2025 College World Series Schedule, Scores & Live Updates
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After the craziness of last weekend’s super regionals—headlined by Murray State’s upset of Duke—the field has been narrowed from 64 teams down to eight.
That’s right—it’s time for the College World Series.
What makes this year’s “Omaha eight” that much more intriguing is the fact that none of the teams were in the College World Series last year. The eight teams are split up into two brackets. Bracket one includes Oregon State, Coastal Carolina, Arizona and Louisville, while bracket two includes Arkansas, LSU, UCLA and Murray State.
The action begins Friday, and the first game is a rematch of the 2016 championship series with Coastal Carolina squaring off with Arizona. The nightcap is another exciting matchup between Oregon State and Louisville. UCLA and Murray State kick things off on Saturday afternoon, while Arkansas and LSU will clash under the lights.
2025 College World Series Scores & Schedule
*All games are streaming on ESPN+
Friday, June 13
Game 1: Arizona vs. Coastal Carolina (2 p.m. ET) — Coastal wins, 7-2
Game 2: Oregon State vs. Louisville (7 p.m. ET) — Oregon State wins, 4-3
Saturday, June 14
Game 1: UCLA vs. Murray State (2 p.m. ET) — UCLA wins, 6-4
Game 2: Arkansas vs. LSU (7 p.m. ET) — LSU wins, 4-1
Sunday, June 15
Game 1: Louisville vs. Arizona (2 p.m. ET) — Louisville wins, 8-3 (Arizona eliminated)
Game 2: Coastal Carolina vs. Oregon State (7 p.m. ET) — Coastal wins, 6-2
Monday, June 16
Game 1: Murray State vs. Arkansas (2 p.m. ET) — Arkansas wins, 3-0 (Murray State eliminated)
Tuesday, June 17
Game 1 (from Monday): UCLA vs. LSU (11 a.m. ET restart) — LSU wins, 9-5
Game 2: Oregon State vs. Louisville (2 p.m. ET) — Louisville wins, 7-6 (Oregon State eliminated)
Game 3: Arkansas vs. UCLA (7 p.m. ET) — Arkansas wins, 7-3 (UCLA eliminated)
Wednesday, June 18
Game 1: Louisville vs. Coastal Carolina (2 p.m. ET) — Coastal wins, 11-3 (Louisville eliminated)
Game 2: Arkansas vs. LSU (7:00 p.m. ET) — LSU wins, 6-5 (Arkansas eliminated)
Saturday, June 21
CWS Finals Game 1: Coastal Carolina vs. LSU (7:00 p.m. ET) — LSU wins, 1-0
Sunday, June 22
CWS Finals Game 2: Coastal Carolina vs. LSU (2:30 p.m. ET) — LSU wins, 5-3 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
College World Series Analysis
Sunday, June 22
LSU (5) vs. Coastal Carolina (3) — LSU wins National Championship
For the second time in the last three seasons—and eight time in program history—the LSU Tigers are the kings of the college baseball world. Coastal Carolina scored first on a Dean Mihos solo home run, but LSU went on to score five unanswered runs between the third and fourth innings to take control. In the third, Ethan Frey—who has been one of the more underrated pieces in LSU’s lineup all season—laced an RBI double to tie the game. Frey was all over a Jacob Morrison 94 mph fastball, but Sebastian Alexander took a bad route to the ball.
An inning later, both Chris Stanfield and Derek Curiel delivered two-run singles to give LSU a 5-1 lead and some much-needed breathing room. A Jared Jones single was sandwiched by a Jake Brown walk and a Luis Hernandez hit-by-pitch, which set the stage for Stanfield. Jacob Morrison battled back and retired the next two hitters, but Curiel—as he’s done all year—put an excellent swing on an upper-80s changeup and lined it into center field.
Anthony Eyanson delivered three key shutout innings after the Tigers’ offense put up a four-spot, but nine-hole hitter Wells Sykes stayed back on a breaking ball and deposited a two-run home run out to left field to cut LSU’s lead in half. From there, head coach Jay Johnson turned to 6-foot-8 flamethrower Chase Shores. Shores was flat-out dominant in his 2.2 shutout innings. He ran his thunderous fastball up to 101 and collected four strikeouts. Dean Mihos led off the top of the ninth with a single, but Shores struck out Ty Dooley and induced a 4-6-3 double play which gave way to an LSU dogpile.
