OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Gavin Gallaher #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates with Macon Winslow #6 after scoring a run during the first inning against the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Owen Hull #8, Jake Schaffner #2 and Gavin Gallaher #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels collide as they attempt to field a fly ball during the second inning against the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Skip Johnson of the Oklahoma Sooners observes the national anthem prior to the NCAA College World Series baseball finals against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Gavin Gallaher #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels takes the field prior to the NCAA College World Series baseball finals against the Oklahoma Sooners at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: The Oklahoma Sooners dugout reacts during the first inning against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Deiten Lachance #48 of the Oklahoma Sooners rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Jason DeCaro #29 of the North Carolina Tar Heels pitches during the first inning against the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 20: Deiten Lachance #48 of the Oklahoma Sooners hits a home run during the first inning against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 20, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)