A college baseball season that began in mid-February with 303 Division I teams has reached its conclusion, and only two programs are left standing. The 2025 College World Series has arrived with the No. 6-seed LSU Tigers (51-15) facing the No. 13-seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (53-11). The best-of-three CWS Final will begin Saturday, with Game 2 on Sunday, and if necessary, a deciding Game 3 on Monday night.
On paper, this appears to be a David vs. Goliath matchup pitting the mid-major Chanticleers against a powerhouse SEC program in the Tigers. LSU, with seven CWS championships (second-most all-time), is certainly a Goliath, and several of the players who won the 2023 CWS are still around this year. But Coastal Carolina is no Cinderella on a lucky run. Rather, the Chanticleers are on a truly historic run, and they have not only experience in Omaha, but success as well.
