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Christian Moore makes Men’s College World Series history in Tennessee-Florida State

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Tennessee’s Christian Moore did something for just the second time in Men’s College World Series history

Friday night’s game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida State Seminoles in the Men’s College World Series has yet to go final.

But a player has already made some history.

Tennessee infielder Christian Moore hit for the cycle in the game, becoming the first player to accomplish that feat since Jerry Kindall hit for the cycle back in 1956.

Kindall and Moore are now the only two players in Men’s College World Series to ever hit for the cycle.

Moore’s first hit came in the bottom of the first inning, when the Tennessee second baseman tripled to lead off the inning for the Volunteers. Then in the bottom of the second Moore checked the double off his “cycle to-do list,” as he laced a line drive down the left-field line to drive in a run:

Two-Out Rally Vols!

C-Mo comes through with a double to plate Stark and then scores on an error by FSU!

4-1 Vols after two.

https://t.co/dVeQaEJOOQ (ESPN)#GBO // #OTH // #MCWS // #BeatFSU pic.twitter.com/vFeX7Iao1K

— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) June 14, 2024

Moore came all the way around the bases on a throwing error, but the play went into the books as a double.

In the fourth inning Moore laced a single to right, improving to 3-for-3 on the night. But that still left the infielder a home run shy of the cycle.

Moore checked that box in the sixth inning:

CYCLE COMPLETE ✅ @Moore10Chris #MCWS x ESPN / @Vol_Baseball pic.twitter.com/SJeD9leRB4

— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 15, 2024

As noted by Tennessee’s social media department, Moore’s cycle is just the sixth in program history, and the first for the school in the postseason.

Moore is considered one of the top prospects in the upcoming MLB Draft, and in our most recent mock draft we had Moore coming off the board with the No. 21 pick to the Minnesota Twins.

After tonight, that might be too low.

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