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For the first time in the history of the Men’s College World Series, the opening two games ended in walk-off fashion. Vance Honeycutt’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday powered UNC to a 3-2 win over Virginia, and in the nightcap, Tennessee rallied in the bottom of the ninth to overcome a three-run deficit to defeat Florida State 12-11.

If you thought that meant that Saturday’s afternoon tilt between NC State and Kentucky would not end similarly, you thought wrong.

The Wildcats and the Wolfpack could not settle things in nine innings, and the game advanced to the tenth with the score knotted at 4-4. Kentucky set NC State out in order in the top of the tenth, thanks in large part to this stunning defensive play from center fielder Ty Crittenberger:

Kentucky catcher Devin Burkes led off the bottom of the tenth with a walk, putting the potential winning run on base to start the frame. After designated hitter Nick Lopez flew out to center, Burkes tried to get into scoring position via a stolen base. But Wolfpack catcher Jacob Cozart — a potential first-round selection next month — threw a strike down to second to cut down Burkes.

But Mitchell Daly was still at the plate, even if there were two outs.

He would not make a third:

Daly turned on a hanging breaking ball, drilling it deep to left field and over the wall for a walk-off home run, the third walk-off victory in three games in Omaha. Final score: Kentucky 5, NC State 4.

Given how these games have started in Omaha, you might want to tune in tonight when Florida takes on Texas A&M.

Because you might see something special.

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Friday night’s game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida State Seminoles in the Men’s College World Series has yet to go final.

But a player has already made some history.

Tennessee infielder Christian Moore hit for the cycle in the game, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat since Jerry Kindall hit for the cycle back in 1956.

Kindall and Moore are now the only two players in Men’s College World Series to ever hit for the cycle.

Moore’s first hit came in the bottom of the first inning, when the Tennessee second baseman tripled to lead off the inning for the Volunteers. Then in the bottom of the second Moore checked the double off his “cycle to-do list,” as he laced a line drive down the left-field line to drive in a run:

Moore came all the way around the bases on a throwing error, but the play went into the books as a double.

In the fourth inning Moore laced a single to right, improving to 3-for-3 on the night. But that still left the infielder a home run shy of the cycle.

Moore checked that box in the sixth inning:

As noted by Tennessee’s social media department, Moore’s cycle is just the sixth in program history, and the first for the school in the postseason.

Moore is considered one of the top prospects in the upcoming MLB Draft, and in our most recent mock draft we had Moore coming off the board with the No. 21 pick to the Minnesota Twins.

After tonight, that might be too low.