For the first time ever, Tennessee baseball is the national champion.

The Vols defeated (60-13) Texas A&M 6-5 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday, winning the 2024 College World Series, the program's first national championship. Tennessee made history during the program's best season ever. The Vols are the first No. 1 seed to win the national title since 1999 and the first 60-win SEC team in history.

From sweeping the SEC titles to a historic run in the CWS, relive every game of the Vols' dominant 2024 season.

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Every single Tennessee baseball game of the 2024 season

Feb. 16 – Tennessee 6, Texas Tech 2: AJ Russell and AJ Causey opened the season with a dominant showing, combining for 17 strikeouts. Billy Amick put an exclamation point on his debut for the Vols with a two-run homer to open the scoring.

Feb, 17 – Oklahoma 5, Tennessee 1 (10 innings): A 1-1 tie sent the game to 10 innings, but the Sooners poured in four runs in the 10th to hand UT its first loss of the season.

Feb. 18 – Tennessee 11, Baylor 5: Tennessee's bats got hot after falling behind 2-0 in the first inning. The Vols scored eight runs over the next three innings and both Billy Amick and Kavares Tears homered and logged three RBIs.

Feb. 20 – Tennessee 3, UNC Asheville 2: Hunter Ensley was the hero, hitting a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to bring the game-winning run home. Tennessee set an attendance record for home openers with 4,699 fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Feb. 21 – Tennessee 16, ETSU 0 (7 innings): The Vols logged their first run-rule win of the season against ETSU. Things went from zero to 100 in the third inning when Tennessee poured in 11 runs, seven off three home runs.

Feb. 23 – Tennessee 8, UAlbany 5: Tennessee had another big third inning when it scored five runs against the Great Danes. AJ Causey recorded his first save as a Vol as the Great Danes attempted to come back.

Feb. 24 – Tennessee 21, UAlbany 6: The Great Danes went up 1-0 in the first inning, but the lead was short lived. The Vols scored 18 runs from the fourth to sixth inning to put the game away, and they ended with four home runs.

Feb. 25 – Tennessee 12, UAlbany 0 (7 innings): The Vols pitching staff only allowed one hit in the series finale. Tennessee completed the sweep with a run-rule shutout win thanks to six-run sixth inning to put the nail in the coffin.

Feb. 27 – Tennessee 7, High Point 4: Kavares Tears led the way for the Vols against High Point, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a home run. Nate Snead picked up his first save of the season, logging five strikeouts and only allowing two hits in the final 2⅓ innings.

March 1 – Tennessee 11, Bowling Green 1 (8 innings): The Vols hit four homers while holding Bowling Green to a single hit in the series opener. Billy Amick was responsible for two of the home runs in the dominant run-rule victory.

March 2 – Tennessee 12, Bowling Green 1 (7 innings): Drew Beam tossed a season-high nine strikeouts and only allowed five hits in six innings in the second run-rule win of the weekend. For the second straight game, the Vols homered four times in the win.

March 3 – Tennessee 16, Bowling Green 6 (7 innings): Bowling Green managed to score more runs in the series finale, but it wasn't enough to force a single game to go the full nine innings. The Vols put the game away early, taking a 9-2 lead after two innings.

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March 5 – Tennessee 15, Kansas State 5: Freshman shortstop Dean Curley had a record-setting night against the Wildcats. Curley's three homers tied Tennessee's single-game record, and he also logged nine RBIs, the most for any freshman in program history.

March 6 – Tennessee 2, Southern Indiana 1: Tennessee's lefty duo of Zander Sechrist and Kirby Connell led the Vols to a close win on a slow offensive night. Sechrist started and logged a career-high 10 strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.

March 8 – Tennessee 6, Illinois 3: The Vols logged their sixth game with at least three homers and AJ Causey tied a career-high 12 strikeouts to win the series opener against Illinois.

March 9 – Tennessee 24, Illinois 1: A season-high 24 runs and 20 hits led Tennessee to a dominant win to clinch the series. Reese Chapman went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and six RBIs after hitting his first career grand slam.

March 10 – Tennessee 8, Illinois 3: The Vols scored eight unanswered runs to come back from a 3-0 deficit and sweep Illinois. Robin Villeneuve added an exclamation point with a grand slam in the seventh inning.

