Overview
- Oklahoma beat North Carolina 9-3 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three final and needs one more victory to clinch the national title.
- Game 2 is set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha with reports naming Ryan Lynch as North Carolina’s starter.
- The Sooners enter the matchup on a nine-game winning streak after an electric offensive showing in Game 1 that put pressure on UNC’s pitching staff.
- Media outlets list different networks for the telecast with some reporting ABC and others ESPN, reflecting typical CWS distribution across the ESPN family of channels and streaming.
- North Carolina, which finished the season 53-13-1, must win two straight to claim the championship and will rely on Lynch and a rested bullpen to halt Oklahoma’s momentum.