Which NCAA baseball teams could blow up the bracket
The Montgomery Advertiser’s Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller break down who could wreck the tournament bracket.
In 2018, Oregon State’s baseball players dogpiled on the diamond at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, having just defeated Arkansas to win the program’s third NCAA championship in a 12-year stretch.
For the first time since that fateful night, the Beavers are headed back to the College World Series.
With a frenetic 14-10 victory against No. 9 Florida State on June 8, No. 8 Oregon State clinched the Corvallis Super Regional and punched a ticket to the CWS for the seventh time since 2005.
The latest victory continued what has been an excellent, albeit unusual, season for coach Mitch Canham’s program.
One year after the longtime iteration of the Pac-12 crumbled, and a year before a reconfigured Pac-12 officially takes shape, the Beavers have played an independent schedule that set up intriguing matchups but lacked some of the familiarity and comfort they had developed over decades in their old league (to say nothing of a relatively low number of home games).
Whatever challenges that may have presented haven’t hurt the team, which enters the CWS with a 47-14-1 record and wins in 15 of its past 19 games.
As Oregon State’s quest for its fourth national championship in program history continues, here’s a closer look at what awaits the Beavers at the CWS:
Who does Oregon State play in the College World Series?
Oregon State will begin its journey in the 2025 College World Series against Louisville. The Cardinals are one of three unranked teams among the eight squads making the trip to Omaha.
Louisville enters the matchup with a 40-22 record, which most recently included winning a regional hosted by No. 1 overall seed Vanderbilt and outlasting Miami in a three-game super regional series. Prior to that run, the Cardinals had been mired in a late-season slide, with eight losses in their final 11 regular-season games.
Coach Dan McDonnell’s team is making its sixth trip to the CWS, all of which have come since 2007. Prior to its first CWS run in 2007, Louisville had made the NCAA tournament just once in program history.
When does Oregon State play in the College World Series?
- Date: Friday, June 13
- Time: 4 p.m. PT
- Location: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)
Oregon State and Louisville will face off in the first College World Series game for both teams on Friday, June 13, with a first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. PT.
The winner of the game will take on the winner of a Friday afternoon matchup between No. 13 Coastal Carolina and Arizona on Sunday at 4 p.m. PT while the losers of those two games will square off at 11 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 15.
Watch Oregon State baseball vs. Louisville live with ESPN+
What channel is Oregon State baseball vs Louisville on?
The game between the Beavers and Cardinals will air on ESPN. Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app, which requires a valid cable TV login, and ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service. Another option is Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial.
College World Series schedule 2025
- Double elimination: June 13-18/19
- CWS finals: June 21-22/23
The College World Series will begin on Friday, June 13. The double-elimination tournament will continue until only two teams remain with one or fewer losses, either on June 18 or 19. Those two squads will face off in a best-of-three championship series, which will start June 21 and run through June 22 or June 23, depending on whether the series goes two or three games.
College World Series bracket 2025
Click here to see the official bracket for the 2025 College World Series.
Oregon State baseball schedule 2025
Here’s a look at Oregon State’s NCAA tournament results. To see the Beavers’ full 2025 schedule, click here.
Corvallis Regional
- Friday, May 30: Saint Mary’s 6, Oregon State 4
- Saturday, May 31: Oregon State 7, TCU 2
- Sunday, June 1: Oregon State 20, Saint Mary’s 3
- Sunday, June 1: Oregon State 14, USC 1
- Monday, June 2: Oregon State 9, USC 0
Corvallis Super Regional
- Friday, June 6: Oregon State 5, No. 9 Florida State 4 (10 innings)
- Saturday, June 7: No. 9 Florida State 3, Oregon State 1
- Sunday, June 8: Oregon State 14, No. 9 Florida State 10
College World Series
- Friday, June 13: vs. Louisville
- Sunday, June 15: vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina/Arizona
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