The Arizona Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals meet up in Omaha on Sunday with their NCAA Men’s College World Series hopes on the line in the first elimination game of the tournament. Both teams had high hopes coming into the Men’s College World Series, but found themselves on the losing end of a couple of tough battles.

Sparked by a 4-run fourth, the 15th-seeded Bruins hang on 6-4 as the unseeded Racers chip away but come up short; UCLA gets No. 3 Arkansas or No. 6 LSU next.

After escaping with a walk-off win, the Beavers will face a team that owns a 24-game winning streak and a pitcher who is 11-0 this season

Our predictions and picks for Day 3 of the 2025 College World Series, featuring Coastal Carolina vs. Oregon State and Louisville vs. Arizona.

Omaha, Nebraska, the longtime home of the College World Series, first popped up on Mavrick Rizy’s radar when his brother, Kyle, was being pursued by college recruiters six or so years ago. The Fiskdale resident added making a trip to the Cornhusker State to his baseball bucket list.