Tennessee Volunteers bench celebrate a home run during the NCAA Men’s Baseball Super Regional. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via 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. 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.
Tennessee has the best win-loss percentage in the country, at .821, and its record is 55-12.
Texas A&M is second in the nation in win and loss percentage at .790, with a record of 49-13. North Carolina is next at .770, with a record of 47-14. Kentucky is tied for fourth with UC Irvine, with a record of 45-14 and a .763 win and loss percentage.
The 2024 NCAA Division I College World Series will be televised on ESPN family networks.
2024 NCAA Division I College World Series Participants- SEC Teams
Teams (Overall Record) (SEC Conference Record)
No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (55-12) (22-8) – Head Coach, Tony Vitello (7th Season)
Notes:
- The Vols finished as a runner-up once in the College World Series in 1951.
- The Tennessee pitching staff is third in the nation with their ERA of 3.83 and is in a three-way tie for first place in WHIP with Arkansas and Lamar University at 1.23.
- Tennessee is fourth in NCAA Division I with 2.96 walks allowed per nine innings.
- The Volunteers offense leads the country in home runs with 173 and is second in the nation with 2.58 dingers per game.
- Tennessee is fourth in hits overall in Division I with 697.
- The Volunteers offense is ranked second in the nation with their slugging percentage at .613.
- Tennessee second baseman Christian Moore is fourth overall in Division I in home runs with 32.
- Moore is second in the country in total bases at 214.
- Volunteers junior first baseman Blake Burke is second in the country in doubles with 28.
- Moore is second in the nation in hits at 101, and Burke is tied for fourth with Florida two-way player Jac Caglione and Wofford University infielder Bryce Martinez at 97.
- Tennessee starting pitcher A.J. Causey is second in the nation with wins, and his record is 13-3.
Players To Watch:
- – 1B – Blake Burke – .376 AVG, 66 G, 294 PA, 97 H, 28 2B, 1 3B, 19 HR, 56 RBI, 10 SB, 33 BB, 41 K, 1.162 OPS
- – IF – Christian Moore – .376 AVG, 66 G, 307 PA, 101 H, 17 2B, 32 HR, 71 RBI, 3 SB, 35 BB, 45 K, 1.248 OPS
- – IF – Billy Amick – .313 AVG, 59 G, 263 PA, 72 H, 13 2B, 23 HR, 64 RBI, 25 BB, 46 K, 1.070 OPS
- – RHP – AJ Causey – 13-3, 3.77 ERA, 17 G, 1 SV, 86 IP, 82 H, 36 ER, 13 HR, 19 BB, 117 K, 1.174 WHIP
- – RHP – 9-2, 3.34 ERA, 24 G, 5 SV, 67.1 IP, 67 H, 25 ER, 9 HR, 21 BB, 57 K, 1.307 WHIP
- – RHP – Drew Beam – 8-2, 4.44 ERA, 17 G, 2 CG, 93.1 IP, 96 H, 46 ER, 13 HR, 23 BB, 1.275 WHIP
Knoxville Super Regional
Game 1: (1) Tennessee 11, Evansville 6
Game 2: Evansville 10, (1) Tennessee 8
Game 3: (1) Tennessee 12, Evansville 1
No. 3 Texas A&M University Aggies (49-13) (19-11) – Head Coach, Jim Schlossnagle (3rd Season)
Notes:
- The Aggies lead the nation in walks with 396.
- Texas A&M is fourth in the country in home runs with 132.
- The Aggies pitching staff leads the nation with 11 shutouts.
- Aggies left-handed pitcher Evan Aschenbeck led the nation with a .80 WHIP during the 2024 regular season.
- Aschenbeck is also fourth in the country with his strikeout-to-walk ratio at 9.00 and is fourth in walks allowed per nine innings with eight. He led the SEC by giving up the least number of walks at eight and earned runs at 12.
- Aschenbeck led the SEC in saves with nine.
- Texas A&M will be without outfielder Braden Montgomery, who is tied for fifth in the nation with 85 RBI, with Troy University catcher Brooks Bryan. Montgomery suffered a right leg injury in game one of the Super Regional last Saturday. Montgomery underwent surgery in North Carolina and will not be with the program in Omaha.
- Aggies catcher Jackson Appel led the SEC in putouts with 536 and chances with 561.
Players To Watch:
- – OF – Haydeen Schott – .331 AVG, 62 G, 279 PA, 79 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 59 RBI, 1 SB, 31 BB, 51 K, .922 OPS
- – C – Jackson Appel – .330 AVG, 59 G, 255 PA, 70 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 15 SB, 31 BB, 25 K, .971 OPS
- – OF – Jace LaViolette – .314 AVG, 62 G, 307 PA, 75 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 28 HR, 77 RBI, 6 SB, 57 BB, 74 K, 1.210 OPS
- – LHP – Evan Aschenbeck – 6-1, 1.66 ERA, 28 G, 9 SV, 65 IP, 44 H, 12 ER, 6 HR, 8 BB, 72 K, 0.800 WHIP
- – RHP – Chris Cortez – 9-3, 2.83 ERA, 22 G, 57.1 IP, 37 H, 18 ER, 7 HR, 29 BB, 89 K, 1.151 WHIP
- – LHP – Ryan Prager – 8-1, 3.10 ERA, 17 G, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 87 IP, 73 H, 30 ER, 12 HR, 19 BB, 114 K, 1.057 WHIP
Bryan-College Station Super Regional
Game 1: (3) Texas A&M 10, Oregon 6
Game 2: (3) Texas A&M 15, Oregon 9
No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (45-14) (22-8) – Head Coach, Nick Mingione (8th Season)
Notes:
- The Wildcats program is appearing in its first CWS.
