Arkansas baseball vs. Murray State live updates: College World Series score, highlights

OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas baseball will play its first elimination game of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon against the last remaining Cinderella.

The No. 3 Razorbacks (48-14) must beat Murray State Monday to keep their season alive. The Racers (44-16) are the only four seed to reach the College World Series. They won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament before eliminating Ole Miss and Duke on their road to Omaha.

Both teams lost on Saturday. Arkansas dropped a 4-1 pitchers duel to LSU while Murray State fell to UCLA, 6-4. The winner of today’s game will play another elimination contest Tuesday night.

Arkansas is 8-0 all time against the Racers. The Razorbacks swept a three-game series in 2024, and this will be the teams’ first matchup outside of Fayetteville.

Below are live updates, highlights, information on how to watch and today’s starting pitchers for Arkansas and Murray State.

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Arkansas baseball live score vs. Murray State

• The Hogs strand runners on second and third for the second time in the last three innings. The offense can’t get a big hit with runners in scoring position. Still, it’s 1-0 Arkansas.

• Gage Wood strikes out the side for a second straight inning. He’s got nine punch outs on the day, but the Arkansas lead remains narrow at 1-0.
• Three up and three down for Arkansas in the fourth. Kuhio Aloy had a hard-hit ball go right to the Murray State left fielder.

• Gage Wood strikes out the side. He’s got six punch outs through the first three innings. Arkansas leads 1-0.
• Arkansas has its first lead of the College World Series. Reese Robinett came around to score after a leadoff double, crossing home on an RBI single from Charles Davalan. The Hogs did squander a chance for more, failing to take advantage of runners on second and third with no outs. It’s 1-0 Arkansas.

• Gage Wood retires the Racers in order for another scoreless frame.
• Isaac Silva needs six pitches to set the Hogs down in order. The Arkansas at-bats don’t look any better than they did Saturday night through the first two innings.

• Gage Wood strikes out a pair and only needs 13 pitches to get through a clean first frame.
• A one-out single from Wehiwa Aloy is the only production from the Arkansas offense. Gage Wood heads to the rubber for the bottom half of the inning.

• Hello from Omaha. The starting lineups are below. No surprises for Arkansas as the Hogs try to keep their season alive against Murray State.

Arkansas baseball vs. Murray State: Probable pitchers

• Arkansas – RHP Gage Wood (3-1, 5.02 ERA)
• Murray State – RHP Isaac Silva (9-2, 5.09 ERA)

Wood has allowed four earned runs in 9 ⅓ innings this postseason, including a 13-strikeout performance against Creighton to clinch the Fayetteville Regional title. Silva gets hitters out with a sinker-slider combo that breaks in different directions. He’s pitched at least five innings in 10 of his 15 starts this year.

What time does Arkansas baseball vs. Murray State start?  

• Date: Monday, June 16
• Time: 1 p.m. CT  
• Where: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.

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Arkansas baseball schedule

Below is Arkansas’ postseason schedule.

College World Series

• Saturday, June 14: LSU 4, Arkansas 1

Fayetteville Super Regional

• Saturday, June 7: Arkansas 4, Tennessee 3
• Sunday, June 8: Arkansas 11, Tennessee 4

Fayetteville Regional

• Friday, May 30: Arkansas 6, North Dakota State 2
• Saturday, May 31: Arkansas 12, Creighton 1
• Sunday, June 1: Arkansas 8, Creighton 3

Murray State baseball schedule

Below is Murray State’s postseason schedule.

College World Series

• Saturday, June 14: UCLA 6, Murray State 4

Durham Super Regional

• Saturday, June 7: Duke 7, Murray State 4
• Sunday, June 8: Murray State 19, Duke 9
• Monday, June 9: Murray State 5, Duke 4

Oxford Regional

• Friday, May 30: Murray State 9, Ole Miss 6
• Saturday, May 31: Murray State 13, Georgia Tech 11
• Sunday, June 1: Ole Miss 19, Murray State 8
• Monday, June 2: Murray State 12, Ole Miss 11

College World Series schedule

• First round: June 13-14
• Second round: June 15-17
• Semifinals: June 18-19
• Finals: June 21-23

Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@gannett.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

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