LSU baseball will meet a familiar opponent in its first College World Series game. Here's what Jay Johnson had to say about meeting Arkansas again.

LSU's coach, the most successful baseball boss in Southeastern Conference history, was relaxing in the home dugout an hour before a showdown with

The Razorbacks (48-13) finished second in the SEC this year with a 20-10 in regular-season conference play. They lost to Ole Miss in their only game at the SEC Tournament and swept Tennessee with a pair of wins at the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional last weekend.

Matt Jones joins the show from Omaha to discuss the Arkansas baseball team's arrival for the College World Series with Ethan Westerman.

UCLA is 47-16 on the year and ranks No. 11 nationally in the Massey Ratings. Playing in the Big Ten, the Bruins didn't face the same caliber of schedule as some other teams in Omaha did. Their NCAA Tournament path has been on the easier side too, facing UTSA in the super regional.

The College World Series begins Friday in Omaha, Nebraska. Here's what to know on the tournament's double elimination format and more.