OMAHA, Neb. -- And that is why they play the games.
On paper, Tennessee should not have had any trouble with Texas A&M in Game 1 of the Men's College World Series championship series. The Volunteers are the nation's No. 1 ranked team and have been since early May. Entering Saturday evening's contest in Omaha, the Vols had posted a near-perfect 8-1 NCAA tournament record, this following their Big Orange ground scorching of Hoover, Alabama, on the way to an SEC tournament title. After blowing through their side of the MCWS bracket they entered the best-of-three title fight with a healthy and ridiculously well-rested roster that includes at least two players whose names will be called in the first round of next month's MLB draft.