#1 Wake Forest vs #5 LSU | College World Series Bracket Final | 2023 College Baseball Highlights

Wake Forest Baseball and LSU Baseball played in the bracket final at the 2023 College World Series. Wake Forest would advance to the College World Series Finals with a win, while LSU needed a win to force a winner take all game on Thursday.
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[@XxDarkhallwayxX]

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[@waynelagarde7956]

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[@benjsaurus]

wheels for collegiate baseball hof

[@EaglesInHD]

This CWS has been amazing so far, it feels like the best teams in the nation are the teams still remaining. Great game and should be an even better Final

[@caitlinsouthall7260]

Herring was so clutch this game.

[@caitlinsouthall7260]

LSU really showed up for this game. Can't wait for Thursday!

[@coeplaysbaseball]

Skenes about to cook

[@tylerhartley5031]

@@coeplaysbaseballyeah cooking and grilling on the grill to watch the National championship on the couch

[@coeplaysbaseball]

@@tylerhartley5031 skenes is better than the washed wake forest team

[@tylerhartley5031]

@@coeplaysbaseball in baseball you shouldn’t be very co dependent on one player. Especially a pitcher

[@SlabsYT]

@@tylerhartley5031 I’d say LSU has done pretty well with their bullpen guys the past two days…

[@user-cl9le8kw9b]

The Lsu Tigers shock Wake Forest in this one. Thursday night's game is sure to be a memorable one with Wake Forest having not lost back to back games all season. Here comes the Lsu Tigers, there's a first time for everything

[@hunter4net501]

Wf has also only put up 8 runs in 3 games in omaha in 5 innings they couldn't touch Floyd's 96 mph heater what ya think they're gonna do vs skenes 😂😂

[@jonnylove1830]

⁠@@hunter4net501living on the edge facing a team that consistently gets runners in scoring position

[@hunter4net501]

@@jonnylove1830 their offense is trash 😂😂😂😂

[@docofswank88]

@@hunter4net501 sounds like a typical LSU blowhard

[@NaeAustin]

Can someone explain why LSU and WF are playing multiple games in this final? But no one else has.

[@cubsfan1622000]

True freshman Griffin Herring was UNREAL in this game. Saved the season for sure.

[@barrettgranger9139]

They about to get SKENED!

[@bomboclat10]

man ive been following lsu all season. im hoping they can do this. thanks wheels for keeping me updated bro

[@andrefontenot291]

Cade Beloso really pulled it through tonight hopefully LSU Tigers will get there A game tomorrow night as well

[@geauxtigers1464]

But wait!!! I thought LSU didn't have any pitching outside of Skenes!!!? LSU'S pitching has been amazing!! Geaux Tigers!!!!!

[@themaxster7798]

Pitching ultimately always wins the CWS. Just look at the last two teams that won it. I'm favoring LSU over Florida.

[@jtfoc23]

LSU pitching hasn't played this well top to bottom since early in the season so it is a welcomed surprise. They'd been walking machines like the starter in this one.

[@Thibs1082]

​@@jtfoc23They've really elevated their pitching. If not for ridiculously inconsistent strike zones, I think we'd have 1/2 as many walks, as well as already punched our ticket for the weekend

[@DudeEggs]

​@@themaxster7798over Sproat, Waldrep and Cags? Ok

[@BangHammers]

​@@themaxster7798I'm an LSU guy... but it's going to take some digging deep from the LSU pitching staff... UF will have all of their pitchers on full rest... LSU will have Floyd ready to go, but everyone else will be used up. Skenes MIGHT be able to see game 3 vs UF but he'll be on 3 days rest

[@mac8179]

Can’t wait to see Skenes

[@waynelagarde7956]

The LSU pitching staff has the best era and strikeouts in the MCWS. ERA is like 2.08 and 48 strikeouts.

