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How to watch the 2025 Men's College World Series between LSU and Coastal Carolina
Fresh off an enlivening and altogether chaotic comeback, the LSU Tigers have a chance to win their eighth NCAA title in program history this weekend. On the other side, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will try to go 2-for-2 in College World Series appearances, and the team brings a 26-game winning streak into the championship action. We're primed for a good one in Cornhusker country.
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Chanticleers coach Kevin Schnall rightfully insists on the proper pronunciation. 'It's SHON-ta-cleers, not CHAN-ta-cleers,' he clarified after another momentous win, this time over Oregon State. With two more wins, they can also call themselves national champs.
Catcher Caden Bodine, a top-round prospect, leads Coastal Carolina's balanced and intimidating lineup. Right-handers Jacob Morrison and Cameron Flukey make for a strong 1-2 punch atop the mound. And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing. He recorded five RBIs last time out in Wednesday's 11-3 demolition of Louisville.
The Chanticleers made their maiden World Series trip in 2016, dropping the opener to Arizona before bouncing back with consecutive wins. Their opponents, meanwhile, have won the series seven times, more than any school in the country except USC (which hasn't made a final since 2001).
LSU last won it all in 2023, when current MLB superstar Paul Skenes led his team past Florida. This year's iteration has a flair for the dramatic, reaching the World Series off an 11th-hour comeback against SEC rival Arkansas. The Tigers were down 5-3 in the ninth inning, before a pair of defensive mishaps by the Razorbacks put Jared Jones in walk-off position. LSU's first baseman had previously tied the game up with a solo moonshot in the eighth inning. He followed that up with the decisive base hit into straightaway center field.
The Tigers enjoy tone-setting starting pitching. Southpaw Kade Anderson is a contender for the No. 1 pick in the upcoming MLB Draft, while right-hander Anthony Eyanson more than holds his own. The duo racks up strikeouts and has delivered in pressurized situations, and will have to do it again.
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(Photo of Jared Jones: Steven Branscombe / Imagn Images)
