The Murray State baseball team returned home to Murray Tuesday afternoon after defeating the Duke Blue Devils 5-4 in the Super Regionals and punched their ticket to the Greatest Show on Dirt, the College World Series. Fans gathered at Roy Stewart Stadium to welcome the Racers and wish them well for the College World Series. The Racers will leave Wednesday for Omaha, Nebraska, where they will take on the UCLA Bruins in the first game of the day Saturday.
Nox Collins, left, and Jack Hargrove, right, talk as they waited for the Racers to return from the Super Regionals. The Racers defeated Duke 5-4 in the elimination game to advance to the College World Series. Nox, Jack and their friends Grayson Hargrove and Cole Collins are friends with coach Dan Skirka's son.