Murray State shocked the world over the weekend, upsetting Duke in the Super Regionals to make the College World Series for the first time ever. 

The Racers are in the midst of their best season in program history, surpassing the 40-win mark for the first time. They've already surpassed most analysts' expectations, going 5-2 in the postseason despite playing six true road games.

Next up, Murray State faces UCLA as its Cinderella season continues. The Racers will be the biggest underdogs of the eight teams in the College World Series, but that's nothing new to them in this postseason.

With Murray State introducing themselves to the national stage, here's a breakdown of their roster and how they got to this point.

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Murray State baseball roster 2025

Number Name Position Year Bats Throws 1 Nico Bermeo INF Grad Senior Right Right 2 Nic Schutte P Junior Right Right 3 Jackson McCoy OF Redshirt Junior Right Right 4 Gunnar Bingham OF Junior Left Right 5 Harper McLendon P Redshirt Junior Right Right 6 Isaac Huettl C Redshirt Sophomore Left Right 8 Carson Garner INF Senior Right Right 10 Dustin Mercer OF Redshirt Senior Left Left 11 Jaxon Diamond UTIL Junior Right Right 12 Dom Decker INF Redshirt Sophomore Left Right 13 Kane Elmy P Senior Right Right 14 Conner Cunningham INF Freshman Left Right 15 Jonathan Hogart OF Redshirt Sophomore Right Right 16 Derek Lebron P Junior Right Right 17 Will Vierling C Junior Left Right 18 Jacob Hustedde P Sophomore Right Right 20 Ethan Lyke P Junior Left Left 21 Reese Oakley P Freshman Right Right 22 Brayden Baker UTIL Freshman Right Right 23 Chase Clatur P Freshman Right Right 24 Kingsley Guthrie C Freshman Switch Right 25 Luke Mistone INF Junior Right Right 27 Danny Rollins C Sophomore Right Right 28 Brady Grabowski OF Sophomore Right Right 29 Dylan Zentko P Junior Left Left 30 Preston Chaudoin P Junior Right Right 31 Parker Patterson C Junior Right Right 32 Isaac Silva P Senior Right Right 33 Jack Wajda P Redshirt Sophomore Right Right 34 Matt Parenteau P Grad Senior Right Right 35 Brevin Scott P Freshman Right Right 37 Dan Tauken OF Redshirt Senior Left Left 38 Reed Braundmeier P Senior Right Right 40 Jackson Ugo P Freshman Left Left 41 Graham Kelham P Junior Right Right 42 Charlie Jury OF Junior Left Left 43 David Stokely C Senior Right Right

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Murray State baseball coaches

Dan Skirka is in his seventh season as the Murray State head coach, and he has been the team's most successful coach in program history. Skirka has led the Racers to five straight seasons with at least 30 wins, the longest such streak in program history, and the team's first season with over 40 wins.

Where is Murray State located?

Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky, which is just north of the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

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How did Murray State make the College World Series?

Murray State went 39-13 in the regular season, including 17-8 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while winning the MVC tournament. The Racers were able to earn one of the 64 bids to the NCAA regionals round, marking just the fourth time in program history that Murray State made the NCAA Tournament.

In the regionals round, Murray State traveled to Oxford in a group that was hosted by Ole Miss and included Western Kentucky and Georgia Tech. The Racers upset the Rebels in the first game of the regional, then did the same to the Yellow Jackets, putting them one win away from advancing. In a rematch, Ole Miss handed the Racers their first loss to set up a win-or-go-home game the next day, but Murray State pulled out a 12-11 win on the road to head to the Super Regionals.

The next weekend, Murray State went to Durham for a three-game series against Duke. The Racers lost Game 1 but came back with a huge 19-9 win in Game 2 to set up a deciding Game 3. In that game, Murray State scored two runs in the eighth inning and hung on to a 5-4 win, advancing to the College World Series.

Who does Murray State play next?

Murray State will play UCLA in the first game of double-elimination College World Series tournament. Depending on if they win or lose, their next game would be against the winner or loser of Arkansas vs. LSU.