Omaha, June 16 EST: That wasn’t just dominance. That wasn’t just brilliance. That was baseball folklore, and it wore No. 33 in Arkansas red.
Gage Wood, a sophomore righty with fire in his arm and ice in his veins, just threw the first no-hitter at the Men’s College World Series in 65 freaking years. That’s not a stat. That’s a time capsule.
And yeah, Arkansas won 3–0 over Murray State. But let’s be honest — this game belonged to Wood.
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This Wasn’t Pitching — It Was Performance Art By Gage Wood
From the jump, Wood had something. You could feel it in the snap of his curveball. You could hear it in the pop of the catcher’s mitt. He wasn’t just dotting corners — he was erasing hope.
And then came the run of seven straight strikeouts — from the third into the fifth — each one cranking up the volume in Omaha, each one turning the batter’s box into a dead end.
“I was just staying in my lane,” Wood said afterward, smiling like a guy who knew exactly what he just did.
By the sixth, the whole stadium was in on it. You know how it goes: whispers, side-eyes, everyone doing that superstition dance — “Don’t say it out loud.” But they knew. We all knew.
And when he got that last out? A clean swing-and-miss heater high in the zone? That ballpark detonated.
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Meanwhile, Arkansas Hit Just Enough — When It Mattered Most
Yeah, the bats were quieter than the crowd. But the third inning had life: Reese Robinett smacked a double, Justin Thomas Jr. hustled out an infield knock, and Charles Davalan brought the crowd to its feet with an RBI single. Just like that: 1–0.
Flash forward to the seventh, and that cushion got fatter. Thomas Jr., again, punched one through. Davalan followed with a rope into the gap. That’s your 3–0 lead, and that was more than enough for the kid throwing fireballs on the mound.
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Murray State? Helpless. Hopeless.
Let’s give it to them straight — Murray State never stood a chance. No hits. No runs. No breaks. They weren’t bad; they were just outmatched.
They tried bunting. They tried swinging early. They tried waiting him out. But Wood was on a different planet. Fastballs at the letters. Sliders diving like they hit trapdoors. Composure beyond his years.
Even the Racers’ dugout knew what was happening. You could see it in their faces — part frustration, part awe.
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This Was One for the Wall
49–14 now. That’s Arkansas’s record. But this game? That gets framed.
Gage Wood now sits at 4–1 — but more importantly, he owns a moment that will live forever in Omaha. You don’t forget no-hitters. You don’t forget silence like that from opposing bats. You don’t forget the eruption that followed.
No matter what happens next in this tournament, Wood just made sure June 16, 2025, won’t be remembered as just another College World Series game.
It’s the day the Razorbacks dropped a zero on the scoreboard — and a legend into the books.
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