“I think we knew the talent was always in the room,” said Jaxon Willits, named the College World Series’s most outstanding player. “We got hot at the right time, and now we’re national champions.”

LaChance hit two home runs early, Rager bounced back from rough start to throw four shutout innings as Sooners are one win away from the national championship.

Deiten Lachance homered twice off North Carolina ace Jason DeCaro, Oklahoma shut down the Tar Heels after the first inning and the Sooners won Game 1 of the College World Series…