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North Carolina Defeats Oklahoma 6-2, Forcing Decisive Game 3 in College World Series Finals
North Carolina defeated Oklahoma 6-2 on June 21 in Omaha to even the best-of-three Men's College World Series finals. The win sets up a decisive Game 3 on Monday night. Fathers of UNC players wore buttons honoring a teammate's late father during the game.
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North Carolina defeated Oklahoma 6-2 in Game 2 of the Men's College World Series finals on June 21 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The result evened the best-of-three series and forced a winner-take-all Game 3 scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. UNC head coach Scott Forbes said the outcome placed the team in the exact position it had prepared for all season.
"This is what you play for and work so hard for, to be in this game today and the game tomorrow night," he said. "If you're doing things right, over the course of a season you feel like a family. " The game fell on Father's Day.
Fathers of North Carolina and Oklahoma players paced the first-base concourse throughout the contest. , died of cancer on July 4, 2025. The players saw the buttons when they boarded the team bus at the Hilton that morning.
Joel Johnson, father of reserve right-hander Olin Johnson, said the day carried mixed emotions. "I can't decide if this is the best Father's Day I've ever had or the most stressful," he said while walking with his wife Jill.