[@LB-pj3dp]

Wake's 1B played one of the best defensive games at first I have seen

[@SamPhillips01]

Beloso is a damn DAWGGGG. He doesn't look like a ball player but he is a stud. LSUs coach did a little too much COACHING this game. 3 run lead, runners on first and second and a hot stick up DO NOT BUNT!!! Then pulling beloso just to make a running error. Can't do that against Florida.

[@Saph_Adams]

Wake forest is better than Florida bro. They took out Cade because he’s slow(been that way all year) and I’m positive that was a coach decision to steal home and not the base runners. Just a desperate attempt to get an insurance run

[@cane870]

Thompson was up at bat if I recall correctly. He has been poo at bat in the CWS. Yeah in hindsight they maybe shouldn’t have tried stealing home but honestly Thompson would have just gotten out like he’s been doing.

[@mspionage1743]

Odd strike zone tonight for both teams. They were getting squeezed early and then it expanded upwards.

[@Apocalypse31]

Garbage umpire changed the zone in the 5th inning.

[@brennanwieber4114]

Guys y’all need to stop with this the umpire did fine.

[@337tk6]

If u think this ump was bad go watch lsus first game against wake lol

[@Cdrop63]

@@337tk6This umpire was perfect compared to the one in the first game omg!!!

[@-CT7567-]

This CWS has been amazing so far. The only things that have sucked have been the umpires and the amount of hate flowing from fans of all teams online. We can be fans of different teams without wanting to kill each other! This CWS has been the best one in a long time so far, let’s all enjoy it instead of trying to convince everyone that you’re amazing and everyone else sucks!

[@tommygarcia9972]

Ghandi?

[@shleeep74]

I dont think we actually wanna kill each other. Its just part of it😂

[@Thibs1082]

I don't think there's any debate. Skene's is amazing, everyone else is playing for second.

[@twerkinalisha7346]

All hard facts ^

[@DudeEggs]

Grow up, this is sports fandom.

[@slchambers1]

As a die hard Gator fan, nice to see LSU playing like they can. Going to be a great rematch Thursday.

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Wheels you're best!! Way to go LSU!! Big game tomorrow!!!

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[@twerkinalisha7346]

I have no dog in this fight but watching LSU for a while now, hoping they can take it all the way. I think they're going to bring the heat again today to Wake Forrest. With Skenes they have a solid chance.

[@bigtay9379]

Thank you wheels 🤝🏾

[@dillon5741]

7 out of 12 games so far have been 1 run games. Great baseball

[@darriencostello4268]

Gonna have the best matchup probably tomorrow starting pitching wise in a LONG time

[@mosesmason7093]

I will watch the game and still come here to watch the highlights

[@Becoming25Sucks]

Wake forest first baseman is 🔥

[@fordjubilee]

Good game. The season has come to 3 of the Top 5 ranked teams matching up. Deacs nor Tigers are looking past todays game. But I would think LSU really would love to play Florida... Today we will see if Wake slots this # ...12 LOB.. and the middle of line up goes o-for. Play Ball and Go Deacs!

[@LordMayonnaise]

Skenes vs Lowder tomorrow gonna be great. Kind of sad that the best and 2nd best teams are battling right now and the winner has to play UF after getting beat up. Seems silly that with the current format a team might have to play 8 games in 10 days.

[@lukelandry9635]

Yeah I really don’t understand how Florida got the schedule that gave them the most rest between games lol. To me you give that advantage to wake forest’s bracket but what do I know

[@GOGATOR02]

@@lukelandry9635I mean it isn’t Floridas fault . Oregon got put out , and so did ark the people they played had nothing to do with them , on top of that idk if anyone of y’all noticed but Florida is the 2nd ranked team in the country …. Idk where this 1 vs 2 w wake and lsu is coming from 😂

[@LordMayonnaise]

@@GOGATOR02 he was saying the bracket with the highest seed should have played on the first day instead of the second. And nobody thinks UF is better than WF or LSU except for Florida fans lol. Although with LSU/WF handicapped from this, the finals should be competitive since Skenes or Lowder probably won’t pitch

