With their season on the line, Virginia's freshmen came up big to propel the Cavaliers to a 3-0 win over Vanderbilt in Game 2 of the 2015 College World Series finals—setting up a decisive Game 3 Wednesday for the national title. Five innings of work on the mound from freshman pitcher Adam Haseley set the tone for Virginia in Tuesday's elimination game, and fellow freshman Ernie Clement went 3-for-4 at the plate with a sixth-inning RBI. ...

Vanderbilt is one win away from a second consecutive College World Series title, and one win away from earning it at the expense of Virginia in the championship round after beating the Cavaliers 5-1 on Monday night.  Don't expect Virginia to start panicking, however. "We've been in this situation before this year," Cavaliers coach Brian O'Connor told the Associated Press, via ESPN.com. "We were in this situation going into Saturday, that if you win you get to continue your ...

The Vanderbilt Commodores are just one win away from winning the 2015 College World Series.  Of course, the whole thing has to have a certain feeling of deja vu for Vandy. The Commodores found themselves in the exact same position—one game up on the Virginia Cavaliers in the CWS finals—when they won the championship in 2014.    Game 2 of that series didn't turn out so well for Vanderbilt, though. The Cavaliers came back and emphatically evened ...

With Game 1 of the 2015 College World Series Finals going to Vanderbilt, Virginia enters Tuesday's Game 2 with its back against the wall, as another loss would hand the Commodores their second consecutive national championship. The stakes will be massive for the Cavaliers when they take the field at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, but Vandy can't afford to relax either. Virginia has proved to be one of the toughest and most resilient teams ...

Time is a flat circle, and the Virginia Cavaliers and Vanderbilt Commodores are once again meeting in the College World Series championship. It even looks as though the 2015 edition could have the same outcome as the 2014 series. The Commodores picked up a 5-1 victory Monday night to take a 1-0 edge in the best-of-three series. Vandy also took Game 1 last year before winning the title in three games. The Cavaliers' CWS livelihood will be ...

The Vanderbilt Commodores are one win away from a national championship repeat after taking care of Virginia in Game 1 of the 2015 College World Series finals, 5-1.  In what's very likely his last appearance in a Commodores uniform, ace pitcher Carson Fulmer did just what he has all season long—dealt absolute fire. He threw 7.2 innings of scoreless action, throwing a whopping 118 pitches (71 strikes) and allowing only two hits. His dominance on the mound ...

For just the second time since the turn of the century, we'll be seeing a repeat matchup at the College World Series championship series. Vanderbilt and Virginia advanced to the final over the weekend, giving the Cavaliers a chance to atone for the Commodores' three-game win a year ago. Vanderbilt enters the championship as the hotter of the two teams, having rampaged its way through regionals and Omaha. The Commodores held national No. 7 seed TCU ...

The Vanderbilt Commodores have the chance to defend their national championship in the College World Series finals in a rematch of last year's finale against Virginia.   Game 1 is Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, and Vandy figures to have an edge after defeating the Cavaliers in the prior title tilt. Vengeance is a powerful agent of motivation, though. Virginia has the ultimate opportunity to stick it back to the Commodores. Since the championship series is a best-of-three, ...

So much for national seeds mattering. Monday night marks the beginning of the 2015 College World Series final between Virginia and Vanderbilt, a repeat of last year's matchup that seemed highly unlikely a few weeks ago. Vanderbilt was held out of a national seed despite a 47-19 regular-season record, including an impressive 20-10 mark in the SEC. Despite a strong overall resume, the Commodores were undone by skepticism about their hitting, which was only so-so outside ...

All of the schools in the nation and the same two are the last pair standing for a College World Series finals rematch.   For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt and Virginia will clash for the NCAA crown. Earning victories in all three CWS games with several MLB-bound prospects leading the charge, the Commodores will enter as favorites to once again win the best-of-three series. An underdog heading into the eight-team tournament, the Cavaliers advanced ...