Though Coastal Carolina didn’t accomplish its ultimate goal, it enjoyed its second-best season in program history. The Chanticleers won 55 games—which is tied for their most in a single season—a program-record 26 conference games and their 3.20 ERA was the second-lowest nationally. It’s safe to say the coach Kevin Schnall era is off to a roaring start, and the future in Conway is incredibly bright.
Saturday, June 21
LSU (1) vs. Coastal Carolina (0)
A Steven Milam RBI single in the first inning proved to be all the run support star southpaw Kade Anderson would need, as LSU earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Coastal Carolina to move within one win of its second national championship in the last three seasons. In the first, leadoff hitter Derek Curiel worked an impressive seven-pitch walk after falling behind 1-2 in the count. He moved up to second on a groundout, giving way to “Monster” Milam. Milam also fell behind 1-2 and was noticeably late on a pair of Cameron Flukey upper-90s heaters, but he made an impressive mid-at-bat adjustment and lined an RBI single (exit velocity of 102) right back from where it came to plate Curiel.
Circling back to Anderson, he could not have picked a better time to turn in the best start of his career. Not only was it his best start, but it came on the biggest stage. After navigating around some trouble in the first, second and fourth innings—Coastal had a runner in scoring position and less than two outs in all three—Anderson settled in. He had his entire four-pitch mix working. Anderson’s fastball sat in the mid-90s with plus carry in the top-half of the zone, he routinely snapped off high-spin curveballs and sliders—that are distinct in shape from one another—and his mid-80s changeup also flashed plus. Through two starts in Omaha (16 innings), Anderson has allowed one run on just six hits with 17 strikeouts.
Not to be outdone, Coastal righthander Cameron Flukey turned in an excellent start of his own. Across six innings, Flukey collected nine strikeouts and allowed only one run on four hits. He flashed his trademark mid-to-upper-90s with big-time carry through the zone, a pitch he primarily supplemented with a bigger low-80s curveball. Flukey looks the part of a potential first-round pick in 2026. LSU tomorrow night will start first-team all-American Anthony Eyanson, while Coastal will counter with second-team all-American Jacob Morrison. It will be hard to top tonight’s pitcher’s duel, but we should be in for another treat.
Wednesday, June 18
LSU (6) vs. Arkansas (5) — Arkansas eliminated
LSU and Arkansas treated fans to what was undoubtedly the most exciting game of this year’s College World Series. Starters Landon Beidelschies (5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K) and Zac Cowan (5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K) traded zeroes for the first three frames, but it was the Razorbacks who got on the board first as in the fourth inning Ryder Helfrick hammered a slider on the outer-half 417-feet (exit velocity of 108) out to dead central. LSU eventually broke through in the sixth, as with two outs Jake Brown was called upon to pinch hit—against Gabe Gaeckle, no less—and lined a two-run single into left-centerfield to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
Back-and-forth the two teams went at Charles Schwab. Two innings later, Helfrick with the bases loaded grounded a potential double play ball to the third baseman but he was busting it down the line and beat the return throw. Not only did Helfrick beat the return throw, but Jared Jones—a lot more on him later—had the baseball kick off his glove which allowed a second run to score. It felt like the first of two potential backbreakers for LSU, but Jones quickly redeemed himself. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Jones caught a Gabe Gaeckle mid-90s fastball deep in the zone and blasted it out to right field (exit velocity of 109 mph) to re-tie the game.
It felt as if all momentum had drastically swung LSU’s way, but Arkansas in the ninth again took the lead when nine-hole hitter Justin Thomas Jr. pounced on a first-pitch slider and laced a two-run single into left field. At this point, it felt as if the Razorbacks had all but sealed the deal and the two teams would be playing a decisive third game tomorrow night. To be totally frank, I am still speechless from what transpired in the bottom of the ninth inning. Cole Gibler’s leadoff strikeout of John Pearson felt like the only normal at-bat of the inning.
With one out and nobody on, Derek Curiel hit a ground ball that looked like it was clearly the second baseman’s ball, but Reese Robinett ranged way to his right to field it and then rushed an errant throw to the pitcher covering which enabled Curiel to move up to second. In the moment, this felt rather insignificant and Gibler would be able to maneuver out of the situation. Following an Ethan Frey walk, Steven Milam grounded what appeared to be a tailor-made double play ball to Wehiwa Aloy. But instead of going to second base, Aloy opted to get the force out at third. It was undoubtedly the wrong decision, but when you’re out there the game can feel like it’s going a million miles an hour at times. I don’t want to speak for Aloy, but the game probably sped up on him.
