OMAHA, Neb. – It appears the homer-happy nature of this offensive outburst of a 2022 season for college baseball will continue trending all the way to the finish.
At least that’s what the opening game of the College World Series suggested.
Jackson Nicklaus hit a grand slam, Jake Bennett pitched six strong innings, and Oklahoma jumped on No. 5 national seed Texas A&M early in a 13-8 win Friday afternoon to open the eight-team event that will determine the national champion over the next week-plus.
The Sooners scored seven runs with two outs in the second inning to lead 8-0, then turned back the Aggies’ comeback bids in the highest-scoring CWS game since 2008.
“We talked about being a team of Davids and attacking the giant,” Nicklaus said. “That’s been our team motto lately. We just want to attack the game and play with no fear. We had a game plan. We wanted to execute early. We did.”