OMAHA, Neb. (KFVS) - The Murray State Racers will play in the school’s first-ever College Baseball World Series game on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska. Murray State is 44-15 on the season and UCLA is 47-16. LSU and Arkansas play in the other game in the Racers bracket.

There are 44 reasons for Murray State to feel like anything other than the Cinderella story, that’s at least how the Racers see it. And how can you blame them?

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A 700-1 longshot to win the College World Series two weeks ago, tiny Murray State races to Omaha with a $68,000-a-year coach who still mows the team’s field.

Duke is once again stopped just short of the College World Series as underdog Murray State defeated the Blue Devils, 5-4, on Monday night in the Durham Super Regional.

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The Murray State Racers are about to be embraced as the College World Series’ lovable underdogs by local fans looking to adopt a team for the week.

Coach Dan Skirka, a former Grand Valley State star from Union City, has the Murray State baseball team in the College World Series for the first time.

Murray State baseball, who beat Ole Miss in the Oxford Regional, is now headed to Omaha for the first time ever. Madison Central grad Walker Robey just won the state championship with the Jags and is headed to play for the racers next year.