What transpired next will be forever seared in college baseball fans’ minds everywhere. To again set the stage, Arkansas led 5-3 with two outs and runners on first and second. The Razorbacks were also in no doubles defense. Luis Hernandez hit a line drive that appeared to be right at left fielder Charles Davalan, but Davalan initially broke back, tried to recover, proceeded to stumble and the ball hit off his shoulder and caromed nearly 50-feet away from him which allowed LSU to tie the game. These plays are harder than they look on TV or in the stands. It was a top spun line drive and sometimes the hardest plays to make as an outfielder are on balls hit right at you.
Jones ended up being the hero for LSU, as he got the head of his bat to an Aiden Jimenez slider that was actually off the plate and lined the walk-off base knock into centerfield. Cam Kozeal nearly made an excellent leaping grab to send the game to extra-innings, but the ball kicked off the end of his glove.
LSU will take on Coastal Carolina in what figures to be an outstanding CWS Final. Not only should it be an excellent two or three games, but there are a couple of fun storylines to keep in mind. The Chanticleers in 2016 took down LSU at Alex Box Stadium to advance to the College World Series, while in the CWS Final they knocked off a coach Jay Johnson-led Arizona squad. Almost a decade later, both program and coach will have their chance at revenge.
Coastal Carolina (11) vs. Louisville (3) — Louisville eliminated
Coastal Carolina cruised to its nation-leading 26th-straight victory to punch its ticket to the College World Series final for the first time since 2016. The Chanticleers exploded for six runs in the first inning—headlined by Colby Thorndyke’s second three-run double in as many games—and never looked back. They tacked on two more runs in the fifth on a Dean Mihos two-run triple, while Thorndyke later increased his RBI total to five on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and an RBI single.
Veteran strike-thrower Riley Eikhoff allowed three runs in his 5.1 innings of work, while the bullpen trio of Matthew Potok, Hayden Johnson and Dominick Carbone combined to fire 3.2 consecutive shutout innings to seal the victory. While this marks the end of the road, it was a remarkable season and turnaround for Louisville. After not making a regional in each of the last two seasons, the Cardinals advanced to the College World Series for the first time since 2019. They are in line to return a solid core for 2026 and will again be in position to make a postseason run.
Tuesday, June 17
Arkansas (7) vs. UCLA (3) — UCLA eliminated
Arkansas cruised to a 7-3 victory over UCLA to set the stage for a semifinal rematch against LSU. The result of this one was never really in doubt, as Wehiwa Aloy in the first blasted a two-run home run out to the opposite field. Aloy was far from finished. In the fifth, he hammered an RBI triple off the top of the wall in right-centerfield. Two innings later, Logan Maxwell put an excellent swing on a left-on-left breaking ball and drove a two-run double into the opposite field gap to put the game out of reach.
Just two days ago, Zach Root was chased from the game after just 1.2 innings. Tonight, he looked much more like himself and allowed three hits with five strikeouts in as many shutout innings pitched. Root has impressive stuff, but his best quality is perhaps his compete-level. He always pitches his tail off and goes after hitters. Tonight, he did exactly that while running on fumes. Aiden Jimenez followed suit with a pair of strikeouts across three shutout innings of his own. Arkansas will need to beat LSU twice to advance to the CWS final and while the deck is stacked against the Razorbacks, they’ll be riding quite the wave of momentum into tomorrow night’s matchup.
Louisville (7) vs. Oregon State (6) — Oregon State eliminated
Louisville avenged its one-run loss against the Beavers on Friday with a one-run, walk-off win of its own. The Cardinals built a three-run lead by the end of the third inning on the strength of a Jake Munroe two-run home run (exit velocity of 104 mph) . Starter Brennyn Cutts began the game with three-straight scoreless frames, but slugger Jacob Krieg blasted a no-doubt, two-run home run to cut Louisville’s lead to 3-2. The Cardinals scored a run in both the sixth and seventh innings to take a 6-3 lead, which was a lead they held until the top of the ninth.
That’s precisely when the tides turned. Potential top-five overall pick Aiva Arquette jumped on the first pitch he saw and rocketed a solo home run out to left-centerfield. After a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases, Tucker Biven induced a ground ball to the shortstop but it scooted under the glove of Alex Alicea which allowed two runs to score and tie the game. The tie was short-lived, as in the bottom of the ninth Eddie King Jr. lifted a walk-off sac-fly out to centerfield to send the Cardinals to the semifinals. Louisville will need to beat Coastal Carolina twice to advance to the final.
