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 Racers are making their first-ever appearance at the CWS in 2025 and could make history. The biggest question fans may have about Murray State isn't if they belong at the College World Series, but rather, where does their nickname of the "Racers" come from?

Gage Wood no-hits Murray State as No. 3 national seed Arkansas defeats Murray State 3-0 in the Men’s College World Series. Arkansas fell on Saturday in their opening round matchup against LSU 4-1, while the Racers fell to UCLA 6-4 earlier that day.

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.

Dan Tauken doesn't have any NIL deals, and didn't expect many perks playing baseball for Murray State. The Racers outfielder yearned for just one thing: cup holders. Murray State bused everywhere from its campus in Kentucky during the 2025 regular season,

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.

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.

Regardless of their loss to UCLA on Saturday in the College World Series, this years Murray State team proved that they belong on the same field as