Under Dave Van Horn, Arkansas baseball has faced postseason heartbreak. That could continue after a College World Series loss.

The eight teams in Omaha have combined for 74 appearances in the College World Series and 16 national championships.

The top teams in college baseball get set to compete in Omaha for the next week in the annual NCAA Men’s College World Series. The MCWS returns to Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska once again, a staple to signify the end of the college baseball season with a showdown to see who heads home as national champions.

UCLA baseball is trying to win its first title in more than a decade at the Men's College World Series, and they might have an edge over the other seven teams.

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.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Arizona Wildcasts hope to start off their runs in Omaha on the right foot, as they both open their NCAA Men’s College World Series schedules on Friday afternoon.