Third Baseman Cam Smith #24 of the Florida State Seminoles (ACC) poses on the field.(Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
The 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will start on June 14 and will go until June 24 if game three of the National Championship Series is played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
All of the eight participating teams at the 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will be the University of Tennessee, the University of North Carolina, Florida State University, the University of Florida, the University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, the University of Virginia, and North Carolina State University.
Florida State University is ranked No.8 in the nation; North Carolina is ranked No. 4; Tennessee is ranked No. 1; Kentucky is ranked No. 2; Virginia is ranked No. 12; and Texas A&M is ranked No. 3 and North Carolina State is ranked No. 10.
Florida is the only program in the 2024 College World Series that are not in the Top 25 rankings.
This is the first time in the history of the NCAA Division I CWS that two conferences will split the field, with four programs each from the SEC and ACC and eight teams from the Power Five.
The 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will be televised on ESPN family networks.
2024 NCAA Division I College World Series Participants
Teams (Overall Record) (Conference Record)
No. 8 FSU Seminoles (47-15)(17-12) – Head Coach, Link Jarrett (2nd Season)
FSU Notes:
- Florida State has finished as a runner-up three times in the College World Series but has never won it all.
- The Florida State Seminoles offense pounded 34 runs against UCONN during the Super Regionals last weekend.
- Florida State is ranked No. 9 in the country, with the program’s batting average in the 2024 season at .316.
- Florida State outfielder James Tibbs III is tied for second in the nation with 94 RBI with Austin Peay outfielder Lyle Miller-Green.
- Tibbs III was also named 2024 ACC Player of the Year and led the conference with 28 home runs.
- Seminoles sophomore starting pitcher Jamie Arnold is third in the nation in strikeouts, at 155, and is tied for fifth in wins, with an 11-3 record.
- FSU infielder Cam Smith leads the country in hits with 102.
Players To Watch:
- – IF – Cam Smith – .402 AVG, 62 G, 302 PA, 102 H, 20 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 3 SB, 39 BB, 44 K, 1.174 OPS
- – OF – James Tibbs III – .375 AVG, 62 G, 300 PA, 88 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 28 HR, 94 RBI, 7 SB, 54 BB, 31 K, 1.310 OPS
- – DH – Marco Dinges – .321 AVG, 60 G, 268 PA, 70 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 66 RBI, 2 SB, 36 BB, 36 K, 1.008 OPS
- – LHP – Jamie Arnold – 11-3, 2.77 ERA, 18 G, 1 SV, 100.2 IP, 82 H, 31 ER, 6 HR, 22 BB, 155 K, 1.033 WHIP
- – LHP – Carson Dorsey – 7-4, 4.67 ERA, 22 G, 3 SV, 69.1 IP, 73 H, 36 ER, 10 HR, 35 BB, 81 K, 1.558 WHIP
- – RSR – LHP – Brennen Oxford – 2-0, 2.94 ERA, 29 G, 6 SV, 46 H, 17 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 65 K, 1.365 WHIP
Tallahassee Super Regional
Game 1: (8) Florida State 24, UCONN 4
Game 2: (8) Florida State 10, UCONN 8 F/12
No. 4 UNC Tar Heels (47-14)(22-8) – Head Coach, Scott Forbes (4th Season)
UNC Notes:
- UNC has never won the College World Series but has finished as runner-up twice in 2006 and 2007.
- Forbes was named coach of the year in the ACC for 2024.
- The UNC offense is 11th in the country in runs scored, with 532 in 61 games.
- Tarheels junior outfielder Vance Honeycutt won the ACC’s Defensive Player of The Year Award and had 178 chances, 170 putouts, five assists, three errors, and a .983 fielding percentage.
- Honeycutt is also third in the country, scoring44 runs per game.
- UNC right-handed pitcher Matthew Matthijs is tied for third in the country with Grambling University right-handed pitcher Mason Martinez in wins, with his record at 12-4.
Players To Watch:
- – IF – Parker Harber – .341 AVG, 58 G, 261 PA, 76 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 63 RBI, 4 SB, 33 BB, 53 K, 1.076 OPS
- – OF – Casey Cook – .339 AVG, 61 G, 292 PA, 83 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 76 RBI, 7 SB, 36 BB, 52 K, 1.041 OPS
- – OF – Vance Honeycutt – .314 AVG, 59 G, 288 PA, 76 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 26 HR, 65 RBI, 28 SB, 35 BB, 80 K, 1.112 OPS
- – RHP – Matthew Matthijs – 12-4, 3.65 ERA, 34 G, 56.2 IP, 48 H, 23 ER, 5 HR, 16 BB, 55 K, 1.129 WHIP
- – LHP – Shea Sprague – 3-1, 4.00 ERA, 16 G, 74.1 IP, 75 H, 33 ER, 12 HR, 16 BB, 64 K, 1.224 WHIP
- – LHP – Dalton Pence – 4-1, 2.04 ERA, 34 G, 8 SV, 53 IP, 32 H, 12 ER, 6 HR, 27 BB, 71 K, 1.113 WHIP
Chapel Hill Super Regional
Game 1: (4) North Carolina 8, West Virginia 6
Game 2: (4) North Carolina 2, West Virginia 1
No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers (46-15)(18-12) – Head Coach, Brian O’Connor (21st Season)
Virginia Notes:
- Virginia won the College World Series in 2015.
- The Cavaliers are second in the country in team batting average, hitting .336.
- Virginia is fifth in the nation in doubles with 147 and sixth in OBP at .428.
- UVA is fourth in the country, with the program’s slugging percentage at .575.
- The Virginia offense is fourth in the nation, scoring4 runs per game.
