Murray State looks to continue in its Cinderella run during its debut at the Mecca of college baseball vs. No. 15 UCLA. The marquee event of the day, however, is an SEC-vs.-SEC heavyweight matchup between Wehiwa Aloy and No.

Sparked by a 4-run fourth, the 15th-seeded Bruins hang on 6-4 as the unseeded Racers chip away but come up short; UCLA gets No. 3 Arkansas or No. 6 LSU next.

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha (Neb.) to begin College World Series play. Johnson and Co. enter a clash against a fiery Razorbacks squad with the Tigers set to send their ace,

What began as a "casual" event for fans to partake in has blown up and turned into a must-do College World Series bucket list item for fans who travel to the Mecca of college baseball to experience the feels and emotions of the sport's most sacred grounds up front.

The Beavers and Cardinals meet in the opening round of the College World Series Friday night at 4 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska.