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FSU Baseball: Noles to face Arkansas Razorbacks in College World Series

By Kelvin Hunt

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a baseball on the field during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 26: A general view of a baseball on the field during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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FSU baseball knows who they will face in their College World Series opening game and it’s their third SEC opponent in a row.

FSU baseball (41-21) has knocked off two strong SEC programs on the road en route to their first College World Series appearance since 2017.

The team learned Monday night they’d be facing their third consecutive SEC opponent in the No. 5 national seed Arkansas Razorbacks (46-18).

Arkansas finished second in the SEC West Division, three wins better than LSU who the Noles just dispatched. For reference, FSU’s other Super Regional opponent Georgia finished second in the SEC East standings with one more conference win than Arkansas.

The game will begin Saturday, June 15th, at 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. FSU beaten the No. 4 and No. 13 national seeds in postseason play thus far.

Here’s the format:

  • Saturday, June 15
    Game 1
    Texas Tech vs. Michigan
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Saturday, June 15
    Game 2
    Arkansas vs. Florida State
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Sunday, June 16
    Game 3
    Vanderbilt vs. Louisville
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Sunday, June 16
    Game 4
    Mississippi State vs. Auburn
    7:30 p.m.
    ESPN2
  • Monday, June 17
    Game 5
    Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Monday, June 17
    Game 6
    Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Tuesday, June 18
    Game 7
    Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Tuesday, June 18
    Game 8
    Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Wednesday, June 19
    Game 9
    Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Thursday, June 20
    Game 10
    Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
    8 p.m.
    ESPN2
  • Friday, June 21
    Game 11
    Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Friday, June 21
    Game 12
    Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Saturday, June 22
    Game 13*
    TBD vs. TBD
    2 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Saturday, June 22
    Game 14*
    TBD vs. TBD
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Monday, June 24
    CWS Finals: Game 1
    TBD vs. TBD
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Tuesday, June 25
    CWS Finals: Game 2
    TBD vs. TBD
    7 p.m.
    ESPN
  • Wednesday, June 26
    CWS Finals: Game 3*
    TBD vs. TBD

Thoughts

It’ll be double elimination bracket play until the finals best two of three format. FSU baseball has a fairly decent draw as they’ll face either Michigan or Texas Tech in game two.

Obviously, beating Arkansas in game one is imperative as that gives them leeway in not facing elimination right off the bat in game two.

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That’s something FSU was able to avoid in the Super Regionals as they swept both opponents. Be sure to stay tuned to Chopchat for more analysis and previews of the College World Series later this week.

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