LSU (9) vs. UCLA (5)
UCLA battled, but LSU outscored the Bruins 9-2 over the final eight-and-a-half innings to move within its second College World Series final appearance in the last three seasons. The Bruins threw an emphatic first punch and tallied three runs in the top of the first on a Roman Martin RBI double, an AJ Salgado RBI infield single and a Payton Brennan RBI fielder’s choice. However in typical LSU fashion, Coach Johnson’s team didn’t blink and responded with four runs of its own to take the lead. Jake Brown delivered his first of two RBI singles, while Jared Jones—who has some of the most raw power of any hitter in the country—lifted a three-run home run out to the opposite field.
Just when Anthony Eyanson was starting to settle in—he had retired eight of the last nine hitters he’d faced—the skies opened up and play was suspended until Tuesday morning. LSU rolled out of bed ready to rake, and they promptly extended its lead to 7-3 on a pair of RBI singles. UCLA made it interesting, scoring two runs in the eighth with the go-ahead run at the plate, but flamethrower Chase Shores induced a first-pitch groundout to avoid any further damage. LSU will enjoy a day off, while UCLA will take on Arkansas tonight in an elimination game.
Monday, June 16
Arkansas (3) vs. Murray State (0) — Murray State eliminated
Gage Wood today turned in one of the best pitching performances in College World Series history. He fired the third no-hitter in the history of the event and collected a whopping 19 strikeouts in the process. Wood allowed just one baserunner—a leadoff hit-by-pitch in the eighth inning—and of his 119 pitches, 83 (69.7%) were strikes. To say he “had it all going on” would be a drastic understatement. Wood generated a whopping 25 whiffs with his plus-plus fastball that sat in the mid-to-upper-90s for the entirety of his outing. His 119th and final pitch was a thunderous 97 mph fastball. It consistently flashed plus carry through the zone and was downright overpowering for opposing hitters. Wood’s curveball—which is an above-average pitch in its own right—also flashed, as did his slider. What he accomplished today was nothing short of special and it will forever be etched in the CWS history books.
Offensively, Charles Davalan, Golden Spikes finalist Wehiwa Aloy and Logan Maxwell all drove in a run. Today marks the end of the road for Murray State, but the Racers can leave Omaha with their heads held high and then some. Head coach Dan Skirka guided his club to the best season in program history and the Racers became just the fourth No. 4 seed to reach Omaha since the tournament field expanded in 1999.
Sunday, June 15
Coastal Carolina (6) vs. Oregon State (2)
Behind a fantastic start from Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year Jacob Morrison (7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K), Coastal Carolina downed Oregon State to move within one win of the College World Series finals. The Chanticleers got off to a dream start, as in the top of the first Colby Thorndyke stayed in against a left-on-left breaking ball and hammered a 3-run double into the right-centerfield gap. Oregon State right fielder Easton Talt almost made an exceptional, “Superman-esque” full-extension grab, but he came up just short.
Speaking of Talt, he blasted a home run in the third to get the Beavers on the board. Unfortunately for them, though, that was the extent of the offense they were able to generate against Morrison. He was seemingly on cruise control for the entirety of his outing and really didn’t have to deal with much traffic on the bases. Coastal extended its lead between the fourth and fifth innings on a run-scoring E4, a wild pitch and a Dean Mihos RBI double.
Oregon State showed some fight in the ninth, as toolsy outfielder Gavin Turley led off the inning with a home run and both AJ Singer and Jacob Krieg reached base, but shutdown reliever Ryan Lynch struck out Canon Reeder on a nasty slider to end the game.
Louisville (8) vs. Arizona (3), Arizona eliminated
Louisville used a six-run eighth inning to propel itself to a come-from-behind victory over Arizona. The Wildcats—on the strength of an Adonys Guzman RBI single and solo home run—carried a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Freshman righthander Smith Bailey—who looks like the Friday starter of the future for Arizona—turned in a quality start in which he collected four strikeouts and allowed two runs across six innings.
However, an inning later the tide turned and Louisville exploded for six runs. Zion Rose, Kamau Neighbors (4-for-4) and Matt Klein all delivered RBI singles, while Alex Alicea also drove in a run on a successful squeeze. The collective player of the game was undoubtedly Louisville’s bullpen. In relief of starter Ethan Eberle (3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K), the duo of Wyatt Danilowicz (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K) and Tucker Biven (4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) combined throw 5.1 consecutive shutout innings. Louisville will face the loser of tonight’s game between Coastal Carolina and Oregon State.
