The College World Series is just full of numbers. For instance, roughly 2.5 percent of Division I team (8 of 301) make it to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, and get the chance to win the national championship.
We take a look at some of the key stats and figures to come from of Game 3 of the College World Series Finals.
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| Virginia entered the NCAA tournament with 34 wins on the year |
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| It's been 47 years since a team trailed entering the ninth inning and rallied to win the CWS. |
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| Virginia's Nathan Kirby is making his first relief appearance in 30 outings. |
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| Brandon Waddell finished his night by retiring the last 11 Vanderbilt batters he faced. |
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| Kenny Towns moved into a tie with Florida's Peter Alonso for the most RBI driven in in the 2015 CWS with 7. |
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| Virginia is the first team in 13 years to force a lead change in a CWS winner-take-all game. |
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| Freshman Pavin Smith has driven in all three of Virginia's runs through the fifth inning. He didn't have an RBI in the CWS before tonight. |
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| Vanderbilt pitcher Ben Bowden makes CWS history by appearing in all three Finals games. |
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| Virginia beat Arkansas 5-3 in Game 1 this year. |
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| Freshman Pavin Smith's home run brings Virginia level with Vanderbilt in the fourth inning. It's also the first homer given up by Vanderbilt at the CWS this year. |
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| Vanderbilt has won 44 of 48 games this year when it has led by at least two runs. |
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| Vanderbilt's Walker Buehler worked out of trouble in the first, and has racked up three strikeouts through two innings. |
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| Just like football — run and stop the run. |
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| Offense is way up at this year’s CWS. |
