Louisville defeated Oregon State, 7-6, in a nailbiter as the Beavers came back from a three-run deficit in the top of the ninth only to give up the lead in the bottom of the inning. In the nightcap, Arkansas defeated UCLA, 7-3. The Bruins had previously resumed a suspended game against LSU in the morning, losing, 9-5.

A lot of talk before the College World Series started centered around a potential rematch of the 2018 finals between Arkansas and Oregon State, in which the Razorbacks would go on to lose in agonizing fashion after coming one strike away from winning its first national title.