The stands at Charles Schwab Field were emptying, and Murray State players wanted to savor their program’s first College World Series as long as they could.

The Murray State Racers are going dancing. For the first time in program history, Murray State has made the College World Series. After beating Duke in the Durham Super Regional bracket, the Racers became just the fourth-ever No.

Murray State baseball, in the College World Series for the first time, is the biggest CWS 2025 in Omaha — and it's not close. How the numbers stack up

Murray State baseball's historic NCAA Tournament run will be on the line Monday when it faces the Arkansas in a College World Series elimination game.

OMAHA, Neb. — The foundation for Murray State baseball coach Dan Skirka included a pit stop in Southwest Arkansas. In 2009, Skirka was just a couple of years removed from a standout playing career as a shortstop at Grand Valley State when he spent a year as a graduate assistant at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia.

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.