2021 College World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Mississippi State (2) Chris Lemonis 50–18 (.735)
Vanderbilt (1) Tim Corbin 49–18 (.731)
DatesJune 19–30
MOPWill Bednar (Mississippi State)
UmpiresRamon Armendariz, Perry Costello, Jeff Henrichs, Travis Katzenmeier, Jeff Macias, Steve Mattingly, Mike Morris, Billy Van Raaphorst
Broadcast
TelevisionESPN (United States – English)
TV announcersKarl Ravech (play-by-play), Eduardo Pérez, Kyle Peterson (color), Kris Budden (field reporter)
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The 2021 College World Series was the final stage of the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament held from June 19–30 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. This marked the 74th edition of the College World Series and 71st time the event is being held in Omaha, Nebraska, after the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

The tournament featured eight teams in two double-elimination brackets with the two winners meeting in a best-of-three championship series.[1]

Background

The 2021 tournament ends the one-year hiatus left by the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Originally, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that attendance at championship events would be restricted for all spring sports, including this year's CWS at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, to 50% due to the ongoing pandemic, meaning just 12,000 spectators per game.[2] However, on May 19, the NCAA announced that public health authorities would be in charge of placing restrictions on the baseball and softball championships. College World Series officials stated that crowds would return to full capacity.[3]

Participants

School Conference Record (Conf) Head coach Super Regional Previous CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
NC State ACC 35–18 (19–14) Elliott Avent Fayetteville 2
(last: 2013) 		3rd
(1968) 		3–4
Stanford Pac–12 38–15 (17–10) David Esquer Lubbock 16
(last: 2008) 		1st
(1987, 1988) 		40–29
Arizona Pac–12 45–16 (21–9) Jay Johnson Tucson 17
(last: 2016) 		1st
(1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) 		43–30
Vanderbilt SEC 45–15 (19–10) Tim Corbin Nashville 4
(last: 2019) 		1st
(2014, 2019) 		16–7
Tennessee SEC 50–16 (20–10) Tony Vitello Knoxville 4
(last: 2005) 		2nd
(1951) 		8–8
Virginia ACC 35–25 (18–18) Brian O'Connor Columbia 5
(last: 2015) 		1st
(2015) 		12–8
Mississippi State SEC 45–16 (20–10) Chris Lemonis Starkville 11
(last: 2019) 		2nd
(2013) 		13–22
Texas Big 12 47–15 (17–7) David Pierce Austin 36
(last: 2018) 		1st
(1949, 1950, 1975,
1983, 2002, 2005) 		85–61

Bracket

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 –[A]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Bracket 1

June 19, 2021
1:10 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 1 		Stanford 4–10 NC State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 22,193
LP: Brandon Beck (9–2) Boxscore WP: Reid Johnston (9–3)
Sv: Evan Justice (12)
June 19, 2021
6:09 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 2 		Vanderbilt 7–6 (F/12) Arizona TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 23,870
WP: Chris McElvain (5–1) Boxscore LP: Vince Vannelle (5–3)
June 21, 2021
1:08 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 5 		Arizona 5–14 Stanford TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 19,341
LP: Garrett Irvin (6–3) Boxscore WP: Alex Williams (5–2)
Sv: Jacob Palisch (2)
June 21, 2021
6:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 6 		NC State 1–0 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 23,712
WP: Sam Highfill (9–2)
Sv: Evan Justice (13) 		Boxscore LP: Jack Leiter (10–4)
June 23, 2021
6:08 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 9 		Vanderbilt 6–5 Stanford TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 22,804
WP: Luke Murphy (4–1) Boxscore LP: Brandon Beck (9–3)
June 25, 2021
2:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 11 		NC State 1–3 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 20,538
LP: Garrett Payne (0–1) Boxscore WP: Kumar Rocker (14–3)
Sv: Luke Murphy (9)
June 26, 2021
1:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 13 		NC State WO Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Bracket 2

June 20, 2021
1:09 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 3 		Tennessee 0–6 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 22,130
LP: Chad Dallas (11–2) Boxscore WP: Andrew Abbott (9–6)
Sv: Matt Wyatt (1)
June 20, 2021
6:09 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 4 		Texas 1–2 Mississippi State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 23,885
LP: Ty Madden (7–5) Boxscore WP: Will Bednar (8–1)
Sv: Landon Sims (11)
June 22, 2021
1:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 7 		Texas 8–4 Tennessee TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 19,150
WP: Tanner Witt (5–0) Boxscore LP: Sean Hunley (7–5)
June 22, 2021
6:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 8 		Virginia 5–6 Mississippi State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 22,803
LP: Stephen Schoch (4–2) Boxscore WP: Cade Smith (3–0)
Sv: Landon Sims (12)
June 24, 2021
6:07 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 10 		Virginia 2–6 Texas TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 23,173
LP: Matt Wyatt (4–2) Boxscore WP: Cole Quintanilla (5–0
Sv: Aaron Nixon (9)
June 25, 2021
6:56 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 12 		Mississippi State 5–8 Texas TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 24,003
LP: Brandon Smith (4–4) Boxscore WP: Aaron Nixon (4–3)
June 26, 2021
6:08 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 14 		Mississippi State 4–3 Texas TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Attendance: 21,883
WP: Landon Sims (5–0) Boxscore LP: Cole Quintanilla (5–1)

Finals

Game 1

June 28, 2021 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi State 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Vanderbilt 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 8 5 0
WP: Jack Leiter (11–4)   LP: Christian MacLeod (6–6)   Sv: Nick Maldonado (9)
Home runs:
MSU: Kamren James (12)
VAN: Jayson Gonzalez (9)
Attendance: 24,052
Boxscore

Game 2

June 29, 2021 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vanderbilt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3
Mississippi State 1 0 4 1 2 0 5 0 X 13 14 0
WP: Preston Johnson (4–0)   LP: Christian Little (3–2)
Home runs:
VAN: CJ Rodriguez (5), Maxwell Romero Jr. (4)
MSU: None
Attendance: 24,122
Boxscore

Game 3

June 30, 2021 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi State 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 12 0
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
WP: Will Bednar (9–1)   LP: Kumar Rocker (14–4)   Sv: Landon Sims (13)
Home runs:
MSU: Kellum Clark (5), Logan Tanner (15)
VAN: None
Attendance: 24,052
Boxscore

Composite line score

2021 College World Series Finals (2–1): Mississippi State wins.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi State 3 2 4 2 4 0 9 0 0 24 31 0
Vanderbilt 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 10 6
Home runs:
MSU: Kellum Clark (1), Kamren James (1), Logan Tanner (1)
VAN: Jayson Gonzalez (1), CJ Rodriguez (1), Maxwell Romero Jr. (1)
Total attendance: 72,226   Average attendance: 24,075

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.[5]

Position Player School
P Will Bednar (MOP) Mississippi State
Jack Leiter Vanderbilt
C Logan Tanner Mississippi State
1B Luke Hancock Mississippi State
2B Tim Tawa Stanford
3B Zack Gelof Virginia
SS Lane Forsythe Mississippi State
OF Tanner Allen Mississippi State
Brock Jones Stanford
Rowdey Jordan Mississippi State
DH Ivan Melendez Texas

Notes

  1. ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2021 College World Series schedule". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Paniagua, Hunter (April 23, 2021). "NCAA limits College World Series attendance to 50% capacity". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Dvorak, Gina (May 19, 2021). "College World Series planning for full-capacity unmasked crowds". MSN. Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ @NCAACWS (July 1, 2021). "2021 Men's College World Series - All Tournament Team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

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