Lost in the shuffle of everything happening in the sports world right now is the winner-take-all Game 3 at the College World Series between the Virginia Cavaliers and Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday.  Vanderbilt took Game 1 on Monday with a 9-8 win in an offensive shootout, the likes of which we haven't seen in Omaha this year. Virginia, coming off its first loss in the College World Series, rebounded with a great all-around effort on Tuesday ...

Virginia and Vanderbilt have played through the myriad stages of the College World Series so far, and Wednesday night brings a game for all the marbles. After the first two games of the CWS finals saw an offensive onslaught followed by a gritty complete game, the rubber game will decide a national champion. Here are the details on how to catch the game on TV or online, plus what to watch for.  When: Wednesday, June 25, 8 ...

Virginia deserved a Game 3 in the 2014 College World Series finals, and it got one. On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers defeated the Commodores by the score of 7-2. It was close for the first few innings. At the end of the fifth, Vanderbilt held a 2-1 lead. But then Virginia exploded for three runs in the top of the sixth and two more in the seventh. The Cavaliers continued to pile on, and the Commodores never ...

Virginia bounced back to even up the College World Series Finals at one apiece, defeating Vanderbilt 7-2 in Tuesday's Game 2 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The Cavaliers, who were ranked No. 1 in the preseason, proved they had the resilience and heart to match the immense talent on their exceptional roster. It took some patience and fortitude to rally back from multiple one-run deficits, but coach Brian O'Connor's Virginia club eventually broke the ...

The University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University are set to square off for Game 2 of the College World Series Finals Tuesday night at 8:00 ET. Vanderbilt leads the series 1-0 after a 9-8 victory last night. The Commodores can clinch their first College World Series championship with a win tonight. The championship would also be the first men's championship of any kind for Vanderbilt. The only athletic championship in the school's history is the 2007 ...

For a final showdown that was supposed to be all about performances on the mound, Game 1 of the 2014 College World Series offered plenty of offense, surely much to the delight of fans around the globe. Monday night saw Vanderbilt rattle off nine runs in the third inning off of Virginia ace Nathan Kirby, which proved to be enough for the Commodores to seize Game 1, 9-8. Given the nature of the sport and the stars ...

Darin Erstad knows what Bubba Starling and Monte Harrison went through. He's been there. That doesn't mean he could make their decisions for them, though. For the second time in four years, the Nebraska Huskers missed out on a touted recruit. Harrison decided to play pro baseball instead of playing two sports at Nebraska, much like Starling did in 2011. Two-sport student-athletes are rare, and the time and physical demand are the major reasons. But they're not ...

Well, nobody saw the outcome of Game 1 of the 2014 College World Series coming. Vanderbilt took the victory over Virginia 9-8, and the Commodores are now close to winning their first ever national championship in a men's sport: The reason nobody saw the 9-8 win coming was because of the Cavaliers' starter. Nathan Kirby, nearly untouchable all season, was roughed up in a nine-run third inning for the Commodores. Usually efficient, Kirby surrendered back-to-back-to-back walks with ...

Virginia should've won Game 1 of the 2014 College World Series. It held Vanderbilt scoreless in eight innings. But in the top of the third, an improbable five walks and error led to nine Commodore runs. The Cavaliers still climbed back to within one run, but they ran out of innings and lost by the score of 9-8. Expect a different result in Game 2 (start time: 8 p.m. ET). Virginia's one weakness on Monday, starting pitcher Nathan ...

Vanderbilt defeated Virginia 9-8 to take Game 1 of the College World Series on Monday, and although the scoreline was predictably close, few could have imagined just how the game would unfold. This series looks primed to go three games, making Game 2 a can't-miss baseball event. Virginia jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, which in most cases is plenty of runs for its hard-throwing starter, Nathan Kirby. However, Kirby struggled with control ...