As many teams have relied more on the transfer portal, UCLA baseball is reliant on star sophomores like Roch Cholowsky.

The teams last met in the opening round of the 2013 College World Series, when the Bruins posted a 2-1 win over the Tigers. UCLA also defeated LSU, 6-3, in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

Bruins coach John Savage pleaded with fans to not go after him after the star shortstop made a selfless play in the College World Series.

AJ Salgado hits a two-run double and Michael Barnett holds Murray State to three hits and a run in UCLA's 6-4 win at the Men's College World Series.

That was LSU’s Kade Anderson, twirling a Saturday night special in the No. 6 Tigers’ 4-1 win over No. 3 Arkansas at the College World Series. Over seven innings, the lean, long lefty threw 100 pitches,