March 12 – Tennessee 17, Eastern Kentucky 2 (7 innings): Five Vols homered in the run-rule win, marking the seventh game of the season UT hit four or more in a game. Cal Stark hit the fifth home run of the night with a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning.

March 15 – Tennessee 11, Alabama 3: Tennessee logged its first win over Alabama in an SEC opener. The win also extended Tennessee's win streak to 17, which is the second-longest in program history.

March 16 – Alabama 6, Tennessee 3: The Tide scored five of its six runs with two outs, and all were scored in the first three innings. Tennessee couldn't recover, leaving nine runners stranded, and forced a rubber match.

March 17 – Alabama 7, Tennessee 6: The Vols couldn't hold onto a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning when Alabama crushed the game-winning three-run homer. Tennessee started off SEC play with a narrow series loss.

March 19 – Tennessee 10, Xavier 2: Blake Burke started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning and Cannon Peebles ended it with a three-run double.

March 22 – Tennessee 15, Ole Miss 3 (7 innings): Tennessee caught fire early, scoring 10 runs in the first four innings of its SEC home opener. The Vols blasted five homers in the run-rule win, two of them from Christian Moore.

March 23 – Ole Miss 8, Tennessee 5: The Vols played catch up all game and even took a 5-4 lead in the eighth, but they couldn't answer when Ole Miss scored four runs in the ninth inning.

March 24 – Tennessee 15, Ole Miss 4 (7 innings): Tennessee ended the series how it started it with a run-rule win to clinch the series. The Vols recorded five homers for fifth time of the season.

March 26 – Tennessee 11, Tennessee Tech 1 (7 innings): Reese Chapman recorded five RBIs on a career-high in hits, going a perfect 4-for-4. The Vols logged 14 hits in their ninth run-rule win of the season.

March 29 – Georgia 16, Tennessee 2 (7 innings): The Vols fell behind by eight runs early and couldn't rally against the Bulldogs, who made it a night to forget at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

March 30 – Tennessee 16, Georgia 11: Tennessee battled back from a seven-run third inning by Georgia, scoring six runs in the fifth and seventh inning. The Vols outran the Bulldogs offensively with two grand slams.

March 31 – Tennessee 7, Georgia 0: Zander Sechrist and Nate Snead left no doubt on the mound, combining for a shutout to clinch the series. Sechrist struck out seven and only allowed four hits, picking up his first win of the season in his second straight Sunday start.

April 5 – Auburn 9, Tennessee 5: The Vols got off to a hot start, but Auburn's was hotter. The Tigers took an 8-5 lead after two innings they wouldn't give up, handing Tennessee a loss in the series opener.

April 6 – Tennessee 12, Auburn 2 (7 innings): Tennessee avenged the loss swiftly with a run-rule win. The Vols scored 10 runs – four from a Christian Moore grand slam – while holding Auburn scoreless through the first six innings to put the game away early.

April 7 – Tennessee 19, Auburn 5 (7 innings): The Vols won the series in dominant fashion with a second straight run-rule victory. Tennessee also crushed six home runs for a second straight game.

April 9 – Tennessee 20, Alabama A&M 2 (7 innings): A nine-run sixth inning – which included multi-run homers from Camden Bates and Colby Backus – made it the third game of the season Tennessee recorded 20 or more runs.

April 12 – Tennessee 6, LSU 3: Billy Amick led the Vols to a win in the series opener, blasting a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw. His at-bat in the fifth inning also led to three more runs scored to give UT the insurance it needed in the win.

April 13 – Tennessee 3, LSU 1: Drew Beam held LSU at bay, logging five strikeouts and getting out of trouble multiple times to only allow one run in 6⅔ innings. Dylan Dreiling's two-RBI single gave Tennessee the lead in the sixth and Billy Amick's homer made it 3-1 in the eighth.

April 14 – Tennessee 8, LSU 4: Christian Moore responded immediately when LSU evened the score 2-2 in the sixth inning. His two homers in the sixth and seventh innings drove in four runs to give UT the win and complete the sweep of the Tigers.

April 16 – Tennessee 20, Bellarmine 5: The Vols took control from the jump, crushing three homers, including a Blake Burke grand slam, in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead.

April 19 – Kentucky 5, Tennessee 3: The Vols couldn't hold onto a 3-1 lead, giving up four runs in the seventh and eighth innings to drop the series opener at Kentucky.

