Preview: Tennessee vs Texas A&M, Game Three for College World Series Championship

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies will face off in game three of the College World Series for the college baseball national title.

Tennessee's Dylan Dreiling (8), Kavares Tears (21) and Hunter Ensley (9) congratulate each other after game two of the NCAA College World Series finals between Tennessee and Texas A&M at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., on Sunday, June 23, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies will face off in game three of the College World Series for the college baseball national title.

After dropping the first game, the Tennessee Volunteers forced game three after defeating the Texas A&M Aggies in game two on Sunday. The two SEC teams will now play game three on Monday at 7 PM ET to decide who wins this year's national title. Here is everything fans need to know about game three.

The Volunteers have made the College World Series championship for the first time since 1951. The Volunteers lost to Oklahoma that season. They will now have a chance to win their first-ever baseball championship in game three of the College World Series. Texas A&M will also be playing for its program's first-ever national title.

Justin Lamkin will be the starter for the Aggies in game three. The lefty pitcher has compiled an impressive 2024 season with a 5.00 ERA, 86 strikeouts, 20 BB and 35 earned runs in 63 innings of work. In his two games against Florida in the College World Series, he did not surrender a single run in either game, allowed four hits and struck out 15 batters in eight innings of work.

Tennessee will be rolling with Zander Sechrist on the. mound who has been exceptional for the Volunteers. This season he has a 3.22 ERA, struck out 69 batters, walked 15 and has allowed 26 runs in 72.2 innings of work. He pitched against Florida State in the Volunteer's final win before the World Series Championship and went 6.1 innings, struck out three, walked one and gave up just two runs.

According to DraftKings, Tennessee is listed at -230 odds to win the national title Monday evening while the Aggies sit at +175.

How to Watch:

Event Date: Monday, June 24, 2024
Time - 7:00 PM EST
Location: Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, Nebraska)
TV: ESPN/ESPN+

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