Murray State goes down in order, and UCLA hangs on for a 6-4 win. The Bruins will face the winner of Arkansas and LSU, with Murray State taking on the loser of the SEC matchup in the loser's bracket.

Murray State leftfielder Dan Tauken misread the the ball and took the wrong route, but he makes a stab catch, sticking out his arm at the last instant to snare the ball. 2-0, UCLA.

UCLA improved to 27-1 this season when scoring first, the best mark in Division I. “That’s as good a defensive team and display that I’ve seen,” Murray State coach Dan Skirka said.

OMAHA, Neb. — Roman Martin and AJ Salgado drove in two runs apiece to lead UCLA to a 6-4 victory over a Murray State team making its College World Series debut Saturday.

Murray State is 44-15. In the NCAA Regional Tournament, the team upset host Ole Miss 9-6 in the first game, then beat Georgia Tech before losing to Ole Miss 19-8 to set up a must-win final game.

UCLA will face LSU on Monday, June 16 at 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT. Murray State will have to fight their way through the loser's bracket, and will face an elimination game on Monday against Arkansas.

UCLA (48-16) won its first CWS game Saturday against Murray State since winning the 2013 national championship. The Bruins were even younger last season and went 19-33.

OMAHA, Neb. — The UCLA baseball team did its heavy lifting early and held its ground late, a winning combo Saturday afternoon at the College World Series. A four-run fourth inning led the 15th-seeded ...