April 20 – Tennessee 9, Kentucky 4: Tennessee got back on track right away with a five-run first inning in Game 2. The Vols hit two home runs and three doubles in the first inning and logged their ninth game with at least five homers.

April 21 – Tennessee 13, Kentucky 11: Christian Moore's three homers tied the program's single-game record, and his four runs and six RBIs led the Vols to a series win.

April 23 – Tennessee 12, Western Carolina 4: Billy Amick had a career night to lead the Vols to a win. He went 3-for-5 and drove in seven of the team's 12 runs, which was a career-high in RBIs, and he tied a career-high three runs scored.

April 25 – Tennessee 10, Missouri 1: The Vols recorded their fifth six-homer game in the series opening win against Missouri, and all 10 of their runs came from home runs. Billy Amick crushed two of them.

April 26 – Tennessee 3, Missouri 2: Drew Beam tossed eight strikeouts and allowed only two runs on six hits in 7⅓ innings of work in the narrow win to clinch the series. Kirby Connell and Aaron Combs closed out the game.

April 27 – Tennessee 3, Missouri 2: The Tigers kept Tennessee's potent offense at bay for a second game, but Dean Curley's two-RBI single to give the Vols a 3-1 lead was all they needed to complete the sweep.

April 30 – Lipscomb 9, Tennessee 6: The Vols' early 4-1 lead didn't last long. Their bats went cold as Lipscomb scored six unanswered runs to take a 7-4 lead by the seventh inning, and Tennessee picked up its first midweek loss of the season.

May 3 – Tennessee 6, Florida 2: The top four hitters of Tennessee's lineup led the way against the Gators, combining for 10 of its 12 hits in the win. Dylan Dreiling went 3-for-4 with a team-high two RBIs and one run scored.

May 3 – Florida 4, Tennessee 3: The Gators took Game 2 of the doubleheader after taking a 3-0 lead in the third Tennessee never recovered from. The Florida pitching staff logged 16 strikeouts as the Vols only managed six hits.

May 4 – Tennessee 16, Florida 3 (7 innings): It took until the sixth inning, but the Vols exploded for 11 runs and took care of business in the rubber match. Tennessee recorded its fourth consecutive series win in Gainesville for the first time in program history.

May 7 – Tennessee 6, Queens 3: Dylan Dreiling's three-run blast in the seventh inning gave the Vols their first lead of the game and their 40th win of the season. Tennessee won at least 40 games in each of its last five full seasons, matching the longest such streak in program history (1993-97).

May 10 – Tennessee 8, Vanderbilt 4: A two-run homer from Kavares Tears sparked a five-run eighth inning for the Vols, who rallied from a 4-3 deficit to win the series opener. AJ Causey recovered from giving up three runs in the sixth to hold Vanderbilt scoreless the rest of the game.

May 11 – Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 6: Tennessee rallied from a deficit once again to record its ninth consecutive victory over Vanderbilt. Christian Moore dazzled, going 3-for-5 and driving in five of the Vols' runs, including a three-run homer in the sixth inning.

May 12 – Vanderbilt 3, Tennessee 0: The Vols were shutout for the only time this season in the series finale in Nashville. Tennessee's only three hits were from Dylan Dreiling, and it left seven runners stranded.

May 14 – Tennessee 10, Belmont 0 (7 innings): It didn't take long for Tennessee to get back on track, starting with a five-run first inning against the Bruins. The Vols ended the run-rule win with three solo homers in the sixth inning.

May 16 – Tennessee 9, South Carolina 3: Christian Moore claimed the program's single-season home run record after crushing homers in his first two at-bats.

May 17 – Tennessee 8, South Carolina 3: Tennessee recovered from a 3-0 deficit with back-to-back four-run innings to clinch the series. Christian Moore's solo homer sparked the comeback in the sixth inning, which was followed by a three-run blast by Hunter Ensley and a grand slam from Blake Burke in the seventh.

May 18 – Tennessee 4, South Carolina 1: The Vols clinched their fifth SEC regular-season title with the sweep of the Gamecocks in front of a sold-out crowd at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Zander Sechrist dominated on the mound, shutting out South Carolina for six innings with four strikeouts and four hits allowed.

May 22 – Vanderbilt 13, Tennessee 4: The Vols' SEC Tournament run in Hoover, Alabama, started with a blowout loss to Vanderbilt. Tennessee used eight pitchers and gave up a combined 15 hits and four home runs.

