Defending champ Vandy, Virginia to meet in CWS finals again

Defending national champion Vanderbilt and Virginia will meet for the second straight year in the College World Series finals beginning today ( 5 p.m., ESPN) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The Commodores went 3-0 in bracket play. Virginia was 3-1, securing its spot in the finals with its 5-4 win over Florida on Saturday. Virginia will be trying to win the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first national title in baseball since Wake Forest in 1955. The Cavaliers will send Connor Jones (7-2, 3.05 ERA) to the mound against Carson Fulmer (13-2, 1.95 ERA) in Game 1.

Associated Press