College World Series weather: Updated bracket, schedule after rain postpones Tuesday nightcap
The winner of No. 2 Kentucky’s matchup with Florida in a 2024 College World Series elimination game will earn the right to keep their championship dreams alive for at least one more day.
Now, thanks to circumstances outside of their control, that will remain true for both teams.
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What was scheduled as a 7 p.m. ET first pitch between the Wildcats and Gators Tuesday night has been pushed back to Wednesday due to impending weather in the Omaha, Nebraska area, with the NCAA making the official announcement of the move Tuesday afternoon.
Whoever wins between Kentucky and Florida will advance to play No. 3 Texas A&M, which either the Wildcats or Gators would have to defeat twice in order to advance to the CWS championship series.
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Both the Wildcats and Gators are on the brink of being knocked out of the double-elimination tournament because of losses to Texas A&M, with Kentucky falling to the Aggies 5-1 Monday night and Florida dropping a 3-2 decision in its CWS opener last Saturday night.
Follow along here for an updated College World Series schedule and live weather updates:
Updated College World Series schedule
All times Eastern.
Wednesday, June 19
All times Eastern
Game 1: (2) Kentucky vs. Florida | 11 a.m. | ESPN+ | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 2: (1) Tennessee vs. (8) Florida State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 3: (3) Texas A&M vs. (2) Kentucky/Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | ESPN (Fubo)
The postponed Kentucky-Florida game will be one of three contests played Wednesday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Should the winner of the Wildcats-Gators matchup defeat Texas A&M Wednesday night, the two sides would square off again Thursday.
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College World Series weather updates
All times Eastern.
6:01 p.m.: Some ominous skies rolling into Omaha about an hour before what would have been first pitch tonight between Kentucky and Florida.
This is why @UKBaseball is not playing tonight with the weather rolling into Omaha. pic.twitter.com/7oyOd32kP5
— Vaughts' Views (@vaughtsviews) June 18, 2024
5:20 p.m.: An updated look at the storm front that postponed tonight's action.
Storms will move across the region through this evening. A few may be strong to severe with locally heavy rain (flash flooding possible), pockets of damaging wind, and isolated hail up to the size of quarters. pic.twitter.com/borSFx0r23
— NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) June 18, 2024
3:39 p.m.: The official word from the NCAA on the postponement of the Kentucky-Florida game that was originally set for Tuesday night.
⚠️ #MCWS FAN UPDATE ⚠️
More Information 🔗 https://t.co/yCYxFGhghh pic.twitter.com/s3gZFmqkd9— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 18, 2024
3:20 p.m.: A look at the weather headed for Omaha tonight
Storms are already beginning to develop across northeast into south-central Nebraska, with the line of storms expected to push southeast gradually through this evening. Storms should be in the Omaha and Lincoln Metro areas between 6 and 7 PM. pic.twitter.com/XLmHyTLH1I
— NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) June 18, 2024
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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: CWS weather: Updated bracket, schedule after rain postpones Tuesday night game
