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.

AJ Salgado hits a two-run double and Michael Barnett holds Murray State to three hits and a run in UCLA's 6-4 win at the Men's College World Series.

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.

College World Series odds, picks, predictions, TV for Oregon State Beavers vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers NCAA baseball game Sunday, June 15.

Arizona (44-20) will play Louisville (40-23) at 11 a.m. PT Sunday, the first step in what would be a tremendously steep climb to stay alive in the series. The Wildcats would have to win four in a row to reach the championship series, with three of those on consecutive days.

Omaha, Nebraska, the longtime home of the College World Series, first popped up on Mavrick Rizy’s radar when his brother, Kyle, was being pursued by college recruiters six or so years ago. The Fiskdale resident added making a trip to the Cornhusker State to his baseball bucket list.

It’s day two of the College World Series in Omaha. Here’s the complete Saturday schedule with LSU vs. Arkansas headlining the action.

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