Guy’s College World Series: Arkansas’ Gage Wood pulls off spectacular

Day 4 of the Guy’s College World Series kicked off with a David-and-Goliath matchup, with No. 3 Arkansas defeating unseeded Murray State. Although the Razorbacks’ bats were reasonably quiet, nine almost perfect innings from junior beginning pitcher Gage Wood on Monday secured the 3-0 Arkansas win.Wood was electrical, holding back Murray State with just the 3rd no-hitter in MCWS history and the first given that 1960. He notched a career-high 19 strikeouts on 119 pitches, finishing a game for the first time in his college career.Advertisement Wood set up 7 perfect innings before he struck

a batter with a pitch

in the eighth. However he stayed strong, notching 5 more strikeouts to secure the historical no-hitter. Both offenses were peaceful initially, with Wood and Racers beginning pitcher Isaac Silva both

setting up strong efficiencies. But in the third inning, Arkansas finally got on the board. First baseman Reese Robinett kicked things off with a double into the outfield gap and reached home after a pair of singles.For the majority of the game, Silva held off one of the very best offenses in the country. He notched 7 strikeouts in six innings, allowing 6 hits and simply the one run. However after Silva exited in the seventh inning, replaced by Graham Kelham, the Razorbacks got things going once again. Shortstop Wehiwa Aloy hit a crucial double to knock in one RBI, and after that outfielder Logan Maxwell brought in another run a Murray State error.Advertisement After the Racers closed out the last two innings without conceding any more runs, it boiled down to three more outs for Wood to make history.In the very first at-bat of the ninth

, pinch hitter Nico Bermeo was struck by another pitch from Wood– however the umpires considered Bermeo had moved into the pitch and was out. Wood then dug in to tape-record two more strikeouts to complete the game. “I should not have actually struck that guy, “Wood informed ESPN on the postgame broadcast, describing the hit-by-pitch in the eighth that sullied his quote for a perfect game.Murray State installed a great battle, however Wood’s heroics brought the Racers’run in the MCWS to an end. Next up, the Razorbacks will face the loser of LSU vs. UCLA, which will be played Tuesday night.