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USA Today
7 hours ago
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Murray State vs UCLA baseball live updates: Start time, TV channel for College World Series
Murray State vs UCLA baseball live updates: Start time, TV channel for College World Series Show Caption Hide Caption 4 MLB prospects to watch during the 2025 Men's College World Series 4 MLB prospects The Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record's Jackson Fuller are watching during the 2025 Men's College World Series Murray State baseball looks to keep its magical run going with another upset when it faces No. 15 UCLA in the opening round of the College World Series on Saturday. It won't be easy for the Racers, however, as UCLA is undefeated in the NCAA tournament and is playing its best baseball at the right time. Watch Murray State vs. UCLA baseball at CWS live with ESPN+ Murray State lost Game 1 of the Durham Super Regional before rattling off back-to-back wins over Duke to become the fourth No. 4 regional seed to ever reach Omaha, Nebraska. The Bruins are making their first CWS appearance since 2013, after they had a four-year stretch from 2010-13 with three CWS appearances. UCLA last won the national championship that season and was the runner-up in 2010. USA TODAY Sports is bringing live score updates and highlights from Murray State-UCLA. Follow along. Murray State vs UCLA baseball live score This section will be updated. TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F Murray State 0 - - - - - - - - - UCLA 1 - - - - - - - - - Murray State vs UCLA baseball live updates Nic Schutte limits UCLA to one run, as he picks up two huge strikeouts with bases loaded before getting an inning-ending groundout. The Bruins lead 1-0 and are unable to capitalize on the scoring chance. UCLA takes a 1-0 lead after Nic Schutte walks his third batter of the game, which scores Dean West from third base. The Bruins still have based loaded with no outs. Murray State's Nic Schutte also struggling with command early, as he walks consecutive UCLA hitters to start the first inning. Schutte then leaves a pitch over the middle for Mulivai Levu, who singles to right field to load the bases. UCLA with a chance to do some big damage early with no outs. UCLA pitcher Michael Barnett is still settling in, as he needs 27 pitches to get out of the inning, despite striking out a pair of Murray State hitters. Barnett is still working on homing in his command, as he walked two batters, with both of his strikeouts coming on full counts. UCLA: RHP Michael Barnett (12-1, 4.09 ERA) RHP Michael Barnett (12-1, 4.09 ERA) Murray State: RHP Nic Schutte (11-6, 4.85 ERA) LF Dean West SS Roch Cholowsky 1B Mulivau Levu 2B Roman Martin RF AJ Salgado CF Payton Brennan DH Blake Balsz C Cashel Dugger 2B Phoenix Call CF Jonathan Hogart RF Dustin Mercer 3B Carson Garner 2B Dom Decker 1B Luke Mistone C Will Vierling LF Dan Tauken DH Nico Bermeo SS Connor Cunningham What time does Murray State vs UCLA baseball start? Time: 2 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET Date: Saturday, June 14 Saturday, June 14 Location: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska) Murray State-UCLA is set for a 2 p.m. ET first pitch on Saturday, June 14, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. What TV channel is Murray State vs UCLA baseball on today? TV channel: ESPN ESPN Streaming: ESPN app, ESPN+ Murray State vs. UCLA at the College World Series will air live on ESPN, with streaming options on the ESPN app (with a TV provider login) or ESPN+, which requires a subscription. College World Series schedule All times Eastern Friday, June 13 Game 1: (13) Coastal Carolina 7, Arizona 4 (13) Coastal Carolina 7, Arizona 4 Game 2: (8) Oregon State 4, Louisville 3 Saturday, June 14 Game 3: Murray State vs. (15) UCLA | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Murray State vs. (15) UCLA | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 4: (6) LSU vs. (3) Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Sunday, June 15 Game 5: Arizona vs. Louisville | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Arizona vs. Louisville | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 6: (13) Coastal Carolina vs. (8) Oregon State | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (ESPN+) Monday, June 16 Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Tuesday, June 17 Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Wednesday, June 18 Game 11 (semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 12 (semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+) Thursday, June 19 Game 13 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+) Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+) Game 14 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+) CWS finals
Yahoo
15 hours ago
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College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Will Arkansas or LSU start CWS strong?
OMAHA, NE ― Day 2 of the 2025 Men's College World Series will get underway June 14 with the second half of the bracket beginning play. In the afternoon game (2 p.m. ET, ESPN), Murray State will take on UCLA. In the nightcap (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), Arkansas will face LSU. Advertisement The game between the Tigers and Razorbacks is the only one among the Omaha openers featuring two teams that hosted a regional. Saturday's two losing teams will play an early game Monday in the losers bracket, while the winning teams will play Wednesday night for a spot in the semifinals. Here are our predictions: Murray State vs. UCLA UCLA 9, Murray State 7 How's this one for intrigue? UCLA hasn't been to Omaha since its national title run in 2013 and Murray State is making its first trip ever. The Racers are the mid-major darlings who have proven near-impossible to put away. Their offense is a perfect fit for Charles Schwab Field, too. Advertisement But the Bruins, while lacking a true ace, have a trump card: arguably the best player in Omaha, shortstop Roch Cholowsky. He has the ability to take over any game, and that's a powerful thing. CWS storylines: Biggest strength, weakness of every team in Omaha LSU vs. Arkansas Arkansas 4, LSU 2 This matchup, which features a battle of aces (Zach Root vs. Kade Anderson), is the headliner of the Omaha slate. It's easy to see either team coming away victorious, as LSU has better top-end pitching, but Arkansas has more depth and a better offense. The Tigers won the series when the two teams faced off earlier this season in Baton Rouge, but the bet is that the Razorbacks get a few more big hits. Advertisement Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College World Series picks, predictions for Day 2 in Omaha
USA Today
16 hours ago
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- USA Today
College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Will Arkansas or LSU start CWS strong?
