College World Series: In the middle innings we kept it going

College World Series During Friday's 13-8 thrashing of Texas A&M in the first game of the College World Series, Oklahoma

baseball seized control early and never looked back. Oklahoma is just two wins away from making its first appearance in the

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national championship series since 1994. We kept it going in the middle innings. Then, late in the game, he really helped us score a run to get the

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momentum back on our side "Skip Johnson, the Oklahoma coach, stated. I believe the most significant difference is that we

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gathered and maintained momentum before giving it away and regaining it. And I'm extremely pleased of the kids

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or young men as the case may be — for fighting and grinding it out pitch after pitch." Oklahoma led 8-0 coming into the bottom

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of the second inning, which was more than enough runs for Sooners starter Jake Bennett, who earned his 10th win of the

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season after scattering five hits and four runs across six innings of work. The Sooners, who were known for their speed on the

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basepaths during the regular season, have showed their power at the plate over the past two weekends, spilling over into

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Game 1 of the College World Series. It was just one of those things that happened. Our team's identity is aggressiveness and a

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