May 23 – Tennessee 7, Texas A&M 4: Tennessee bounced back in an elimination game to stay alive in Hoover. Kavares Tears led the offense, going 3-for-5 with a home run and a game-high four RBIs, and the Vols pitching staff combined for 12 strikeouts.

May 24 – Tennessee 6, Mississippi State 5: The Vols battled back from a 5-3 deficit against the Bulldogs and advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the third time in the last four years. Blake Burke's eighth-inning solo homer broke the 5-5 tie to give UT the win.

May 25 – Tennessee 6, Vanderbilt 4: Christian Moore fueled the Vols' offense to a win, going 3-for-5 with a 441-foot, two-run homer in the sixth to give UT a 5-2 lead. Zander Sechrist and Marcus Phillips combined for eight strikeouts and eight hits allowed.

May 26 – Tennessee 4, LSU 3: The Vols fended off a late rally from LSU to win their fifth SEC Tournament championship, sweeping the conference titles for the second time in the last three seasons. The tournament title also made the case for Tennessee to be the No. 1 overall seed of the NCAA Tournament.

May 31 – Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3: Tennessee crushed three homers in the NCAA regional opener, including a three-run blast from Billy Amick that gave the Vols a 6-1 lead to put the game away. AJ Causey was dominant out of the bullpen, striking out nine in 6⅔ innings of work.

June 1 – Tennessee 12, Indiana 6: Four Vols blasted homers in the first four innings to put the game away early against the Hoosiers. Billy Amick led Tennessee with four RBIs off his grand slam in the third inning.

June 2 – Tennessee 12, Southern Miss 3: Tennessee slugged its way to a fourth straight NCAA regional title, crushing five home runs to advance to the super regionals. Cal Stark's second homer in the ninth inning set a new single-season program record of 159 home runs, breaking the record of 158 set in 2022.

June 7 – Tennessee 11, Evansville 6: The Purple Aces didn't go away easily, but Tennessee's four homers powered it to a win in the super regional opener. Hunter Ensley's three-run blast in the seventh inning gave the Vols some insurance with a six-run lead.

June 8 – Evansville 10, Tennessee 8: Tennessee became the first No. 1 national seed to lose to a No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament history. The Vols rallied in the ninth with three runs, but they fell short and dropped their first game of the NCAA Tournament.

June 9 – Tennessee 12, Evansville 1: The Vols showed no mercy in the super regional final, crushing seven homers to set the postseason program record for single-game home runs. Tennessee advanced to the College World Series for the third time in four years.

June 14 – Tennessee 12, Florida State 11: Dylan Dreiling's walk-off RBI-single capped a thrilling ninth-inning rally from Tennessee, which recovered from a five-run deficit in the fourth inning. Christian Moore went 5-for-6 with four runs scored, while Dreiling and Blake Burke both accounted for three RBIs each in UT's first game in Omaha, Nebraska.

June 16 – Tennessee 6, North Carolina 1: Drew Beam tossed a gem, striking out seven, and the relief duo of Kirby Connell and Nate Snead only allowed a single hit in the final four innings. Kavares Tears fueled the offense, going 2-for-4 with four RBIs, which tied his career-high and marked the first four-RBI outing from a UT player in the CWS since 2001.

June 19 – Tennessee 7, Florida State 2: The Vols continued their dominance over ACC teams in Omaha and advanced to the CWS championship series for the first time since 1951. Tennessee posted its first 3-0 start in CWS history and set a program-record for wins in a single season with its 58th of the year.

June 22 – Texas A&M 9, Tennessee 5: A five-run third inning by the Aggies doomed Tennessee in Game 1 of the championship series. The Vols logged 12 hits, but left 10 stranded as they struck out 17 times in the loss.

June 23 – Tennessee 4, Texas A&M 1: The Aggies took a one-run lead in the first inning, but Dylan Dreiling cemented himself as a cult hero with a two-run blast in the seventh for a 2-1 lead. Cal Stark added a two-run homer in the eighth and the Vols forced Game 3 of the championship series.

June 24 – Tennessee 6, Texas A&M 5: The Vols built a five-run lead in the seventh inning with the help of a two-run homer from Dylan Dreiling, his third of the championship series. The Aggies clawed their way back into the game, scoring two runs in the eighth and ninth inning, but Tennessee held on to win the program's first national championship in baseball.

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