Oklahoma Faces Georgia In 12th College World Series Game — Georgia Vs Oklahoma Baseball
Georgia vs Oklahoma baseball moves into the College World Series winners' bracket Monday at 6 p.m. CT, with Oklahoma meeting No. 3 seed Georgia after a 9-0 opening win over Alabama. The Sooners entered at 39-22, while Georgia arrived at 52-12.
Oklahoma's 9-0 start
Oklahoma reached this point by shutting out No. 7 seed Alabama 9-0 on Saturday, and Cord Rager set the tone with seven innings of three-hit ball. He struck out eight on 88 pitches, giving Oklahoma a fast path into the bracket's most favorable side.
The shutout was Oklahoma's seventh of the season, its third at the College World Series, and the largest opening-game shutout in the event since 2002. It also stretched a postseason run that has already gone through the Lawrence Super Regional and Atlanta Regional.
Skip Johnson and the postseason run
Skip Johnson is leading Oklahoma in its 12th College World Series appearance, and the program is in Omaha for the second time in the last five years. Oklahoma has won national championships in 1951 and 1994, but this run has been built on the present: wins over No. 15 seed Kansas and No. 2 seed Georgia Tech on their home fields, plus a 43rd NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth straight trip to the bracket.
The numbers behind the surge are sharp. Oklahoma has hit.346 across eight postseason games, with 19 home runs and 79 runs, while posting a 3.38 ERA and holding opponents without a double-digit run total. The all-time College World Series record sits at 19-18, and Johnson is 4-2 there as head coach.
and Oklahoma radio
Monday's game will be televised on with Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke and Kris Budden on the call. Oklahoma fans can also follow the radio broadcast on The REF 99.3 FM/1400 AM, 107.7 The Franchise and the Varsity Network app.
That puts the Sooners back in front of a national audience with the bracket still open and Georgia waiting as the tougher early test. Oklahoma has already shown it can win away from home in this postseason; now it gets the No. 3 seed with a chance to keep the winners' bracket path alive.
