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Gage Wood said he had one thing on his mind after tossing a strike for the final out of a historic College World Series no-hitter, which led Arkansas past Murray State and extended his season: "We're not going home.
In a 3-0 win over Murray State in an elimination game on Monday, Razorbacks right hander Gage Wood fired the third no-hitter in the history of the College World Series. His 19 strikeouts were the most in a nine-inning game in Omaha, just one shy of the record 20 set in 1965.
Arkansas and Omaha. For a place that is supposed to be the Mecca of college baseball, it hasn’t been particularly kind to the Razorbacks. Each of the last three times, and four of their last five the Hogs have been to the College World Series,
Wood had 19 strikeouts to complete just the third no-hitter in MCWS history and end the Racers' Cinderella run.
Arkansas and Murray State meet in College World Series action on Monday afternoon in a must-win game for both teams in the double-elimination format.
Arkansas’ Gage Wood set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game and never let Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory.
College World Series continued on Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, though it was ultimately cut short due to inclement weather. In the first game of the day,
Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State in 1960 as the only pitchers to throw CWS no-hitters.