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Tennessee beats Texas A&M, clinches first-ever College World Series title

Spenser Davis

By Spenser Davis

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Tennessee won its first-ever College World Series title on Monday night in Omaha.

The Vols clinched the win with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M in Game 3 of the championship series. After losing Game 1 on Saturday night, Tennessee rallied to win Games 2 and 3 and secure the championship.

Game 3 was an intense battle that saw Texas A&M mount a comeback in the late innings. However, the Aggies were ultimately unable to overcome what was a 6-1 advantage in Tennessee’s favor at one point in the game.

The big inning for the Vols came in the 7th, when they scored 3 runs to build their lead. Dylan Dreiling got the scoring started with a 2-run homer — his 3rd in 3 games against the Aggies. Then, a couple batters later, Hunter Ensley scored from first base on a ball hit into the gap by Kavares Tears.

Ensley’s creative slide — which saw him jolt to the field side of Texas A&M catcher Jackson Appel — may end up being one of the more memorable plays of the College World Series:

Texas A&M scored a couple runs in the 8th inning and had 2 more on base when Kirby Connell was able to end the threat with a pair of strikeouts. Then, Tennessee brought in Aaron Combs for the 9th inning. Combs conceded a couple of runs, but ended up striking out the side to finish off the game.

Tennessee starter Zander Sechrist continued his excellent postseason with another great performance on the mound. He limited Texas A&M’s potent offense to just 1 earned run over 5.1 innings of work.

Christian Moore, who was quiet for a lot of this series, homered to lead off the game. Five different Vols ended up with multiple hits in Monday’s championship clincher.

Tennessee is the first No. 1 overall seed to win the national championship since 1999.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.

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