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2024 Men's College World Series

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2024 College World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Tennessee (2) Tony Vitello 60–13 (.822)
Texas A&M (1) Jim Schlossnagle 53–15 (.779)
DatesJune 14–24
Venue(s)Charles Schwab Field Omaha
MOPDylan Dreiling, Tennessee
UmpiresScott Cline
Mike Morris
Kellen Levy
David Uyl
Grady Smith
Jake Uhlenhopp
Linus Baker
Shawn Rakos
Broadcast
TelevisionABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN+ (United States – English)
TV announcersKarl Ravech (play-by-play)
Mike Monaco (play-by-play)
Eduardo Pérez (analyst)
Ben McDonald (analyst)
Kyle Peterson (analyst)
Chris Burke (analyst)
Dani Wexelman (reporter)
Kris Budden (reporter)
RadioNRG Media & Westwood One
Radio announcersJohn Bishop (play-by-play)
Gary Sharp (analyst)
Connor Happer (reporter)
Streaming
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The 2024 NCAA Men's College World Series[a] was the final stage of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was scheduled from June 14 through 24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. This marked the 77th edition of the College World Series and 74th time the event was held in Omaha.

The tournament featured eight teams in two double elimination brackets with the two winners meeting in a best-of-three championship series. With the advancement of Texas A&M and Tennessee to the championship series, a school was assured of winning its first ever College World Series championship, making this the first time a College World Series between two teams with no baseball championships since 2014; of the two, only Tennessee appeared in the championship final, doing so in 1951. The championship final saw Tennessee win its first national championship in program history after losing the first game to Texas A&M and then winning the second and third games.

Background

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The top four national seeds qualified for the 2024 College World Series, with Arkansas being the highest ranked national seed to be eliminated, losing in their Fayetteville regional. Of the 8 teams in Omaha, 4 come from the SEC (three from the conference's East Division, one from the West Division), and 4 from the ACC (two from its Coastal Division, two from the Atlantic Division). It is the first time since the tournament expanded to eight teams in 1950 that only two conferences were represented in the College World Series.[1] The 2024 MCWS became the first time ever that the first two games were capped with a walk-off hit after Tennessee hit a walk off single to defeat Florida State in Game 2. The following day, history continued as Kentucky hit a walk off homerun to become the third walk off hit in as many games.

Participants

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School Conference Record (Conf) Head Coach Super Regional Previous MCWS Appearances Previous MCWS Best Finish Previous MCWS W–L Record
Tennessee SEC 55–12 (22–8) Tony Vitello Knoxville 6
(last: 2023)
2nd
(1951)
9–12
Florida State ACC 47–15 (17–12) Link Jarrett Tallahassee 23
(last: 2019)
2nd
(1970, 1986, 1999)
30–46
North Carolina 47–14 (22–8) Scott Forbes Chapel Hill 11
(last: 2018)
2nd
(2006, 2007)
18–23
Virginia 46–15 (18–12) Brian O'Connor Charlottesville 6
(last: 2023)
1st
(2015)
13–12
Kentucky SEC 45–14 (22–8) Nick Mingione Lexington None 0–0
NC State ACC 38–21 (18–11) Elliott Avent Athens 3
(last: 2021)
3rd
(1968, 2021)
5–5
Florida SEC 34–28 (13–17) Kevin O'Sullivan Clemson 13
(last: 2023)
1st
(2017)
25–25
Texas A&M 49–13 (19–11) Jim Schlossnagle College Station 7
(last: 2022)
3rd
(2022)
4–14

Bracket

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Sources:[2][3] Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only. All times Central.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
4 North Carolina 3
12 Virginia 2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Tennessee 6
1 Tennessee 12
8 Florida State 11
1 Tennessee 7
Bracket 1
8 Florida State 2
12 Virginia 3
8 Florida State 7
8 Florida State 9
4 North Carolina 5
1 Tennessee 5 4 6
3 Texas A&M 9 1 5
2 Kentucky 510
10 NC State 4
2 Kentucky 1
3 Texas A&M 5
3 Texas A&M 3
Florida 2
3 Texas A&M 6
Bracket 2
Florida 0
10 NC State 4
Florida 5
Florida 15
2 Kentucky 4

Game results

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Sources:[3]

Bracket 1

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June 14, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 1
No. 4 North Carolina 3–2 No. 12 Virginia Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,990
Umpires: HP:Scott Cline
1B: Mike Morris
2B: Kellen Levy
3B: David Uyl
WP: Dalton Pence (5–1) Box Score LP: Chase Hungate (7–2)

June 14, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 2
No. 1 Tennessee 12–11 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,499
Umpires: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Jake Uhlenhopp
2B: Linus Baker
3B: Shawn Rakos
WP: Nate Snead (10–2) Box Score LP: Brennen Oxford (2–1)
HR: Moore (33), Tears (19) HR: Ferrer (20)

June 16, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 5
No. 12 Virginia 3–7 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 29,989
Umpires: HP: Linus Baker
1B: Shawn Rakos
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Jake Uhlenhopp
LP: Jay Woolfolk (4–2) Box Score WP: Carson Dorsey (8–4)
HR: Ferrer (21), Ferrer (22), Lodise (8)

June 16, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 6
No. 4 North Carolina 1–6 No. 1 Tennessee Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,140
Umpires: HP:Kellen Levy
1B: David Uhl
2B: Scott Cline
3B: Mike Morris
LP: Shea Sprague (3–2) Box Score WP: Drew Beam (9–2)
HR: Honeycutt (27) HR: Tears (20), Chapman (7)

