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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, June 13
Omaha, Neb.
2 p.m. CT
University of Oklahoma
39-22
9
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Alabama
42-20
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rager fanned a season-best eight batters in seven scoreless.
Rager, Timely Hitting Propel Sooners Past Crimson Tide
June 13, 2026 | Baseball
Sooners Take Game One in Omaha, 9-0
OMAHA — Freshman lefty Cord Rager continued his prolific postseason performance with seven innings of shutout ball and the Sooner bats came up with timely hits as Oklahoma (39-22) defeated Alabama (42-20), 9-0, in OU's opening game at the 2026 College World Series Saturday, June 13.
The Sooners put up their sixth-consecutive double-digit hit performance, and Rager notched a season-best 7.0 scoreless innings.
Oklahoma will face the winner of Texas and Georgia in the 1-0 game Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. on ESPN from Charles Schwab Field.
Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0
Oklahoma punched early, scoring two in the first inning on Trey Gambill's two-out two-RBI double to right center, scoring Deiten Lachance and Jaxon Willits.
Rager worked one-two-three innings in the first, third and fourth inning, settling in as the Sooners continued to apply pressure at the plate.
Jason Walk came around after a leadoff walk and stolen base in the third, giving the Sooners a 3-0 advantage. Lachance made it easy on himself after a rolled ankle by hitting a 409 foot home run to left to score Camden Johnson and extend OU's lead to 5-0 in the sixth.
Rager didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning as he continued to cruise, capping his seven-inning outing by fanning the side in his final frame of work.
OU widened its lead with a pesky eighth, plating four runs on five hits and a walk. Walk reached on a leadoff free pass, Lachance singled to center and Willits plated one on a single to left. With two away, Brendan Brock doubled to left, scoring Lachance. Dasan Harris made it 9-0 with a two-RBI knock to right center one batter later.
LJ Mercurius took the ball in the eighth, scattering two singles while fanning two in a pair of scoreless sessions.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Cord Rager (6-3)
Loss: Tyler Fay (11-5)
Statistical Snapshot
Cord Rager | W, 7.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 8Ks, 88 pitches
Deiten Lachance | 2-for-5, 3R, HR, 2RBIs
Jaxon Willits | 2-for-4, 2R, RBI
Dasan Harris | 2-for-4, 2RBIs
Notes
Up Next
Oklahoma will face the winner of Texas and Georgia in the 1-0 game Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. on ESPN from Charles Schwab Field.
The Sooners put up their sixth-consecutive double-digit hit performance, and Rager notched a season-best 7.0 scoreless innings.
Oklahoma will face the winner of Texas and Georgia in the 1-0 game Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. on ESPN from Charles Schwab Field.
Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0
Oklahoma punched early, scoring two in the first inning on Trey Gambill's two-out two-RBI double to right center, scoring Deiten Lachance and Jaxon Willits.
Rager worked one-two-three innings in the first, third and fourth inning, settling in as the Sooners continued to apply pressure at the plate.
Jason Walk came around after a leadoff walk and stolen base in the third, giving the Sooners a 3-0 advantage. Lachance made it easy on himself after a rolled ankle by hitting a 409 foot home run to left to score Camden Johnson and extend OU's lead to 5-0 in the sixth.
Rager didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning as he continued to cruise, capping his seven-inning outing by fanning the side in his final frame of work.
OU widened its lead with a pesky eighth, plating four runs on five hits and a walk. Walk reached on a leadoff free pass, Lachance singled to center and Willits plated one on a single to left. With two away, Brendan Brock doubled to left, scoring Lachance. Dasan Harris made it 9-0 with a two-RBI knock to right center one batter later.
LJ Mercurius took the ball in the eighth, scattering two singles while fanning two in a pair of scoreless sessions.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Cord Rager (6-3)
Loss: Tyler Fay (11-5)
Statistical Snapshot
Cord Rager | W, 7.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 8Ks, 88 pitches
Deiten Lachance | 2-for-5, 3R, HR, 2RBIs
Jaxon Willits | 2-for-4, 2R, RBI
Dasan Harris | 2-for-4, 2RBIs
Notes
- Rager turned in his third consecutive start of six or more innings, all of which have come in NCAA Tournament play. Prior to postseason play Rager had not gone longer than five innings
- It was the largest shutout victory for a team in the opening game of the CWS since 2002
- Lachance hit his 12th home run since May 2, the most in NCAA Division I during that time span. It was Lachance's fourth homer in NCAA Tournament play
- Rager is just the third Sooner in College World Series history to spin seven or more shutout innings
- Lachance posted his 16th multi-RBI game performance of the year, a team best
- Walk extended his reached base streak to 18 games, a team best
- Oklahoma has won six in a row. During that stretch the Sooners have defeated The Citadel, Georgia Tech (twice), Kansas (twice) and Alabama
- The Sooners are now 19-18 in the College World Series and 4-2 under head coach Skip Johnson
- Three Sooners posted multi-hit days. Eight of OU's nine batters reached via at least one hit.
- Rager tied a season high with eight strikeouts. He's reached eight four times this year and twice in postseason play
- It was OU's 25th game without committing an error
- The Sooners defeated Texas A&M, 13-8, in the opening game of the 2022 College World Series. OU would advance to the championship series that season
- OU has won the opening game of the College World Series seven of 12 times, including three straight
- OU's leadoff batter reached in five of nine innings
- OU tallied five two-out runs
- The Sooners hit .556 with runners in scoring position
Up Next
Oklahoma will face the winner of Texas and Georgia in the 1-0 game Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. on ESPN from Charles Schwab Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rager, Cord (6-3)
L: Tyler Fay (11-5)
Batting:
2B: Gambill, Trey 1 ; Brock, Brendan 1 ; Tockey, Dayton 1
HR: Lachance, Deiten 1
RBI: Lachance, Deiten 2 ; Willits, Jaxon 1 ; Gambill, Trey 2 ; Brock, Brendan 1 ; Harris, Dasan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Walk, Jason 2 ; Johnson, Camden 1 ; Lachance, Deiten 3 ; Willits, Jaxon 2 ; Brock, Brendan 1
SB: Walk, Jason 1
CS: Brock, Brendan 1
HBP: Johnson, Camden 1
Base Running:
HBP: John Lemm 1
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0
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2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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