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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 North Carolina coach Scott Forbes had to make a quick pitching change when starter Ryan Lynch tweaked his left oblique midway through Game 2 of the College World Series finals.<\/p>

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No worries.<\/p>\n

Forbes called on freshman Caden Glauber for the 29th time this season, and for the 29th time he\u2019s pitched, the Tar Heels won.<\/p>\n

Their 6-2 victory over Oklahoma kept alive their pursuit of the school\u2019s first national championship in baseball. The winner-take-all Game 3 is Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what it\u2019s all about,\u201d Forbes said. \u201cThis is why you work so hard \u2014 to play in a night game, national championship game. So we\u2019re excited about that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lynch and Glauber cooled off Oklahoma\u2019s bats, Owen Hull and Cooper Nicholson homered, and North Carolina (54-13-1) bounced back from a\u00a09-3 loss in Game 1.<\/p>\n

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North Carolina\u2019s Cooper Nicholson celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against Oklahoma in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rebecca S. Gratz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sooners (42-23) scored twice in the first inning and then had two hits and a total of five baserunners the rest of the way. Lynch injured his lower left side throwing his second pitch of the fifth. Glauber (12-0) came on and struck out the side and fanned a total of eight over five innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you play for the best team in college baseball, it\u2019s pretty easy to go out there with the defense you have and the offense you have,\u201d said Glauber, who has allowed one run in 10 1\/3 CWS innings.<\/p>\n

Glauber graduated from high school a year early and was 17 when he enrolled at Carolina last fall. He\u2019s the only pitcher in Division I with 12 wins and five saves and is pitching to a 2.05 ERA over 92 innings, with all but three of his appearances in relief.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been comfortable on stages big and small all season. Sunday he faced an OU team that had been averaging 9.4 runs per game in the postseason and 8.25 in the CWS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe preparation takes over the fear,\u201d he said. \u201cWe work so hard on it. You know, you\u2019ve got to have the right mindset, and you know that you\u2019re made for the moment, whatever moment you\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>

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The Sooners were held to their fewest runs since a May 19 loss to LSU. They hadn\u2019t been held scoreless over eight straight innings since a 3-0 loss to Southeastern Louisiana on March 17. Their four hits were their fewest since a March 19 loss to LSU.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, tough loss today,\u201d OU\u2019s Trey Gambill said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think we overly care. We know that we still have the opportunity to win the national championship. It\u2019s going to be a fun atmosphere. We\u2019re excited. Have a good meal tonight, good shower and be ready for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oklahoma pitcher Xander Mercurius walks back to the dugout after striking out two North Carolina batters with the bases loaded to end the third inning of Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rebecca S. Gratz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OU freshman starter Xander Mercurius (1-3) struck out six of the first seven batters he faced but encountered trouble when Carolina\u2019s first two batters reached base in the third inning. Jake Schaffner pulled a ball into the right-field corner for a two-run triple and scored on a wild pitch to put the Tar Heels up 3-2. Mercurius began laboring in the third and left after Hull\u2019s second homer of the CWS and ninth of the season leading off the fifth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trick in baseball is to not get away from your game plan and start trying to punch guys out,\u201d OU coach Skip Johnson said, \u201cand he kind of lost it a little bit. Instead of just trying to throw the ball to the target, he\u2019s trying to punch people out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicholson\u2019s team-leading 16th homer, off Nate Smithburg in the seventh, made it 6-2.<\/p>\n

Glauber walked consecutive batters with one out in the ninth. The game ended when Dasan Harris grounded to second and Gavin Gallaher turned an unassisted double play that was confirmed after Oklahoma challenged the call.<\/p>\n

Johnson said Nick Wesloski (2-1) would start for the Sooners on Monday. Wesloski pitched 5 2\/3 innings in an 11-4 win over Georgia last Wednesday. Forbes said he was undecided on a starter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be all hands on deck,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like we\u2019ve got about seven options to start tomorrow, and I like every one of them.\u201d<\/p>

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