OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Bennett Lee drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning after he made a huge defensive play at the plate to lead No. 1 national seed Wake Forest to a 3-2 victory over LSU in the College World Series. The Demon Deacons are now in control of their bracket and a win away from the best-of-three finals. Their next game is Wednesday against the winner of a Tuesday elimination game between SEC rivals LSU and Tennessee. The Deacons would have to lose twice to be denied a spot in the finals.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Chase Burns pitched six shutout innings in relief of Chase Dollander, Tennessee manufactured two runs to break a tie in the seventh, and the Volunteers knocked Stanford out of the College World Series with a 6-4 victory. Tennessee ended a six-game CWS losing streak dating to 2001 and plays Tuesday against SEC rival LSU. Stanford went 0-2 at the CWS for a second straight year. Burns ran his fastball up to 102 mph while striking out nine and limiting the Cardinal to two hits.
