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.

The Bruins, in the CWS for the first time since they won the championship in 2013, built a 6-0 lead before the Racers began chipping away at it in the middle innings.

UCLA closer Easton Hawk pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to secure the Bruins’ fourth straight win in an Omaha opener.

“It’s one game in a four-team bracket,” UCLA coach John Savage said.

UCLA (48-16) will play Monday night against No. 6 national seed LSU.

LSU’s Kade Anderson limited Arkansas’ high-powered offense to three hits and a run in seven-plus innings, LSU knocked Razorbacks ace Zach Root out of the game early, and the Tigers beat the rival Razorbacks 4-1 on Saturday night.

Anderson, a projected top-five overall pick in the MLB amateur draft next month, kept Arkansas batters off-balance with his four-pitch mix and struck out seven to become the national leader with 170.