After North Carolina beat Oklahoma 6-2 on June 21 to force a Game 3 in the College World Series finals, there were legitimate questions about the Sooners offense, and whether it could bounce back after being quieted following a two-run first inning.As it turned out, the Oklahoma bats weren't frozen — they just took a break.In the decisive Game 3, Oklahoma rediscovered its mojo, beating North Carolina 13-2 to clinch its first College World Series championship since 1994, and third in program history.For the Sooners, it was the usual suspects, the ones who have consistently contributed to Skip Johnson's squad's turnaround since being eliminated by LSU in the first game of its SEC Baseball Tournament. Jaxon Willits got on base five times, regionals hero Dayton Tockey homered, and LJ Mercurius, a starter-turned-reliever, came out of the bullpen and patched things up when starter Nick Wesloski got into some trouble his second time through the potent Tar Heels order. Kyle Branch also got in on the action, capping the scoring off with a three-run home run in the eighth that well and truly started to kick off the festivities in Norman.After North Carolina coach Scott Forbes was forced to burn through his top relievers Walker McDuffie and Caden Glauber (the latter without recording an out following a 65-pitch gem on June 21), the rest of the game was a patchwork of pitching. Ultimately, North Carolina's bats never woke up enough to make up any ground, and the Tar Heels fell to 0-3 in College World Series finals appearances.Who won College World Series 2026?The Sooners defeated No. 2 Georgia Tech in the Atlanta finals, No. 15 Kansas in the Topeka Super Regional, and beat No. 7 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia — twice — to make it to the CWS finals. There, they took Game 1 against North Carolina 9-3 before dropping Game 2 and forcing a pivotal Game 3. There, they beat the Tar Heels 13-2 to claim the series, 2-1, and win the championship.They finished the season 3-6 in May and 14-16 in the SEC, making their run all the more stunning. Oklahoma becomes the fourth non-seeded team in the past six years to win the College World Series, a list that includes Ole Miss — which beat the Sooners in 2022 in a similarly magical postseason run — and the seventh straight SEC champion.College World Series Game 3 scoreTeams123456789FOU02131205013UNC00100010——