Everything Jay Johnson Said Before LSU’s Game Against Arkansas originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

LSU baseball meets Arkansas on Saturday in the College World Series. Here’s what happened when the two met in the regular season.

LSU is participating in its 20th College World Series and is just the seventh school in NCAA history to make 20 CWS appearances. LSU is the only school in the nation with 20 CWS berths in the past 40 seasons.

College baseball's national championship will be decided Saturday in a first round College World Series game between SEC rivals Arkansas and LSU. That's pure conjecture, of course, because the eight-team College World Series begins Friday and lasts at least 10 days,

This is Arkansas’ first trip to the College World Series since 2022. The Hogs didn’t win the SEC regular season nor did they win a game at the SEC Tournament, but this is a loaded team. Here’s three reasons this team is different and has a legitimate chance to win it all this season.

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.