Arkansas' Gage Wood places himself into college baseball glory with legendary performance to keep Razorbacks alive in 2025 CWS

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Adam Holt | Last updated Jun 16, 2025 7:40 PM ET

Arkansas Razorbacks fireballer Gage Wood just placed himself in college baseball lore. The right-handed pitcher just dominated against the Murray State Racers to keep his team alive in the 2025 Men's College World Series.

Gage Wood throws no-hitter as Arkansas survives

Yes, that's correct. He threw a no-hitter in a postseason game against one of the final eight teams remaining in the field.

Wood struck out nineteen batters and was only a hit by pitch in the eighth inning away from a perfect game. That would have been the first perfect game in CWS history. This no-hitter was only the third of its kind in the history of the Men's College World Series.

Gage Wood = History

For the third time in @NCAABaseball #MCWS History, there is a no-hitter thrown as Gage Wood accomplishes the feat in a 3-0 win over Murray State.

Wood struck out 19 and was a HBP away from a Perfect Game.

Insanity. #WPS pic.twitter.com/ZgDH6KpTc2
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 16, 2025

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— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) June 16, 2025

When people say that you are witnessing history, sometimes it is exaggeration. That's not the case here. This is arguably the most dominant performance on the mound in college baseball postseason history.

Wood's MLB draft stock continues to climb, and this performance could skyrocket him into the first half of round one in the 2025 MLB Draft. During the broadcast on Monday afternoon, Wood drew comparisons to MLB starters Spencer Strider and Jack Leiter.

SWING AND A MISS! GREATNESS FROM GAGE! NO-HITTER!... the third no-hitter in the history, over 78 years of this event, and the first in 65 years."

-- ESPN announcer Mike Monaco following the final out of Wood's outing

Arkansas right-hander Gage Wood just threw the first no-hitter in the College World Series since 1960. Wood is projected to be a first-round pick in July’s draft. Was an eighth-inning HBP away from a perfect game with 19 strikeouts. -- Jeff Passan

Gage Wood strikes out 19 and throws the third no-hitter in College World Series history!
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— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 16, 2025

Because of the heroics of Gage Wood, the Arkansas Razorbacks were able to move on in the College World Series. Their bats weren't working, and they kept leaving runners on base, and it felt like eventually, the game would catch up to them and their errors. But Wood bailed them out, like he has done a few times this season. For a large portion of the postseason, it has been the bats for the Hogs, with the pitching either being okay and good enough to move on, or just bad. This time, it was the other way around.

The local Arkansas kid from Batesville, Arkansas, put on a show in the College World Series, doing something that only two other people can say that they have done. Not only that, but he may have saved the Hogs' season by being the only arm that they used on Monday.

-- Justin Churchill, A to Z Sports

Simply put, we may never see this sort of performance again.

Now, the Razorbacks have a ton of momentum as they try to stay alive in the elimination bracket in Omaha, Nebraska. Arkansas is seeking their first national title on the diamond.