No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Texas A&M force winner-take-all Game 3

The GIST: The Men’s College World Series (MCWS) finals are all tied up after the No. 1–seed Tennessee Volunteers and the No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies each tallied a win in this weekend’s best-of-three championship series.

• With both teams seeking their first-ever natty, it all comes down to tonight’s championship-deciding Game 3. History awaits.

Aggies capitalize to steal Game 1: Outfielder Gavin Grahovac’s leadoff homer gave his Aggies a picture-perfect start before a five-run third inning cemented Saturday’s 9–5 upset win. Three costly errors from the Vols also helped boost A&M to victory.

Vols hold off late rally to even series: Fueled by Uncrustables, catcher Cal Stark ended his hitting slump by blasting a two-run homer that gave Tennessee a solid eighth-inning lead in yesterday’s Game 2. And while the Aggies brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, the Vols slammed the door shut to extend their season with the 4–1 dub. No hardware-hoisting yet.

What’s next: A winner-takes-all Game 3, of course, where Tennessee could be the underdog. Not only will the Vols need to overcome one of college sports’ most notorious curses, the Aggies have history on their side: Game 1 winners have taken 13 of the 20 titles awarded since the championship became a three-game series.

• Will Rocky Top’s big bats snag glory? Or will the peaking-at-the-perfect-time Aggies rebound from their first MCWS loss to clinch the ’ship? Pop that corn, then tune into ESPN at 7 p.m. ET tonight to find out.