College World Series 2023: Monday Scores, Winners and Bracket Results
Day Four of the Men's College World Series opened with one team getting sent home from Omaha, followed by two national powerhouses facing off in the nightcap in hopes of taking control of Bracket 2.
Here's a look at how things went down.
Monday's Results
Tennessee 6, Stanford 4
Wake Forest 3, LSU 2
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Tennessee 6, Stanford 4
Tennessee managed to stay alive by overcoming a four-run deficit and rallying past Stanford to earn a gritty victory. Reliever Chase Burns was the hero of the matchup, pitching six shutout innings with nine strikeouts. The sophomore righty retired 18 out of the 20 batters he faced.
Things looked bleak for Tennessee when Stanford opened the game with an early lead. Vols starter Chase Dollander was removed in the third inning after surrendering four earned runs.
However, Tennessee's bats woke up with a four-run fifth inning. Hunter Ensley kicked things off with a sac fly and Jared Dickey followed with an RBI single. Christian Moore's two-run single tied the game.
Tennessee took the lead in the seventh when Zane Denton plated Griffin Merritt on an RBI groundout. An insurance run was tacked on when Blake Burke scored on a wild pitch.
Thanks to the late heroics, the Vols will have the opportunity to keep their season alive when they face LSU.
Wake Forest 3, LSU 2
Top-seeded Wake Forest faced a scare from LSU on Monday night, but the Demon Deacons proved why they're the No. 1 team in the nation by rallying for a 3-2 win.
The Tigers took an early advantage when Tommy White opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third and then came around to score on Tre' Morgan's RBI triple. LSU starter Ty Floyd was also dealing with five shutout innings and 10 strikeouts.
However, Floyd ran into trouble to start the sixth inning when he walked the bases loaded. He was replaced by Thatcher Hurd, who promptly surrendered an RBI single to Brock Wilken. Pierce Bennett then scored on an RBI groundout by Justin Johnson.
The tie held until the eighth inning when Danny Corona hit a one-out double and then scored the go-ahead run on Bennett Lee's RBI single. Right-hander Camden Minacci, who entered with one out in the eighth inning and got a double play, shut the door with a 1-2-3 ninth to secure the victory for the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest will now have the chance to get some rest while LSU and Tennessee duke it out with their seasons on the line. The Tigers and Vols will meet on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET.
