Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall likes to say his baseball team's mantra is to stay hungry and humble. Jacob Morrison is his poster boy. After undergoing Tommy John surgery following his freshman year and missing the entire 2024 season,

The Chanticleers extend their win streak to 25 straight games and are in the driver’s seat to reach the national championship series.

Arizona starter Smith Bailey held that 3-1 lead until the seventh inning, when Louisville led off with a Garret Pike double and bunt single from Neighbors. Bailey was relieved by Garrett Hicks, who allowed a sacrifice fly by Lucas Moore.

Coastal Carolina has continued winning even after the retirement of coach Gary Gilmore. The Chanticleers are in the College World Series for the second time.

With two outs and Wells Sykes on second base after a two-out double, Arizona coach Chip Hale elected to intentionally walk Coastal catcher Caden Bodine in favor of facing Sebastian Alexander even though Bodine had stranded four runners in the second and fourth innings.

Six conferences and an independent will be represented at the College World Series. None were among the final eight in Omaha a year ago.

After Coastal Carolina swept SEC power Auburn last week, CCU baseball fans are already making plans to head to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series.