When College World Series play opens for the Texas Longhorns on Sunday, the opponent will be a familiar one — the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Scheduled for 1 p.m. Central on ESPN, the game will provide head coach David Pierce’s team with the opportunity for revenge following two losses in Fayetteville back in March.
The challenge will be significant — Sports Illustrated power ranked each of the eight teams in Omaha and slotted Arkansas at No. 2 due to a complete lineup and a pitching staff with an elite strikeout-to-walk ratio.
That ranking is hardly a stretch given that the NCAA’s RPI rankings have Arkansas at No.