Game time revealed for LSU vs. Arkansas in opening round of CWS

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The game time has been revealed for the LSU versus Arkansas game in the opening round of the College World Series.

The game will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. It will air on ESPN.

The Tigers are going to Omaha for the College World Series after getting a win against West Virginia 12-5 in Alex Box Stadium.

This will be the LSU Baseball team’s 20th time competing in the College World Series.

The following additional details about the first two days of the tournament were released by LSU Athletics:

The first game on Friday, June 13 is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central time, and showcases No. 13 national seed Coastal Carolina (53-11) against Arizona (44-19) on ESPN.
Friday’s second game features No. 8 national seed Oregon State (47-14-1) against Louisville (40-22) and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The Saturday, June 14 action includes No. 15 national seed UCLA (47-16) against either Duke (41-20 through June 8) or Murray State (43-15 through June 8) at 1 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The other Saturday game features No. 3 national seed Arkansas (48-13) squaring off against No. 6 national seed LSU (48-15) at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The losing teams of Friday’s two games will play at 1 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 15 on ESPN, while Friday’s winners face off at 6 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 15 on ESPN2.
The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 1 p.m. Central time Monday, June 16 on ESPN. Saturday’s winners will meet Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN.
The winners of the two brackets will play a best-of-three Men’s College World Series Finals, with the first game set for 6 p.m. Central time Saturday, June 21 on ESPN.
The second game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 22 on ABC with game three (if necessary) scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Central time Monday, June 23 on ESPN.

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