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Watch: Tennessee wins College World Series after incredible slide
Tennessee's Hunter Ensley poses with a special News Sentinel commemorative poster front page after Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Tennessee beat Texas A&M 6-5 on Monday night in the third game of the championship series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. to win the College World Series. A spectacular slide by Hunter Ensley helped make the difference in the game.

The Vols led 3-1 for most of the game, but then opened things up with three more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. First, Dylan Dreiling hit a two-run home run to make it 5-1. Then Ensley singled and was followed by Kavares Tears, who hit a ball off the wall in right-center field. Tears cruised into second easily for a double, but the question was whether or not Ensley was safe at home after a relay attempt by the Aggies tried to nail him.

Though the throw beat him, Ensley made a spectacular dive to avoid the tag and reached out to touch home plate.

What an awesome, athletic play by Ensley.

This is how close he was to being tagged:

What a play.

Ensley also made an awesome catch running into a wall earlier in the tournament:

He’s a magnet for big plays. And that extra run he scored was the difference in the game. A&M scored two in the eighth to make it 6-3. They added two more in the ninth off a nonchalant Aaron Combs, who ultimately closed it out for the 6-5 Vols victory.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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