OMAHA, NE ― Day 2 of the 2025 Men's College World Series saw powerhouse LSU move into the winners bracket while mid-major darlings Murray State will face elimination against Arkansas. The Tigers saw a strong start from Kade Anderson in a 4-1 win over the Razorbacks, while UCLA defeated the Racers, 6-4.

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

Both coaches' wiillingness and ability to utilize the transfer portal.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.

The Kozeal homecoming symbolizes a link to Omaha’s CWS history. Matt Kozeal assisted with game operations at Rosenblatt, starting in 2005, and he worked on the grounds crew in 2009 and 2010 to ready the field for CWS participants and the primary Rosenblatt tenants, the Triple-A Omaha Royals.

Under Dave Van Horn, Arkansas baseball has faced postseason heartbreak. That could continue after a College World Series loss.

In a cruel stroke of irony, it was LSU that battled the Arkansas pitchers into submission, not the other way around. The Tigers had 11 two-strike foul balls to extend at-bats and run Arkansas' pitch count up.

An Arkansas man has died following their motorcycle striking two vehicles in Taney County on Friday, June 13. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report,

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.