The highest remaining seed in the field will have to make a run through the loser’s bracket, as No. 3 Arkansas lost the highly-anticipated heavyweight bout with No. 6 LSU 4-1 in the College World Series opener.
Aside from a Reese Robinett solo homer in the sixth inning, ace starter Kade Anderson was lights out for the Tigers, tossing seven innings and only allowing one earned run and three hits while striking out seven Razorback batters and walking just two.
The southpaw was pulled in the eighth inning at exactly 100 pitches after a leadoff double from Cam Kozeal.