Oklahoma is clearly the Cinderella story of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but for those who just began watching the proceedings once the Men's College World Series started, the Sooners have not looked anything like a Cinderella who shouldn't be invited to the party and more like a juggernaut.
The Sooners have rung up nine straight opponents, including the No. 2, No. 3, No. 7 and No. 15 national seeds in the NCAA Tournament, on their way to the championship series against No. 5 North Carolina. After beating the Tar Heels 9-3 on Saturday, the Sooners are now just one victory away from a national title.
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They say numbers don't lie and you are what your record says you are, but Oklahoma has gone out of its way this postseason to disprove those general truths. The Sooners' performance numbers and trust in each other, both individually and collectively, have turned around dramatically since the start of the NCAA Tournament, and the results speak for themselves.
An Oklahoma team that had lost seven of its final 10 games and was in danger of not even making it in to this season's NCAA Tournament is now playing for the national championship.
10 numbers that tell the story of Oklahoma baseball this postseason
Here are 10 numbers from the start of the championship series that are prime contributors to why and how the Sooners are where they are as the college baseball season gets set to drop the curtain on another season:
.337 -- The Oklahoma team batting average through the first 53 games was .280. Over the last 10 games, all in the NCAA Tournament, the Sooners have hit a collective .339.
.469 -- Junior left-hander Brendan Brock leads all Oklahoma hitters during the tournament with a .469 batting average. Two other OU starters, Jason Walk and Reggie Willits, are also hitting above .400 this postseason.
1.42 -- Freshman left-handed starter Card Rager's ERA in his three starts. He has allowed three earned runs in 19.0 innings, along with 22 strikeouts, one walk and one home run. Then, in Game 1 of the championship series, he gave up three runs, all in the first inning, in 5.0 innings to get another win.
5 -- Oklahoma hit five home runs in the 11-4 CWS win over Georgia. That was the second-most by a team in one game in the CWS since Charles Schwab Field opened in 2011.
8 -- Of Oklahoma's now nine consecutive postseason wins, eight have been against top-20 teams and fsix against teams in the top-10 nationally.
8 -- Eight different times this postseason Oklahoma has produced at least four runs in an inning
9.4 -- The Sooners are averaging 9.4 runs per game in the NCAA Tournament.
15 -- Oklahoma had stolen 15 bases during its eight-game win streak to get to the final. The Sooners have stolen 129 bases this season, which leads the SEC and is tied for sixth in the country.
43 -- The Sooners hit a total of 66 home runs in their first 47 games this season. That ranked 135th among NCAA Division I teams. They have hit 43 home runs in their last 16 games with 26 of the 43 coming in 10 postseason games. Oklahoma now stands at 91 home runs for the season, 30th-best among Division I teams.
52 -- Oklahoma's run differential in 10 NCAA Tournament games. The Sooners have outscored their opponents 94- 42 in the tourney.
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