After a lengthy weather delay on Saturday evening, Texas A&M bested Florida, 3-2, to move into the winners bracket at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha. And the Aggies and Gators didn’t get going until after 11 p.m. EST.
But staying loose wasn’t an issue for the victorious Texas A&M side. Head coach Jim Schlossnagle explained after the win that it’s part of the sport and players know how to handle it, plus the facilities at Charles Schwab Field make it easy.
“No recipe. Baseball players are used to that,” Schlossnagle said. “Happens all the time. Luckily in Rosenblatt you wouldn’t have had a place to go. You would have been hanging out in the dugout or going back to the hotel or going to the bus. I remember those days. Luckily now, you have an awesome clubhouse and space and batting cages. Baseball players are used to that, and this ballpark is so great. Both teams had plenty of space to stay loose.”
Whatever Texas A&M was doing during the four-plus-hour delay, it paid off as the Aggies plated three runs in the first three innings to take a lead they would not relinquish, even after the Florida bats finally woke up in the 7th inning.
Now the loose and victorious Aggies are on to face SEC foe Kentucky in a matchup of the winners of their respective side of the bracket in Omaha
2024 NCAA College World Series: Bracket, game times, TV assignments in Omaha
All times ET.
June 14
- Game 1: North Carolina 3, Virginia 2
- Game 2: Tennessee 12, Florida State 11
June 15
- Game 3: Kentucky 5, NC State 4
- Game 4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 2
June 16
- Game 5: Virginia vs. Florida State, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 6: North Carolina vs. Tennessee, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 17
- Game 7: NC State vs. Florida, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 8: Kentucky vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 18
- Game 9: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 10: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 19
- Game 11: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 12: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 20
- Game 13 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | TBD
- Game 14 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | TBD
June 22
- MCWS Final Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
June 23
- MCWS Final Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC
June 24
- MCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
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