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A to Z Sports on MSNArkansas Razorbacks now have massive advantage no other team does in their pursuit of winning first national title in baseballThe Arkansas Razorbacks have one task in mind when it comes to their baseball team right now. Win the whole, dang thing in Omaha, Nebraska. On Monday, they took a huge step towards that goal - thanks mostly to Gage Wood.
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.
Arkansas continues its quest for its first national championship at the 2025 College World Series. Here's a look at when the Razorbacks play:
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.
History Lesson Entering Monday’s matchup in Omaha, Arkansas is 8-0 all-time against Murray State. Under Dave Van Horn, the Razorbacks are 6-0 overall against the Racers.
In a cruel stroke of irony, it was LSU that battled the Arkansas pitchers into submission, not the other way around. The Tigers had 11 two-strike foul balls to extend at-bats and run Arkansas' pitch count up.