Alabama drops its first series of the season after a 9-2 loss to Tennessee in game 3 on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, in which Alabama went scoreless until the bottom of the eighth.
Alabama's last-inning comeback fell short against the No.1 ranked Volunteers in game two, as the Tide's pitching was a significant factor in their loss, using eight pitchers in Friday's defeat.
Tennessee is heading to the CWS finals for the first time in the modern era after it knocked out Florida State with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday to win its bracket.