Getting to know Louisville
A look at the Louisville Cardinals entering the College World Series: Coach: Dan McDonnell
Dan McDonnell Record: 40-22
Players to know: Eddie King Jr., .362 average, 17 HR, 60 RBIs
Lucas Moore, .353 average, 5 HR, 48 RBIs, 51 SB
Jake Munroe, .345 average, 12 HR, 58 RBIs
Zion Rose, .315 average, 12 HR, 63 RBIs, 30 SB
Alex Alicea, .310 average, 30 SB
Patrick Forbes, 4-2, 4.36 ERA, 107 Ks
Jake Schweitzer, 4-2, 2.15 ERA
Wyatt Danilowicz, 0-1, 2.25 ERA Imagn Images
How the Murray State Racers earned the program's first appearance in the College World Series:
Regional Defeated Ole Miss 9-6
Defeated Georgia Tech 13-11
Lost to Ole Miss 19-8
Defeated Ole Miss 12-11
Super Regional Lost to Duke 7-4
Defeated Duke 19-9
Defeated Duke 5-4
A look at the Murray State Racers entering the College World Series: Coach: Dan Skirka
Dan Skirka Record: 44-15
Players to know: Dom Decker, .361 average, 48 RBIs
Dustin Mercer, .356 average, 39 RBIs
Luke Mistone, .340 average, 4 HR, 53 RBIs
Jonathan Hogart, .339 average, 22 HR, 56 RBIs
Will Vierling, .316 average, 10 HR, 52 RBIs
Carson Garner, .281 average, 17 HR, 59 RBIs
Dan Tauken, .257 average, 11 HR, 76 RBIs
Nic Schutte, 8-4, 4.85 ERA, 94 Ks
Isaac Silva, 9-2, 5.09 ERA
Graham Kelham, 4-1, 4.40 ERA, 9 S Imagn Images
A look at the Arizona Wildcats entering the College World Series: Coach: Chip Hale
Chip Hale Record: 44-19
Players to know: Mason White, .332 average, 19 HR, 72 RBIs
Aaron Walton, .320 average, 14 HR, 49 RBIs, 18 SB
Adonys Guzman, .318 average, 8 HR, 42 RBIs
Tommy Splaine, .290 average, 5 HR, 25 RBIs
Garen Caulfield, .262, 8 HR, 43 RBIs
Smith Bailey, 3-3, 4.01 ERA, 76 K
Owen Kramkowski, 9-6, 5.48 ERA, 83 K Imagn Images
How the LSU Tigers earned the program's 20th appearance in the College World Series:
Regional Defeated Little Rock 7-0
Defeated Dallas Baptist 6-0
Lost to Little Rock 10-4
Defeated Little Rock 10-6
Super Regional Defeated West Virginia 16-9
Defeated West Virginia 12-5 Imagn Images
A look at the Oregon State Beavers entering the College World Series: Coach: Mitch Canham
Mitch Canham Record: 47-14-1
Players to know: Aiva Arquette, .354 average, 18 HR, 65 RBIs
Gavin Turley, .346 average, 19 HR, 66 RBIs
Wilson Weber, .333 average, 12 HR, 57 RBIs
Canon Reeder, .303 average, 8 HR, 35 RBIs
Trent Caraway, .270 average, 12 HR, 47 RBIs
Ethan Kleinschmit, 8-4, 3.54 ERA, 106 Ks
Dax Whitney, 6-3, 3.66 ERA, 111 Ks
Wyatt Queen, 3-1, 3.35 ERA Imagn Images
How the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers earned the program's second appearance in the College World Series:
Regional Defeated Fairfield 10-2
Defeated East Carolina 18-7
Defeated East Carolina 1-0
Super Regional Defeated Auburn 7-6
Defeated Auburn 4-1 Imagn Images
A look at the UCLA Bruins entering the College World Series: Coach: John Savage
John Savage Record: 47-16
Players to know: Roch Cholowsky, .367 average, 23 HR, 73 RBIs
Roman Martin, .320 average, 9 HR, 58 RBIs
Mulivai Levu, .319 average, 12 HR, 85 RBIs
Dean West, .315, 4 HR, 40 RBIs, 12 SB
AJ Salgado, .313 average, 12 HR, 52 RBIs, 13 SB
Michael Barnett, 12-1, 4.09 ERA
Landon Stump, 6-1, 4.54 ERA
Ian May, 7-3, 5.00 ERA Imagn Images
How the Arkansas Razorbacks earned the program's 12th appearance in the College World Series:
Regional Defeated North Dakota State 6-2
Defeated Creighton 12-1
Defeated Creighton 8-3
Super Regional Defeated Tennessee 4-3
Defeated Tennessee 11-4
Here are the baseball programs that have won the most national championships: USC: 12
12 LSU: Seven
Seven Texas: Six
Six Arizona: Five
Five Four: Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, Miami (Fla.)
Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, Miami (Fla.) Three: Minnesota, Oregon State
Minnesota, Oregon State Two: Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Stanford, Oklahoma, Michigan, California
The eight teams that have earned their trips to Omaha will represent seven conferences. Duke and Murray State will play tonight for the final spot: ACC: Louisville
Louisville Big Ten: UCLA
UCLA Big 12: Arizona
Arizona Missouri Valley: Murray State
Murray State SEC: Arkansas, LSU
Arkansas, LSU Sun Belt: Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina Independent: Oregon State Imagn Images
The pairings are set for the College World Series' first two days with tonight's game completing the field.
The first game will start at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, pitting Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona. The second game on Friday will be Oregon State vs. Louisville at 7 p.m. ET.
On Saturday, UCLA will face Murray State at 2 p.m. ET, and the first round will be completed by LSU vs. Arkansas at 7 p.m. ET.
The double-elimination tournament will culminate in a three-game championship series June 21-23. Imagn Images
The remaining eight teams from the NCAA baseball tournament that are in the College World Series: Arizona
Arkansas
Coastal Carolina
LSU
Louisville
Murray State
Oregon State
UCLA Imagn Images
Here are the first-round games for the College World Series. All times are ET. ESPN will broadcast games:
Today: Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona, 2 p.m.
Oregon State vs. Louisville, 7 p.m.
Saturday: UCLA vs. Murray State, 2 p.m.
Arkansas vs. LSU, 7 p.m.
A look at the College World Series history for the eight teams in Omaha: LSU is making its 20th appearance in the College World Series. It won the national title in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009 and 2023.
Arizona is making its 19th appearance. It won the title in 1976, 1980, 1986 and 2012.
Arkansas is making its 12th appearance.
Oregon State is making its eighth appearance. It won the national title in 2006, 2007 and 2018.
UCLA is making its sixth appearance. It won the national title in 2013.
Louisville is making its sixth appearance.
Coastal Carolina is making its second appearance. It won the title in its first trip in 2016.
Murray State is making its first appearance.
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