Tag: Men’s College World Series

Paul Skenes wins MCWS Most Outstanding Player

Paul Skenes was ultimately not needed in Game 3 against Florida, but his efforts in Omaha earned him recognition all the same.

What can be said about [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] that has not been said already?

Skenes pitched 15.2 innings during the [autotag]Men’s College World Series[/autotag] and he allowed only two runs on seven hits, 21 strikeouts, and two walks.

For his efforts, he was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

He was available for Game 3 against Florida if [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] would have needed him. Skenes was seen getting warmed up in the dugout early on in the game, but [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] pitched so well that he was not needed.

Skenes accomplished the goal he set out for the day he committed to LSU. He wanted to win a national championship with the Tigers and he did just that.

He finished this season with a 12-2 record, a 1.69 ERA, 209 strikeouts, and only 20 walks. He broke the single-season strikeout record set by [autotag]Ben McDonald[/autotag] and he broke the season-long goal of money raised for Folds of Honor.

On top of all of those accomplishments, Skenes will likely be taken No. 1 or No. 2 overall in this year’s MLB draft by either the Pirates or the Nationals.

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Oklahoma Baseball’s Skip Johnson named Central Region Coach of the Year

After the program’s best season in over a decade, Skip Johnson was named the Central Region’s Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

After OU Baseball’s best season in over a decade and a magical run all the way to the national championship, Manager Skip Johnson has been named the 2022 Central Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

OU won their first Big 12 title since 2013 and made it to the College World Series for the first time since 2010. While the team did have its flaws, they got hot in April and carried that momentum all the way to Omaha to finish as the national runner-up after losing to Ole Miss.

Johnson will go into his sixth season in Norman with some more hardware on his mantle.

Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson was named 2022 Central Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association after leading the Sooners to a campaign that surpassed the expectations of many prior to the season.

In his fifth season at the helm, Johnson guided Oklahoma to the Big 12 Championship title, the program’s 11th NCAA Men’s College World Series appearance and a national runner-up finish in the MCWS Finals. OU became only the second Big 12 school to participate in an MCWS Championship Series, and the first since Texas in 2009.

The Sooners ended their season with a 45-24 record, including a 27-12 mark since April 12, and a 15-9 mark in Big 12 Conference play. Oklahoma, which was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, tied for second in the regular season league standings. OU posted a 12-4 record after the end of the regular season and an 8-4 mark in the NCAA Tournament.

Oklahoma won its final six series of the regular season, then tore through the Big 12 Championship with a perfect 4-0 record, won the NCAA Gainesville Regional with a 3-1 mark and won the NCAA Blacksburg Super Regional 2-1 before advancing through MCWS bracket play in three games. In total, OU spent the entire postseason (and the final six weeks of the season overall) away from home, compiling a 14-5 record in that span. – OU Baseball

The Sooners will go into next season with a lot to prove as defending Big 12 Tournament champions.

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OU Baseball finishes 2022 season at No. 2 in D1Baseball Top 25

OU Baseball finishes the 2022 season at no. 2 in D1Baseball’s Top 25 Rankings after magical Omaha run.

The Oklahoma Sooners finished the 2022 season with much to be proud of. They won the Big 12 Tournament, made it to the Men’s College World Series, and were two wins away from being national champions.

For this amazing season, they were rewarded with the No. 2 ranking in D1Baseball’s final Top 25 of the 2022 season. That’s a jump up of seven spots from D1Baseball’s previous ranking.

The first-time national champion Ole Miss Rebels will finish the season atop the rankings after a magical run of their own to Omaha. All of the top eight are teams that made it to the MCWS.

The Big 12 is well-represented, with Texas at No. 8, Oklahoma State at No. 17, TCU at No. 23 and Texas Tech at No. 24.

Meanwhile, from the SEC, Ole Miss leads the way at No. 1 with Texas A&M at No. 2, Arkansas No. 3, Auburn at No. 7, Tennessee at No. 9 (more on that later), Florida at No. 21 and LSU bringing up the rear at No. 25.

So in both OU’s current and future conferences, there is a lot of stiff competition.

As for Tennessee, they had an extremely disappointing tournament after being the best team in the country for most of if not the entire regular season. The Volunteers went 57-9 and won their regional, but ended up losing to Notre Dame in three games in Super Regionals.

The future for OU Baseball is without a doubt very bright. However, the Sooners will have to deal with something they have not in a long time next season.

Expectations.

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Social media reacts to Aggies ending Notre Dame’s season

Social media reacts to Aggies ending Notre Dame’s season

Survive and advance! As cliche as this motto may be, the Aggies have yet to stumble with their backs against the wall as they’ve now won their second consecutive elimination game in Omaha – a 5-1 win versus Notre Dame to set-up a rematch against Oklahoma in the Men’s College World Series Final Four.

While adversity hit this 2022 squad early in Omaha – an opening round loss versus the Sooners – the Aggies are the only team to have played entirely out of the elimination bracket and make their way to the Final Four (Texas A&M, Texas, Stanford and Auburn). If this doesn’t prove the fight in this group, I don’t know what else will.

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Social media reacts to Aggies advancing, ends Longhorns’ season

Social media reacts to the Aggies advancing, ending the Longhorns’ season.

With the Aggies’ season on the line, facing one of their fiercest rivals, in the 2022 Men’s College World Series’ first elimination game, #5 Texas A&M defeated #9 Texas by a score of 10-2 – continuing the team’s trend of limiting back-to-back losses.

After finding themselves down 2-0 early in the 2nd-inning, the Aggies powered their way to a decisive victory after scoring four of their own in the bottom of the second – the beginning of what would become 10 unanswered runs to end the Longhorns’ season and set-up a meeting with Notre Dame, in their second consecutive elimination game, on Tuesday, June 21 at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT on ESPN.

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