Tennessee baseball defeats Florida State in College World Series opener
**OMAHA, Neb.** — Tennessee baseball faces off against Florida State on Friday night in their opening game of the 2024 Men’s College World Series. The Vols aim to secure their first National Championship in program history.
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with commentary provided by Mike Monaco (play-by-play), former Stanford pitcher Kyle Peterson (analyst), former Tennessee infielder Chris Burke (analyst), and Kris Budden (reporter).
This marks the Volunteers’ seventh appearance in Omaha and their third in the last four years, following their victory over Evansville in the Knoxville Super Regional last weekend. Tennessee and Virginia, who UT may face on Sunday, are the only teams in the country to have made it to three of the last four College World Series. Additionally, UT is the only SEC team to achieve back-to-back appearances in the CWS for the first time in its history.
Florida State is making its 24th appearance at the College World Series and its first since 2019 after sweeping Connecticut in the Tallahassee Super Regional. ACC Player of the Year James Tibbs III broke an 8-8 tie in the 12th inning with his third home run of the day on Saturday, leading Florida State (47-15) to a 10-8 victory over UConn.
The winner of tonight’s game will play against North Carolina on Sunday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. UNC advanced to the winner’s bracket by defeating Virginia 3-2 earlier in the day. The loser between the Vols and Seminoles will face the Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
GoVols247’s Tennessee baseball beat writer Ben McKee is at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha for Friday night’s game between Florida State (47-15) and Tennessee (55-12). Follow his live coverage for score updates and conversation in the link below.
