Oklahoma Sooners Baseball National Championship Notebook & Celebration Details

What You Need To Know

- Oklahoma won its third national championship in program history (1951, 1994, 2026).

- It was the first national championship under head coach Skip Johnson, who surpassed 300 career wins during the NCAA Tournament (currently sits at 510).

- This was OU’s fourth appearance in the College World Series finals and second in the three-game series era. The Sooners are now 4-3 all-time in CWS finals and have won the national title in three of their four finals appearances.

- The Sooners finished the 2026 season with a 43-23 record.

- Junior Jaxon Willits was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2026 College World Series. In six games, he batted .500 (13-for-26) with seven RBIs, five doubles, one home run, two walks, and six runs scored.

- In the NCAA Tournament, Oklahoma defeated five nationally seeded teams: No. 2 Georgia Tech (twice), No. 3 Georgia (twice), No. 5 North Carolina (twice), No. 7 Alabama, and No. 15 Kansas (twice).

- This was the eighth all-time meeting between Oklahoma and North Carolina. The Sooners lead the series 5-3, with all eight meetings coming in the postseason.

- Oklahoma hit two home runs in the national championship game and homered in 12 of its final 13 games of the season. The Sooners hit 47 home runs in their final 19 games after hitting 48 in their first 46.

- OU finished the season with 95 home runs — the program’s most since hitting 105 in 2010.

- Oklahoma pitchers recorded 11 strikeouts in the championship game. The Sooners had double-digit strikeouts in five of six CWS games and in all three finals contests.

- The Sooners drew eight walks in the title game — their most since May 31 in the Atlanta Regional.

- Oklahoma scored first in nine straight games to close the season, dating back to the Atlanta Regional final against Georgia Tech on June 1.

- Sophomore Kyle Branch drove in the first run of the championship game with an RBI single and finished with a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer in the eighth inning.

- Jaxon Willits recorded 13 hits in the CWS — the most by any Oklahoma player in program history. He broke the previous mark of nine (set by Rick Gutierrez in 1994) with a double in Game 2.

- Senior Dayton Tockey hit his ninth home run of the season (and sixth in the NCAA Tournament) to lead off the fifth inning.

- True freshman Nick Wesloski made his second CWS start. Across six CWS games, Oklahoma has started a true freshman on the mound in every contest.

- Junior LJ Mercurius earned the win in relief, throwing 5.2 innings with five strikeouts and allowing one run.

- Senior Jackson Cleveland closed out the ninth inning, striking out the final three batters (two looking) to seal the national championship.

- Across 13 NCAA Tournament games, Oklahoma scored 118 runs on 156 hits.

- Jason Walk extended his hitting streak to 15 games and reached base in 23 straight games to end the season. Jaxon Willits finished with a 19-game reached base streak.

National Championship Celebration  

- Date: Wednesday, June 24

- Time: 6:30 p.m.

- Gates Open: 5:30 p.m.

- Location: Kimrey Family Stadium

- Limited concessions available ($2 beer, hot dogs, popcorn, sodas, and water)

- OU Baseball National Championship merchandise on sale

- Post-program autographs with the team

- Clear bag policy in effect