SEC Network's Peter Burns, David Dellucci and Todd Walker highlight the matchup between the Tigers' and Razorbacks' pitching aces ahead of their MCWS battle.

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

Left-handers Zach Root of Arkansas and Kade Anderson of LSU will take the mound at Charles Schwab Field for the 6 p.m. game. Both were first-team All-SEC picks by league coaches and both are projected to be high-round MLB Draft picks next month.

The Tigers are leading the way with nearly 2,000 shots with Coastal Carolina and Murray State not too far behind.

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.

All-SEC left-handers Kade Anderson of LSU and Zach Root of Arkansas, who are both likely to start opposite each other again Saturday in Omaha, started that game. Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings in the first meeting, and when Root exited after 6 innings the Razorbacks led 4-2.

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.

The LSU Tigers Are Headed to Omaha originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The LSU Tigers have done it. They are headed back to Omaha and will have a shot at winning an eighth national championship.