OMAHA, Neb. — LSU lefty ace Kade Anderson dominated the pitching matchup with Arkansas' Zach Root as the Tigers beat the Razorbacks in 4-1 to push the Hogs to the brink of elimination. Root recorded just five outs before coach Dave Van Horn appeared from the dugout to pull his ace after just 38 pitches.

The second day of the College World Series features a showdown of SEC powers and an unlikely No. 4 seed taking the field. We break down the matchups.

LSU baseball meets Arkansas on Saturday in the College World Series. Here’s what happened when the two met in the regular season.

LSU is participating in its 20th College World Series and is just the seventh school in NCAA history to make 20 CWS appearances. LSU is the only school in the nation with 20 CWS berths in the past 40 seasons.

The Arkansas Razorbacks have an tough path ahead of them now if they want to make it to the Men’s College World Series championships. They lost to LSU 4-1 on