MCWS 2024: No. 2 Kentucky walks it off in its first visit to Omaha (2024)

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Jun 15, 2024, 06:47 PM ET

The Men's College World Series is off to a hot start already as the first three matchups in Omaha have ended in walk-off fashion.

In Saturday's first matchup, Omaha first-timer No. 2 Kentucky faced No. 10 NC State in an exciting back-and-forth game. Action picked up in the ninth inning as NC State's Garrett Pennington scored on a wild pitch giving the Wolfpack their first lead of the game, but Kentucky soon tied it up in the bottom of the ninth when Ryan Nicholson homered it to left field. Then in the bottom of the 10th, Mitchell Daily hit a walk-off home run to left field for Kentucky, securing its first win in Omaha.

No. 3 Texas A&M faces a familiar foe in Florida in Saturday's second game of the day.

Florida, the national runner-up in 2023, is the only unranked team to make the MCWS, and the Gators finished the season only one game above .500. Kentucky is the lone team to have never made the MCWS until now.

In Friday's two matchups, UNC's Vance Honeycutt hit a walk-off RBI single to lift the No. 4 Tar Heels over No. 12 Virginia 3-2. Honeycutt became just the third player to have two walk-off hits in a single NCAA tournament since it expanded in 1999. The walk-off theme continued into the second game of the day as the Vols rallied and Dylan Dreiling hit a walk-off RBI single to beat No. 8 Florida State 12-11 in Tennessee's first walk-off win of the season.

Virginia and Florida State will meet in an elimination game Sunday.

We break down each game and provide you with schedule updates, scores and how to watch the NCAA tournament.

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MCWS 2024: No. 2 Kentucky walks it off in its first visit to Omaha (1)

Men's College World Series

Double elimination; all times ET

Bracket 1

Friday

Game 1: No. 4 North Carolina 3, No. 12 Virginia 2
Game 2: No. 1 Tennessee 12, No. 8 Florida State 11

Sunday

Game 5: No. 12 Virginia vs. No. 8 Florida State; 2 p.m. on ESPN
Game 6: No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Tennessee; 7 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6; 2 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday
Semifinal

Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9; 2 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday
Semifinal

Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11; TBD

Bracket 2

Saturday

Game 3: No. 2 Kentucky 5, No. 10 NC State 4 (10 innings)
Game 4: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Florida; 7 p.m. on ESPN

Monday

Game 7: No. 10 NC State vs. Loser Game 4; 2 p.m. on ESPN
Game 8: No. 2 Kentucky vs. Winner Game 4; 7 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday

Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8; 7 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday
Semifinal

Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10; 7 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday
Semifinal

Game 13/14 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12; TBD

Championship series

Best-of-three series

Bracket 1 winner vs. Bracket 2 winner

Game 1: Saturday June 22, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Game 2: Sunday June 23, 2 p.m. on ABC
Game 3 (if necessary): Monday June 24, 7 p.m. on ESPN

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Super regionals

Best-of-three series

Knoxville Super Regional

Game 1: No. 1 Tennessee 11, Evansville 6
Game 2: Evansville 10, No. 1 Tennessee 8
Game 3: No. 1 Tennessee 12, Evansville 1 (Evansville eliminated)
No. 1 Tennessee advances to MCWS

Tallahassee Super Regional

Game 1: No. 8 Florida State 24, UConn 4
Game 2: No. 8 Florida State 10, UConn 8 (12 innings) (UConn eliminated)
No. 8 Florida State advances to MCWS

Charlottesville Super Regional

Game 1: No. 12 Virginia 7, Kansas State 4
Game 2: No. 12 Virginia 10, Kansas State 4 (Kansas State eliminated)
No. 12 Virginia advances to MCWS

Chapel Hill Super Regional

Game 1: No. 4 North Carolina 8, West Virginia 6
Game 2: No. 4 North Carolina 2, West Virginia 1 (West Virginia eliminated)
No. 4 North Carolina advances to MCWS

Lexington Super Regional

Game 1: No. 2 Kentucky 10, No. 15 Oregon State 0
Game 2: No. 2 Kentucky 3, No. 15 Oregon State 2
No. 2 Kentucky advances to MCWS

Athens Super Regional

Game 1: No. 10 NC State 18, No. 7 Georgia 1
Game 2: No. 7 Georgia 11, No. 10 NC State 2
Game 3: No. 10 NC State 8, No. 7 Georgia 5 (Georgia eliminated)
No. 10 NC State advances to MCWS

