Murray State took a chance on a 33-year-old junior college assistant. Seven years later, Skirka has the Racers on the sport's ...

Dan Skirka is currently in his seventh season as Murray State's head coach, but his history with the team dates back longer ...

Dan Skirka led Murray State to their first College World Series appearance in 2025, marking a historic achievement for the ...

The Racers open play in Omaha on Saturday against UCLA, and their unlikely journey embodies the wonder of sports.

A selection of moments across the Triangle and North Carolina as captured through the lens of the N&O’s visual journalists.

Murray State baseball is looking to become only the second No. 4 seed to ever win a College World Series championship. Racers ...

The Racers are making their first-ever appearance at the CWS in 2025 and could make history. The biggest question fans may ...

Like Fresno State, Stony Brook and Oral Roberts before them, the Murray State Racers are about to be embraced as the College ...

Skirka's Racers have taken a record-breaking 2025 season all the way to the MCWS after winning 44 games this season ...

Murray State bused everywhere from its campus in Kentucky during the 2025 regular season, including a nearly seven-hour one-way trip to Valparaiso in Indiana. The team is constantly on the go, eating ...

As he walked into Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Wednesday, it hadn’t yet sunk in for Jackson McCoy – not even after he saw the Murray State logo in the bullpen. This was not where he expected to be at ...