Which NCAA baseball teams could blow up the bracket
The Montgomery Advertiser’s Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller break down who could wreck the tournament bracket.
Each team still alive in the NCAA tournament is 0-0 on Friday, with Coastal Carolina and Arizona kicking off the action at the College World Series.
The No. 13 Chanticleers are undefeated in postseason play, going 4-0 to win the Sun Belt tournament before finishing 3-0 in their own regional and 2-0 against No. 4 Auburn in super regionals. CCU will likely turn to ace Jacob Morrison, who holds a 11-0 record with a 2.15 ERA this season.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, had one of the best performances of the super regional round, as they fell in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional to No. 5 North Carolina before rattling off back-to-back wins to reach Omaha, Nebraska. Arizona is 5-1 since falling to TCU in the Big 12 tournament championship in late May.
Coastal Carolina-Arizona should be quite the matchup as the opening-round game of the CWS.
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Dean Mihos leads off the inning with a single, then advances to second base on a wild pitch. Mihos then advances to third and eventually home on a pair of groundouts by Wells Sykes and Caden Bodine.
Arizona-Coastal Carolina is tied at 4-4.
Owen Kramkowski’s day is over, and Arizona turns to sidearm reliever Casey Hintz in the bottom of the sixth inning. Hintz has a 5.53 ERA in 53 2/3 innings pitched this season.
Kramkowski’s final line: Three earned runs on nine hits and a walk with seven strikeouts across five innings.
Arizona takes a 4-3 lead despite not hitting a ball past the infield, as Cameron Flukey hits three batters in the top of the sixth inning. Flukey gets a strikeout and a groundout to get out of the frame.
Coastal Carolina is going to need its offense to get rolling again.
Garen Caulfield hits a groundball to second base, but Coastal Carolina is unable to get the lead runner at home or turn the double play, resulting in one out at second base.
Arizona now leads 4-3 with one out and runners on first and third in the top of the sixth inning.
Cameron Flukey hits another batter, which scores Aaron Walton from third base to make the score 3-3. Flukey’s off-speed pitch just got away from him, narrowly hitting Maddox Mihalakis’ back foot.
Adonys Guzman surprises Coastal Carolina, laying down a bunt and it sneaks past the pitcher for a single. Arizona has the bases loaded with no outs for Maddox Mihalakis.
Arizona puts back-to-back runners on base to start the top of the sixth inning after Cameron Flukey hits both batters with a pitch. The Wildcats have no outs and still trail 3-2 but are looking to do some damage here with 4-hole hitter Adonys Guzman coming up to bat.
Blagen Pado’s single scores Blake Barthol from third base, giving Coastal Carolina a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Chanticleers have done a nice job of putting runners in scoring spots, as Barthol stole second base before tagging and advancing to third base on a flyout in the frame.
Pado’s groundball single would’ve likely been right to the Arizona second baseman, but the defender was covering second base as Walker Mitchell was attempting to steal second base.
Cameron Flukey has no issues in the fifth inning, retiring Arizona in order on 10 pitches. Flukey’s fastball was up to 97 mph in the inning.
Riley Eikhoff’s day is done after four innings of work, as Coastal Carolina turns to Cameron Flukey in relief. Flukey, a weekend starter for the Chanticleers, has a 3.24 ERA this season and is making his first relief appearance of the year.
Eikhoff finishes the day allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts, throwing 45 pitches.
The Wildcats get back-to-back doubles from Adonys Guzman and Maddox Mihalakis, who scores Guzman to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Arizona is starting to get to Riley Eikhoff.
Arizona gets on the board in the top of the fourth inning, as shortstop Mason White sneaks a home run just over the left-field fence for his 20th of the season.
Coastal Carolina left fielder Sebastian Alexander nearly robbed the home run, but his glove was just short.
Owen Kramkowski puts together a strong inning, as he sits down Coastal Carolina in order, picking up another strikeout. Kramkowski has allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts through three innings.
Riley Eikhoff allows a one-out double off the left-field wall, but gets out of the inning unscathed, stranding the runner at second base. Eikoff has allowed three hits and no walks with three strikeouts through three innings so far, only throwing 30 pitches.
How about the 9-hole hitter? Wells Sykes drills a two-RBI single to left field to score two runs for Coastal Carolina, giving it a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.
Coastal Carolina with some success in the second inning, with back-to-back singles from Colby Thorndyke and Blagen Pado to start the frame. Ty Dooley then pops up to the pitcher right near the foul line, but Owen Kramkowski dives and can’t haul in the catch, loading the bases with no outs.
Riley Eikhoff faces the minimum three hitters, as he allows a leadoff single before getting a strikeout and a groundout, with the latter turning into a double play.
Eikhoff has thrown 16 pitches through two innings, 14 of which were strikes.
Owen Kramkowski strands a runner at second after getting a strikeout and flyout to end the first inning. Kramkowski’s numbers this season aren’t eye-popping (5.48 ERA), but his slider and two-seam fastball were quite effective in the frame.
Catcher Caden Bodine lines a leadoff single to right field before Sebastian Alexander’s sacrifice bunt moves Bodine to second base with one out.
Coastal Carolina with an early scoring opportunity here after playing some small ball.
Brendan Summerhill hits a leadoff single, but Coastal Carolina starter Riley Eikhoff gets a strikeout and a flyout before catcher Caden Bodine throws out Summerhill on a steal attempt to end the inning.
Eikhoff is filling up the zone and having success with all three of his pitches early.
Riley Eikhoff fires the first pitch and Coastal Carolina-Arizona is underway at the College World Series. Here we go.
Coastal Carolina: RHP Riley Eikhoff (6-2, 2.90 ERA)Arizona: RHP Owen Kramkowski (9-6, 5.48 ERA)
Coastal Carolina opting to pitch Riley Eikhoff instead of ace Jacob Morrison, who has an 11-0 record and a 2.15 ERA across a team-leading 96 1/3 innings pitched this season. Arizona, meanwhile, is going with Owen Kramkowski, who leads the team with 87 innings pitched in 2025.
RF Brendan SummerhillCF Aaron WaltonSS Mason WhiteC Adonys Guzman3B Maddox Mihalakis2B Garen CaulfieldDH Andrew Cain1B Tommy SplaineLF Easton BreyfogleC Caden BodineLF Sebastian Alexander2B Blake Barthol3B Walker Mitchell1B Colby ThorndykeRF Blagen PadoSS Ty DooleyDH Dean MihosCF Wells SykesWhat time does Coastal Carolina vs Arizona baseball start?Time: 2 p.m. ETDate: Friday, June 13Location: Charles Schwab Field (Omaha, Nebraska)
Coastal Carolina-Arizona is set for a 2 p.m. ET first pitch on Friday, June 13, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
What TV channel is Coastal Carolina vs Arizona baseball today?TV channel: ESPNStreaming: ESPN app, ESPN+
Coastal-Carolina-Arizona will air live on ESPN and can be streamed on the ESPN app or ESPN+, which requires a subscription.
College World Series schedule
All times Eastern
Friday, June 13
Game 1: Arizona vs. (13) Coastal Carolina | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 2: Louisville vs. (8) Oregon State | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Saturday, June 14
Game 3: Murray State vs. (15) UCLA | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 4: (6) LSU vs. (3) Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Sunday, June 15
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 6: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (ESPN+)
Monday, June 16
Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Tuesday, June 17
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Wednesday, June 18
Game 11 (semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 12 (semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Thursday, June 19
Game 13 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 14 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+)
CWS finals
Game 1 (June 21): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)Game 2 (June 22): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 2:30 p.m. | ABCGame 3 (June 23) (if necessary): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)