Overview

• Game 1 of the best-of-three finals starts June 21 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha with LSU and Coastal Carolina airing on ESPN, followed by Game 2 on ABC and an if-necessary Game 3 on ESPN.
• Oddsmakers give LSU the edge at roughly –165 odds to win the championship, with ace pitchers Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson available to anchor the Tigers’ rotation.
• Coastal Carolina enters undefeated in the postseason after a 26-game win streak, backed by a deep pitching staff led by Jacob Morrison and complemented by standout catcher Caden Bodine.
• LSU seeks its eighth overall national title and second in three years after sweeping through bracket play with late-inning heroics and power hitting from Jared Jones.
• A notable budget gap underscores the matchup’s David-and-Goliath narrative, as LSU’s $10 million baseball budget dwarfs Coastal Carolina’s $4 million program expenses.