Nick Wesloski leads OU baseball to CWS championship series
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
Nick Wesloski pitched 5 ⅔ innings, allowing four hits and one earned run as Oklahoma defeated Georgia 11-4 on June 17. His performance helped the Sooners advance to the College World Series championship series for the second time in five seasons. Along with fellow freshmen Xander Mercurius and Cord Rager, Wesloski has been pivotal, combining for a 1.40 ERA during the CWS. Oklahoma now prepares to take on North Carolina in a best-of-three series starting Saturday.
- •Wesloski achieved four strikeouts in 5 ⅔ innings pitched.
- •OU's freshmen pitchers have a combined 1.80 ERA during the CWS.
- •The Sooners last reached the championship series in 2021.
- •Oklahoma faces North Carolina in the championship series starting Saturday.
- 4:48 AMYahoo Sports — How Nick Wesloski, OU baseball's latest freshman phenom, sent Sooners to CWS champ series
"OU’s true freshmen starting pitchers — Nick Wesloski, Xander Mercurius and Cord Rager — own a combined 1.40 ERA during the CWS.
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