What began as a "casual" event for fans to partake in has blown up and turned into a must-do College World Series bucket list item for fans who travel to the Mecca of college baseball to experience the feels and emotions of the sport's most sacred grounds up front.

The Arizona Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals meet up in Omaha on Sunday with their NCAA Men’s College World Series hopes on the line in the first elimination game of the tournament. Both teams had high hopes coming into the Men’s College World Series, but found themselves on the losing end of a couple of tough battles.

The team that survived four elimination games in the regional round and one more in the super regional round now faces its most daunting task yet.

Arizona was the first team to arrive in Omaha, landing on Tuesday after spending an extra day in North Carolina following a Super Regional that saw the Wildcats take advantage of a huge break to get back to the College World Series.

Louisville Cardinals baseball won an NCAA CWS elimination baseball game vs Arizona. Three takeaways from UofL baseball's NCAA Tournament win:

So long, winner’s bracket. The Oregon State baseball team suffered a 6-2 loss to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sunday night at Charles Schwab Field, falling for the first time at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha,

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"Sometimes just a little tough love, sometimes it's a little kick in the rear," Louisville coach Dan McDonnell said.