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18-06-2025
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UCLA's College World Series title hopes shattered in season-ending loss to Arkansas
For 12 years UCLA waited to return to Omaha and the College World Series. It waited 15 total hours to play the fourth inning of its game with Louisiana State. Now, the Bruins will have wait several months to play again. UCLA fell behind in the first inning for the second time on Tuesday and couldn't complete an improbable comeback. The Bruins' season ended at Charles Schwab Field in a 7-3 loss to Arkansas. Advertisement Starting pitcher Cody Delvecchio showed rust in his first appearance since March 28. Arkansas' Wehiwa Aloy sent a 2-2 pitch into the UCLA bullpen at 108 mph off the bat to give the Razorbacks a 2-0 lead after two batters. Delvecchio lasted four more innings before coach John Savage went into his bullpen. Six pitchers worked through trouble, with the biggest mistake leading to Logan Maxwell's two-RBI double to the wall in center field in the seventh. The Bruins' pitchers received limited support. The Bruins failed to score with runners on second and third with one out in the first and again with two outs in the fifth. They had runners on the corners with one out and Roch Cholowsky at the plate in the eighth. The star shortstop grounded into a 6-3 double play. UCLA's ninth-inning rally fell short. Mulivai Levu started the inning with a triple down the right-field line and scored on an error. AJ Salgado scored on the next play, a throwing error after a Payton Brennan single. Brennan eventually scored on a wild pitch. UCLA hit .167 as a team and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position before the ninth inning. Advertisement Read more: 'A huge moment': Martin Jarmond discusses UCLA's plans after House settlement Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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18-06-2025
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Men's College World Series: Arkansas cruises after UCLA gamble backfires; Louisville advances in thriller
The action started early on Day 5 of the Men's College World Series. Following Monday's suspension due to bad weather, LSU defeated UCLA in a game that was supposed to finish on Day 4. The loss pushed UCLA into a loser's bracket matchup with Arkansas in the nightcap, which ultimately eliminated the Bruins. Advertisement In between those two contests, Louisville outlasted Oregon State 7-6 in a thrilling elimination game that featured four home runs and an epic ninth inning. Arkansas 7, UCLA 3 UCLA loaded the bases in the first inning Tuesday night, getting off to what looked like a fast start against Arkansas in a CWS elimination game. But it was the Razorbacks who prevailed by extinguishing the hot Bruins start, then launching an offensive outburst of their own in the bottom of the first en route to a 7-3 Arkansas win. With the victory, Arkansas advances to face LSU on Wednesday in another elimination game for the Razorbacks. UCLA's season is over. Advertisement Attempted steal of home backfires UCLA outfielder Dean West led off the game with an infield single, then reached second on a single by All-American and top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky. Roman Martin walked two batters later to load the bases with one out. But Arkansas starter Zach Root induced a lineout for the second out of the inning that didn't advance a runner. Then a big gamble by the Bruins backfired. With the bases loaded and two outs, West tried to steal home. He didn't make it. Catcher Ryder Helfrick secured the pitch from Root, then applied the tag to West's arm just before West touched home plate. A review by the umpires was of no help to UCLA. They upheld the call at home, and the UCLA half of the inning was over with no runs. Advertisement When Arkansas faced a scoring chance in the bottom of the inning, it took advantage, thanks to a home run by All-American and first-round MLB draft prospect Wehiwa Aloy. Oufielder Charles Davalan led off the bottom of the inning with a single to left field. Five pitches later, Aloy sent him home. With a 2-2 count, Bruins starter Cody Delvecchio offered a 94 mph fastball on the outside edge of the plate. Aloy sent it deep to right field and over the bullpen wall for a two-run home run. The blast gave the Razorbacks a 2-0 lead after one inning. Arkansas added another run in the fifth and two more each in the seventh and eighth before UCLA finally cracked the scoreboard with three runs in the top of the ninth. It was far too little, too late. Advertisement Root pitched five shutout innings as the Arkansas offense piled on, and reliever Will McEntire survived a shaky ninth inning. Arkansas will play again in prime time Wednesday night in a 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) matchup against LSU. LSU can advance to the CWS finals with a win. An Arkansas win would force a winner-take-all rematch on Thursday for the right to go to the championship series. -Jason Owens Louisville 7, Oregon State 6 Louisville flipped the script on Oregon State on Tuesday. Four days after the Cardinals watched the Beavers render a ninth-inning comeback obsolete with a walk-off win, Louisville gave Oregon State a taste of its own medicine in a memorable rematch. Advertisement Oregon State came back from three runs down to tie the game 6-6 in the top of the ninth, only for Louisville right fielder Eddie King Jr. to hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the frame. "This team is special," King said afterward, via the ESPN broadcast. "We get knocked down, but we get right back up. We just got to keep continuing to do that." King batted in the game's final run as well as its first. While both starting pitchers worked through trouble early, Oregon State junior Nelson Keljo was the first to crack. After an infield single and a walk, Keljo allowed an RBI single to King, who staked Louisville a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Advertisement The Cardinals nearly gave it back immediately. Louisville starter Brennyn Cutts struck out the side in the first, but the senior dealt with some traffic in the second and third innings before escaping unscathed. Louisville gave him more run support in the bottom of the third. With a man on second, third baseman Jake Munroe hit a two-run homer to left field to extend Louisville's lead to 3-0. King followed with a ground-rule double off Keljo. With Louisville threatening to break the game open, first baseman Tague Davis hit a line drive to right field — but directly at Oregon State right fielder Easton Talt, who made the out and ended the inning. Advertisement Oregon State answered back with a no-doubter of its own. After Cutts walked designated hitter Tyce Peterson, he was chased by first baseman Jacob Krieg. The 6-foot-5 junior hammered the first 400-foot dinger of the MCWS, depositing a long ball — his 14th of the season — well over the left-field fence and cutting the Beavers' deficit to 3-2. The home run derby continued in the bottom of the fourth, thanks to Zion Rose, who ripped a solo shot to give the Cardinals a 4-2 lead. Left-handed Cardinals pitcher Justin West, who replaced Cutts in the fourth, put out six straight Oregon State batters across the fourth and fifth innings, but that streak came to an end in the top of the sixth. After issuing a walk, West saw a perfectly placed bunt from Peterson bounce past his reach. Then he drilled Krieg in the leg. Advertisement All of a sudden, Oregon State had the bases loaded with no outs. Although West fanned pinch hitter Carson McEntire, Louisville couldn't turn two on the ensuing grounder from center fielder Canon Reeder. In the process, second baseman AJ Singer raced home to make it a 4-3 game. A flyout from third baseman Trent Caraway then ended the threat. In the bottom of the inning, Garret Pike pinch hit for Bayram Hot at designated hitter and delivered a two-out double to left-center. He later scored on an error to send Louisville into the seventh inning with a 5-3 lead. After Oregon State missed an opportunity to chip away at its deficit in the top of the seventh, Louisville restored its three-run advantage with the first of King's two sac flies in the bottom of the frame. Oregon State found itself back in a three-run hole entering the ninth inning. That's when shortstop and highly regarded MLB prospect Aiva Arquette injected some hope into the veins of Beavers faithful with a lead-off home run, this one a 418-foot bomb. It was only the third homer given up by Louisville lefty Wyatt Danilowicz this season. Right-handed pitcher Tucker Biven came in to relieve him shortly thereafter and immediately allowed a four-pitch walk. Singer loaded the bases with a single to right. Advertisement The Beavers, who had struggled mightily with runners in scoring position to this point of the MCWS, finally came through with their backs against the wall — with the help of the ball bouncing their way. Peterson's grounder arrived at shortstop the same time catcher Wilson Weber was crossing the line of sight of the normally sure-handed Alex Alicea. Alicea failed to field the ball, and Weber and Turley scored to tie the game 6-6. Alicea instantly got some redemption, leading off the bottom of the ninth with a walk. Louisville center fielder Lucas Moore then reached first because of catcher's interference. Klein laid down a sacrifice bunt, except it didn't turn out to be sacrificial, as Oregon State pitcher Kellan