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OU Baseball facing the gauntlet of teams in post season
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:43 am
Tonight’s matchup with Georgia in the CWS means OU Baseball has now faced:
ACC regular season & tourney champs (GT)
B12 regular season & tourney champs (KU)
SEC regular season & tourney champs (UGA)
… in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
ACC regular season & tourney champs (GT)
B12 regular season & tourney champs (KU)
SEC regular season & tourney champs (UGA)
… in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:44 am to OU Guy
Yes, but have you played Mighty Troy?
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:47 am to bigDgator
If we can run the SEC gauntlet perhaps we can face them for title. We have a tough road ahead though.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:53 am to bigDgator
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:55 am to OU Guy
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OklaOmaha
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:00 am to OU Guy
Yeah - that's how you get to Omaha. Happens to most teams every year that get there. That's why people making fun of Ole Miss are ridiculous. It takes a lot of things falling into place to make it to Omaha. I mean look at UCLA. They couldn't even get out of their Regional.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:04 am to Diamondawg
“The JUCO guys, I just think that they’ve had their teeth kicked in a little bit. They’re hungry.”
Oklahoma has more junior college players (13) on its roster than any team in the CWS.
Skip Johnson on JUCO players: "I was a junior college coach for 16 years, and I think what really stands out to me is most of those guys are tougher... I think my biggest thing is you’re not going to ever really play for me as a head coach if you’re not tough. You’ve got to be able to persevere in this game."
Oklahoma has more junior college players (13) on its roster than any team in the CWS.
Skip Johnson on JUCO players: "I was a junior college coach for 16 years, and I think what really stands out to me is most of those guys are tougher... I think my biggest thing is you’re not going to ever really play for me as a head coach if you’re not tough. You’ve got to be able to persevere in this game."
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:05 am to OU Guy
"I'm not scared of nobody".
So he is scared of somebody then. Must be us.
So he is scared of somebody then. Must be us.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:10 am to WG_Dawg
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B12 regular season & tourney champs (KU)
They were fools gold IMO. I said that when they got a super.
They had been 10 run ruled 6 times this season including to St. freaking Francis whoever that is. They arent a serious baseball program.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:30 am to WG_Dawg
Cute
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:31 am to Diamondawg
Bingo, which is why it’s hilarious to me when teams talk trash about teams making it to Omaha and not winning the title. Just getting there is incredibly difficult.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 12:07 pm to TexasWranglers
Agree. And baseball is the one sport that if you can just make the regionals, you have a chance to go all the way. OU was dogshit down the stretch and lost game 1 in SEC tourney. But they have been on fire during the playoffs.
I have no idea if they can make the final bit its great to see how hard they fought to get here. I credit the SEC reg season for that, 10 series where each one is like a super regional.
I also think Skip was thinking ahead late season during the rough finish and was planning out then how to go far. By pacing pitchers and using more less used bench pitchers to get some reps.
But to make it to final 8 teams is a really big achievement. And every team here earned it
I have no idea if they can make the final bit its great to see how hard they fought to get here. I credit the SEC reg season for that, 10 series where each one is like a super regional.
I also think Skip was thinking ahead late season during the rough finish and was planning out then how to go far. By pacing pitchers and using more less used bench pitchers to get some reps.
But to make it to final 8 teams is a really big achievement. And every team here earned it
Posted on 6/15/26 at 12:08 pm to TexasWranglers
quote:Especially as a 2 or lower seed. They have to fight every game to get there. Seems like Fresno State won as a 4 seed. Ole Miss was last one in 2022 but I don't think they were a 4 seed. They get things wrong as UCLA proves but the competition is so great. And it seems like even the smallest of schools has at least one ace pitcher. It's going to get crazier as more kids choose college over riding a bus a 1,000 miles and eating sandwiches in Minor A leagues.
Bingo, which is why it’s hilarious to me when teams talk trash about teams making it to Omaha and not winning the title. Just getting there is incredibly difficult.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:36 pm to OU Guy
That’s a sweet logo to use from now on.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:51 pm to WG_Dawg
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So he is scared of somebody then. Must be us.
Everyone at OU will have a healthy respect for Georgia. They were my pick to win it. Fear? Not likely. We have a tough bunch of young men. They expect to win.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 2:08 pm to Diamondawg
quote:ole miss was one of last four in the committee doesn’t tell you who the last team in is … per Dari who was there when the graphic came out at espn:
Ole Miss was last one in 2022 but I don't think they were a 4 seed
Posted on 6/15/26 at 2:27 pm to Diamondawg
Yes and no. It takes a little bit of luck with solid play to get to Omaha. And every team has their share of good and bad.
As for UCLA, just a cursory scan of their schedule leaves me wondering how they held on to the #1 spot all season. Outside of Southern Cal and Oregon, who did they play? It's no surprise they lost to Saint Mary's in the regional. Oklahoma had a much tougher road to get here. The SEC does that to a team.
As for UCLA, just a cursory scan of their schedule leaves me wondering how they held on to the #1 spot all season. Outside of Southern Cal and Oregon, who did they play? It's no surprise they lost to Saint Mary's in the regional. Oklahoma had a much tougher road to get here. The SEC does that to a team.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:29 pm to Maroonster
Deiten LaChance is expected to be in the starting lineup tonight for @OU_Baseball. He’ll test his ankle in pregame warmups. If he can’t catch, he’ll be the Sooners DH
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