In baseball, that flashback-inducing opponent is Coastal Carolina. The Wildcats met the Chanticleers in the 2016 College World Series championship series and, after taking the opening game, dropped the next two to painfully fall short of the fifth national title in school history.

Coastal Carolina (53-11) will play its opening College World Series game against Arizona (44-19) on Friday, June 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern. ESPN will broadcast the game.

Coastal Carolina is the first team to qualify for the 2025 College World Series after defeating Auburn, 4-1, on Saturday. The Chanticleers swept the Tigers in their home regional to advance. Auburn held a 1-0 lead until the seventh inning when Coastal Carolina broke through for three runs.