Six of the eight spots for the Men’s College Baseball World Series have been fulfilled. Florida, Virginia, Oral Roberts, TCU, Wake Forest, and LSU have all secured their spots.
With those spots filled, the eyes of the college baseball world will be set on Hattiesburg and Stanford on Monday night.
In Hattiesburg, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will look to take down Tennessee and clinch their first College World Series appearance since 2009, the only other trip to Omaha in school history.
Tennessee will be looking for its second appearance in three years, last getting there in 2021. They also made it in 1951, 1995, 2001, and 2005.
The Golden Eagles defeated Tennessee 5-3 in the first game of the Hattiesburg Super Regional on Saturday. Tennessee, however, would claim game two 8-4 on Sunday afternoon behind a quality performance from Chase Dollander who struck out seven over eight innings.
It’s unclear as of early Monday who will be starting for either side.
Then, at 8:00 p.m. on Monday night out in Stanford, California will be the rubber match between No. 8 Stanford and Texas. Both programs are looking for their third-straight College World Series appearance.
The Longhorns took game one of the series on Saturday 7-5 before Stanford bounced back with an 8-3 win on Sunday afternoon. Monday’s projected starters are Matt Scott for Stanford and Tanner Wilt for Texas.
After the final two programs punch their tickets to Omaha this evening, the College World Series will begin on Thursday and will be played through the June 24th weekend.