WATCH: Oklahoma punches ticket to Men's College World Series, celebrates after upsetting Virginia Tech
The Oklahoma Sooners are headed to the Men’s College World Series for the 11th time in program history after an 11-2 victory against Virginia Tech on Sunday in Game 3 of Super Regional play. OU celebrated its victory with a traditional dogpile at the conclusion of the game with the Hokies.
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The Sooners’ bats were on first all afternoon as Oklahoma finished the game with five home runs. That included a pair of solo shots from Peyton Graham and Tanner Treadaway to get things started in the first inning. Cade Horton got the start at pitcher to earn the win after striking out eight batters across six innings.
The Hokies battled back in the bottom of the third inning. Carson DeMartini belted a two-run blast to knot the score up at 2-2, but that would be the last run for the Hokies would score all afternoon long.
Oklahoma then proceeded to rattle off nine unanswered runs to stun the Hokies in front of their home crowd in Blacksburg, Va. by the final score of 11-2.
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More on Oklahoma returning to Men’s College World Series
Oklahoma began their hot streak during the Big 12 Tournament, winning it all in Arlington with the championship coming over their arch-rival, Texas. While there was some thought that the Sooner would host a regional, they ended up as a two-seed in the Gainesville Regional.
An opening win against Liberty led to three straight against the Florida, where Oklahoma won the winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday.
Now, after getting past Oklahoma they will be heading to the Men’s College World Series for the first time since 2010.