[@GOGATOR02]

@@LordMayonnaise even if they did pitch it would be competitive you act like lsu and Florida didn’t play the same teams all year and Florida had the better record at the end of it . Florida is the number 2 team in the nation for a reason . Florida is arguably better than both . Considering both lost to teams Florida walked . But neither here nor there , Skenes won’t pitch the whole game more or less 3 innings . So if they do win . I hope he pitches against Florida so all the people can get his cock out of there mouth . Obviously whoever ranks the teams though Florida was better 😂 .

[@GOGATOR02]

@@LordMayonnaise and regardless if Florida played on the second day they’d still have the same amount of days off because they didn’t lose to anyone use your brain genius 😂

[@fizzle6793]

I can't wait for college football wheels!

[@SamPhillips01]

Nick Curtis played a great first base. Haven't seen that many good plays by a first baseman in one game in quite some time. Glad LSU won but I hate to see the third baseman (pink arm sleeve) for Wake get rang up twice on balls out of the zone.

[@xftmsavage9260]

Omggg was waiting forever for tha post, really hope skenes pitches tomorrow, but I doubt he’ll pitch much if any at all

[@sShiba]

why wouldn't he?

[@AnthonyJ504]

There's no way they're keeping him off the hump. He's going.

[@Saph_Adams]

@@sShibaif he has a regular outing tomorrow that means he’ll be unavailable vs Florida if we win. That’s huge

[@evolutionofcando379]

@@Saph_Adams know right, that's a big call for lsu, but losing and not pitching skenes at all would be tough

[@samhaskell7035]

@@Saph_Adamshe’ll be available for game 3

[@PitchersBlood]

As a pitcher, my view is this was the best pitching matchup I have ever seen. The bats were hot, but the D had the 9's 6 Great job on both starting pitchers, and a no decision for both pitchers.

[@brianellis7291]

Thanks Wheels

[@justinbertrand-ns3nx]

Thanks wheels!

[@organizm420]

freshman comes in with 2 on and one out and shuts down the number one team in the country. geaux tigers

[@waynelagarde7956]

Paul Skenes is gonna handcuff WF tonight.

[@davidcullen1260]

Nice ..!! Let’s go tigers

[@richardyu335]

Go Tigahhhs!

[@Neat0_o]

That wake short stop had some very poor throws when he had a decent amount of time to set and throw.

[@coletadlock4323]

Herring the MVP of the game

[@FunkSquadTV17]

Honestly speaking Wake Forest should be home already, LSU coach blew that 1st game by not making the correct pitching changes

[@vpoftoiletpapersales1202]

Agreed. They are massively overrated

[@337tk6]

Not to mention the balls that the umps were calling in the 6th inning were crazy...

[@gavinmalcolm5766]

5:16 yipssssss

[@Shwl_Podcast]

The catcher for wake forest was struggling this game.

[@pokemurrs]

I'm happy we'll see another game between these two teams... they're both incredible. Why did LSU get home team for this game though? Was it a rule change in the CWS this year? The 2-1 teams should always be playing their first semis game as away. That's standard in double elim formats. I checked last year's game between Texas A&M-Oklahoma to make sure... and A&M played away as the 2-1 team despite having a higher ranking.

[@beanz239]

I could be wrong but i think it's actually a coin flip if I'm not mistaken.

[@pokemurrs]

@@beanz239 that's the right answer... I remember hearing that in a highlight video for an earlier tournament game now that I think about it. Thanks!

