College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Coastal Carolina, Oregon State battle for semifinals
College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Coastal Carolina, Oregon State battle for semifinals
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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.
Louisville and Arizona, both coming off losses, will play an elimination game.
Coastal Carolina and Oregon State will play for a spot in the semifinals.
OMAHA, NE ― The first team will be sent packing from Omaha on Day 3 of the 2025 Men's College World Series, while another team will secure a berth in the semifinals.
In the early game (1 p.m. CT, ESPN), Louisville will take on Arizona. Both teams were competitive in their first games, but the Wildcats gave up a three-run eighth inning for a 7-4 loss to Coastal Carolina and Louisville got walked off on, 4-3, by Oregon State. The winner of that game will play for a spot in the semifinals June 17.
The Chanticleers and Beavers will face off for a spot in the semifinals in the late game (6 p.m. CT, ESPN). The winner will be off until June 18's semifinal, while the loser will face the winner of the Louisville/Arizona game.
Here are our predictions:
Louisville vs. Arizona
Louisville 5, Arizona 1
The Cardinals were uncharacteristically unable to play their traditional small ball in their opener against Oregon State, but it seems unlikely this pace-pushing offense can be held down for too long. Louisville's non-Patrick Forbes pitching will have to continue to pitch as well as it has in the rest of the postseason to match Arizona's strong bullpen.
CWS storylines: Biggest strength, weakness of every team in Omaha
Coastal Carolina vs. Oregon State
Coastal Carolina 2, Oregon State 1
Coastal Carolina has a big-time cheat code here in the ability to start Jacob Morrison, the Sun Belt pitcher of the year. The Beavers haven't always had the most reliable rotation. They do have a better offense than the Chanticleers, but a big part of that is drawing more walks than anyone in Omaha. Morrison, and the rest of Coastal Carolina's pitching staff, doesn't issue many walks.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.
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