Men’s College World Series Finals Game 1 between North Carolina and Oklahoma is set for 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 20, after being pushed up to avoid rain later tonight. The winners of both teams’ paths to the finals—each swept to earn a Thursday extra day—ar
Good morning, college baseball fans. The skies still matter tonight—but for Game 1, the plan has changed. After the North Carolina vs. Oklahoma matchup was pushed up to 3 p.m. ET to avoid the rain later, the first pitch is now just over two hours away.
By the time the game starts. there’s already a different kind of anticipation in the air at Charles Schwab Field. Our team is headed in and will be on the ground within the hour with live updates and highlights—Tar Heels and Sooner fans sharing the same stretch of walkways. the same noise. the same tension that comes with a finals weekend.
Game 1 is Saturday, June 20 at 3 p.m. ET. Game 2 is Sunday, June 21 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Game 3* is Monday, June 21 at 7 p.m. ET.
The crowd arrived in waves early this morning. Boomer and Sooner were spotted walking down 10th Street toward the stadium, with OU fans following closely behind. Tar Heels still brought their own touch to the day—Remington. the golden retriever. was on site and even made an appearance at media day yesterday for pictures.
The story of how both teams reached championship weekend has a common thread: momentum carried through a clean sweep.
Both North Carolina and Oklahoma swept their way to the MCWS finals, going 3-0 and earning an extra day off on Thursday, June 18.
No. 3 North Carolina opened its run by taking down Ole Miss in its first game. From there, it won two straight against No. 16 West Virginia.
Oklahoma’s path looked different at first, then landed on the same destination. The Sooners defeated No. 7 Alabama before sending No. 3 Georgia back to Athens after back-to-back wins over the highest remaining national seed.
Now the finals begin with a simple, high-stakes question: after two different routes, who’s really built for this moment?
Game 1 has its start time locked in for 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 20, with the matchup set: No. 5 North Carolina vs. Oklahoma.
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