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Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee live score, updates highlights from College World Series Game 1

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Texas A&M baseball is two games away — perhaps three — from achieving a historic first for the program.

With two victories over the No. 1 national seed Tennessee baseball team in the College World Series championship series, the No. 3 seed Aggies will have won the program’s first CWS title. But that is a prospect easier said than done, as Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle is likely aware.

Texas A&M is 1-4 all time vs. Tennessee under the Aggies coach, whose Vols counterpart, Tony Vitello, actually served as his recruiting coordinator at TCU from 2011-13. Schlossnagle’s only victory over Tennessee came in the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament, and the Vols defeated the Aggies 7-4 in the 2024 edition of the tournament.

MORE: Watch Texas A&M vs. Tennessee in CWS with Fubo (free trial)

Moreover, Texas A&M is dealing with several injuries as it heads to the biggest stage afforded the sport, including likely top-10 draft pick Braden Montgomery. Jace LaViolette hurt his hamstring vs. No. 2 national seed Kentucky on Monday but returned and was able to play vs. Florida in the CWS semifinals on Wednesday.

If the Aggies are able to take the series vs. Tennessee, no one will be able to say it was unearned. With that, follow along for live scores, updates and highlights from Game 1 of the College World Series championship series:

Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee score: Aggies 2, Vols 0

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Texas A&M 2 0 5 — — — — — —
Tennessee 0 1 — — — — — — —

Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee live updates, highlights

All times CT.

7:48 p.m.: What an inning for Texas A&M, as Kent singles to right to score Camarillo and Sorrell. Aggies lead 7-1 in the third.

7:47 p.m.: Aggies add another run anyway, as Sorrell singles to right field to score Schott. Camarillo then reaches on a throwing error by Amick, which advances Burton all the way home. Texas A&M running it up now.

7:46 p.m.: Burton reaches on a fielder’s choice to first base, but Tennessee is able to throw out Appel at home. Texas A&M challenges the call, but the out is confirmed.

7:43 p.m.: Schott singles up the middle to score LaViolette from second, with Appel advancing to third.

7:40 p.m.: Appel singles to the pitcher to put runners on first and second.

7:35 p.m.: LaViolette draws a walk to lead off the inning.

7:29 p.m.: Prager works out of the jam after forcing the fly out and the line out to end the inning. Texas A&M limits the damage in the second.

7:27 p.m.: Prager forces Tears to foul out, but Curley singles up the middle to score Dreiling from third. Tennessee gets a run back.

7:24 p.m.: Texas A&M with some trouble in the second, as Tennessee gets back-to-back runners on to lead off the inning on a pair of singles.

7:18 p.m.: Grahovac grounds out to the pitcher to end the inning. Aggies having trouble with Causey since he entered.

7:13 p.m.: Causey has been outstanding in relief, with four strikeouts already through 1 and 1/3 innings. He starts the second with back-to-back strikeouts of Kent and Chestnut.

7:10 p.m.: Prager strikes out 3-hole hitter Billy Amick to retire the Vols in order. Great start for the left-hander.

7:06 p.m.: Prager with a comfortable start, as he gets Brock Burke to strike out for the second out of the inning. Prager is dialed in early.

7:02 p.m.: Prager forces Tennessee leadoff hitter Christian Moore to pop up to shortstop to start the night. That’s a big out, as Moore has been red hot in the CWS.

6:58 p.m.: Camarillo strikes out swinging for the final out of the inning, stranding two in scoring position, but the Aggies land an early combo to take a 2-0 lead.

6:57 p.m.: Sorrell steals second best, his ninth of the season, to put two runners in scoring position for the Aggies. Ali Camarillo is up to bat.

6:56 p.m.: And there’s an RBI single from Sorrell! He hooks it into right-center field to score Appel and advance Schott to third. Aggies lead 2-0!

6:54 p.m.: And Burton strikes out swinging. Caden Sorrell’s up next.

6:54 p.m.: AJ Causey’s up to get the Vols out of the jam. He’ll face Ted Burton to start.

6:50 p.m.: Dean Curley is given the error as Schott reaches. Tony Vitello has seen enough and is taking Stamos out.