- Cavaliers shortstop Griff O’Ferrall is tied for first in the ACC with FSU outfielder Marco Dinges with nine sacrifice flyouts.
Players To Watch:
- – IF – Griff O’Ferral – .332 AVG, 61 G, 313 PA, 92 H, 20 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 51 RBI, 17 SB, 21 BB, 23 K, .838 OPS
- – OF – Casey Saucke – .332 AVG, 60 G, 286 PA, 85 H, 17 2B, 14 HR, 64 RBI, 8 SB, 26 BB, 53 K, .984 OPS
- – IF – Henry Ford – .339 AVG, 59 G, 283 PA, 83 H, 13 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 68 RBI, 3 SB, 29 BB, 51 K, 1.022 OPS
- – RHP – Chase Hungate – 7-1, 3.71 ERA, 29 G, 2 SV, 51 IP, 47 H, 21 ER, 3 HR, 13 BB, 37 K, 1.176 WHIP
- – LHP – Evan Blanco – 8-3, 3.69 ERA, 17 G, 92.2 IP, 94 H, 38 ER, 11 HR, 25 BB, 95 K, 1.284 WHIP
- – LHP – Angelo Tonas – 3-0, 3.96 ERA, 32 G, 1 SV, 36.1 IP, 39 H, 16 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 29 K, 1.349 WHIP
Charlottesville Super Regional
Game 1: (12) Virginia 7, Kansas State 4
Game 2: (12) Virginia 10, Kansas State 4
NC State University Wolfpack (38-21)(18-11) – Head Coach, Elliott Avent (28th Season)
NC State University Notes:
- NC State has never won the College World Series.
- The Wolfpack finished second in the 2024 regular season and are appearing in their fourth CWS.
- NC State third baseman Alec Makarewicz is tied with Louisville designated hitter Zion Rose for fourth place in average, hitting .380 in the ACC, and is fourth in slugging percentage in the conference at .744.
- Wolfpack infielder Garrett Pennington led the ACC in doubles with 26.
Players To Watch:
- – IF – Alex Makrewicz – .380 AVG, 59 G, 280 PA, 95 H, 25 2B, 22 HR, 80 RBI, 1 SB, 25 BB, 49 K, 1.183 OPS
- – IF – Garrett Pennington – .348 AVG, 59 G, 292 PA, 87 H, 26 2B, 18 HR, 65 RBI, 1 SB, 30 BB, 43 K, 1.098 OPS
- – C – Jacob Cozart – .300 AVG, 59 G, 270 PA, 65 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 19 HR, 53 RBI, 49 BB, 47 K, 1.033 OPS
- – LHP – Ryan Marohn – 4-2, 3.97 ERA, 16 G, 1 SV, 59 IP, 68 H, 26 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 46 K, 1.576 WHIP
- – RHP – Jacob Dudan – 4-2, 4.40 ERA, 26 G, 6 SV, 47 IP, 35 H, 23 ER, 6 HR, 33 BB, 55 K, 1.447 WHIP
- – RHP – Derrick Smith – 3-1, 4.50 ERA, 23 G, 8 SV, 28 IP, 18 H, 14 ER, 4 HR, 9 BB, 41 K, 0.964 WHIP
Athens Super Regional
Game 1: (10) NC State 18, (7) Georgia 1
Game 2: (7) Georgia 11, (10) NC State 2
Game 3: (10) NC State 8, (7) Georgia 4
ACC 2024 Season Awards:
Player of the Year: James Tibbs III, OF, Florida State
Pitcher of the Year: Chase Burns, SP, Wake Forest
Freshman of the Year: Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech
Defensive Player of the Year: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Scott Forbes, North Carolina
ACC Top 200 Ranked Draft Prospects From MLBPipeline.com In 2024 CWS:
No. 14, Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
No. 16, James Tibbs, OF, Florida State
No. 20, Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
No. 41, Griff O’Ferrall, SS, Virginia
No. 75, Ethan Anderson, C/1B, Virginia
No. 127, Harrison Didawick, OF, Virginia
No. 129, Casey Saucke, OF, Virginia
No. 172, Casey Cook, OF, North Carolina
2024 ACC Standings:
Atlantic Division
SCHOOL ACC OVERALL
Clemson 20-10 44-16
NC State 18-11 38-21
FSU 17-12 47-15
Louisville 16-14 32-24
Wake Forest 15-15 38-22
Notre Dame 9-21 27-25
Boston College 8-22 22-31
Coastal Division
SCHOOL ACC Overall
North Carolina 22-8 47-14
Virginia 18-12 46-15
Duke 16-14 40-20
Georgia Tech 15-15 33-25
Virginia Tech 14-16 32-22
Miami 11-19 26-30
Pittsburgh 10-20 26-28
2024 NCAA Division I College World Series Schedule
All Games at Charles Schwab Field
All Game Start Times Eastern Standard Time
Friday, June 14
Game 1 – No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Virginia – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 2 – No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Florida State – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Saturday, June 15
Game 3 – No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 10 NC State – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 4 – No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Florida – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Sunday, June 16
Game 5 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 6 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Monday, June 17
Game 7 – Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 8 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Tuesday, June 18
Game 9 – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 10 – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Wednesday, June 19
Game 11 – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 12 – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN
Thursday, June 20
Game 13 (if necessary) – TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. – ESPN
Game 14 (if necessary) – TBD vs. TBD – 7 p.m. – ESPN
2024 NCAA Division I CWS – National Championship Series Schedule
Friday, June 21
NCS Final Game 1 – TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. – ESPN
Saturday, June 22
NCS Final Game 2 – TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, June 23
NCS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
