LIVE updates on Tennessee vs Florida State

The Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles will play a rematch in the College World Series semifinals. Tennessee won the first game in dramatic fashion by coming back in the late innings and then holding on in the ninth inning. Christian Moore also became only the second player in College World Series history to hit a cycle.

Tennessee comes into Wednesday’s semifinals on two days of rest after a 6-1 victory over No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday. The win featured standout performances from starting pitcher Drew Beam, who allowed one run in five innings, and Kavares Tears, who went 2-4 with four RBIs.

Starting on the mound for the Vols is Zander Sechrist, who holds a record of 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA. Sechrist is coming off a dominant performance in the Knoxville Super Regional Championship game against Evansville, allowing just one run in 6.1 innings pitched. Florida State has not yet announced its starting pitcher.

If Tennessee wins the game, the team advances to the College World Series, but if Florida State wins, the two teams will play again in an elimination game for a spot in the championship series.

First Inning: Vols Strike First (UT 3, FSU 0)
Above – Abraham starts on the mound for the Seminoles. Moore issues a walk to start the game. Burke hits a single to right field, Moore gets to third base with no outs. Amick hits a grounder to second base, Burke is thrown out at second base, Amick is safe at first base, Moore scores (1-0). Dreiling manages a walk, runners on first and second base with one out. Ensley hits a single and Amick scores (2:0). Abraham is tagged out for Florida State. Oxford comes in on the mound. Tears hits a grounder to second base and the play is made to second base for the second out, runners on first and second base with two outs. Oxford tries to field Tears but the ball is thrown away. Tennessee adds another ball and Tears advances to second base. (3:0). Curley makes the last out at second base.

Below – Sechrist starts for Tennessee on the mound. Williams hits a ground ball to second base, first out. Smith hits a ground ball to shortstop, but Tennessee can’t keep up, Smith is safe at first base. Tibbs III jumps to shallow right field and Curley makes the play, two outs. Dinges hits a deep fly ball to center field, but Tears makes the play while hitting the wall, ending the inning.

Second inning: Tennessee improves (UT 4, FSU 0)
Above – Chapman hits to second base for the first out. Stark hits to second base for the second out. Moore hits a ball to center field for a two-out single. Oxford hesitates and sends Moore to second base. Burke singles through the infield and Moore scores from second base. (4:0). Amick sends a liner up the middle, Burke gets to third base and makes it to first and third base with two outs. Dreiling misses and ends the inning.

Below – Ferrer hits third base for the first out. Cantu strikes out, two outs. Lodise gets a walk on four pitches. Faurot hits a grounder to second base, but the ball is fumbled and then thrown away. Faurot tries to stretch it to second base and is then thrown out, ending the inning.

Third inning: Vols come out of trouble (UT 4, FSU 0)
Above – Ensley flies to center field for the first out. Tears strikes out, two outs. Curley grounds out to shortstop for the last out.

Bottom – West hits a single to center field to start the inning. Williams hits a liner down the left field line for a double, runners on first and second base with no outs. Smith hits a chopper up the middle, Tennessee throws West out at home. Runners on first and third base, one out. Tibbs III hits a grounder to first base and the Volunteers make the double play to end the inning.

Fourth inning: (UT 4, FSU 0)
Great – Chapman flies into shallow left field to start the inning. Stark walks.

Here’s how you can watch:

Event date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Time – 3:00 p.m. EST
Location: Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, Nebraska)
Television: ESPN/ESPN+

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