College World Series 2022 results: Ole Miss wins first title after consequential wild pitches by Oklahoma

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Ole Miss was the last team in the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament field. The Rebels swept through the Coral Gables regional. They swept Southern Miss in the Hattiesburg super regional. They lost only once in the College World Series second bracket to earn a spot in the national championship.

And on Sunday, Ole Miss completed its sweep of Oklahoma in the College World Series final, earning the program's first-ever national championship.

"So much goes into it and we've had so many great teams over the years so at times we came short of this place, and it's been really disappointing," Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco told the ESPN broadcast. "For 22 years, a lot of guys who wore the uniform, they own a part of this, but the biggest part goes to these guys.

You talked about our story all week and I've never seen a group of kids that were more resilient, more relentless, and of course, super, super proud.

Coming off a resounding 10-2 win on Saturday in Game 1, the Rebels were locked in a pitching duel with the Sooners. Ole Miss freshman Hunter Elliott and Oklahoma redshirt freshman Cade Horton delivered five scoreless innings each. In the top of the sixth, it appeared the Sooners had broken the scoreless tie on an RBI bunt single from John Spikerman, but he was called out for interference, and the runner was moved back to third. Peyton Graham flew out the next at-bat to end the inning.

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Ole Miss took the lead on a solo homer by Jacob Gonzalez in the bottom-half of the inning, but Oklahoma stormed back to take the lead in the top of the seventh, with Jackson Nicklaus delivering an RBI double to score Jimmy Crooks and Kendall Pettis taking a bases-loaded walk to give Oklahoma the lead.

Things began to melt down in the bottom of the eighth for the Sooners, however. Hunter gave up a single to TJ McCants, which brought in Trevin Michael out of the bullpen. Michael gave up back-to-back singles to Justin Bench and Gonzalez, the latter scoring McCants to tie the game at two and moving Bench up to third. A wild pitch scored Bench, and a batter later, a second wild pitch scored Gonzalez to give the Rebels the lead.

Brandon Johnson came out to pitch in the ninth and struck out the side to deliver the win for the Rebels.

Horton and Elliott delivered on a thrilling pitching matchup. Horton going 7.1 innings with just two runs allowed on four hits and no walks with 13 strikeouts. Elliott went 6.2 innings with six strikeouts, two walks and three hits with two runs allowed. Gonzalez was the only batter with multiple hits as he went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from the 2022 College World Series finals. Follow below for complete results for Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma Game 2.

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Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma baseball score

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F
Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4

College World Series live updates, highlights from Game 2

(All times Eastern)

5:56 p.m.: Orduno strikes out swinging, and for the first time in program history, the Rebels are national champions.

5:54 p.m.: Nicklaus goes down swinging. Sooners down to their final out.

5:52 p.m.: Clark is called out looking at a fastball on the low-inside corner. Nicklaus coming up for the Sooners.

5:50 p.m.: Brandon Johnson on the hill trying to close out the Sooners.

5:48 p.m.: Peyton Graham secures the popout. Oklahoma will head to the top of the ninth trailing by two with the title on the line.

5:47 p.m.: Another wild pitch and Gonzalez comes in to score. Ole Miss now leads 4-2.

5:45 p.m.: Elko grounds out to short, but Gonzalez advances to third with two out for Kevin Graham.

5:44 p.m.: Wild pitch by Michael on a cross-up, and Bench scores to give Ole Miss the 3-2 lead. Gonzalez moves to second.

5:42 p.m.: Gonzalez takes the first pitch he sees and knocks it into right to tie the game. Bench moves up to third to keep runners on the corners for Elko.

5:41 p.m.: McCants takes off for second and Bench lines a base hit through the right side that puts runners on the corners with only one out for Gonzalez.

5:38 p.m.: Trevin Michael coming in to pitch for the Sooners. Horton leaves having gone 7.1 innings with one run allowed on four hits and no walks with 13 strikeouts. He's responsible for the runner on first.

5:37 p.m.: McCants lines a base hit up the middle just over the head of Horton. That is Ole Miss' first hit since Gonzalez's homer. 

5:36 p.m.: Dunhurst chases a high fastball for Horton's 13th strikeout.

5:32 p.m.: Crooks goes down swinging. Rebels heading to the bottom of the eighth behind 2-1.

5:30 p.m.: Tredaway sends a fly ball right to McCants for the out in center.

5:29 p.m.: Robertson walks to give Tredaway a runner on first with one out.

5:27 p.m.: Gaddis still on the hill for the Rebels. Peyton Graham bounces out to second for the first out.

5:24 p.m.: Horton strikes out the side as Chatagnier goes down swinging on the slider to end the seventh.

5:21 p.m.: Now Harris goes down swinging. 11 strikeouts for Horton.

5:19 p.m.: Alderman chases a breaking ball for the 10th strikeout of the afternoon for Horton, who keeps rolling along 85 pitches into his start.

5:16 p.m.: On the 3-2 count, Spikerman strikes out swinging as Gaddis gets out of a jam. Ole Miss to send Alderman, Harris, Chatagnier to the plate in the bottom of the seventh trailing by a run.

5:12 p.m.: John Gaddis comes in for Ole Miss.

5:12 p.m.: Nichols walks Pettis on four pitches to bring in a run and give Oklahoma the 2-1 lead. Spikerman up with the bases still loaded.

5:10 p.m.: Call on the field is confirmed. Bases loaded.

5:09 p.m.: Ole Miss challenges the hit-by-pitch, saying that Orduno leaned into the pitch. It hit his back knee, which does appear to move toward the knee. However, it also looked like it could have been part of the motion of him starting his swing.

5:08 p.m.: Sebastian Orduno comes in to pinch hit, and is plucked by a 1-2 pitch. Bases loaded for Pettis.

5:03 p.m.: Mason Nichols comes out of the bullpen to pitch for the Rebels.

5:02 p.m.: Nicklaus drops in a popup that hits the outfield grass just behind Kevin Graham in short left. A run scores and runners stop on second and third with two out. Tie game.

5:01 p.m.: Clark takes the walk to put runners on first and second with two out for Nicklaus.

4:59 p.m.: Crooks ropes a grounder past first and down the right-field line, and he beats the throw from Harris in right to slide in for the double with two outs.

4:58 p.m.: Center field has caused some vision issues today, and it was the same on that fly ball from from Tredaway. But McCants avoids colliding with Harris in right-center and finishes with the diving grab to retire Tredaway.

4:56 p.m.: Robertson grounds out to third to start the seventh.

4:53 p.m.: Kevin Graham grounds out to first to end the sixth.

4:51 p.m.: Elko lifts a popup down the right field line, but the first baseman can't make the catch. But his liner to center is hauled in for the second out.

4:50 p.m.: Gonzalez launches a home run to right field to give the Rebels the 1-0 lead. 375 feet, 100.6 mph off the bat.

4:49 p.m.: Bench pops out to Graham at short for the first out in the bottom half of the sixth.

4:46 p.m.: Graham flies out to right and Elliott escapes a dangerous inning.

4:44 p.m.: Call on the field is overturned, and Spikerman is called out for interference. Nicklaus moves back to third and Pettis stays at first. Huge call to take a run away from Oklahoma.

4:41 p.m.: Spikerman bunts, and Elliott's throw to first goes past Elko and down the right field line. Nicklaus scores, Pettis advances to third and Spikerman moves up to second. Spikerman might have been running in fair territory and could have interfered with the throw. Video review now by the umpires.

4:39 p.m.: Pettis strikes out swinging, but the ball gets away from the catcher, allowing Pettis to run for first. The throw to first was high as Pettis reaches. Runners on the corners now with Spikerman coming up. Derek Diamond and John Gaddis are getting loose in the Ole Miss bullpen with Elliott now at 78 pitches.

4:36 p.m.: Muniz lays down the sacrifice bunt to move Nicklaus up to second with one away. Pettis, then the top of the order for the Sooners coming up.

4:33 p.m.: The first pitch of the sixth inning drills Nicklaus to give the Sooners a leadoff baserunner.

4:31 p.m.: McCants goes down swinging to end the inning.

4:30 p.m.: Tredaway makes the catch on the flyout to center by Dunhurst while fighting the sun. Two away.

4:29 p.m.: Horton is up to eight strikeouts now as he fans Chatagnier to begin the bottom of the fifth.

4:25 p.m.: Clark flies out to McCants in shallow center field.

4:24 p.m.: The call is confirmed. Elko stayed on for the out.

4:22 p.m.: Great play by Chatagnier as he ranges to his left, spins in shallow right field and throws it accurately to Elko at first to get Crooks. Oklahoma is challenging whether Elko kept his foot on the base.

4:20 p.m.: Tredaway flies out to Harris in right for the first out.

4:17 p.m.: Harris grounds one to Peyton Graham, who steps on second for the force out to end the fourth.

4:14 p.m.: Alderman comes up empty on three straight pitches, striking out on a 97 mph fastball upstairs. Harris now stands between Horton and getting out of danger.

4:13 p.m.: Pitch up-and-in from Horton hits the elbow pad of Kevin Graham to give Alderman a chance to bat with runners on first and second and only one away.

4:10 p.m.: After an 11-pitch battle, Horton catches Elko looking.

4:04 p.m.: Gonzalez rips a liner into right to give the Rebels their first hit of the game with an exit velocity of 108.9 mph.

4:01 p.m.: Elliott catches Robertson looking at strike three to set the Sooners down in order.

3:58 p.m.: Peyton Graham hits a hard line drive out to left, but it is right to Kevin Graham for the second out.

3:57 p.m.: Spikerman starts out the fourth with a groundout to second.

3:54 p.m.: Bench flies out to left as the Rebels go down 1-2-3 in the third. Scoreless through three innings.

3:52 p.m.: TJ McCants lifts a fly ball to center field, but Tredaway has enough space to make the play in front of the warning track.

3:51 p.m.: Hayden Dunhurst rolls the first pitch he sees to Robertson at first, and he flips on to Horton covering the bag for the first out.

3:48 p.m.: Pettis is picked off as Ole Miss goes Elliott to Elko to Chatagnier to end the inning.

3:46 p.m.: Kendall Pettis works a two-out walk to give the Sooners a baserunner with the top of the order coming up. Spikerman due up.

3:43 p.m.: Another strikeout for Elliott, who gets Diego Muniz to swing at a breaking ball down and away.

3:42 p.m.: Nicklaus strikes out to start the top of the third.

3:38 p.m.: The leadoff single was the only time that half-inning the Rebels put the ball in play against Horton. Peyton Chatagnier strikes out swinging to keep this game scoreless through two.

3:35 p.m.: Back-to-back strikeouts for Horton as Calvin Harris is also set down swinging.

3:34 p.m.: Horton gets Kemp Alderman swinging for the first out of the second.

3:31 p.m.: Kevin Graham gives the Rebels their first baserunner of the game. He sends a hard grounder to the hole on the right side of the infield that deflects off the glove of first baseman Robertson and by second baseman Jackson Nicklaus.

3:28 p.m.: Wallace Clark goes down swinging to end the top of the second.

3:26 p.m.: Quick out for Jimmy Brooks, who rolls one to shortstop for the groundout.

3:25 p.m.: Hunter Elliott gets Tanner Tredaway to fly out to right for the first out of the inning. 

3:22 p.m.: Horton fans another as Tim Elko goes down swinging. Scoreless after one.

3:20 p.m.: Jacob Gonzalez swings and misses at a hard slider for the second out.

3:18 p.m.: Justin Bench comes up hacking at the first pitch from Cade Horton and pops it up to the shortstop in shallow left field for the first out of the inning.

3:16 p.m.: Blake Robertson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play to end the top of the first.

3:13 p.m.: Graham is called out looking at strikes.

3:11 p.m.: Spikerman singles up the middle to give the Sooners a runner on first for Peyton Graham.

3:10 p.m.: First pitch of the game is a strike to John Spikerman, and this game is underway.

3 p.m.: The second game of the College World Series final is moments away.

How to watch 2022 College World Series finals Game 2

  • Start time: 3 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Live stream: ESPN+, fuboTV

ESPN will provide coverage of the 2022 College World Series. Game 2 will be broadcast on ESPN. Viewers can also follow the action on ESPN+ or fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

"Sunday Night Baseball" broadcasters Eduardo Perez and Karl Ravech will be joined in the booth by Ben McDonald. Dani Wexelman will round out ESPN's coverage as the roving reporter.

MORE: Most College World Series appearances

College World Series schedule 2022

Saturday, June 25

Game 1 Time TV
Ole Miss 10, Oklahoma 2 7 p.m. ET ESPN

Sunday, June 26

Game 2 Time TV
Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss 3 p.m. ET ESPN

Monday, June 27

Game 3* Time TV
Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma 7 p.m. ET ESPN

*if necessary 

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