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.

Root (3.82 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) will pitch for the Razorbacks (49-14) during their elimination game against UCLA (48-17). First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., but delays to that start time are possible due to an earlier game between Oregon State and Louisville, plus elevated rain and thunderstorm chances in Omaha.

Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years, striking out a record 19 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory.

Murray State was the biggest storyline of the NCAA tournament, but their Cinderella run came to end thanks to a legendary no-hitter from the Hogs.

OMAHA, NE. — Murray State baseball will play Arkansas today at Charles Schwab Field for the opportunity to continue in the 2025 Men's College World Series. The Racers fell 6-4 to the UCLA Bruins in their debut Saturday afternoon. The Razorbacks fell 4-1 to the LSU Tigers later that night.

Murray State and No. 15 UCLA saw their first action of the 2025 Men's College World Series on Saturday, where the former’s ongoing Cinderella story hit a bit of a snag in Game 3 after the Bruins’ 6-4 win.