Peyton Manning and Morgan Wallen hug after Tennessee hit a home run to begin deciding the College World Series game


Tennessee Volunteers baseball fans had a lot to cheer about in the first inning of the Men's College World Series team's do-or-die Game 3 on Monday night.

Christian Moore opened the game against Texas A&M with a solo home run to give the Vols an early lead. The crowd at Charles Schwab Field Omaha went wild.

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From left, Tennessee men's basketball coach Rick Barnes, Peyton Manning, Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel, Tennessee athletic director Danny White and country music singer Morgan Wallen in the stands during the third game of the NCAA College World Series final between Tennessee and Texas A&M. at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network)

The ESPN broadcast then showed a box showing Peyton Manning hugging country star Morgan Wallen, who was wearing a Tennessee striped baseball jersey. Volunteers men's basketball coach Rick Barnes and football coach Josh Heupel were also celebrating.

Tennessee lost the first game of the Men's College World Series to Texas A&M, 9-5.

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Christian Moore points to the sky

Tennessee's Christian Moore, left, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against Texas A&M in the first inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Nebraska, Monday 24 June 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

The Aggies tried to put away the Volunteers in Game 2 and held a 1-0 lead for most of the game, but Tennessee scored a combined four runs in the seventh and eighth innings to help force a decisive Game 3. Dylan Dreiling and Cal Stark each hit home runs in that game.

Each team will take home its first College World Series title with a victory Monday night.

Tennessee reached the College World Series in 2021 and 2023, but failed to reach the final three-game series. The team only finished runners-up in 1951.

Vols fans applaud

Tennessee fans cheer as their team plays Texas A&M in the first inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Texas A&M reached the College World Series in 2017 and 2022, but never reached the final three-game series.

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