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The College World Series hadn't seen a no-hitter in 65 years. Gage Wood just changed that. Wood, the electric Arkansas right-hander who's ranked MLB Pipeline's No. 50 overall Draft prospect for 2025,
Gage Wood took a perfect game into the eighth inning and finished off the first no-hitter at the College World Series since 1960 to lead the University of Arkansas baseball team to a 3-0 victory over Murray State on Monday in an elimination game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha,
The College World Series begins Friday, with eight teams competing to decide who will earn the right to play for the championship.
Wood completed the first no-hitter in CWS history since 1960 on Monday vs. Murray State. It was the third ever no-hitter in the history of the event. On top of that, Wood's 19 strikeouts are the most in a single CWS game in history, as well as a career high. Talk about an incredibly impressive outing.
But in nearly 80 years of the men's College World Series, no pitcher has ever thrown a perfect game in Omaha. In fact, no pitcher has even gotten through six perfect innings since way back in 1999. Which makes sense, considering the level of competition in Omaha and the caliber of hitter the event has seen over the years.