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

Dan Skirka is currently in his seventh season as Murray State's head coach, but his history with the team dates back longer ...

Dan Skirka led Murray State to their first College World Series appearance in 2025, marking a historic achievement for the ...

Coach Dan Skirka, a former Grand Valley State star from Union City, has the Murray State baseball team in the College World Series for the first time.

A selection of moments across the Triangle and North Carolina as captured through the lens of the N&O’s visual journalists.

The Racers open play in Omaha on Saturday against UCLA, and their unlikely journey embodies the wonder of sports.

Murray State baseball is looking to become only the second No. 4 seed to ever win a College World Series championship. Racers ...

Skirka's Racers have taken a record-breaking 2025 season all the way to the MCWS after winning 44 games this season ...

The Racers are making their first-ever appearance at the CWS in 2025 and could make history. The biggest question fans may ...

Like Fresno State, Stony Brook and Oral Roberts before them, the Murray State Racers are about to be embraced as the College ...

Murray State bused everywhere from its campus in Kentucky during the 2025 regular season, including a nearly seven-hour one-way trip to Valparaiso in Indiana. The team is constantly on the go, eating ...