How Tennessee baseball matches up against every College World Series opponent

Tennessee baseball defeated Evansville in three games in the Knoxville Super Regional to secure their spot in Omaha. The Vols are the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and showed why they deserve the one-seed in their game three 12-1 win over Evansville to secure their spot.

The College World Series field was set after North Carolina State defeated Georgia in three games. Twenty-one conferences were eligible to earn a spot in Omaha, but the eight teams come from two conferences. 

This year’s CWS is dominated by the SEC and ACC. Four of the 11 SEC teams that made the postseason tournament to earn a spot in Omaha secured their spot, and the other four spots belong to the ACC. 

The Vols come into this year’s CWS as one of the most experienced teams in the tournament. Tennessee and Virginia are the only two teams to have multiple appearances since 2020. Both programs made two appearances in Omaha before this year, while Florida, Texas A&M, and North Carolina State had one appearance each. 

Tennessee baseball has played three of the other seven teams in this year’s College World Series. The Vols hold a 5-2 record against the three other teams they played throughout the season, including a series win over Kentucky and Florida and an SEC Tournament win against Texas A&M. 

In the Vols’ seven games against CWS opponents, they have outscored them 57-33. Tennessee scored 25 runs against Kentucky and Florida in each three-game series while outscoring Texas A&M 7-4. 

Tennessee will make its 2024 CWS debut against Florida State on Friday night at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. Tennessee is 0-4 in its last two appearances in Omaha but comes into this year’s tournament with a chip on its shoulder after head coach Tony Vitello gave a passionate speech in his post-game press conference after securing its spot.