Saturday, June 14
LSU (4) vs. Arkansas (1)
In a matchup that felt much more like a championship series—at least on paper—LSU toppled Arkansas 4-1 to position itself in the driver’s seat of bracket two. The Tigers chased Arkansas starter Zach Root after just 1.2 innings, and their three-run third inning proved to be more than enough offense for Kade Anderson.
A potential top-10 overall pick, Anderson dazzled in his start and allowed just one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in as many innings. Flamethrower Chase Shores and blue chip freshman Casan Evans slammed the door with consecutive scoreless innings.
UCLA (6) vs. Murray State (4)
It was far from easy, but UCLA picked up a hard-fought win over Murray State. The Bruins—due in large part to a four-run fourth—jumped out to a 6-0 lead by the end of the fourth inning. AJ Salgado’s two-run double was the biggest individual swing, but Roman Martin also drove in a pair. In somewhat expected fashion, Murray State didn’t roll over. The Racers scored four unanswered runs (four different hitters had an RBI) and cut UCLA’s lead to 6-4, but the Bruins bullpen bore down.
Following a solid start from Michael Barnett (4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K), both Ian May and flamethrower Easton Hawk turned in shutout appearances in relief. Hawk slammed the door with a pair of strikeouts.
Friday, June 13
Oregon State (4) vs. Louisville (3)
Following this afternoon’s excitement, Oregon State and Arizona delivered a thrilling game of their own. In the early going, Patrick Forbes (5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) and star freshman Dax Whitney (5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K) went punch for punch with one another and the game remained scoreless through the first 3.5 innings. However in their half of the fourth, the Beavers broke through with a pair of runs on an RBI fielder’s choice and a Wilson Weber RBI single.
The Cardinals in the sixth got a run back on a Jake Munroe RBI single (that probably should have been scored an E6), but that was all the offense they could muster off of Whitney. To say the Freshman had it all going on would somehow be an understatement. His fastball sat in the mid-to-upper-90s with plus carry through the zone, a pitch he primarily paired with a low-to-mid-70s curveball that flashed big-time depth with sharp, downward break.
The 9th inning is where things went a little haywire. After Louisville cut Oregon State’s lead to just 3-2 following a Zion Rose triple and a Tague Davis RBI infield single, but pinch-runner Tanner Shiver was promptly thrown out. With nobody on and one out, it looked as if Oregon State was going to hang on without any further damage being done.
However, the following sequence was something I had actually never seen before, let alone in the College World Series. Alex Alicea hit a ground ball to shortstop and Aiva Arquette almost made a nice play, but his throw sailed wide of the first base bag which allowed Alicea to advance to second. Wilson Weber—who naturally was backing up the first baseman on the play—attempted a throw down to second, but the ball slipped out of his hand, he couldn’t find it and Alicea scampered all the way to third. The very next pitch, Kamau Neighbors laced a game-tying RBI single right back from where it came.
The tie was short-lived, though, as Oregon State walked it off just three hitters into the bottom of the ninth. Aiva Arquette singled—his third base hit of the night—and Gavin Turley jumped on a first-pitch fastball and laced a walk-off RBI double down the left field line. The Beavers’ win tonight sets up a highly-anticipated winner’s bracket matchup against Coastal Carolina, while Louisville and Arizona will play an elimination game.
Coastal Carolina (7) vs. Arizona (4)
Coastal Carolina extended its winning streak to a whopping 24 games with today’s 7-4 triumph over Arizona. The Chants got the scoring started in Omaha courtesy of a Wells Sykes two-run single, but Arizona two innings later tied the game on a Mason White backside solo blast and a Maddox Mihalakis RBI double. From there, the two teams traded blows and the score was tied at four heading into the bottom of the eighth. A Sebastian Alexander RBI single proved to be the game-winner, though Blake Barthol’s two-run double into the right-centerfield gap—which extended Coastal’s lead to 7-4—was the single biggest swing of the game.
Pitchability specialist Riley Eikhoff allowed only two runs through four efficient innings in which he threw just 45 pitches (36 strikes), while Cam Flukey (4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K)—who’s a polar opposite look from Eikhoff—and Dominick Carbone (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) combined to surrender two runs across the final five frames.
