A former standout at Omaha Creighton Prep and Stanford, ESPN analyst Kyle Peterson spoke about coach Dave Van Horn and his Razorbacks' squad.

FAYETTEVILLE – Count ESPN college baseball announcers Chris Burke and Kyle Peterson among those who think this might be the time that Arkansas and head coach Dave Van Horn leave Omaha with the crown. The two highly-respected analysts held a zoom with media Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming College World Series, which begins Friday.

All-SEC left-handers Kade Anderson of LSU and Zach Root of Arkansas, who are both likely to start opposite each other again Saturday in Omaha, started that game. Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings in the first meeting, and when Root exited after 6 innings the Razorbacks led 4-2.

With an 11-4 win over Tennessee at Baum-Walker Stadium on Sunday, the Razorbacks punched their ticket to the College World Series for the 12th time in program history.

Arkansas is a team without a weakness. That's why every Razorback fan who can find a way to attend games at the College World Series should

Vitello praised Arkansas for having possibly the most complete lineup in the SEC. The Aloy brothers, Wehiwa and Kuhio, were held in check, but Arkansas’ 2025 squad still became only the second under Van Horn to sweep its way to Omaha — without any hiccups to the star-studded Volunteers, who boast 6 draft prospects in the top 100 by MLB Pipeline.

A cautionary tale for Razorback fans about to descend upon Omaha, Nebraska, like so many Joads in arguably the greatest American novel: John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a social document from t