OMAHA - The LSU Tigers baseball team beat Arkansas for the second time at the College World Series, and for the fourth time this year, and will open a three-game series with Coastal Carolina this weekend in its quest for an eight national championship.

LSU catcher Luis Hernandez hit a liner to left that Charles Davalan dove for and missed, scoring two runs to tie the game , then Jared Jones ripped one off the second basemans' glove to score the winning run in Hernandez and win it 6-5, heading to the World Series finals for the second time in three years.

Wednesday's see-saw affair included the Razorbacks taking a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning when Justin Thomas Jr. smoked a two-RBI single through a drawn-in infield.

Let It Fly@bearjones_3 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/jh6x1tSTxZ

— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) June 19, 2025

The Razorbacks rallied in the eighth inning with a pair of runs after loading the bases with one out.

Ryder Helfrick grounded into a potential double-play ball but LSU could not turn it at first base as the ball got away from Jones and the go-ahead run scored to make it 3-2 Arkansas.

But in the bottom of the eighth, Jared Jones belted a solo home run to right-center field to tie the game at three.

LSU pulled ahead in the sixth inning as the Tigers sacrificed Ethan Frey and Steven Milam to third and second and Jake Brown drove them both in with a two-out single to left field to put LSU up 2-1.

Jake Brown Delivers@JakeBrown_14 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/AlyFL5xFVP

— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) June 19, 2025

Arkansas got on the board first as catcher Ryder Helfrick launched the first pitch of the fourth inning to dead center for the solo home run to give the Hogs a 1-0 lead.

Left Side, Strong Side ??@Monster_Milam99 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/tKxriBTNZL

— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) June 18, 2025

LSU starter Zac Cowan was sensational on the mound for the Tigers as he threw a season high 83 pitches and recorded six strikeouts and walking none on 84 pitches.

Arkansas needed to beat LSU twice to make the finals; LSU had beaten Arkansas in both teams' first game at the CWS 4-1 on Saturday night.

Coastal Carolina advanced to the finals by beating Louisville 11-3 earlier Wednesday.

The first game of the finals is set for Saturday at 6 p.m.