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.

At this point, LSU has to be considered arguably the favorite to capture the national title. But what's the next step on that journey? Here's everything to know about how the CWS bracket is looking and where the schedule goes from here.

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,

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.

The Arkansas baseball team is scheduled to play UCLA in an elimination game Tuesday night at the College World Series.

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.

OMAHA, NE ― Day 2 of the 2025 Men's College World Series saw powerhouse LSU move into the winners bracket while mid-major darlings Murray State will face elimination against Arkansas. The Tigers saw a strong start from Kade Anderson in a 4-1 win over the Razorbacks, while UCLA defeated the Racers, 6-4.

Roman Martin and AJ Salgado drove in two runs apiece to lead UCLA to a 6-4 victory over a Murray State team making its College World Series debut.