College World Series 2024: Monday Scores, Winners and Bracket Results

The 2024 College World Series continued on Monday with a pair of games from the bottom half of the bracket at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

The day opened with an elimination game between Florida and NC State and was followed by an evening matchup in the double-elimination round between Kentucky and Texas A&M.

Here's a look at how the action played out on Monday.

Bracket 2 - Monday, June 17

Florida def. NC State, 5-4

Texas A&M def. Kentucky, 5-1

Tuesday, June 18

Florida vs. Kentucky (elimination game)

Florida 5, NC State 4

The scoring started early in Monday's opening game. NC State got on the board in the first inning on an RBI single by Brandon Butterworth, but Florida took the advantage in the very next frame.

After a sacrifice fly tied the game, Gators slugger Jac Caglianone launched a three-run home run that gave Florida a 4-1 lead in the second inning. It was Caglianone's 34th homer of the season.

However, the Wolfpack wouldn't go down quietly, as Alec Makarewicz answered with a two-run homer in the third that cut the deficit to one.

The Gators tacked on another run in the fifth on a solo blast by Tyler Shelnut, and Butterworth answered in the bottom of the frame with an RBI double, creating a tense situation over the final four innings.

However, Florida relievers Jake Clemente and Brandon Neely combined to hold NC State to just one hit in four shutout innings to preserve the one-run victory. Neely was particularly effective, notching six strikeouts in three innings of work to earn the save.

The win kept Florida's season alive for at least one more day, as the Gators will face another elimination game against Kentucky on Tuesday.

Texas A&M 5, Kentucky 1

A gem by starting pitcher Ryan Prager and a five-run sixth inning powered the Aggies past the Wildcats.

Prager carried a no-hitter through 6.2 innings to give Texas A&M a cushion. He recorded four strikeouts before being pulled after giving up back-to-back hits with two outs in the seventh.

With Prager dominating on the mound, his counterpart Mason Moore was effective for Kentucky until things fell apart in the sixth. He surrendered two runs without recording an out and left two runners on base when he was pulled from the game. An RBI double by Ali Camarillo and a two-run single by Kaeden Kent capped off the scoring barrage by the Aggies.

Josh Stewart closed things out in relief for Texas A&M, recording three strikeouts. A solo home run by Ryan Nicholson in the ninth ruined the shutout, but the Aggies were never in danger of giving up the lead.

Texas A&M will now have the chance to rest up before facing the winner of Florida vs. Kentucky on Wednesday.