The NCAA Men's College World Series kicks off Friday in Omaha with eight teams vying for a national championship.

The Beavers and Cardinals meet in the opening round of the College World Series Friday night at 4 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Omaha, Nebraska, the longtime home of the College World Series, first popped up on Mavrick Rizy’s radar when his brother, Kyle, was being pursued by college recruiters six or so years ago. The Fiskdale resident added making a trip to the Cornhusker State to his baseball bucket list.

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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.

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