A pair of elimination games were on tap at the College World Series on Tuesday, with TCU taking on Oral Roberts and LSU facing Tennessee.
Below, we'll break down the day's results and highlights.
LSU def. Tennessee, 5-0
In the battle of the SEC, LSU prevailed.
The Tigers are moving on to the Bracket 2 final to face Wake Forest after defeating Tennessee 5-0 on Tuesday.
LSU opened the scoring right out of the gate on Cade Beloso's RBI single in the top of the first.
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A Tennessee throwing error led to another run in the sixth, while a wild pitch helped push across a third run in the eight.
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And Dylan Crews put the contest out of reach in the top of the ninth, blasting a two-run dinger.
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Not that LSU needed all of the insurance.
Nate Ackenhausen threw six scoreless innings (four hits, no walks, seven strikeouts) to earn the win in his first start of the season. Riley Cooper added three scoreless frames (two hits, one walk, two strikeouts) to shut the door.
LSU will face Wake Forest on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. An LSU would set up a winner-take-all rematch on Thursday. A Demon Deacons win on Wednesday, meanwhile, would send them to the CWS Final against either TCU or Florida.
TCU def. Oral Roberts, 6-1
TCU is alive. Oral Roberts' season is over.
The Horned Frogs defeated the Golden Eagles, 6-1, and will advance to face Florida in the Bracket 1 final.
TCU took a 2-0 lead through four innings before blowing open the scoring in the top of the fifth. Cole Fontenelle's RBI single, Kurtis Byrne's sacrifice fly and Anthony Silva's two-run single accounted for the four-run frame.
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Oral Roberts had their opportunities, and plenty of baserunners. TCU pitchers Cam Brown, Luke Savage, Hunter Hodges and Cohen Feser combined to give up one run, seven hits, eight walks and nine strikeouts. Savage was credited with the win.
A bit of nifty fielding helped aid in that effort:
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Jonah Cox's RBI single in the bottom of the sixth accounted for Oral Roberts' lone run.
Brooks Fowler took the loss, giving up a run, a hit, three walks and four strikeouts in three innings, though Joshua Caravalho gave up three runs in 1.1 innings of work.
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Florida and TCU will face off on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. A TCU win would force a winner-take-all matchup between the teams on Thursday, while a Florida win would send the Gators to the CWS Finals.
