College World Series 2017: Schedule, game times & TV info for Saturday

The 2017 College World Series starts on Saturday, with a pair of games from TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.

Both games will be televised by ESPN, with online streaming available through WatchESPN.

No. 1 Oregon State starts things off on Saturday, battling Cal State Fullerton in the first game. The Beavers send to the mound Jake Thompson, who brings a 14-0 record and 1.52 ERA into the game. He was drafted in the fourth round on Tuesday by the Boston Red Sox.

Cal State Fullerton counters with Connor Seabold on the mound. The junior was 11-5 with a 3.01 ERA, and drafted in the third round by the Phillies. Facing the No. 1 team in the country does not faze Seabold.

“That’s what we wanted because we know we’re better than them. We know we can beat them,” Seabold told Robert Morales of the Orange County Register on Wednesday. “If we play the better game, we’ll win. So that’s what we’ve gotta believe.”

The second game on Saturday features first-round pick — No. 30 overall to the Cubs — Alex Lange on the mound for No. 4 LSU, playing Florida State.

The College World Series is a double-elimination format, with two teams vying for a spot in the finals, a best-of-three series scheduled for June 26-28.

Both winners on Saturday will battle on Monday night, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The losers on Saturday will face off in an elimination game on Monday at 2 p.m., also on ESPN.

3 p.m. ET: No. 1 Oregon State vs. Cal State Fullerton
TV: ESPN (Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Ben McDonald, Mike Rooney)
Online: WatchESPN

8 p.m. ET: No. 4 LSU vs. Florida State
TV: ESPN (Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Perez, Laura Rutledge)
Online: WatchESPN