OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Jaxon Willits #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners is caught stealing by Gavin Gallaher #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the seventh inning in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Deiten Lachance #48 of the Oklahoma Sooners runs out a single during the ninth inning against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: LJ Mercurius #22 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: LJ Mercurius #22 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: LJ Mercurius #22 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 20: Craig Kimbrel #46 of the Tampa Bay Rays prepares to throw against the Washington Nationals during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 20, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 20: James Wood #29 of the Washington Nationals slides in safely for a double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 20, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 20: James Wood #29 of the Washington Nationals watches his double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 20, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)