Oklahoma Sooners CWS Game 3 vs. North Carolina Preview: Game Notes, Broadcast Details & Stats

Game Information

- Oklahoma (42-23) vs. No. 5 seed North Carolina (54-13-1)

- Start Time: 6:00 p.m. CT

- Location: Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, NE

- Series Tied 1-1 (Best of 3, Winner Take-All in Game 3)

Broadcast Details

- TV: ESPN (Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, and Kris Budden)

- Radio: Sooner Sports Network via The REF 99.3 FM/1400 AM and 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and on The Varsity Network app (Toby Rowland and Carly Murray)

What You Need To Know

- Oklahoma fell to North Carolina 6-3 in Game 2 of the College World Series championship series, snapping a nine-game winning streak. The Sooners are now 42-23 on the season.

- This was the seventh all-time meeting between Oklahoma and North Carolina. The Sooners lead the series 4-3, with all seven games coming in the postseason.

- Oklahoma scored just two runs, its fewest since a 6-2 loss to LSU in the SEC Tournament on May 19. The Sooners recorded only four hits, their lowest total since March 19.

- For the first time in 11 NCAA Tournament games, Oklahoma did not hit a home run. Their previous game without a homer was May 19 against LSU in the SEC Tournament.

- OU pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, tied for the second-most in a game this season, but also issued nine walks, their most since May 30 against Georgia Tech.

- This marked the first time in the College World Series that Oklahoma trailed by more than one run.

- Oklahoma has now scored first in eight consecutive games, dating back to the Atlanta Regional final against Georgia Tech on June 1.

- Junior Jaxon Willits recorded his 10th hit of the CWS, setting a new school record for hits in a College World Series. He is hitting .455 (10-for-22) with four doubles and five RBIs in the tournament.

- With a stolen base, Camden Johnson increased his season total to 31 (31-of-34). This is the 15th time in program history a player has reached 30+ steals in a season.

- Oklahoma used seven pitchers, the most in a game since May 9 at Arkansas.

- True freshman Xander Mercurius made his second CWS start, throwing 4.0 innings with eight strikeouts. Across two CWS starts, he has 17 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.

- Several Sooners made their CWS debuts on the mound: Gavyn Jones, Jason Bodin, Nate Smithburg, Mason Bixby, Jaden Barfield, Reid Hensley, and Trent Collier.

- Jason Walk extended his hitting streak to 14 games and has now reached base in 22 straight contests. Jaxon Willits has an 18-game reached base streak.

- Across 12 NCAA Tournament games, Oklahoma has scored 105 runs on 142 hits.