- Head coach Nick Mingione won the 2024 SEC Coach of the Year Award.
- Kentucky infielder Nick Lopez was selected to the SEC First-Team and is seventh in the conference with his average at .350.
- Kentucky’s pitching staff only allowed one earned run against Oregon State University last week in the Super Regionals.
Players To Watch:
- – IF – Nick Lopez – .350 AVG, 56 G, 248 PA, 76 H, 22 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 50 RBI, 3 SB, 22 BB, 29 K, .960 OPS
- – OF – Ryan Waldschmidt – .346 AVG, 56 G, 260 PA, 71 H, 17 2B, 14 HR, 46 RBI, 24 SB, 36 BB, 43 K, 1.107 OPS
- – IF – Ryan Nicholson – .299 AVG, 56 G, 233 PA, 58 H, 10 2B, 21 HR, 61 RBI, 3 SB, 28 BB, 54 K, 1.080 OPS
- – IF – Emilien Pitre – .298 AVG, 59 G, 282 PA, 68 H, 19 2B, 9 HR, 56 RBI, 25 SB, 45 BB, 35 K, .927 OPS
- – RHP – Trey Pooser – 7-1, 3.46 ERA, 18 G, 2 SV, 83.1 IP, 61 H, 32 ER, 9 HR, 33 BB, 79 K, 1.128 WHIP
- – RHP – Robert Hogan – 1-0, 2.58 ERA, 22 G, 1 SV, 38.1 IP, 20 H, 11 ER, 5 HR, 19 BB, 38 K, 1.017 WHIP
Lexington Super Regional
Game 1: (2) Kentucky 10, Oregon State 0
Game 2: (2) Kentucky 3, Oregon State 2
Florida Gators (34-28) (13-17) – Head Coach, Kevin O’Sullivan (17th Season)
Notes:
- Florida won the NCAA tournament in 2017 and has finished as the runner-up three times.
- The Gators’ fielding percentage is .981, which is a five-way tie for third place in the country with Cal-State Northridge, Arkansas, Navy, and the University of San Diego.
- Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone is sixth in the nation with his batting average of .411 and is third in total bases at 203.
- Caglianone is tied for fourth in the country in slugging percentage at .860 with Morehead State University infielder Roman Kuntz.
Players To Watch:
TWP – Two-Way Player
PS – Pitching Stats
HS – Hitting Stats
- – TWP – PS – Jac Caglianone – 5-2, 4.71 ERA, 15 G, 72.2 IP, 61 H, 38 ER, 10 HR, 48 BB, 82 K, 1.500 WHIP
- HS – .411 AVG, 62 G, 297 PA, 97 H, 7 2B, 33 HR, 68 RBI, 3 SB, 52 BB, 25 K, 1.392 OPS
- – OF – Ty Evans – .316 AVG, 49 G, 224 PA, 61 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 19 BB, 58 K, .987 OPS
- – IF – Colby Shelton – .257 AVG, 62 G, 294 PA, 62 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 55 RBI, 5 SB, 34 BB, 75 K, .943 OPS
- – RHP – Fisher Jameson – 5-0, 4.35 ERA, 32 G, 3 SV, 60 IP, 56 H, 29 ER, 10 HR, 15 BB, 71 K,
- – RHP – Brandon Neely – 3-4, 5.45 ERA, 25 G, 4 SV, 71 IP, 67 H, 43 ER, 11 HR, 27 BB, 93 K, 1.324 WHIP
- – RHP – Liam Peterson – 3-4, 5.97 ERA, 16 G, 60.1 IP, 60 H, 40 ER, 15 HR, 36 BB, 72 K, 1.591 WHIP
Clemson Super Regional
Game 1: Florida 10, (6) Clemson 7
Game 2: Florida 11, (6) Clemson 10
SEC 2024 Season Awards:
Player of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Freshman of the Year: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Drew Beam, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Nick Mingione, Kentucky
SEC Top 200 Ranked Draft Prospects From MLBPipeline.com In 2024 CWS:
No. 3, Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
No. 8, Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
No. 25, Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
No. 26, Billy Amick, 3B, Tennessee
No. 39, Ryan Waldschidmt, OF, Kentucky
No. 59, Ryan Prager, LHP, Texas A&M
No. 72, Dylan Dreiling, OF, Tennessee
No. 100, Chris Cortez, RHP, Texas A&M
No. 135, Colby Shelton, SS, Florida
No. 178, Travis Smith, RHP, Kentucky
No. 185, Emilien Pitre, 2B, Kentucky
2024 SEC Standings:
SEC East Division
School Conference Overall
Tennessee 22-8 55-12
Kentucky 22-8 45-14
Georgia 17-13 43-17
Vanderbilt 13-17 27-9
South Carolina 13-17 37-25
Florida 13-17 34-28
Missouri 9-21 23-32
SEC West Division
School Conference Overall
Arkansas 20-10 44-16
Texas A&M 19-11 49-13
Mississippi State 17-13 39-23
Alabama 13-17 33-24
Ole Miss 11-19 27-29
Auburn 8-22 27-26
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
Saturday, June 22
NCS Final Game 1 – TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. – ESPN
Sunday, June 23
NCS Final Game 2 – TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC
Monday, June 24
NCS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
