The Men’s College World Series has only been reached by four regional No. 4 seeds since the NCAA DI baseball tournament was extended to 64 teams in 1999. Murray State has advanced to the final eight the most recently.
How each No. 4 seed got to Omaha is examined in more detail below:
Murray State (2025)
Murray State (44-15) advanced to the super regionals by defeating Georgia Tech and No. 10 Ole Miss in the first two games of their postseason run. After losing to Duke 7–4 in Game 1, the Racers blew up a 19–9 victory and defeated the Blue Devils 5–4 in the final. Murray State became only the fourth No. 4 seed in history to make it to Omaha, landing its first-ever Men’s College World Series journey.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Murray State 9, No. 10 Ole Miss 6
- Murray State 13, Georgia Tech 11
- No. 10 Ole Miss 19, Murray State 8
- Murray State 12, No. 10 Ole Miss 11
- Super Regionals
- Duke 7, Murray State 4
- Murray State 19, Duke 9
- Murray State 5, Duke 4
- Men’s College World Series
- UCLA vs. Murray State, 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts (2023)
After shocking No. 11 national seed Oklahoma State to start their historic 2023 tournament run, the Golden Eagles (52-14) advanced to the super regionals without losing a single game. After defeating TCU in its opening match, Oral Roberts defeated Oregon in the championship game to secure a trip to Omaha. After losing to No. 2 national seed Florida in the winner’s bracket, the Golden Eagles were ousted by the Horned Frogs two games later.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Oral Roberts 6, Oklahoma State 4
- Oral Roberts 15, Washington 12
- Oral Roberts 6, Dallas Baptist 5
- Super regionals
- Oregon 9, Oral Roberts 8
- Oral Roberts 8, Oregon 7
- Oral Roberts 11, Oregon 6
- Men’s College World Series
- Oral Roberts 6, TCU 5
- Florida 5, Oral Roberts 4
- TCU 6, Oral Roberts 1
Stony Brook (2012)
In Game 1 of the 2012 tournament, the Seawolves (52-15) made a big impression by defeating Miami, the regional host, 10-2. Following a pair of wins over UCF, they progressed to the super regionals in seven games. In the Super Bowl, Stony Brook stunned the Tigers by defeating LSU, the seventh-seeded national seed, in Games 2 and 3. After making it to Omaha, the Seawolves lost to No. 2 national seed UCLA and No. 3 Florida State in two games.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Stony Brook 10, Miami 2
- UCF 9, Stony Brook 8
- Stony Brook 10, Missouri State 7
- Stony Brook 12, UCF 5
- Stony Brook 10, UCF 6
- Super regionals
- LSU 5, Stony Brook 4
- Stony Brook 3, LSU 1
- Stony Brook 7, LSU 2
- Men’s College World Series
- UCLA 9, Stony Brook 1
- Florida State 12, Stony Brook 2
Fresno State (2008)
So, what’s the story behind the 2008 champs?
The Bulldogs (47-31) went the distance to win the 2008 Men’s College World Series, putting together the greatest No. 4 regional seed season ever. They won the Long Beach regional by defeating San Diego in Game 7 after defeating regional host Long Beach State to start the tournament. Fresno State dominated the winner’s bracket in Omaha after defeating No. 3 national seed Arizona State in the super regionals. The team won its opening two games against No. 2 national seed North Carolina and No. 6 national seed Rice. The Bulldogs defeated the Tar Heels once more to face Georgia, the eighth national seed, in the MCWS finals.
In the best-of-three series, Fresno State lost Game 1 then crushed Georgia in Game 2 (19–10) before winning Game 3 (6–1) to complete the ultimate Cinderella run. The only 30-loss club to win the MCWS in history is Fresno State.
Round-by-round results
- Regionals
- Fresno State 7, Long Beach State 3
- Fresno State 6, San Diego 0
- San Diego 15, Fresno State 1
- Fresno State 5, San Diego 1
- Super regionals
- Arizona State 12, Fresno State 4
- Fresno State 8, Arizona State 6
- Fresno State 12, Arizona State 9
- Men’s College World Series
- Fresno State 17, Rice 5
- Fresno State 5, North Carolina 3
- North Carolina 4, Fresno State 3
- Fresno State 6, North Carolina 1
- Men’s College World Series finals
- Georgia 7, Fresno State 6
- Fresno State 19, Georgia 10
- Fresno State 6, Georgia 1
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