Hot-hitting Oklahoma blasts UNC, on brink of title...
Key takeaways
- Oklahoma won national titles in baseball in 1951 and 1994 and will go for its third on Sunday.
- OU ended DeCaro's uncharacteristic bad day in the fourth inning.
- DeCaro (11-3), who came in with a 2.31 ERA, was charged with all seven runs after having not allowed more than three in any of his previous starts.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
The Sooners (42-22) used a four-run fourth inning to pull away for their ninth straight win, and Cord Rager and two relievers allowed only two runners to reach second base after the Tar Heels (53-12-1) struck for three early runs.
Oklahoma won national titles in baseball in 1951 and 1994 and will go for its third on Sunday. North Carolina, looking for its first, will try to force a deciding Game 3 on Monday.
OU ended DeCaro's uncharacteristic bad day in the fourth inning. The Sooners scored all four runs that inning with two outs, starting when Kyle Branch broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run single. Branch came home on Jason Walk's base hit and Camden Johnson singled off Walker McDuffie to make it 7-3.