Arkansas’ Wood pitches first CWS no-hitter since 1960 as Razorbacks stay alive
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The Arkansas Razorbacks mobbed starting pitcher Gage Wood (14) after he pitched a no-hitter to defeat the Murray State Racers at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., on Monday.
Junior right-hander Gage Wood pitched the first no-hitter in the College World Series since 1960 in leading Arkansas past Murray State 3-0 today in an elimination game in Omaha, Neb.
Wood, whose last of his 119 pitches hit 97 mph, struck out 19 Racers, the most in a CWS nine-inning game.
Wood took a perfect game into the bottom of the eighth inning but he hit left-hand batting Dom Decker with a sweeping right-to-left breaking ball on the left foot to lead off the frame.
“I shouldn’t have hit the guy,” Wood said during an on-field interview on ESPN.
Wood then struck out the next two batters, going mainly with his fastball that topped out at 98 but stayed in the mid-90s in the final innings.
In the ninth, Wood hit right-hand hitting Nico Bermeo with a breaking ball. But upon review, officials ruled Bermeo out to leaning into the pitch. Wood then struck out the final two batters swinging.
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Baldwin alum Wehiwa Aloy batted 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a stolen base. His younger brother, Kuhio, went 0-for-3.
Arkansas remains alive in the College World Series and will play the loser of today’s UCLA-LSU winners’ bracket game. That game is Tuesday. Following a loss on Saturday, the Razorbacks will be forced to win four games in four days to advance to the championship series.