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The 2025 College Baseball World Series rolled along on Monday with a pair of Bracket 2 games in Omaha. In the opening matchup, Arkansas defeated Murray State 3-0 in an elimination game behind a no-hitter by Gage Wood to keep its title hopes intact.
UCLA baseball held on late for a 6-4 win over Murray State at the College World Series on Saturday, June 14. Here are the highlights:
Murray State won a regional at Ole Miss and a super regional at Duke to become the fourth No. 4 seed to make it to Omaha. The Racers are led by Dan Skirka, the national coach of the year who had a pit stop at Ouachita Baptist early in his coaching career.
The CWS features a variety of representatives; seven different conferences will be represented in the final leg of college baseball's season, including the Sun Belt and Missouri Valley. Here is a more detailed look at each of the eight super regionals, complete with scores, schedules, viewing information and series recaps:
The Murray State Racers and Arkansas Razorbacks look to keep their NCAA Men’s College World Series hopes alive when they meet in an elimination game on Monday afternoon. Both teams are coming off tough losses in their first days in Omaha.
The Racers will take on Arkansas at 2 p.m. ET on June 16 from Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The winner will continue in the loser's bracket with a chance to reach the championship series,
Before he led his program to its first Men's College World Series this season, Murray State pitcher Nic Schutte played quarterback at Male High School in Louisville. Schutte guided the Bulldogs to the 2021 Class 6A state championship game,
The second day of the 2025 College World Series saw the four teams in Bracket 2 take their first step towards advancing to the Finals. This came after Coastal Carolina and Oregon State took a major step forward on opening day while Arizona and Louisville were sent to the brink of elimination.
Arizona starter Smith Bailey held that 3-1 lead until the seventh inning, when Louisville led off with a Garret Pike double and bunt single from Neighbors. Bailey was relieved by Garrett Hicks, who allowed a sacrifice fly by Lucas Moore.