While he’s not hanging up his hat, Dave Van Horn knows he’s in the late innings of his career. Tom Shatel writes, along with Cam Kozeal, that there's every reason

The LSU Tigers are preparing to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the College World Series on Saturday, June 14.

Men’s College World Series gets underway Friday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, ushering in what has the makings of a balanced, wide-open battle for the national title.

The reliance on the portal is especially pronounced on the Arkansas side of the ledger. Eight of the nine players in the projected starting lineup had previous college experience before playing for the Razorbacks.

Cam Kozeal had the kind of breakout season he was seeking after his freshman year at Vanderbilt. More importantly, it allowed him to come home to Omaha and compete for

Cam can hardly hold in the emotion concerning the trip to Omaha this week. He’s trying to focus on the baseball, not the distractions of finding tickets for his hundreds of friends. His six tickets allowed by the NCAA won’t even cover his parents and six siblings. It helps that his dad, Matt, works on the CWS grounds crew and won’t need a ticket.

Here is the biggest strength and weakness of every team in the 2025 College World Series, including Arkansas and LSU.

Arkansas opened a 7-1 lead with a five-run fourth inning. Logan Maxwell hit a grand slam off AJ Russell, the Vols' third pitcher of the inning. The Razorbacks loaded the bases on singles by Cam Kozeal and Reese Robinett, followed by an intentional walk to Charles Davalan to set up a force play.