College baseball's national championship will be decided Saturday in a first round College World Series game between SEC rivals Arkansas and LSU. That's pure conjecture, of course, because the eight-team College World Series begins Friday and lasts at least 10 days,

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The current Jell-O shot record stands at 68,888, which was set by the LSU faithful at Rocco's in 2023 during the Tigers' national championship run. The previous year's mark of 18,777 shots taken by Ole Miss fans was more than tripled by LSU.

All-SEC left-handers Kade Anderson of LSU and Zach Root of Arkansas, who are both likely to start opposite each other again Saturday in Omaha, started that game. Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings in the first meeting, and when Root exited after 6 innings the Razorbacks led 4-2.

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Tennessee baseball has fallen short of the College World Series, losing Games 1 and 2 at Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional.