College World Series 2023: Bracket, schedule and TV info for Saturday, June 24

The College World Series has produced some memorable and dramatic action this year from Omaha. Now, the CWS Finals are set to begin on Saturday with LSU and Florida squaring off in a best-of-3 series to determine a national champion.

In 13 CWS games prior to the Finals, teams combined to produce 7 one-run games. Florida went 3-0 to capture Bracket 1 with all 3 games by the Gators decided by 1 run.

As for LSU, the Tigers had to win 4 games to capture Bracket 2 after a loss to Wake Forest in the winners’ bracket. LSU eventually defeated No. 1 overall seed Wake Forest in a dramatic 2-0 win that went 11 innings.

Now, Florida and LSU prepare for a final series that begins Saturday night. First game of the Finals is set for 7  pm ET with Sunday’s Game 2 scheduled for 3 pm. If necessary, a decisive Game 3 would be played Monday night at 7 pm.

CWS Finals

Game 1: Saturday, June 24 | 7 pm, ESPN
Game 2: Sunday, June 25 | 3 pm, ESPN
Game 3 (If Necessary): Monday, June 26 | 7 pm, ESPN

Here are the bracket results showing how LSU and Florida advanced to the Finals:

Bracket 1
Friday, June 16

Game 1: Oral Roberts 6, TCU 5
Game 2: Florida 6, Virginia 5

Sunday, June 18

Game 5 (Elimination Bracket): TCU 4, Virginia 3
Game 6 (Winners’ Bracket): Florida 5, Oral Roberts 4

Tuesday, June 20

Game 9 (Elimination Game): TCU 6, Oral Roberts 1

Wednesday, June 21

Game 11 (Bracket Final): Florida 3, TCU 2

Bracket 2
Saturday, June 17

Game 3: Wake Forest 3, Stanford 2
Game 4: LSU 6, Tennessee 3

Monday, June 19

Game 7 (Elimination Bracket): Tennesse 6, Stanford 4
Game 8 (Winners’ Bracket): Wake Forest 3, LSU 2

Tuesday, June 20

Game 10 (Elimination Bracket): LSU 5, Tennessee 0

Wednesday, June 21

Game 12 (Bracket Final): LSU 5, Wake Forest 2

Thursday, June 22

Bracket 2 Final: LSU 2, Wake Forest 0

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.