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North Carolina players watch from the dugout as Oklahoma goes to bat in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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From left, North Carolina undergraduate assistant coach Kyle Datres, Macon Winslow and Olin Johnson sit in the dugout following their loss to Oklahoma in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Jack Diesing Jr., right, chairman and president of the Board College World Series of Omaha, Inc., and his daughter, vice president Lisa Diesing, left, present the John D. Diesing Sr. award to Oklahoma's Jaxon Willits following Oklahoma's win against North Carolina in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson, front left, hands the championship trophy to Jason Walk, center, as they celebrate after their victory over North Carolina in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma players celebrate after defeating North Carolina in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma's Kyle Branch (6) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against North Carolina in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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North Carolina pitcher Cameron Padgett returns to the dugout after throwing against Oklahoma in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma's Kyle Branch rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against North Carolina in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma's LJ Mercurius pitches against North Carolina in the third inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Oklahoma's Jason Walk (1), Kyle Branch (6), Jaxon Willits (7) and Trey Gambill (20) kneel together before playing against North Carolina in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)