LSU vs. Coastal Carolina in the MCWS: 1 reason each team will win
The Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller breaks down one reason LSU will win the Men’s College World Series and one reason Coastal Carolina will win.
- LSU and Coastal Carolina will play a best-of-three series for the College World Series championship.
- Both teams are undefeated in Omaha, with LSU reaching the finals after defeating Arkansas and UCLA, and Coastal Carolina on a 26-game winning streak.
- Game one is scheduled for Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
OMAHA, Neb. – Let the fireworks begin.
LSU baseball and Coastal Carolina open up the best-of-three series for the national championship in the College World Series finals at Charles Schwab Field Saturday night. Game one is set for first pitch at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Both the Chanticleers (56-11) and the Tigers (51-15) are undefeated in Omaha going 3-0 on their respective sides of the bracket. LSU defeated Arkansas, UCLA and Arkansas again in the CWS semifinals to reach the championship series.
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Coastal Carolina beat Arizona, Oregon State and Louisville en route to the finals. The Chants are currently on a 26-game win streak, which is the longest in college baseball this season.
The winner of game one would take a 1-0 series lead and place themselves squarely in the driver’s seat to win the national title.
Who does LSU baseball play in College World Series finals? A look at Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (56-11, 26-4 Sun Belt Conference)
- Seeding: No. 13 national seed out of Conway Regional
- Last game: Coastal Carolina 11, Louisville 3
Top performers
- Caden Bodine (.326 avg., 55 R, 42 RBIs, 47 BB, .473 slugging %)
- Sebastian Alexander (.314 avg., 10 HR, 54 RBIs, 59 R, .524 slugging %)
- Colby Thorndyke (.314 avg., 18 doubles, 48 RBIs, 41 R, .461 slugging %)
- Jacob Morrison RHP (12-0 W/L, 2.08 ERA, 104 IP, 102 SO, .194 opponent avg.)
- Riley Eikhoff RHP (7-2 W/L, 3.10 ERA, 90 IP, 71 SO, .261 opponent avg.)
- Cam Flukey RHP (7-1 W/L, 3.29 ERA, 95⅔ IP, 109 SO, .211 opponent avg.)
LSU baseball vs Coastal Carolina prediction
LSU 4, Coastal Carolina 2: The national championship series between LSU and Coastal is going to be highlighted by pitching. Tigers ace Kade Anderson and the Chanticleers pitcher Cam Flukey get the series started with good performances. LSU’s offense finds a couple of timely hits throughout the game to score enough runs here and there to ultimately take game one over Coastal Carolina in the College World Series finals.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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