Clemson Super Regional

Game 1: Florida 10, No. 6 Clemson 7
Game 2: Florida 11, No. 6 Clemson 10 (13 innings) (Clemson eliminated)
Florida advances to MCWS

Bryan-College Station Super Regional

Game 1: No. 3 Texas A&M 10, Oregon 6
Game 2: No. 3 Texas A&M 15, Oregon 9 (Oregon eliminated)
No. 3 Texas A&M advances to MCWS

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Regionals results

Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Friday:
Game 1: Indiana 10, Southern Miss 4
Game 2: No. 1 Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3

Saturday:
Game 3: Southern Miss 6, Northern Kentucky 0 (Northern Kentucky eliminated)
Game 4: No. 1 Tennessee 12, Indiana 6

Sunday:
Game 5: Southern Miss 15, Indiana 3 (Indiana eliminated)
Game 6: No. 1 Tennessee 12, Southern Miss 3 (Southern Miss eliminated)
No. 1 Tennessee advances to super regionals

Greenville Regional (Greenville, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: Evansville 4, No. 16 East Carolina 1
Game 2: VCU 1, Wake Forest 0

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 16 East Carolina 7, Wake Forest 6 (Wake Forest eliminated)
Game 4: Evansville 17, VCU 11

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 16 East Carolina 10, VCU 7 (VCU eliminated)
Game 6: No. 16 East Carolina 19, Evansville 6

Monday:
Game 7: Evansville 6, No. 16 East Carolina 5 (East Carolina eliminated)
Evansville advances to super regionals

Norman Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)

Friday:
Game 1: UConn 4, Duke 1
Game 2: No. 9 Oklahoma 14, Oral Roberts 0

Saturday:
Game 3: Duke 6, Oral Roberts 2 (Oral Roberts eliminated)
Game 4: UConn 4, No. 9 Oklahoma 1

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 9 Oklahoma 4, Duke 3 (Duke eliminated)
Game 6: No. 9 Oklahoma 6, UConn 4

Monday:
Game 7: UConn 7, No. 9 Oklahoma 1 (Oklahoma eliminated)
UConn advances to super regionals

Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 8 Florida State 7, Stetson 2
Game 2: UCF 8, Alabama 7

Saturday:
Game 3: Stetson 4, Alabama 0 (Alabama eliminated)
Game 4: No. 8 Florida State 5, UCF 2

Sunday:
Game 5: UCF 5, Stetson 2 (Stetson eliminated)
Game 6: No. 8 Florida State 12, UCF 4 (UCF eliminated)
No. 8 Florida State advances to super regionals

Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas 17, SE Missouri State 9

Saturday:
Game 2: Kansas State 19, Louisiana Tech 4
Game 3: SE Missouri State 9, Louisiana Tech 3 (Louisiana Tech eliminated)
Game 4: Kansas State 7, No. 5 Arkansas 6

Sunday:
Game 5: SE Missouri State 6, No. 5 Arkansas 3 (Arkansas eliminated)
Game 6: Kansas State 7, SE Missouri State 2 (SE Missouri State eliminated)
Kansas State advances to super regionals

Charlottesville Regional (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 12 Virginia 4, Pennsylvania 2
Game 2: Mississippi State 5, St. John's 2 (10 innings)

Saturday:
Game 3: St. Johns 10, Pennsylvania 9 (12 innings) (Pennsylvania eliminated)
Game 4: No. 12 Virginia 5, Mississippi State 4

Sunday:
Game 5: Mississippi State 13, St. John's 5 (St. John's eliminated)
Game 6: No. 12 Virginia 9, Mississippi State 2 (Mississippi State eliminated)
No. 12 Virginia advances to super regionals

Tucson Regional (Tucson, Arizona)

Friday:
Game 1: West Virginia 4, Dallas Baptist 1
Game 2: Grand Canyon 9, No. 13 Arizona 4

Saturday:
Game 3: Dallas Baptist 7, No. 13 Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated)
Game 4: West Virginia 5, Grand Canyon 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Grand Canyon 12, Dallas Baptist 10 (Dallas Baptist eliminated)
Game 6: West Virginia 10, Grand Canyon 6 (Grand Canyon eliminated)
West Virginia advances to super regionals

Chapel Hill Regional (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: LSU 4, Wofford 3
Game 2: No. 4 North Carolina 11, Long Island 8

Saturday:
Game 3: Wofford 5, Long Island 2 (Long Island eliminated)
Game 4: No. 4 North Carolina 6, LSU 2

