and one out, A&M’s Ali Camarillo is caught stealing on a easy pickoff throw to 3rd base by Kirby Connell.
Nonetheless, Travis Chesnut hits a single to proper subject with two out, with each runners advancing into scoring place after Reese Chapman drops the ball in proper. The Vols have three errors tonight.
Marcus Phillips will pitch to Aggies leadoff hitter Gavin Grahovac with two on and two out. Kirby Connell managed two outs round three hits within the fifth.
Phillips strikes out Grahovac with a 98 mph fastball to finish the inning. Not dangerous.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, backside 4th: Christian Moore off steadiness towards Ryan Prager
After a prolonged two-out at-bat, Christian Moore grounds softly to first base to finish the inning. Moore is 0-for-3 with a strikeout at this time.
Kirby Connell is in to pitch the A&M fifth.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, high 4th: Kavares Tears’ catch in centerfield prevents a run
Hayden Schott hits a double with two out, and Ted Burton hit a protracted fly ball to left middle that’s hauled in by a diving Kavares Tears to finish the inning.
It has been a spotlight reel for the Vols in middle within the CWS.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 2, backside third: Vols add a run
Hunter Ensley drives in Blake Burke with an RBI single with two out.
Ryan Prager has achieved nicely in getting forward in counts, however not as nicely ending off at-bats. He did strike out three Vols within the UT third.
Tennessee has six hits at this time, all singles.
How for much longer will AJ Causey pitch? Kirby Connell was stretching within the bullpen throughout the Aggies’ third.
Texas A&M 7, Tennessee 1, high third: Aggies small-ball produces 5-run inning
After a leadoff stroll and a infield single, Hayden Schott hits an RBI single to middle.
On the subsequent AB, Blake Burke makes a superb play from first base to chop down a runner at residence on a squeeze gone awry for the primary out of the inning.
Then a single to proper subject scores one other A&M run, with Reese Chapman in proper subject throwing to second base as a substitute of residence towards one of many a number of hobbled Aggies runners in Schott. Observe that if Hunter Ensley was taking part in the sphere, Kavares Tears and his arm would doubtless be in proper subject.
A&M scores one other run on a E5 on a poor throw from Billy Amick that Blake Burke could not decide.
A&M’s Kaeden Kent bloops a two-run single to proceed a dreadful third inning for AJ Causey. 7-1 Aggies, and 5 runs within the inning with nonetheless only one out.
The Aggies assist Causey out with one other bunt, with Amick making the play this time to first base. A 4-3 groundout ends the inning.
Texas A&M 2, Tennessee 1, backside 2nd: Vols get a run
After leadoff singles by Dylan Dreiling (infield) and Hunter Ensley, Dean Curley drives Dreiling in with a RBI single. That is all for the Vols within the second inning, although Ryan Prager now at 38 pitches by means of two innings.
Texas A&M 2, Tennessee 0, high 2nd: AJ Causey settles in
AJ Causey retires the 8-9-1 hitters so as within the Aggies’ second inning. Each lineups are chasing slightly greater than standard proper now towards two pitchers with good motion.
Texas A&M 2, Tennessee 0, backside 1st: Vols retired so as
Tennessee’s high of the lineup made Ryan Prager throw 19 pitches in a 1-2-3 backside of the primary inning.
Texas A&M 2, Tennessee 0, high 1st: Aggies lead off Recreation 1 with HR
Gavin Grahovac hits a dangling excessive pitch into the right-field seats for a solo residence run to guide off Recreation 1. Effectively then.
After a double and a E6 (most likely ought to have been dominated an infield single on a bounce off the mound) with one out, right here comes Tony Vitello to make the pitching change. Stamos leaves after only one out within the first inning for the second time within the CWS and the third time within the NCAA Event. AJ Causey will enter as is customary.
A&M’s Caden Sorrell will get a two-out RBI on a single up the center, scoring Jackson Appel. 2-0 Aggies.
Causey will get a strikeout to finish the inning, stranding two RISP. Vols lineup has some work to do, which hasn’t been an issue in Omaha.
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College World Series championship finals schedule 2024
Saturday, June 22
- Game 1: Texas A&M vs. Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Sunday, June 23
- Game 2: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M | 2 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Monday, June 24
- Game 3 (if necessary): Texas A&M vs. Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
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- Tennessee -200
- Texas A&M +160
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