UPDATE: Start Time & TV Network Announced For LSU's Opening Round Game In CWS

UPDATE:
LSU will face Tenessee in their opening round game of the College World Series on Saturday night at 6 pm CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.

The Vols advanced to the CWS late on Monday evening after beating Southern Miss 5-0 in the Hattiesburg super regional.

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The first game on Friday, June 16 is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central time, and showcases TCU (42-22) against Oral Roberts (51-12) on ESPN. Friday’s second game features No. 2 national seed Florida (50-15) against No. 7 national seed Virginia (50-13) and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.

The Saturday, June 17 action includes No. 1 national seed Wake Forest (52-10) against either No. 8 national seed Stanford (43-18 through June 11) or Texas (42-21 through June 11) at 1 p.m. Central time on ESPN. The other Saturday game features No. 5 national seed LSU (48-15) squaring off against either Tennessee (42-20 through June 11) or Southern Mississippi (46-19 through June 11) at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.

The losing teams of Friday’s two games will play at 1 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 18 on ESPN, while Friday’s winners face off at 6 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 18 on ESPN2. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 1 p.m. Central time Monday, June 19 on ESPN. Saturday’s winners will meet Monday, June 19 at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.

The winners of the two brackets will play a best-of-three Men’s College World Series Finals, with the first game set for 6 p.m. Central time Saturday, June 24 on ESPN. The second game is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 25 on ESPN with game three (if necessary) scheduled for 6 p.m. Central time Monday, June 26 on ESPN.

(Release via NCAA)

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