Arizona is headed to the College World Series after beating No. 5 seed North Carolina 4-3 in the deciding game of their Super Regional series.

The College World Series opens Friday with two games at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The first game pits Coastal Carolina against Arizona in the afternoon and Louisville and Oregon State at night.

Arkansas opened a 7-1 lead with a five-run fourth inning. Logan Maxwell hit a grand slam off AJ Russell, the Vols' third pitcher of the inning. The Razorbacks loaded the bases on singles by Cam Kozeal and Reese Robinett, followed by an intentional walk to Charles Davalan to set up a force play.

Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

With five of the eight teams in Omaha entering the NCAA College World Series with shorter than 10-to-1 odds, baseball fans are in for an unpredictable CWS.

While this year's Men's College World Series field has no teams that made it to Omaha in 2024, there's a still a mix of teams with championship pedigree and programs making their first trip to Charles Schwab Field.

The Arizona Wildcats stunned the No. 5 national seed, the North Carolina Tar Heels, 4-3, and are going to the College World Series for the 19th time in school history. Beaten soundly, 18-2 ...

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FILE - Arkansas batter Wehiwa Aloy (9) runs to first base against Little Rock during an NCAA college baseball game on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks are the highest national seed remaining in the NCAA baseball tournament. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File) AP