LSU tacked on another run on a 2-out RBI single by Luis Hernandez in the bottom of the third and teams were called off the field after the Bruins recorded the next out. Arkansas (49-14) lost 4-1 to LSU (49-15) on Saturday in the CWS opener for both teams. UCLA (48-16) defeated Murray State 6-4 in its first CWS game.

As LSU is hopeful, Arkansas is potentially cursed. But are the Razorbacks done? Monday is an important day in Omaha.

In a cruel stroke of irony, it was LSU that battled the Arkansas pitchers into submission, not the other way around. The Tigers had 11 two-strike foul balls to extend at-bats and run Arkansas' pitch count up.

The redshirt sophomore left his outing against Tennessee on Sunday with muscle spasms in his shoulder. Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs and trainer Corey Wood came to the mound to check on Jimenez after he faced the first batter of the eighth inning, and he left the field with Wood.