OU Faces Clemson Tuesday at 8 p.m.

No. 6 OU (50-16) vs. No. 8 Clemson (44-23) in CWS
Games 67	Tuesday, June 22 at 8 p.m. CT
NCAA Brackets	Interactive \| Printable
More Info	OU CWS Central Page
Location	Omaha, Neb. \| Rosenblatt Stadium
Tickets	Call 800-456-GoOU
Radio	KREF 1400 AM in OKC \| Sirius 127 \| XM 242
TV	ESPN2 (Cox Ch. 721 HD in OKC)
Live Stats	SoonersSports.com
Web Audio	Free on SoonerSports.com
Game Information	Game Notes \| 2010 Media Guide \| CWS Baseball Blog \| Twitter

NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 6 Oklahoma (50-16) returns to play in its 10th College World Series appearance against No. 8 Clemson on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT. The Sooners are coming off a 4-3 victory on Sunday night over No. 6 South Carolina and improved to 5-5 all-time in CWS openers. OU and Clemson have met once previously on May 23, 1992 in the NCAA Starkville Regional. The Sooners recorded a 7-6 win that day in the only meeting between the schools. The winner of OU/Clemson will face the winner of Arizona State/South Carolina at 8 p.m. on Friday, while the loser's bracket game will be played Thursday at 6 p.m.

• While OU knocked off the tournament's No. 5 national seed in Virginia last week, the No. 8 Tigers won at home against Alabama in the Clemson Super Regional. In the NCAA Regional, Clemson went to Auburn and defeated Southern Miss and the host Tigers twice to advance. The Tigers are making their 12th CWS appearance and first since 2006 (others: 2002, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1991, 1980, 1977, 1976, 1959 and 1958). Clemson is 11-22 all-time in Omaha after topping Arizona State, 6-2, on Monday morning.

• A winner in 15 of the last 17 outings, OU is ranked as high as No. 6 this week by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA polls, while Baseball America (No. 11) and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' (13) are idle until the conclusion of the tournament. OU has nine previous CWS appearances (1995, 1994, 1992, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972 and 1951) and owns two national titles in 1951 and 1994.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
• The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play can be heard throughout the weekend on the Sooner Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM) in Oklahoma City and Norman and free online at SoonerSports.com.
• Fans inside the stadium can listen to the OU broadcast on 90.9 FM.
• Live stats are available at SoonerSports.com.

• The ESPN family of networks will cover every game of the College World Series. OU's game on Tuesday will air on ESPN2 (Cox Ch. 721 HD in OKC) with Sean McDonough calling the play-by-play, Robin Ventura on color and Erin Andrews on the sideline.

PLAYER TO WATCH - BOBBY SHORE
A member of the Norman Regional All-Tournament team, Shore followed up his one earned run allowed in 7 1/3 innings against North Carolina with eight shutout innings against Virginia. Shore has started each of the weekend-clinching games in the NCAA tournament where he is 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA,11 Ks and two walks.

2010 Season Stats: 10-4, 3.86, 91.0 IP, 31 BB, 77 SO

CLEMSON ROTATION
No. 1 RHP Scott Weisman (8-2, 5.09 ERA)

OU ROTATION
No. 1 RHP Bobby Shore (10-4, 3.86 ERA)

OU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
OU is 76-63 all-time in the NCAA Tournament after winning Sunday' 4-3 game over South Carolina. With 10 College World Series Appearances, the Sooners made their first appearance in the NCAA Super Regional round in 2006 against then-No. 1 Rice (format originated in 1999).

The 2010 Norman Regional was the sixth in the last seven years and 33rd overall. OU won its 11th regional/district title in 2010 and second under current head coach Sunny Golloway.

Oklahoma last won the National Championship in 1994 and captured its first title in 1951. OU is one of 13 schools to win multiple national titles in Division I baseball. The Sooners also advanced to the College World Series in 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 when the tournament was played in a district format.
Besides the 1994 national title run, Golloway was on the 1992 and 1995 coaching staffs that led OU to Omaha.

OU is 17-10 in the NCAA Tournament under Golloway.

