OMAHA — Cade Horton deserved a better fate. Oklahoma’s outstanding redshirt freshman got the call to pitch Sunday’s back-to-the-wall national championship game
Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson, first baseman Blake Robertson and starting pitcher Jake Bennett met with the media following OU's 10-3 loss to Ole Miss.
Early wild pitches and an uncharacteristic error staked the Rebels to an early four-run lead, and the Sooners' bats fell quiet as Ole Miss dominated Game 1.
Several schools have come close to winning the national title in both softball and baseball, but if the Sooners beat Ole Miss, OU will be the first to pull it off.
The Sooners said Wednesday the SEC is a tough league and a daunting future challenge, but they're on a level playing field with Ole Miss at the College World Series.
The Sooners flashed some emotion after qualifying for Omaha and almost did so again after making the championship series, but the real party is for later.
Watch AllSooners publisher John Hoover and multimedia director Josh Callaway break down Oklahoma’s 5-1 win over Texas A&M at the College World Series on Wednesday to clinch a spot in the national championship series.