With One Game to Win the CWS National Championship, Oklahoma is 'Not Gonna Quit'

(by John E. Hoover) OMAHA, NE — One more time. One more game. One more chance. Eternal glory awaits the winner of Monday night’s college baseball showdown between Oklahoma and North Carolina. If OU wins, it’ll be the Sooners’ third national title and their first since 1994. That would also make the Tar Heels a three-time bridesmaid...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

If any team can survive this CWS do-or-die moment it's these Oklahoma Sooners

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners once again have their backs against the wall. They’re on the brink of either the third national title in program history or a magical season ending empty-handed. The unseeded Sooners on Sunday lost to No. 5 national seed North Carolina 6-2 in Game 2 of the best-of-three championship series at...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Oklahoma CWS Notebook: Can Pitcher Nick Wesloski Carry Sooners to Promised Land?

(by Carson Field) OMAHA, NE — For the sixth time in six games at the College World Series, a freshman will start on the mound for Oklahoma on Monday. OU coach Skip Johnson confirmed after Sunday’s Game 2 loss to North Carolina in the CWS Finals that first-year arm Nick Wesloski will start in Monday’s winner-takes-all Game 3. Wesloski will...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

CWS Final G2: Skip Johnson, Trey Gambill, Jaxon Willits vs. North Carolina


Oklahoma Sooners head coach Skip Johnson and student athletes Trey Gambill and Jaxon Willits discuss the team's performance and mindset following their recent game. They reflect on the strategy moving forward into the decisive series finale and the importance of resilience in the College World Series atmosphere...from SoonerSports.com

North Carolina Ends Oklahoma Win Streak, Forces Game 3 for CWS Championship

(by John E. Hoover) OMAHA, NE — No Sooner Magic this time. No sensational pitching by the freshman starter, no long ball heroics from the French-Canadian catcher, no defensive miracles. Instead, it was North Carolina’s excellent pitching, from start to finish, that decided Sunday’s outcome at the College World Series. The Tar Heels held...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

10 revealing numbers how OU rekindled its season and now sits at the brink of CWS title

(by Chip Rouse) Oklahoma is clearly the Cinderella story of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but for those who just began watching the proceedings once the Men's College World Series started, the Sooners have not looked anything like a Cinderella who shouldn't be invited to the party and more like a juggernaut. The Sooners have rung up nine...read more from Stormin' in Norman

OU baseball: One win away from a national championship

(by Eddie Radosevich) OMAHA, Neb. — The improbable run continues and the magic number is now officially down to *ONE* following OU baseball’s 9-3 victory on Saturday at Charles Schwab Field. You read that correctly. This isn’t some kind of fever dream. The OU baseball team is one win away from a national championship...read more from the SoonerScoop

Fried chicken has the Oklahoma Sooners on the cusp of a CWS title

(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma Sooners are one win away from winning a national championship. That seemed unthinkable only a few weeks ago. But then everything changed after Skip Johnson and his team ate some fried chicken. The Sooners extended their winning streak to nine games with a 9-3 victory over No. 5 national seed North...read more from Stormin' in Norman

What Oklahoma players, Skip Johnson said after winning Game 1 of College World Series final vs. UNC

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma is one win away from its first College World Series national championship in 32 years. Oklahoma took Game 1 of the College World Series final against No. 5 North Carolina, 9-3, on Saturday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field to move within a win of the program's first baseball national title since 1994. The Sooners...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Oklahoma Baseball College World Series Finals Game 1 Postgame (OU 9 North Carolina 3) - 6/20/2026


Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson, starting pitcher Cord Rager and catcher Deiten Lachance meet with the media following the Sooners' 9-3 win over No. 5 North Carolina in Game 1 of the College World Series Finals on Saturday, June 20th at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, NE...from Sooners Illustrated

BB Highlights: OU 9, North Carolina 3


Oklahoma Sooners take on North Carolina in game one of the College World Series Championship Series. Watch key highlights from this high-stakes matchup as both teams battle for an early advantage in the series...from SoonerSports.com

OU baseball keeps it rolling vs. UNC, 9-3, one win away from the MCWS championship

(by Bob Przybylo) OMAHA, Neb. — Throughout the Men’s College World Series, it had been OU punching first and delivering some solid blows. How would the Sooners respond if someone punched back? Now we know, and it was as good as you could ask for. Nothing could slow the OU bats down, and once Cord Rager got comfortable?...read more from the SoonerScoop

With CWS National Title at Stake, Oklahoma's Ryan Gaines Reflects on the Glory of '94

(by John E. Hoover) OMAHA, NE — The last time Oklahoma won a national championship in baseball, Ryan Gaines was about as far away from eastern Nebraska as he could possibly be. Now, Gaines is the man at the very center of the Sooners’ latest push for a College World Series title. OU plays North Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m. (ESPN)...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

What Skip Johnson, Oklahoma players said on eve of College World Series final against UNC

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma is back in the College World Series final for the second time in five years and the fourth time in program history. After winning eight consecutive games this postseason — including seven in a row against nationally seeded opponents — Oklahoma's remarkable run has it on the precipice of the program's first national...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Oklahoma CWS Notebook: Sooners to Battle Familiar North Carolina Arm in Game 1

(by Carson Field, John E. Hoover) Omaha, NE — The Sooners will see a familiar face on the mound for the Tar Heels in Game 1 of the College World Series championship series on Saturday. Junior Jason DeCaro is UNC’s probable starter for the series opener. He is 11-2 this year with a 2.31 ERA, and he was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

College World Series: OU gears up for heavyweight championship matchup against North Carolina

(by Josh Franklin) OMAHA, Neb. — Just days after OU played the biggest game of the season so far, the stakes have ramped up tenfold. The Sooners (41-22) are set to face the No. 5 team in the country, the North Carolina Tar Heels (53-12-1), in the College World Series championship, a series that carries immeasurable weight for both programs...read more from the OU Daily

Trey Gambill sends stern CWS warning to North Carolina with Oklahoma ready to battle

(by Corey Long) There are many sayings about being knocked down and getting back up. My favorite is the old proverb "fall down seven times and stand up eight." That sounds like the appropriate way to describe what Oklahoma baseball has done over the past two months. The Sooners got knocked down a lot to end the season and looked dead...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Oklahoma vs. UNC CWS Game 1 moved up with rough weather headed for Omaha

(by Corey Long) Oklahoma has enough to focus on going into its championship series against North Carolina and now that focus has to shift about five hours earlier than anticipated. With inclement weather expected to roll through Omaha tomorrow evening, the time for Game 1 has been moved up to 2 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) with...read more from Stormin' in Norman

BB Highlights: 1994 College Worlds Series Championship


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These Matchups Will Decide Oklahoma vs. Texas

(by Brady Trantham) It's not been pretty for Brent Venables' teams in the Cotton Bowl. Save for their upset-win in 2023, OU has been blanked once and kept out of the end zone in two other games against Texas. By the time Oklahoma meets the Longhorns in Dallas, both programs will have faced national title contenders and gone into hostile...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

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