SUNDAY GAMES No. 1 Vols get win over Tar Heels at CWS OMAHA, Neb. — Kavares Tears and Reese Chapman homered, Drew Beam limited North Carolina to one hit over five shutout innings, and Tennessee took control of its bracket at the College World Series with a 6-1 win.
The Volunteers are trying to become the first No. 1 national seed since 1999 to win the championship. They will advance to the best of-three finals if they can beat Florida State or North Carolina on Wednesday.
Those teams will meet Tuesday in an elimination game. The Vols would have to lose twice to be denied a first appearance in the finals. Seminoles knock Virginia out of CWS OMAHA, Neb.
— Jaime Ferrer hit two homers, Carson Dorsey turned in a third straight strong start, and Florida State stayed alive in the College World Series with a 7-3 win over Virginia. The Seminoles have won at least one game in five straight CWS appearances since 2010 and will play Tuesday against North Carolina. The Cavaliers went 0-2 in Omaha for the second straight year and have lost six straight CWS games since 2021.
Texas A&M gets 3-2 win over Florida OMAHA, Neb. — Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. SATURDAY GAMES Kentucky tops NC State OMAHA, Neb.
— Mitchell Daly homered in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Kentucky a 5-4 w.
