Men’s College World Series is set to begin this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska. Before the eight teams remaining in the NCAA baseball tournament begin vying for the championship trophy, here are 25 things to know about the ’25 MCWS.

It's Oregon State baseball vs. Louisville in the College World Series opener for both teams. Here is our expert prediction and pick for the game.

OMAHA, Neb. (WAVE) - The Louisville baseball team is back in Omaha for the sixth time in program history and the first time since 2019 and are set for match-up against national No. 8 seed Oregon State.

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.

Twenty-one months ago, Oregon State athletics was dealt what many saw as a death blow when the Pac-12 imploded, leaving them without a conference. The baseball team, unlike any other sport at OSU, opted to play a completely independent schedule this season.

With five of the eight teams in Omaha entering the NCAA College World Series with shorter than 10-to-1 odds, baseball fans are in for an unpredictable CWS.

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