Oakes couldn't field it properly. Two batters later, King dialed up his clutch fly ball to center field. It was plenty deep enough to score Alicea as soon as he tagged. Advertisement Louisville, which also stayed alive with a late surge against Arizona on Sunday, will next play Coastal Carolina at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Oregon State is eliminated. -Andy Backstrom LSU continues to dominate the competition. After advancing Tuesday, its team's lead in the Jell-O shot challenge is not in question. Whether LSU can break the all-time Jell-O shot record, however, seems like a tall ask. The school is currently lagging behind record pace, but perhaps fans will be inspired after Tuesday's victory. No other school has come close to matching LSU this year. Murray State sits in second with 7,421 Jell-O shots consumed. Arkansas — which is still alive as of Tuesday morning — sits at 6,801. LSU holds the record with 68,888 Jell-O shots consumed in 2023. Fans would really need to up their consumption to beat that record, but the school could rally as long as the team keeps winning.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
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College World Series winners and losers: The best and worst from Day 2 in Omaha
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. Advertisement LSU and UCLA will face off on June 16 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) for a spot in the semifinals, while Arkansas will face Murray State in the early game (2 p.m. ET, ESPN). Here were the Day 2 winners and losers: WINNERS Bunting Bunting has always been a bigger part of college baseball than MLB, but in a lower-scoring College World Series, teams have more frequently turned to the bunt. UCLA bunted twice in its victory, including one squeeze bunt by star shortstop Roch Cholowsky that got the Bruins a run. Ironically, Bruins coach John Savage wasn't too pleased with the play, even though it worked. "That was on his own," Savage said. "That was not us. I'm like, 'Come on, Roch, what are we doing here?' But ... how can you blame a guy for playing baseball?" Advertisement Then, in the second game, with two on and one out, LSU's Daniel Dickinson dropped down a perfect bunt single. The Tigers ultimately scored three runs in that inning. Rocco's Jello shots Rocco's, an Omaha bar most famous for its "Jello Shot Challenge," surely cheers for LSU every postseason. Tigers fans show up in droves and, known for their tailgating prowess, buy up plenty of Jell-O shots. Now, LSU is guaranteed to be in Omaha through at least Tuesday and likely longer. That will surely net Rocco's more cash − and Tigers fans more social media notoriety. Freshmen Think freshmen have become unimportant in the age of NIL and the transfer portal? Think again. Advertisement Both winning teams, UCLA and LSU, saw significant contributions from freshmen. The Tigers' Derek Curiel had two of the biggest plate appearances of the game, coming back from down 0-2 to draw a walk in an eventual three-run second inning and hitting an RBI single for an insurance run in the eighth. "I think the first at-bat might have been one of the most under-noticed, most important at-bats in the game, where he fell down 0-2 to Zach Root, and fought his way back to put a runner in scoring position for the first time," LSU coach Jay Johnson said in the postgame press conference. " ... But I'm not surprised. Like I said, he was born to hit. His disposition, his demeanor is made for hitting with runners on base is made for playing in games like the College World Series." Several other freshmen pitchers contributed for multiple teams. The Tigers' Casan Evans got the save with a scoreless ninth inning. UCLA's Easton Hawk also picked up the save after Murray State chipped away at an early lead, striking out two in a perfect inning. Arkansas reliever Cole Gibler struck out three in one inning of work. LOSERS Home runs (again) Day 1 in Omaha saw just one home run. But Day 2 featured teams with more offensive firepower, so perhaps the long ball would reappear? Advertisement Not so much. Murray State and UCLA didn't hit a single home run in their matchup and had three total extra-base hits, all doubles. Arkansas' Reese Robinett went deep in game 2, the first no-doubt home run of the tournament. Just two home runs have been hit so far in Omaha, and neither team that homered won its game. Shoelaces During the top of the fifth inning against LSU, Arkansas pitcher Gabe Gaeckle had to leave the mound and go into the dugout when his shoelace broke. Gaeckle threaded a new shoelace into his cleat and returned to the mound after a few minutes. It certainly wasn't a ringing endorsement of whoever made the shoelaces Gaeckle used, and it didn't help that Steven Milam hit a single right afterward. Advertisement After that inning, Gaeckle changed out the other shoelace in the dugout. MURRAY STATE: Has No. 4 seed ever won College World Series? How Murray State might fare at CWS Neutral fans Many people in Omaha not supporting a specific team pulled for Murray State, as evidenced by the Rocco's Jello Shot Challenge leaderboard. But the Racers will face elimination in their next game and they won't have an easy matchup with Arkansas. Those seeking hotel rooms in Omaha won't be too happy with LSU's win, either, as Tigers fans tend to be one of the largest groups in Omaha. Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Winners and losers from Day 2 of College World Series in Omaha
Newsweek
14-06-2025
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How to Watch UCLA vs Murray State Game 3: Live Stream College Baseball World Series, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The College Baseball World Series continues on Saturday with UCLA taking on Murray State in Game 3 of their series. The winner will advance to face the winner of the Arkansas/LSU game, while the loser will face the loser of that game. JonJon Vaughns #21 of the UCLA Bruins reacts during a game against the USC Trojans at Jackie Robinson Stadium on March 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. JonJon Vaughns #21 of the UCLA Bruins reacts during a game against the USC Trojans at Jackie Robinson Stadium on March 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo byHow to Watch UCLA vs Murray State, Game 3: Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM ET Channel: ESPN Stream: Fubo (Try for free) UCLA is 47-16 on the season and enters this game on a five-game winning streak. The Bruins have swept postseason play, beating Fresno State, Arizona State, and UC Irvine all in a row in the Regionals before sweeping UTSA last week in the Super Regional, winning 5-2 and 7-0. Roch Cholowsky leads the Bruins with 23 home runs on the year. He's batted in 73 runs, second-most on the team behind Mulivai Levu's 85 RBIs. Murray State is 44-15. In the NCAA Regional Tournament, the team upset host Ole Miss 9-6 in the first game, then beat Georgia Tech before losing to Ole Miss 19-8 to set up a must-win final game. The Racers got the win in that one, 12-11, to advance to the Super Regional. In that next round, Murray State dropped Game 1 to Duke 7-4, but managed to force a Game 3 with a 19-9 win in the second game of the series. That final game saw the Racers win 5-4. Watch the college baseball game live this Saturday on ESPN. You can also stream it with a free trial of Fubo. Live stream Game 3: UCLA vs Murray State on Fubo: Start your free trial now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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14-06-2025
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College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Will Arkansas or LSU start CWS strong?
OMAHA, NE ― Day 2 of the 2025 Men's College World Series will get underway June 14 with the second half of the bracket beginning play. In the afternoon game (2 p.m. ET, ESPN), Murray State will take on UCLA. In the nightcap (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), Arkansas will face LSU. Advertisement The game between the Tigers and Razorbacks is the only one among the Omaha openers featuring two teams that hosted a regional. Saturday's two losing teams will play an early game Monday in the losers bracket, while the winning teams will play Wednesday night for a spot in the semifinals. Here are our predictions: Murray State vs. UCLA UCLA 9, Murray State 7 How's this one for intrigue? UCLA hasn't been to Omaha since its national title run in 2013 and Murray State is making its first trip ever. The Racers are the mid-major darlings who have proven near-impossible to put away. Their offense is a perfect fit for Charles Schwab Field, too. Advertisement But the Bruins, while lacking a true ace, have a trump card: arguably the best player in Omaha, shortstop Roch Cholowsky. He has the ability to take over any game, and that's a powerful thing. CWS storylines: Biggest strength, weakness of every team in Omaha LSU vs. Arkansas Arkansas 4, LSU 2 This matchup, which features a battle of aces (Zach Root vs. Kade Anderson), is the headliner of the Omaha slate. It's easy to see either team coming away victorious, as LSU has better top-end pitching, but Arkansas has more depth and a better offense. The Tigers won the series when the two teams faced off earlier this season in Baton Rouge, but the bet is that the Razorbacks get a few more big hits. Advertisement Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College World Series picks, predictions for Day 2 in Omaha
