The Murray State Baseball team will play Arkansas Monday in a College World Series elimination game at 1:00 p.m.

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.

The Murray State Racers outlasted Duke to make the first College World Series in program history with a win June 9.

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.

Murray State took a chance on a 33-year-old junior college assistant. Seven years later, Skirka has the Racers on the sport's biggest stage.