College World Series predictions, picks for Day 2: Will Arkansas or LSU start CWS strong? Show Caption Hide Caption Which NCAA baseball teams could blow up the bracket The Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record's Jackson Fuller break down who could wreck the tournament bracket. OMAHA, NE ― Day 2 of the 2025 Men's College World Series will get underway June 14 with the second half of the bracket beginning play. In the afternoon game (2 p.m. ET, ESPN), Murray State will take on UCLA. In the nightcap (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), Arkansas will face LSU. The game between the Tigers and Razorbacks is the only one among the Omaha openers featuring two teams that hosted a regional. Saturday's two losing teams will play an early game Monday in the losers bracket, while the winning teams will play Wednesday night for a spot in the semifinals. Here are our predictions: Murray State vs. UCLA UCLA 9, Murray State 7 How's this one for intrigue? UCLA hasn't been to Omaha since its national title run in 2013 and Murray State is making its first trip ever. The Racers are the mid-major darlings who have proven near-impossible to put away. Their offense is a perfect fit for Charles Schwab Field, too. But the Bruins, while lacking a true ace, have a trump card: arguably the best player in Omaha, shortstop Roch Cholowsky. He has the ability to take over any game, and that's a powerful thing. CWS storylines: Biggest strength, weakness of every team in Omaha LSU vs. Arkansas Arkansas 4, LSU 2 This matchup, which features a battle of aces (Zach Root vs. Kade Anderson), is the headliner of the Omaha slate. It's easy to see either team coming away victorious, as LSU has better top-end pitching, but Arkansas has more depth and a better offense. The Tigers won the series when the two teams faced off earlier this season in Baton Rouge, but the bet is that the Razorbacks get a few more big hits. Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson.
USA Today
21 hours ago
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- USA Today
College World Series winners and losers: Best and worst from Day 1 in Omaha
College World Series winners and losers: Best and worst from Day 1 in Omaha Show Caption Hide Caption 4 MLB prospects to watch during the 2025 Men's College World Series 4 MLB prospects The Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record's Jackson Fuller are watching during the 2025 Men's College World Series OMAHA, NE ― Day 1 of the 2025 Men's College World Series brought two nail-biting finishes, as Coastal Carolina took Game 1 over Arizona, 7-4, with a tie-breaking, three-run eighth inning and Oregon State walked off Louisville, 4-3, after blowing a two-run lead in the top of the ninth. The Beavers will face the Chanticleers in the winners bracket June 15, while the Cardinals and Wildcats will face off in an elimination game. Here are the biggest winners and losers of the first day's action: Winners Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina won its opening game, of course. But this isn't just about that victory, but about how things shape up for the Chanticleers going forward. After securing a spot in the winners bracket, Coastal Carolina got to watch the pitchers' duel between Oregon State's Dax Whitney and Louisville's Patrick Forbes. Neither ace will pitch against the Chanticleers − meanwhile, Coastal Carolina will counter with Jacob Morrison, the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year, who has an 11-0 record and a 2.15 ERA this season. Pitch framing The art of pitch framing, or a catcher making pitches look like strikes to the umpire, took center stage in Game 1. The two catchers, Caden Bodine of Coastal Carolina and Adonys Guzman of Arizona, each stole strikes for their pitchers while Bodine also caught a runner stealing. "Bodine was fantastic, one of the best players in the country," Arizona coach Chip Hale said. "I was really impressed. ... They're stealing strikes. He does a beautiful job of it." Strikeouts Three of the four teams that played on Day 1 had double-digit strikeouts. The only team that didn't strike out 10-plus times was Arizona, which was punched out eight times. Coastal Carolina struck out 10 times, Oregon State 12 times and Louisville 14 times. Especially impressive was the performance from Oregon State's pitching staff, which racked up those 14 strikeouts against an offense that came into the game ranked 15th nationally in strikeout avoidance. Losers Relief pitchers In the opening game between Coastal Carolina and Arizona, traditional relievers went by the wayside. Arizona turned to its bullpen after five innings with a 4-3 lead. But the Chanticleers tied it up in the bottom of the inning and then, with two outs in the eighth, Wildcats reliever Garrett Hicks gave up a double, an intentional walk and a single. Hale chose then to go to closer Tony Pluta, who won the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award for the top relief pitcher in college baseball. He gave up a two-run double and Coastal Carolina secured the 7-4 win. "The guy's the closer (of) the year in the country, and we just wanted to keep it at one run," Hale said of the decision to go to Pluta when he did. "And that doesn't happen very often with Tony Pluta. ... Tony was ready. He was loose. But he got behind." The Chanticleers, on the other hand, eschewed a traditional bullpen strategy in favor of bringing normal starter Cameron