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.

It'll be Louisville vs Oregon State in a College World Series opener. What to know about game in CWS 2025 bracket, including how to watch, schedule:

Oregon state is back in the College World Series for the first time since 2018.The last time the Beavers played in Omaha, OSU took home a national championship.

The Oregon State baseball team will not have to wait long to play its first game of the 2025 College World Series. The Beavers will face the Louisville Cardinals on Friday at 4 p.m. PT in their Omaha opener,

Oregon St, LSU, Coastal Carolina, Arizona looking to Add to Trophy Case

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.

UCLA is 47-16 on the year and ranks No. 11 nationally in the Massey Ratings. Playing in the Big Ten, the Bruins didn't face the same caliber of schedule as some other teams in Omaha did. Their NCAA Tournament path has been on the easier side too, facing UTSA in the super regional.