How to Watch: Tennessee vs. Stanford in College World Series elimination game
It’s win or go home for Tennessee baseball Monday afternoon at the College World Series in Omaha. The Vols face Stanford at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN in an elimination game at Charles Schwab Field.
Tennessee (43-21) fell 6-3 to No. 5 seed LSU Saturday night. Stanford (44-19) led Wake Forest, the No. 1 overall seed, 2-1 in the seventh inning Saturday afternoon but lost 3-2 after the Demon Deacons scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Tennessee (43-21) got down 5-0 against LSU and ace Paul Skenes and saw its comeback attempt come up short after scoring three runs in the top of the eighth.
The Vols are looking to avoid going 0-for-2 in Omaha for the second time in three years. In 2021, Tennessee los to Virginia and Texas in back-to-back games to see its season come to an end.
How to watch, stream and listen
Time: 2 pm ET, Monday
Location: Charles Schwab Field (24,000)
TV: ESPN
Streaming: WatchESPN
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
A Closer Look at Stanford
Stanford hosted both Regional and Super Regional play on its way to Omaha. The Cardinal beat San Jose State on June 2 to open the NCAA Tournament, but lost 8-5 to Texas A&M a day later. From there, Stanford beat Cal State Fullerton and then beat A&M on June 4 and June 5 to advance.
Stanford’s back was against the wall again to start the Super Regional, after Texas won 7-5 at Stanford. The Cardinal then beat Texas 8-3 and 7-6 to punch its ticket to the College World Series for the third time in three years.
Losses to Arkansas and Auburn eliminated Stanford in Omaha a year ago. In 2021, Stanford lost to North Carolina State to open the College World Series, beat Arizona in its next game then were bounced after 6-5 loss to Vanderbilt.
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Third baseman Tommy Troy leads Stanford with a .398 batting average, 17 home runs and 58 RBI. He’s ranked No. 19 on MLB.com‘s Draft Prospect list. Ace Quinn Matthews against Texas last week threw a 156-pitch complete game, striking out 16.
Tennessee baseball’s history at the College World Series
Tennessee lost back-to-back games against Virginia and Texas in 2021 and was 0-2 in Omaha in 2005 as well, losing to Florida 6-4 and then falling to Arizona State 4-2 two days later.
The Vols lost their CWS opener in 2001 in Omaha, falling 21-13 to Miami, but bounced back with a 19-12 win over Georgia and a 10-2 win over USC before being eliminated in a 12-6 loss in a rematch with Miami.
Tennessee beat Clemson 5-3 in its first game in Omaha in 1995, but lost 11-1 to Cal State Fulton two days later. After that it was a 6-2 win over Stanford, but Fullerton delivered the season-ending loss 11-0 when the two teams met again.
The Vols finished runner up in Omaha in 1951, losing 7-1 to Utah in their opening game at the College World Series, then rattling off four straight wins, beating Princeton, Springfield, USC and Utah, before losing to Oklahoma 3-2.
