Oklahoma powers past Georgia to reach CWS Finals, eliminate UGA
By Andrew Olson
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For the fourth time in program history, Oklahoma will play for a national championship. The Sooners advanced to the College World Series Finals with an 11-4 win over No. 3 national seed Georgia. OU will face No. 5 national seed North Carolina.
The Sooners have the most multi-home run games of this year’s NCAA Tournament. OU used the longball again on Wednesday night in Omaha.
Jason Walk broke the scoring ice with a solo home run to center field in the top of the 3rd. The Sooners widened the lead to 4-0 in the 4th with a solo shot from Trey Gambill and a 2-run blast from Dasan Harris.
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JASON WALK DEAD CENTER 🔥🔥🔥
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OKLAHOMA STRIKES FIRST pic.twitter.com/i59mHU1pfO
The Dawgs, however, refused to roll over. UGA got on the board in the 5th and made things interesting in the 6th.
Georgia scored 2 in the 6th inning and had a chance to tie or take the lead, but left the bases loaded.
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Skip Johnson pulled Nick Wesloski (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB) with 2 outs and the bases full of Bulldogs. He brought in LJ Mercurius, who handled the rest of the game (3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB).
At first, it looked like the wrong move. Mercurius walked the first 2 batters, scoring two runs that were both charged to Wesloski. Mercurius got out of the jam with a ground ball to 3rd base to end the inning.
ANDDDD OKLAHOMA ESCAPES
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Sooners lead 5-3 as we head to the final 3 frames. pic.twitter.com/puiGL1CA1E
The Sooners answered UGA’s big inning by getting a run back. OU could really start to feel that it would be playing for a national title in the 8th inning. Oklahoma hit 2 more dingers in the inning, widening the lead to 9-3. Walk and Harris each hit 2 homers in the game.
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Mercurius finished things off for the Sooners. His final line was
Paul Farley got the start for Georgia, his fourth of the year. He was pulled in the 4th inning, finishing with a line of 3.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 6 K. Matt Scott was brought on in relief. Scott went longer (4 IP), but was tagged for 4 earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Justin Byrd, Zach Brown, Grant Edwards and Joe Nottingham also pitched for Georgia.
Oklahoma and North Carolina will play in the College World Series Finals, a best-of-3 series to crown this year’s national champion. The teams will get two days of rest. Thursday was designated as an if-necessary day, but both OU and UNC punched their tickets on Wednesday. Friday is a scheduled off day. Game 1 of the championship series begins Saturday.
Oklahoma last reached the CWS Finals in 2022. The Sooners won the College World Series in 1951 and 1994.
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Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
