FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas baseball will face LSU to open the College World Series.
The No. 3 overall seed Razorbacks (48-13) and No. 6 Tigers (48-15) are the only two SEC teams to qualify for Omaha. One of them will be on the brink of a postseason exit after the first game of the double elimination tournament. The College World Series schedule hasn’t been released, but these two rivals will likely play on Saturday.
LSU advanced out of the Baton Rouge Super Regional by sweeping West Virginia. The Tigers were pushed by Little Rock to a decisive Game 7 of the Baton Rouge Regional earlier this month.
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How Arkansas baseball reached College World Series
After finishing second in the SEC and winning 43 regular-season games, the Razorbacks earned a national seed. They went undefeated in their regional, defeating North Dakota State 6-2 Friday, crushing Creighton 12-1 Saturday and then eliminating the Blue Jays with an 8-3 win Sunday night.
In the Fayetteville Super Regional, Arkansas swept SEC rival Tennessee. The Hogs beat the Vols 4-3 in Game 1 and then cruised across the finish line with an 11-4 victory in Game 2.
How LSU baseball reached College World Series
After finishing third in the Southeastern Conference and winning 20 conference games, and more than 40 total wins, the Tigers garnered a top-6 national seed. LSU needed the if-necessary game at the Baton Rouge Regional to clinch a spot in super regionals.
LSU defeated Little Rock 7-0 Friday to open regional play, shut out No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist before losing to No. 4 seed Little Rock 10-4 on Sunday to set up the winner-take-all matchup Monday night. The Tigers rallied to beat the Trojans 10-6 for the regional championship and the spot in the super regional round.
In the super regionals, the Tigers swept West Virginia and outscored the Mountaineers 28-14.
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College World Series schedule
- First round: June 13-15
- Second round: June 16-17
- Semifinals: June 18-19
- Finals: June 21-23
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@gannett.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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