Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers took down the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night to move into the winner's bracket of the College World Series. LSU will square off against the UCLA Bruins on Monday with first pitch set for 6 p.

FAYETTEVILLE — There's a simple reason Arkansas baseball head coach Dave Van Horn believes this year's team is ready to end a skid of back-to-back failures in a home regional. "Bottom line, I mean, it’s a fact. This team’s a lot better than last year ...

Gabe Gaeckle came up big for Arkansas during its first college baseball game of the College World Series. However, the right-handed pitcher's shoelaces

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.

Arkansas football players took some time to send their well wishes to Arkansas baseball ahead of the College World Series.

By qualifying for the CWS this season, Arkansas ties Clemson and North Carolina with 12 appearances and no championships (to date). The Razorbacks are making their eighth appearance in the CWS since 2008.

On the mound, Arkansas will start Zach Root (3.59 ERA), while LSU counters with Kade Anderson (3.58 ERA). Both lefties have been steady all season, and with the double-elimination tournament format, pitching depth could be critical.