Tyrek Coger, who transferred to Oklahoma State earlier this month, died after collapsing during a workout on Thursday. He was 21.
A night after one of Virginia's worst pitching starts of the season, the Cavaliers got one of their best to force a winner-take-all game for the national championship.
Vanderbilt capitalized on Virginia starter Nathan Kirby's sudden loss of control to score nine runs in the third inning, then held off the Cavaliers to win 9-8 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night.
Daniel Pinero's sacrifice fly scored Thomas Woodruff in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Virginia a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in a game that matched the longest in the College World Series' 66-year history.
Boomer White's go-ahead RBI single in the 22nd inning led TCU to a 3-2 victory over Sam Houston State on Saturday night in the second-longest game in NCAA tournament history.
Oregon State is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament.
