Arkansas’ high-powered offense backfires sending the Razorbacks into an elimination game and rewriting the College World Series script

The LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins square off on Monday night in the Men's College World Series. This is a massive game for Jay Johnson's squad, who with a win tonight are just one more win away from clenching a spot in the Men's College World Series Finals. All that stands in their way are the UCLA Bruins.

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.

With Paul Skenes waving on FaceTime, LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, center right, poses with Todd Graves, second from left, and friends following game four of the College World Series between the Tigers and the Razorbacks, Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. LSU defeated Arkansas 4-1.

He competes his butt off and I'm proud of him.” Curiel also spoke about his success against left-handed pitchers this season. He said, “ Baseball is a game of failure. Just trying to my best to stay there on the lefties.