The Lab Analytics|College Baseball

2026
2026 College World Series
Oklahoma 40-22
vs
Monday, June 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Charles Schwab Field, Omaha
Oklahoma 41%59% North Carolina

No. 21 Oklahoma (40-22) meet No. 4 North Carolina (52-12) at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. North Carolina hold the edge on both sides of the ball — 8.1 runs per game and a 3.50 team ERA. Our model makes North Carolina the favorite at 59%, with tournament-calibrated probabilities from 10,000 bracket simulations.

Road to Omaha

Regionals · 4-1
W 8-3 vs The Citadel
L 3-9 vs Georgia Tech
W 15-5 vs The Citadel
W 15-8 vs Georgia Tech
W 8-7 vs Georgia Tech
Super Regional · 2-0
W 8-1 vs Kansas
W 13-2 vs Kansas
Regionals · 3-0
W 8-0 vs VCU
W 7-5 vs East Carolina
W 9-3 vs East Carolina
Super Regional · 2-1
L 5-9 vs Southern California
W 4-0 vs Southern California
W 4-3 vs Southern California

Team Comparison

OklahomaNorth Carolina
#21Power Rank#4
40-22Record52-12
SEC 16-17ConferenceACC 24-8
+5.20SRS+6.86
7.1Runs / Game8.1
4.59Team ERA3.50
0.847Team wOBA0.864
1.31WHIP1.35
10.1K/98.8
739Home Runs756
0.975Fielding %0.983
9-1Last 109-1
10-2Neutral Sites7-1
22-20vs SRS Top 5022-9

Players to Watch

Top Hitter
Deiten Lachance
0.333 AVG · 1.011 OPS · 16 HR
Power
Brendan Brock
13 HR · 28 SB
Ace
Cameron JohnsonP
6-1 · 4.36 ERA · 72 K
Bullpen Leader
Jackson ClevelandP
9 SV · 5.45 ERA · 9.0 K/9
Top Hitter
Owen Hull
0.398 AVG · 1.120 OPS · 8 HR
Power
Cooper Nicholson
16 HR · 0.992 OPS
Ace
Jackson RoseP
5-0 · 2.15 ERA · 46 K
Bullpen Leader
Walker McDuffieP
6 SV · 3.26 ERA · 11.2 K/9

Common Opponents

OpponentOklahomaNorth Carolina
Georgia TechL 5/30 · W 5/31 · W 6/1W 4/17 · W 4/18 · L 4/19