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.

Clay Goodwin, in his 18th year as the director of operations for the University of Arkansas baseball team, stood along the third-base dugout with his phone out, recording the team's batting practice.

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.

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.

When the University of Arkansas baseball team plays an elimination game against Murray State on Monday at the College World Series, two players from Batesville -- population 11,515 -- will take the field.

The script was supposed to be different. Arkansas arrived at the College World Series with swagger, the best batting average in the SEC, and a bullpen deeper than most major league teams.

Under Dave Van Horn, Arkansas baseball has faced postseason heartbreak. That could continue after a College World Series loss.

While he’s not hanging up his hat, Dave Van Horn knows he’s in the late innings of his career. Tom Shatel writes, along with Cam Kozeal, that there's every reason