Updates on the second game of the College World Series
Texas A&M, a school whose baseball program dates back to the 19th century, had never played in the Men’s College World Series finals until this year. Now the Aggies are just one win away from winning the first baseball title in program history.
Texas A&M defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 9-5 in the first game. The Vols, another team with roots dating back to the 19th century, need to win two games in a row to secure their first national baseball championship after finishing second in 1951.
After a strong first game by the Aggies, the second game of the CWS final will either crown this year’s national champion or extend the series into Monday with a do-or-die third game.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Game 2 of the 2024 Men’s College World Series final.
Tennessee vs. Texas A&M: TV, time, streaming and how to watch
- Date: Sunday, 23 June
- Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
- Cable TV: ABC
- Streaming: 2020-09-27; YouTubeTV; fuboTV
Prices for two tickets to Sunday’s game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha range from $171 to over $1,000 per ticket on StubHub before fees.
According to BetMGM’s college baseball odds, the Volunteers are considered favorites for Sunday’s game. Want to bet? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps with sports betting promos for 2024.
Odds as of Sunday.
- Spread: Tennessee (-2.5)
- Money line: Pittsburgh (+120);
- Over/Under: 11.5
The Oklahoma Sooners won their fourth consecutive Women’s College World Series with two straight victories over the Texas Longhorns in the final.
The Sooners are now tied with Arizona for second place in the WCWS championship with eight total titles. Only UCLA (13) has more.
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee 6, Texas A&M 4
Mike Wilson writes: “This selection is based on who (Tennessee RHP Drew) Beam was at key moments in his career and how well he pitched against North Carolina.
Action Network: Tennessee wins the series and takes Game 2
Collin Wilson writes, “The starting number of -210 for the Volunteers is too high, making the series the better investment. The total is expected to be 13.1 as Saturday night’s feckless offensive winds turn into a 10 mph breeze from right field on Sunday afternoon. Considering that these two offensive teams have been capable of scoring multiple runs per inning, expect the winning team to put some runs on the scoreboard.”
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Sascha Paruk writes: “As long as the defense plays at par – which is a big if – the Vols should strike back with a decisive win on Sunday.”
Men’s College World Series Final
- Game 1: Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5
- Game 2: Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m. ET
- Game 3 (if necessary): Monday, June 24, 7 p.m. ET
- Second graders in the outfield Jace LaViolette has 28 home runs this year, leading the Aggies after hitting 20 home runs his freshman year. The 20-year-old has a batting average of .302/.446/.722 so far this season and is just nine home runs away from breaking Texas A&M’s career program record.
- Second baseman in second year Kaeden Kent hit four RBIs – including a two-run home run – in Game 1 on Saturday night. Since the start of the game in Omaha, he has a batting average of .500 with seven RBIs, a home run and a double.
- Second Baseman Christian Moore leads the Vols with 33 home runs. He has a .421 average in the College World Series and opened the game in Omaha with a cycle against Florida State.
- RHP Drew Beam will start for the Vols on Sunday. In his last outing against North Carolina, he threw five innings with seven strikeouts and one run allowed.
Texas A&M’s path to this point seems less dramatic than Tennessee’s, at least on paper. The Aggies haven’t lost a game since the postseason tournament began. But the national No. 3 team nearly came up short in its regional clash with Texas — they tied the game on a throwing error in the eighth inning and then won in 11 innings.
After winning both games against Oregon in the Super Regional, the Aggies narrowly avoided another potential loss at the start of the College World Series. Right fielder Jace LaViolette robbed Florida’s Cade Kurland of a game-winning two-run home run in the ninth inning to give Texas A&M a 3-2 lead. The team held on to the win and won every game after that to reach the CWS finals.
Now the Aggies are just one win away from their first national title in program history.
Tennessee was the No. 1 national seed and hosted its own regional. After sweeping the competition in Knoxville, the Vols hosted Evansville — the No. 4 regional seed in the Greenville Regional — in the Super Regional round. Tennessee won Game 1 easily, but Evansville bounced back with a surprise upset in Game 2 before the Vols swept the series.
In Omaha, the Volunteers avoided a first-round upset with a four-run ninth-inning comeback against Florida State. Tennessee then held off North Carolina and beat the Seminoles again to reach the CWS final.
Tennessee lost Game 1 of the best-of-three championship series after allowing seven runs in the first three innings. The team is now facing elimination again and is on the verge of winning the program’s first national title.
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