Sunday:
Game 5: LSU 13, Wofford 6 (Wofford eliminated)
Game 6: LSU 8, No. 4 North Carolina 4

Monday:
Game 7: No. 4 North Carolina 4, LSU 3 (10 innings) (LSU eliminated)
No. 4 North Carolina advances to super regionals

Lexington Regional (Lexington, Kentucky)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 2 Kentucky 10, Western Michigan 8
Game 2: Illinois 4, Indiana State 1

Saturday:
Game 3: Indiana State 6, Western Michigan 4 (Western Michigan eliminated)
Game 4: No. 2 Kentucky 6, Illinois 1

Sunday:
Game 5: Indiana State 13, Illinois 2 (Illinois eliminated)
Game 6: No. 2 Kentucky 5, Indiana State 0 (Indiana State eliminated)
No. 2 Kentucky advances to super regionals

Corvallis Regional (Corvallis, Oregon)

Friday:
Game 1: UC Irvine 13, Nicholls 12
Game 2: No. 15 Oregon State 10, Tulane 4

Saturday:
Game 3: Tulane 3, Nicholls 0 (Nicholls eliminated)
Game 4: No. 15 Oregon State 5, UC Irvine 3

Sunday:
Game 5: UC Irvine 17, Tulane 7 (Tulane eliminated)

Monday:
Game 6: No. 15 Oregon State 11, UC Irvine 6 (UC Irvine eliminated)
No. 15 Oregon State advances to super regionals

Raleigh Regional (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: South Carolina 8, James Madison 7 (10 innings)
Game 2: No. 10 NC State 9, Bryant 2

Saturday:
Game 3: James Madison 8, Bryant 1 (Bryant eliminated)
Game 4: No. 10 NC State 6, South Carolina 4

Sunday:
Game 5: James Madison 2, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
Game 6: No. 10 NC State 5, James Madison 3 (James Madison eliminated)
No. 10 NC State advances to super regionals

Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 7 Georgia 8, Army 7
Game 2: UNC Wilmington 9, Georgia Tech 0

Saturday:
Game 3: Georgia Tech 4, Army 2 (Army eliminated)
Game 4: No. 7 Georgia 11, UNC Wilmington 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Georgia Tech 3 UNC Wilmington 1 (UNC Wilmington eliminated)
Game 6: No. 7 Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 6 (10 innings) (Georgia Tech eliminated)
No. 7 Georgia advances to super regionals

Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: Coastal Carolina 13, Vanderbilt 3
Game 2: No. 6 Clemson 4, High Point 3

Saturday:
Game 3: High Point 10, Vanderbilt 9 (Vanderbilt eliminated)
Game 4: No. 6 Clemson 4, Coastal Carolina 3

Sunday:
Game 5: Coastal Carolina 6, High Point 5 (High Point eliminated)
Game 6: No. 6 Clemson 12, Coastal Carolina 5 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
No. 6 Clemson advances to super regionals

Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Friday:
Game 1: Florida 5, Nebraska 2
Game 2: No. 11 Oklahoma State 19, Niagara 7

Saturday:
Game 3: Nebraska 7, Niagara 5 (Niagara eliminated)
Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma State 7, Florida 1

Sunday:
Game 5: Florida 17, Nebraska 11 (Nebraska eliminated)
Game 6: Florida 5, No. 11 Oklahoma State 2

Monday:
Game 7: Florida 4, No. 11 Oklahoma State 2 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
Florida advances to super regionals

Santa Barbara Regional (Santa Barbara, California)

Friday:
Game 1: Oregon 5, San Diego 4 (11 innings)
Game 2: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 9, Fresno State 6

Saturday:
Game 3: San Diego 7, Fresno State 5 (Fresno State eliminated)
Game 4: Oregon 2, No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 1

Sunday:
Game 5: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 4, San Diego 2 (San Diego eliminated)
Game 6: Oregon 3, No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 0 (UC Santa Barbara eliminated)
Oregon advances to super regionals

Bryan-College Station Regional (Bryan-College Station, Texas)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 3 Texas A&M 8, Grambling 0
Game 2: Texas 12, Louisiana 5

Saturday:
Game 3: Louisiana 12, Grambling 5 (Grambling eliminated)
Game 4: No. 3 Texas A&M 4, Texas 2 (11 innings)

Sunday:
Game 5: Louisiana 10, Texas 2 (Texas eliminated)
Game 6: No. 3 Texas A&M 9, Louisiana 3 (Louisiana eliminated)
No. 3 Texas A&M advances to super regionals

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