College World Series announcers today, June 24: Full list of broadcast personalities for NCAA baseball championship
Tennessee and Texas A&M lock horns in Monday night's winner-take-all Game 3 of the 2024 College World Series final at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The top-seeded Volunteers and the No. 3-ranked Aggies are tied in the best-of-three duel, with the winner earning their first-ever national championship in college baseball.
Texas A&M took first blood with a 9-5 win on Saturday, but Tennessee bounced back with a 4-1 victory on Sunday, setting up the decider. The first pitch is set at 7 p.m. ET with Zander Sechrist starting for the Tony Vitello-coached Volunteers. Meanwhile, Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle taps Justin Lamkin as the starting pitcher for the do-or-die encounter.
The excitement and the action of the College World Series won't be complete without the color commentary for the game. ESPN has tapped a four-man announcement crew for the last college baseball game of the year.
Karl Ravech will do the play-by-play commentary, while Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke will be game analysts. Kris Budden is tasked to report on the sidelines behind the plate and the dugout.
College World Series announcers today, June 24
Here's a little background on the announcers for Game 3 of the 2024 College World Series final between the Tennessee Volunteers and Texas A&M Aggies on Monday.
Karl Ravech
Ravech, who has worked for ESPN since 1993, is the network's primary play-by-play commentator for Sunday Night Baseball. He is also an anchor for "SportsCenter" and host for "Baseball Tonight."
Kyle Peterson
Peterson is the lead analyst on the network's "College Baseball Selection Show" and the coverage of the NCAA Baseball Regionals. He joined ESPN in 2023 and provides expert analysis of the College World Series. Peterson is the lead announcer of the "Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week Series" on ESPNU.
Chris Burke
Burke joins the ESPN crew as the second analyst for the CWS finals. He has covered college baseball games with ESPN and the SEC Network since 2012. He played as an infielder for the Tennessee Volunteers from 1999-2001.
Kris Budden
Budden is ESPN's sideline reporter for college football, basketball and baseball. She used to report on the San Diego Padres before becoming the sideline reporter for ESPN.
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