Overview

• The best-of-three final begins June 21 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, moves to ABC on June 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET and returns to ESPN for a deciding Game Three on June 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET if necessary.
• LSU’s lineup is anchored by Jared Jones (.330 average, 22 home runs, 76 RBIs) and Derek Curiel (.348 average, 53 RBIs, 66 runs scored).
• The Tigers’ pitching staff averages 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, led by starters Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson plus closer Casan Evans.
• Coastal Carolina advanced unbeaten through its Omaha bracket and will deploy Jacob Morrison, Cameron Flukey and Riley Eikhoff as Game One, Two and potential Game Three starters.
• Both programs bring College World Series pedigree, with LSU owning seven national titles and Coastal Carolina claiming its first championship in 2016.