To get to the College World Series, teams had to win at least five games over two weekends without losing more than once each round. Three of the eight qualifiers swept their way to Omaha, while one (Oregon State) had to play eight times to secure a spot.

Caraway led off the bottom of the first inning with a line drive single to left, jumpstarting a game-changing first inning that featured seven runs and five hits, including back-to-back home runs. And the second of those homers came from McEntire, in his first-career postseason at-bat, when he belted a towering shot to left field.

The eight teams in Omaha have combined for 74 appearances in the College World Series and 16 national championships.

The CWS opens Friday with the Sun Belt Conference's Coastal Carolina (53-11) playing the Big 12's Arizona (44-19) in a rematch of the 2016 finals won by the Chanticleers. No. 8 national seed Oregon State (47-14-1), an independent until the Pac-12 ramps up again in 2026-27, meets the ACC's Louisville (40-22) in the second game.

The Beavers make their return to the College World Series, facing off first against Louisville on Friday, June 13.

A legitimate Cinderella story, a conference-less powerhouse and the nation's hottest team threaten to end the SEC's reign atop the sport

The ghosts of the old Pac-12 will be lurking at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend when the College World Series begins.

Louisville and Murray State both took the diamond to practice in Omaha Thursday ahead of their first-round College World Series matchups.

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