For only the third time in College World Series history (dating back to the late 1940s), we have a rematch for the championship as reigning champion Vanderbilt tangles with Virginia. The Commodores won Monday’s opener, 5–1, leaving them on the verge of becoming the seventh repeat champion in CWS history.
(And yes, the front-page photo is the 2014 picture with coaches O’Connor and Corbin.)
Check back to this page for assortment of data and links from the CWS. Game–2 is Tuesday (June 23) and game–3 will follow on Wed., if UVa wins tonight (both games at 7 CT, on ESPN).
• Also please note the following ways to follow the action via social media:
– CLICK HERE for the CB360 Twitter feed
and HERE for CB360’s dedicated Twitter feed with an assortment of team- and media-based tweets from the CWS
… and HERE for CB360’s YouTube page, featuring bonus video interviews from the 2015 CWS (and scroll back for plenty from 2014 with UVa and Vandy)
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GAME–2 Coverage Links
TV: ESPN
Streaming Video: Watch ESPN
Live Stats: GameTracker | NCAA | ESPN
Radio: UVa (Sirius XM 91) | Vandy | NCAA (Westwood One)
Team-Based CWS Central Pages: UVa | Vandy
Pre-Finals Game Notes: UVa | Vandy (not posted online)
Media Guides: UVa | Vandy
CLICK HERE for full 64–team NCAA Bracket (includes CWS bracket)
• GAME 1 – Vanderbilt 5, Virginia 1
Virginia 1–4–0 (42-24)
Vanderbilt 5–9–0 (51-19)
(2 runs b6, then 3R b7 for 5–0)
– win: Carson Fulmer (14–2) 7.2–2 H–2 BB–2 HB–8 Ks–119 pitches (72 strikes)
loss: Connor Jones (7–3) 6.1–4 R–7 H–2 BB–HB–6 Ks–111 pitches (65 strikes)
Recap Stories: NCAA | Vandy | UVa | Postgame Notes | Full Quotes
Final Stats: HTML | PDF
Photos: NCAA | USA Today | Vandy–1 | Vandy–2 | UVa
Video: Game Highlights
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Vanderbilt’s Carson Fulmer (below) meets with CB360 and plenty of other media members following his win over Virginia to open the 2015 CWS Championship Series (click on link and will start):
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Official NCAA postgame press conference video follow below for Vanderbilt’s 5–1 win over Virginia (video from both teams), click on link to start:
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Official NCAA postgame press conference video follow below for Vanderbilt’s 5–1 win over Virginia (video from both teams):
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