[@marvinb5100]

Florida fan bt how sick would it be if wake and lsu met up in the finals being they were the only #1 teams all season long geaux tigers all sec final

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

Ok Florida man, maybe you're confused. This is an awesome series but this is the only place these two are playing, maybe you mean lsu and Florida in the finals? I'm a tiger fan so obv I'd love to see it. Wake-Lsu has been a treat even with all the dumb errors on our part. So happy we forced a game 2. We got treated to 3 of this matchup!! 🐯

[@marvinb5100]

@Guevon_Pajaro yea I mean lsu and florida in the final "sec final" just saying how crazy would it be if the only 2 teams to be #1 all season long met for the championship?

[@richardyu335]

LSU gonna sweep. Book it!

[@kyonkyon31]

I’m not big fun of catchers putting knee down when runners on base.

[@tore705]

Where is Christian Little reaction? Must see it!

[@LB-pj3dp]

Bringing it in Omaha: The players Mediocre in Omaha: Umps and announcers

[@MrLigmenarxis]

so not a baseball head here.. is lsu playing florida in the finals? or do they play again?

[@andymontana7555]

congrats to LSU , another great game. THat being said the umps have been so inconsistent .. this is the COllege WOrld Series.. that ever expanding strike zone is terrible.. You can say 'oh theyve been calling that all night' its still bad .. not just this game but in other games as well

[@user-tt1qf5fg8b]

Yes the 6th in against WF the first game is a perfect example. Wake should be in Winston-Salem...

[@cane870]

This game the ump was actually pretty good compared to the first LSU WF game. WF was benefitting heavily from the ump in the last 3 innings the first game.

[@soundguy2888]

Are these the only umpires they could get or do they just let any body the the CWS

[@lowellmccormick6991]

LSU's bunting is horrible. LSU should hire Ichiro Suzuki to teach their players how to bunt. The play where Morgan was put out while trying to steal home was a brilliant play. WF sucked him in like a shop vac sucking up a dust bunny in a corner. Geaux Tigers.

[@tylerhartley5031]

I know you see this mr. Mayo guy. The Lsu fan that said my Florida gators were so “over rated” beginning of the season. I’ll be waiting for your response

[@michaelhuffpants-ik4xu]

All you wf fans. How was skenes?

[@jacobramil4552]

these catchers needa get off their damn knees, make a stop one time dawg

[@hunter4net501]

Whats hilarious was all night the ump wouldnt give lsu the outside corner but gave it to wf ALL NIGHT and those losers still lost 😂😂😂

[@markhenderson9472]

This wake forest catcher sucks at blocking

[@colemcmillon420]

The umps have been bad every game

[@BobSchmidt]

@4:19 you have bases loaded, get on your feet and block the damn pitch. I would bench that kid immediately if I saw this. I absolutely hate these stances. Terrible what baseball has turned in to.

[@user-tt1qf5fg8b]

Thank you Wake Forest female fans for showing Florida fans how to properly wear blue jean shorts...

[@kylegrishow9238]

sorry but i fucking hate when catchers are sitting on one knee. its cool when the bases are empty but dude why are you on a knee with a runner on third??? how do you expect to be able to move and block a ball like that

[@aidentalcott5441]

First man here

[@bill3508]

First

[@squeakybaseball3861]

Wake forest’s DH sucks

[@seancory5]

LSU has been getting so much umpire love this CWS.. Crazy big strike zones for all their pitchers

[@FunkSquadTV17]

Nah they giving everyone that horrible zone not just LSU

[@whywhyerson9910]

Clearly didn’t watch first game against wake forest.

[@brandon_mac6267]

Bro just move on. There’s another game

[@benyhana]

These college umps r so bad it’s horrible

[@MrRedskindiehard]

is this pitching normally this trash?

[@normanmiller6590]

All that scarey face black on WF players failed to win the game.

[@kyletaylor2854]

Perez is terrible announcer

[@уничтожитьУкраинурадиславы]

GEAUX TIGERS! posted before watching so I hope they pull this off 😅

[@willsmithh9594]

😂😂😂😂😂 bad coaching on bunting to a team tht never bunt …!!

[@stevenannese6695]

First

[@Theyluvj2]

First