The Oklahoma Sooners and Ole Miss baseball teams meet in the 2022 College World Series Finals Game 1 on Saturday, June 25.
Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma 10-3.
Oklahoma went to 45-23 overall. Ole Miss improved to 41-23 overall.
Game 2 of the CWS Finals best-of-three series is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.
Check out the top plays from Game 1.
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Ole Miss’ Justin Bench solo home run
Ole Miss leadoff hitter Justin Bench was the third consecutive Ole Miss player to hit a home run in the top of the eighth inning.
Bench’s solo homer put Ole Miss up 8-2.
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Ole Miss’ TJ McCants 2-run home run
Ole Miss’ Mason Nichols throws strikeout
Ole Miss relief pitcher Mason Nichols struck out Oklahoma’s Sebastian Orduno for the final out of the bottom of the seventh inning. Nichols needed 10 pitches to strike out Orduno.
OU’s Kendall Pettis bunt leads to run
Ole Miss’ Tim Elko solo home run
Ole Miss’ Tim Elko hit a solo home run down the right-field line in the top of the third inning.
Elko’s homer put Ole Miss up 4-0 vs. Oklahoma.
Ole Miss’ Justin Bench RBI single
Ole Miss leadoff hitter Justin Bench hit a single through the right side in the top of the second inning that drove in Calvin Harris. The Harris run put Ole Miss up 3-0 vs. Oklahoma.
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Ole Miss’ Kevin Graham scores on error
Ole Miss designated hitter Kemp Alderman grounded to Oklahoma shortstop Peyton Graham, and Graham had an error fielding the ground ball that allowed Ole Miss’ Kevin Graham to score. The Kevin Graham run put Ole Miss up 2-0 vs. the OU Sooners.
Ole Miss’ Kevin Graham RBI single
Ole Miss cleanup hitter Kevin Graham hit a single to left field that drove in Tim Elko in the top of the first inning.
Elko’s run put Ole Miss up 1-0 vs. Oklahoma.
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Ole Miss baseball sendoff
Members of the Ole Miss baseball team head to the bus before their College World Series Finals Game 1 game against the Oklahoma Sooners. The camera follows Ole Miss infielder Ben Van Cleve (No. 33).
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Skip Johnson is the Oklahoma Sooners baseball head coach. Mike Bianco is the Ole Miss baseball head coach.
Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