MORE ON CLEMSON
- 44-23 overall - 1st in Atlantic Division- SEC
- Ranked No. 8 in Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA
- 35th NCAA Appearance - second straight
- 12 College World Series appearances (last: 2006)
- Oklahoma's only meeting with Clemson came in 1992 during the NCAA Starkville Regional. The Sooners won 7-6 and won the regional en route to the program's seventh CWS appearance.

LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners won its fifth CWS opener in 10 chances with a 4-3 win over No. 5 South Carolina. OU evened the series with the Gamecocks at one games apiece. The only other meeting in the series came in 2007 at the Hughes Brothers Challenge in Wilmington, S.C. OU hit two home runs in Sunday's win off the bats of Caleb Bushyhead and Garrett Buechele as Michael Rocha improved to 8-2 with six innings. The game was delayed six hours and 16 minutes due to rain and lightning in Omaha.

QUICK HITS
- OU starts six sophomores, one freshman and two juniors in the lineup after losing a Big 12-leading nine players to the draft in 2009.
- The last time OU won 50 games was during the program's second national championship run in 1994 (50-17). The Sooners own OU's other 50-win seasons came in 1975 (55) 1976(62) and 1985 (55).
- OU's 66 games is the most played in a season since Sunny Golloway's first full-year at the helm in 2006. That team finished 45-22.
-The Sooners won 25 of their 31 games at home but also had a winning record on the road with a 25-10 mark.
- OU ranks second in the Big 12 in hitting (.311) and third in ERA (3.78) and fielding percentage (.976). OU leads the conference with 102 home runs.
- The OU pitching staff leads the Big 12 with 567 strikeouts and ranks 10th in the nation in strikeouts per 9 IP (8.7). OU has 26 games with 10 or more K's, including a season-high 19 versus Arkansas-Little Rock.
- The Sooners have homered in 53 of the 66 contests with 29 multiple-homer games. OU has homered in 21 of the last 24 games, including its second 14-game streak of 2010 (first was March 2 to March 26). OU has 12 homers in seven NCAA Tournament games this year.
- OU is 27-5 when scoring first and 23-1 when tallying a run in the first inning.
- OU is 14-6 in one-run games in 2010 (4-1 in NCAA tourney)and the Sooners are 63-25-1 (.713) under Sunny Golloway.
- OU 22-1 when scoring 10 or more runs, including 11 of the last 26 games. OU has scored 228 runs in the last 26 games (8.8 per game).
- The OU bullpen is 21-2 (lost to Missouri and OSU) with 16 saves on the season and a 2.76 ERA and 279 Ks in 250.2 IP.
- Garrett Buechele's career-high 19 game hitting streak ended on May 8. It included 10 multiple-hit games, five homers, 23 RBIs and a .391 batting average (34-for-87).
- Buechele had his second double-digit hit streak of 11 games snapped at Virginia but has hit safely in 34 of the last 38 games.
- Buechele (17) is second d in the Big 12 in homers ahead of sophomore Cameron Seitzer and freshman Max White, both with 15 in fourth place.
- Cameron Seitzer hit for the cycle in the Sooners' 26-3 win over UAPB. Seitzer had a homer and a triple in the second inning.
- Cody Reine hit four homers over the weekend at Virginia and has five in the NCAA tourney. He also has five multi-hit games in the tournament. His 10 homers gives OU four players with 10-plus in the same season for the second straight year.
- Ryan Duke is 12-for-13 in save situations this year and ranks 21st in the nation in that category (2nd in Big 12). His 28 career saves is tied for the program lead with Jeff Bajenaru (1999-2000).
- Jeremy Erben's scoreless streak ended after 22 2/3 innings on April 1 vs. Texas. He has not allowed a run in 20 of his team-leading 32 relief appearances with a 7-1 record (five saves).
- Zach Neal tossed the Sooners' first complete game of 2010 with a nine-inning performance at Texas Tech. Jack Mayfield followed with a complete-game shutout against Oklahoma State in the series finale.
- Caleb Bushyhead (SS) is the only Sooner to play in all 66 games and he leads the team with 65 starts.
- Bushyhead had one hit in 22 games last season and has 82 hits in 2010. He is second on OU with 24 multi-hit games and had an 18-game streak (career high) snapped in Big 12 championship.

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