LSU baseball began its College World Series with a 4-1 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers are well-positioned in the winners' bracket, while Arkansas will be forced to climb out of the losers' bracket. With the victory, the Tigers advance to play UCLA on Monday at 6 p.m. CT at Charles Schwab Field. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN.

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers earned a critical victory on Saturday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha (Neb.) after taking down the Arkansas Razorbacks to open College World Series play. Anderson (11-1) worked 7.