June 18, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 9
No. 8 Florida State 9–5 No. 4 North Carolina Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,047
Umpires: HP: Mike Morris
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Scott Cline
3B: David Uyl
WP: Andrew Armstrong (6–0)
Sv: Connor Hults (5)
Box Score LP: Aidan Haugh (4–3)
HR: Williams (14), West (3) HR: Honeycutt (28)

June 19, 2024
2:45 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 11
No. 1 Tennessee 7–2 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 24,696
Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp
1B: David Uyl
2B: Scott Cline
3B: Shawn Rakos
WP: Zander Sechrist (5–1) Box Score LP: John Abraham (5–2)
HR: Burke (20) HR: Cantu (9), Lodise (9)

Bracket 2

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June 15, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 3
No. 2 Kentucky 5–4 (F/10) No. 10 NC State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 24,488
Umpires: HP: Mike Morris
1B:Kellen Levy
2B: David Uyl
3B: Scott Cline
WP: Johnny Hummel (4–0) Box Score LP: Derrick Smith (3–2)
HR: McCarthy (8) HR: Makarewicz (23)

June 15, 2024
10:15 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 4
No. 3 Texas A&M 3–2 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,774
Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Shawn Rakos
3B: Grady Smith
WP: Chris Cortez (10–3)
Sv: Evan Aschenbeck (10)
Box Score LP: Liam Peterson (3–5)
HR: none HR: none

June 17, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 7
No. 10 NC State 4–5 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,578
Umpires: HP: Shawn Rakos
1B: Grady Smith
2B: Jake Uhlenhopp
3B: Linus Baker
LP: Fritton (3–7) Box Score WP: Cade Fisher (4–3)
Sv: Brandon Neely (5)
HR: Makarewicz (24) HR: Caglianone (34), Shelnut (16)

June 17, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 8
No. 2 Kentucky 1–5 No. 3 Texas A&M Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,327
Umpires: HP: David Uyl
1B: Scott Cline
2B: Mike Morris
3B: Adam Dowdy
LP: Mason Moore (9–4) Box Score WP: Ryan Prager (8–2)
Sv: Josh Stewart (1)
HR: Nicholson (23) HR: none

June 19, 2024
10:00 am CDT (UTC-5)
Game 10
Florida 15–4 No. 2 Kentucky Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,687
Umpires: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Adam Dowdy
2B: Shawn Rakos
3B: Scott Cline
WP: Pierce Coppola (1–4) Box Score LP: Dominic Niman (8–5)
HR: Caglianone (35), Donay 2 (14) HR: Pitre (10)

June 19, 2024
6:55 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 12
No. 3 Texas A&M 6–0 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,429
Umpires: HP: Adam Dowdy
1B: Mike Morris
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Linus Baker
WP: Justin Lamkin (3–2) Box Score LP: Liam Peterson (3–6)
HR: Sorrell (11)

Finals

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Sources:[4]

Game 1
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June 22, 2024 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 3 Texas A&M 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 13 0
No. 1 Tennessee 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 12 3
WP: Josh Stewart (2−2)   LP: Chris Stamos (3−1)
Home runs:
TAMU: Grahovac (23), Kent (4)
TENN: Dreiling (21), Ensley (12)
Attendance: 26,498
Notes: HP: Mike Morris
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Jake Uhlenhopp
Boxscore


Game 2
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June 23, 2024 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 1 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 7 0
No. 3 Texas A&M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
WP: Aaron Combs (3–1)   LP: Kaiden Wilson (0–2)   Sv: Nate Snead (6)
Home runs:
TENN: Dreiling (22), Stark (11)
TAMU: LaViolette (29)
Attendance: 25,987
Notes: HP: Scott Cline
1B: Shawn Rakos
2B: Jake Uhlenhopp
3B: Mike Morris
Boxscore


Game 3
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June 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 3 Texas A&M 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 13 0
No. 1 Tennessee 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 13 1
WP: Zander Sechrist (6–1)   LP: Justin Lamkin (3–3)   Sv: Aaron Combs (6)
Home runs:
TAMU: None
TENN: Moore (34), Dreiling (23)
Attendance: 24,685
Notes: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Jake Uhlenhopp
2B: Scott Cline
3B: David Uyl
Boxscore


All-Tournament Team

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The following players were members of the Men's College World Series All-Tournament Team.[5]

Position Player School
P Evan Aschenbeck Texas A&M
Zander Sechrist Tennessee
C Jaxson West Florida State
1B Jac Caglianone Florida
2B Christian Moore Tennessee
3B Alec Makarewicz NC State
SS Dean Curley Tennessee
OF Dylan Dreiling (MOP) Tennessee
Jaime Ferrer Florida State
Vance Honeycutt North Carolina
DH Kaeden Kent Texas A&M

Notes

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  1. ^ While the event's official name has been "NCAA Men's College World Series" since no later than 2008, the 2022 edition was the first in which the NCAA consistently included the word "Men's" in the event branding.

References

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  1. ^ Olson, Eric (June 11, 2024). "College World Series might offer glimpse of future with only SEC and ACC teams in the field". Associated Press.
  2. ^ "2024 NCAA baseball bracket: Men's College World Series scores, schedule". ncaa.com. NCAA. June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Baseball Schedule".
  4. ^ "2024 DI Baseball Championship and Men's College World Series Official Bracket".
  5. ^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player award history, winners". June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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