Oklahoma's 43 Postseason Home Runs and Nobody in College Baseball Is Ready For It

Okay, Seattle faithful, can we just take a minute? The College World Series title fight is SET, and it's going to be absolutely WILD. We're talking No. 5 North Carolina and Oklahoma, slugging it out for the whole damn thing starting Saturday! Both these squads absolutely steamrolled their way through Omaha, not losing a single game, which is just insane. Something’s gotta give, right?

Bats Are Blazing: Tar Heels and Sooners Bring the Heat

You wanna talk offense? My goodness, these guys are bringing the fireworks. North Carolina just dropped a 12-7 bomb on No. 16 West Virginia on Wednesday. And get this: Owen Hull, for UNC, went 4-for-5, absolutely crushing it with four extra-base hits. He was one swing away from hitting for the cycle! Imagine that kind of swagger. Then, Oklahoma answered hours later, straight-up dispatching No. 3 Georgia 11-4. Their bats are straight-up possessed. Dasan Harris and Jason Walk both launched two dingers each against the Bulldogs. Seriously, the Sooners have hit 43 of their 91 season home runs in just their last 16 games! Forty-three! Six different players have gone yard for them since the CWS started. Our guys at T-Mobile Park need to take notes on that kind of postseason power!

Freshmen Pitchers Ready to Shock the World in Omaha?

Now, on the mound, it feels like North Carolina has the edge, at least on paper. They roll deep with ace Jaso

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n DeCaro and star reliever Caden Glauber, headlining a staff that’s been straight-up prolific all year. But HOLD UP! Oklahoma's pitching staff has gone on a legitimate hot streak, especially since they put freshmen Xander Mercurious and Nick Wesloski into the rotation. These kids were phenomenal in their first starts in Omaha. They *both* beat Georgia, combining for 13 innings, 13 strikeouts, and only four earned runs allowed against what the experts are calling the nation's hardest-hitting lineup. That's not just good, that’s lights out, especially for freshmen on this stage! UNC has been here before, making it to the championship series in 2007 and 2008, only to come up short both times. This is their 13th trip to Omaha, giving them the second-most CWS appearances without a title. Oklahoma, though, has two trophies already, even if their last one was 32 years ago. They came up short in 2022, so they've got something to prove too. This is it, folks. Game 1 kicks off Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Game 2 is Sunday, June 21, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC. If they need it, Game 3 is Monday, June 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern, back on ESPN. Two teams, one trophy, zero losses in Omaha so far. You *know* the intensity is going to be off the charts. Will North Carolina finally break their title drought, or will Oklahoma's red-hot bats and surprising freshmen pitchers bring home another championship? Grab your popcorn, Emerald City, because this is going to be an absolute battle!

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