Overview
- Oklahoma, which clinched its spot Wednesday by beating Georgia 11-4, will meet North Carolina in a best-of-three College World Series final beginning Saturday, June 20.
- The Sooners' offense overwhelmed Georgia with 15 hits and five home runs in the clincher, including two homers each from Dasan Harris and Jason Walk.
- Freshman-laden pitching helped carry Oklahoma as Nick Wesloski started and LJ Mercurius worked key relief innings to close out the game.
- North Carolina reached the final the same day with a 12-7 win over West Virginia and will enter the series with two days' rest.
- Game 1 will air on ESPN Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, Game 2 on ABC Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, and Game 3 if necessary on ESPN Monday at 7 p.m. ET, and the matchup highlights the growing role of young arms and midseason rotation changes in this CWS field.