The Bruins will be taking on the 6th-seeded Tigers in their winner's semifinals of the Men's College World Series.

With Paul Skenes waving on FaceTime, LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, center right, poses with Todd Graves, second from left, and friends following game four of the College World Series between the Tigers and the Razorbacks, Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. LSU defeated Arkansas 4-1.

The teams last met in the opening round of the 2013 College World Series, when the Bruins posted a 2-1 win over the Tigers. UCLA also defeated LSU, 6-3, in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

LSU right-hander Anthony Eyanson will be trying to defeat the same UCLA baseball program he loved as a kid in the LA area.

Bruins coach John Savage pleaded with fans to not go after him after the star shortstop made a selfless play in the College World Series.

UCLA baseball is in the College World Series for the first time since 2013 and one of its players, Toussaint Bythewood, is the son of a famous director

The ghosts of the old Pac-12 will be lurking at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend when the College World Series begins.