Heartbreaking News: The Tennessee Vols and Chattanooga 2024 season opening is postponed due to an early warning tornado.
After defeating Florida State 7-2 on Wednesday to win its bracket, Tennessee advanced to the CWS finals for the first time in modern history.
With four early runs scored, Zander Sechrist held the Seminoles (49-17) scoreless over six innings, and the Volunteers advanced to the best-of-three finals for the first time since 2009 as the top national seed.
Coach Tony Vitello stated, “We always say before something happens, something happens.” To be honest with you, there has been a lot of build-up to both the failures and the achievements we’ve had this year. It’s also been enjoyable.
Tennessee’s win assured an all-SEC finals for the second consecutive year and third time in four. The Volunteers (58-12) will play Texas A&M beginning Saturday.
The SEC will have at least one team in the finals for the 15th time in 16 years. Seven SEC teams have made it since 2009. The fact Tennessee hadn’t been among them had become more frustrating on Rocky Top in recent years. The Vols’ 209 victories and 559 home runs since the start of the 2021 season are the most of any Division I program, after all.
Tennessee made it to a one-game final in its first CWS appearance in 1951, losing 3-2 to Oklahoma. In those days, there were no preliminary rounds in the NCAA Tournament; teams were selected for the CWS based on regular-season performance.
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