6:49 p.m.: Hayden Schott hits a come-backer to the pitching mound, and it takes a high hop allowing Appel to advance to third. The Aggies have runners on the corners.

6:46 p.m.: And now a double from Jackson Appel! The Aggies have a leadoff home run and a double in their first three at-bats.

6:44 p.m.: Jace LaViolette flies out to left field for out No. 1.

6:42 p.m.: How about Grahovac? The freshman starts off the game with a bang, giving the Aggies a 1-0 lead on the solo home run to right field.

6:40 p.m.: Grahovac stepping into the batter’s box to lead the game off. Here we go.

Pregame

6:27 p.m.: Fellow SEC opponent Charlie Condon from Georgia was just named the 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner, which honors the best amateur baseball player in the country. The announcement was made in Omaha just before the CWS final.

6:26 p.m.: First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. CT.

6:13 p.m.: SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is at the ballpark for game one between two in-conference rivals:

6:10 p.m.: Tennessee giving the ball to left-hander Chris Stamos for Game 1.

6 p.m.: Texas A&M star outfielder Jace LaViolette is, as expected, in the lineup for the Aggies. He injured his hamstring earlier in the CWS against Kentucky but played through the ailment in the semifinals against Florida.

5:55 p.m.: Here’s Texas A&M’s starting lineup, with Ryan Prager starting on the mound:

  • 1. 3B Gavin Grohovac
  • 2. RF Jace LaViolette
  • 3. C Jackson Appel
  • 4. DH Hayden Schott
  • 5. 1B Ted Burton
  • 6. LF Caden Sorrell
  • 7. SS AJ Camarillo
  • 8. 2B Kaedon Kent
  • 9. CF Travis Chestnut

5:17 p.m.: Here’s a look at Texas A&M’s sendoff for the team as the Aggies headed to the field. It’s safe to assume the Texas A&M fan base will show out in full force:

4:07 p.m.: Texas A&M fans have packed the Aggies’ hotel before they head out to the stadium. Here’s a look:

2:40 p.m.: An interesting stat for Texas A&M: The Aggies had not made a national championship in football, baseball or basketball since 1939 until now.

2:16 p.m.: Another hype video, but Tennessee edition:

2:14 p.m.: Texas A&M released a hype video ahead of game one of the national championship series:

What channel is Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee on today?

Game 1 of the CWS championship series will air on ESPN. Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst), Chris Burke (color analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter) will broadcast the game.

Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app (with a cable login), ESPN+ and Fubo, the last of which carries the ESPN family of network and offers a free trial.

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Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee start time

  • Date: Saturday June 22
  • Time: 6 p.m. CT

Game 1 of the College World Series between Texas A&M and Tennessee is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT from Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee betting odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Saturday at noon CT

  • Spread: Tennessee (-1.5)
  • Over/under: 11.5 runs
  • Moneyline: Tennessee (-185) | Texas A&M (+140)

Texas A&M baseball schedule 2024

Below is Texas A&M’s postseason schedule. For the Aggies’ full 2024 college baseball schedule, click here.

Bryan-College Station Regional

  • Friday, May 31: (3) Texas A&M 8, Grambling 0
  • Saturday, June 1: (3) Texas A&M 4, Texas 1 (11 innings)
  • Sunday, June 2: (3) Texas A&M 9, Louisiana 4

Bryan-College Station Super Regional

  • Saturday, June 8: (3) Texas A&M 10, Oregon 6
  • Sunday, June 9: (3) Texas A&M 15, Oregon 9

College World Series

  • Saturday, June 15: (3) Texas A&M 3, Florida 2
  • Monday, June 17: (3) Texas A&M 5, (2) Kentucky 1
  • Wednesday, June 19: (3) Texas A&M 6, Florida 0

CWS championship series

  • Saturday, June 22: (3) Texas A&M vs. (1) Tennessee
  • Sunday, June 23: (1) Tenessee vs. (3) Texas A&M
  • Monday, June 24*: (3) Texas A&M vs. (1) Tennessee

* If necessary

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