Ole Miss rallies to knock off Oklahoma, win first men's College World Series
After sneaking into the men’s College World Series with the final at-large bid, Ole Miss is leaving Omaha with its first national championship.
The Rebels rallied to beat Oklahoma, 4-2, on Sunday at Charles Schwab Field, which gave them the 2-0 series win over the Sooners and the program's first national title.
JOB DONE. pic.twitter.com/eGVfvkG2aY
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) June 26, 2022
Ole Miss, after trailing 2-1 in the seventh, rallied in the eighth after an RBI single from shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. The Rebels then scored twice more after a pair of wild pitches from Oklahoma closer Trevin Michael.
Ole Miss has the lead in the 8th 👀😱
(via @NCAABaseball)pic.twitter.com/c945dY0OrI— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 26, 2022
Gonzalez got Ole Miss on the board first in the sixth after he hit a deep solo homer. He had gone 3-of-22 at the plate before that homer in Omaha.
Jacob Gonzalez with a NO-DOUBTER to give Ole Miss the lead in the 6th 🔥
(via @NCAABaseball)pic.twitter.com/SV07RWT6g3— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 26, 2022
That resulted in a quick two-run swing after a wild top half of that inning, where Oklahoma seemingly scored first after a bunt from John Spikerman. Yet a replay showed the ball drilling Spikerman in the back of the leg just before he got to first base, which resulted in him being called out, the runners being reset and the run he hit in coming off the board.
Oklahoma's run on this play was taken off the board after the batter was called for interference at first base. pic.twitter.com/OfTiZtNHkc
— ESPN (@espn) June 26, 2022
Ole Miss ended the year with 18 wins in their final 22 games while sneaking into the tournament. It went 5-1 in Omaha after sweeping its way through both regionals.
The series sweep is the first at the MCWS championship since 2017.