There will be a new Men's College World Series champion.
The Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies will face off in the 2024 Men's College World Series championship, a best-of-three series that begins Saturday. Both SEC powerhouses are looking for their first NCAA Tournament championship in school history.
Both Tennessee and Texas A&M went undefeated (3-0) in the round-robin and punched their tickets to the championship series by way of impressive wins – Tennessee downed Florida State 7-2 on Wednesday, while Texas A&M defeated Florida 6-0.
Tennessee and Texas A&M did not play each other during the regular season, but the two squads did face off during the SEC tournament in late May. Tennessee defeated the Aggies 7-4 en route to the SEC tournament title. But who will have the edge in the championship series?
Here's everything you need to know about the championship series and how each team got here:
The best-of-three championship series kicks off Saturday. Here's the full schedule:
Tennessee baseball advanced to the championship series for the first time since 1951. The Vols are vying for their first NCAA Tournament championship. Here's how they got to the championship series:
The Volunteers advanced to their fourth straight Super Regional:
The Volunteers moved on to the Men's College World Series for third time in four years:
Texas A&M baseball is in pursuit of its first NCAA Tournament championship and will make its first appearance in the championship series this weekend. It is 8-0 in the tournament so far.
Here's the Aggies' path to the championship series:
Texas A&M baseball reached the super regional for the 11th time in school history:
The Aggies moved on to their eighth CWS appearance: