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Ole Miss wins College World Series following two wild pitches in eighth inning

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 6/26/22

Ole Miss went from being the last team to get into the NCAA Tournament field in baseball to winning the College World Series. Some surprising mistakes from Oklahoma in Game 2 of the World Series Finals on Sunday helped the Rebels win the game 4-2 for their first baseball championship in school history.

The game was a scoreless pitcher's duel until Ole Miss took a 1-0 lead on a Jacob Gonzalez home run in the bottom of the sixth. The Rebels gave the lead up and allowed Oklahoma to score two in the top of the seventh.

The Sooners were leading 2-1 going into the bottom of the eighth. They were six outs away sending things to a deciding third game on Monday.

Ole Miss hit three singles in a row to tie the game at two. Then with runners on the corners and one out, Oklahoma’s pitcher and catcher got crossed up on a breaking ball. The wild pitch allowed Justin Bench to score for the 3-2 lead.

OH MY GOD!! CROSSED UP AND OLE MISS TAKES THE LEAD pic.twitter.com/F3SbjmSEwx

— 11Point7: The College Baseball Podcast (@11point7) June 26, 2022

Tim Elko grounded out after that, moving Gonzalez to third base.

Then Oklahoma did it again. They threw another wild pitch to allow Gonzalez to score an insurance run for a 4-2 lead.

ANOTHER WILD PITCH AND IT’S 4-2 OLE MISS pic.twitter.com/qiP4wrh4nk

— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) June 26, 2022

The Sooners were unable to pull off the feat of winning both the softball and baseball national championships. Instead, Ole Miss takes home their first College World Series title.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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