Flukey out of the bullpen, a plan they'd made before the game. Flukey had one bad inning in which he gave up two runs, but he held Arizona scoreless after that and secured the win as Dominick Carbone got the final three outs. Power hitting Charles Schwab Field in Omaha is notorious for being pitcher-friendly, and low-scoring games are common. But over the past few years, some of the country's best power-hitters have managed to blast balls out of "the Chuck." But home runs are down across the board in college baseball this season, and that continued across the first game in Omaha. Arizona's Mason White hit the lone long ball of the day, and that one was a wall-scraper that Coastal Carolina's left fielder nearly robbed. Though the early game saw its fair share of doubles, in the nightcap, neither team had an extra-base hit until Zion Rose led off the top of the ninth with a triple. STORYLINES: 8 fascinating 2025 College World Series storylines we're watching in Omaha Defense A combined four errors in the second game of the day all led to runs. Oregon State first baseman Jacob Krieg failed to secure a pickoff throw and that runner came around to score. Louisville shortstop Alex Alicea booted a potential double-play ball with the bases loaded and one out that led to a run scoring. Then there was the ninth inning. The Beavers committed two errors on one play as shortstop Aiva Arquette threw wide to first base and catcher Wilson Weber had the ball slip out of his hand when he went to try to make a throw to second. "Aiva Arquette made, what, four errors all year?" Oregon State coach Mitch Canham said. "He was trying to make a really immaculate play for the guys. ... Sometimes those things are going to happen." Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson.
Yahoo
a day ago
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2025 Men's College World Series: Coastal Carolina pull off 7-4 win over Arizona
The 2025 Men's College World Series kicked off in full force on Friday, as No. 13 Coastal Carolina earned the first win of the tournament with a 7-4 victory over unseeded Arizona. The Chanticleers, who came into this tournament with the best record in Division 1, overcame a 4-4 tie with a few clutch doubles in the bottom of the eighth to keep their 24-game win streak alive. It was a quiet first inning for both teams. But in the second inning, Coastal Carolina had a huge opportunity, loading the bases off a muffed infield catch by Arizona pitcher Owen Kramkowski. Outfielder Wells Sykes took advantage of the situation, hitting a two-run RBI single to put the Chanticleers on the board first. Advertisement After a slow third inning, Arizona came alive at the top of the fourth, starting with shortstop Mason White getting a solo homer. Then, the Wildcats got two back-to-back doubles, sending catcher Adonys Guzman home to tie the game. Coastal Carolina was able to escape the inning without any further damage. And then, at the bottom of the fifth, the Chanticleers got a few players of their own on base. A well-hit single from right fielder Blagen Pado sent second baseman Blake Barthol home to take a 3-2 lead. Coastal Carolina is known for being hit by pitches — the team has been hit by an NCAA-leading 170 pitches this season. But in the sixth inning, it was Arizona who took advantage of getting hit: Chanticleers reliever Cameron Flukey, who came into the game after four innings, hit three batters in that inning alone, allowing the Wildcats to fill the bases and eventually get a game-tying run before getting an out. Then, a grounder from second baseman Garen Caulfield sent White home to give Arizona the 4-3 lead. But then, in the bottom of the sixth, Chanticleers catcher Caden Bodine hit in a game-tying run to bring things to 4-4. Advertisement The two teams stayed locked in a tie for the next two innings off some strong defensive play, with Flukey finally settling in to easily dispatch the Arizona offense. In the bottom of the eighth, with the Chanticleers sitting on two outs, it looked like the game would come down to the final inning. But Coastal Carolina's offense broke through with a series of doubles. It started with Sykes getting on second off a hit that landed right on the line; left fielder Sebastian Alexander then hit an RBI single to send Sykes home for a 5-4 lead. Another huge double from Barthol sent Alexander and Bodine, who was intentionally walked, home to give the Chanticleers a 7-4 lead heading into the ninth. Arizona wasn't quite done yet, as designated hitter Andrew Cain earned a double with some bold running and first baseman Tommy Splaine got a base hit. But a key double play ended the game and sent Coastal Carolina to the winners' bracket. Advertisement The Chanticleers will play the winner of Oregon St. vs. Louisville, while the Wildcats will try to survive against the loser of that matchup. The tournament is double-elimination, setting up a must-win game for Arizona. The men's College World Series has one of the most entertaining side plots of any of the NCAA championship: The Jell-O shot competition at Rocco's, where patrons compete annually to see which school's fans can eat the most Jell-O shot. LSU, who notoriously consumed 68,888 Jell-O shots in 2023, is off to an early lead, eating 943 shots during the first day of the CWS. However, Coastal Carolina and Murray State are also on a roll, consuming 836 and 805, respectively. All three schools are on pace to break LSU's 2023 record.
