Pairings and game times set for 78th Men’s College World Series

by | Jun 10, 2025 | Baseball, College Sports, Headlines

OMAHA — The pairings and game times for the first two days of the 2025 NCAA Men’s College World Series (MCWS) have been announced. The 78th MCWS will take place at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, June 13-22/23.

The first game on Friday, June 13 is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. CT, and showcases No. 13 national seed Coastal Carolina (53-11) against Arizona (44-19) on ESPN. Friday’s second game features No. 8 national seed Oregon State (47-14-1) against Louisville (40-22) and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

The Saturday, June 14 action includes No. 15 national seed UCLA (47-16) against either Duke (41-20 through June 8) or Murray State (43-15 through June 8) at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN. The other Saturday game features No. 3 national seed Arkansas (48-13) squaring off against No. 6 national seed LSU (48-15) at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

 

The losing teams of Friday’s two games will play at 1 p.m. CT Sunday, June 15 on ESPN, while Friday’s winners face off at 6 p.m. CT Sunday, June 15 on ESPN2. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 1 p.m. CT Monday, June 16 on ESPN. Saturday’s winners will meet Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

The winners of the two brackets will play a best-of-three Men’s College World Series Finals, with the first game set for 6 p.m. CT Saturday, June 21 on ESPN. The second game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT Sunday, June 22 on ABC with game three (if necessary) scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT Monday, June 23 on ESPN.

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