LIVE UPDATES: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma, College World Series Game 2
OMAHA, Neb. — Notre Dame is two wins away from the College World Series final. The Fighting Irish can take one step closer to a national championship by beating Oklahoma Sunday night.
Notre Dame beat Texas, 7-3, in the CWS opener on Friday. Now the Irish are up against the Longhorns’ conference rival in a winner’s bracket game. Stay here here for live updates of the Irish and Sooners.
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Notre Dame lineup
- LF Ryan Cole
- 2B Jared Miller
- 1B Carter Putz
- DH Jack Zyska
- C David LaManna
- 3B Jack Brannigan
- RF Brooks Coetzee
- SS Zack Prajzner
- CF Spencer Myers
Starting pitcher: RHP Austin Temple (4-1, 3.57 ERA)
Oklahoma lineup
- RF John Spikerman
- SS Peyton Graham
- 1B Blake Robertson
- CF Tanner Tredaway
- C Jimmy Crooks
- 3B Wallace Clark
- 2B Jackson Nicklaus
- DH Sebastian Orduno
- LF Kendall Pettis
Pitcher: Cade Horton (4-2, 5.58 ERA)
Top 1
- Cole fouls out to 1B
- Miller strikes out swinging
- Putz singles to P
- Zyska strikes out looking
Score: 0-0
Bottom 1
- Spikerman grounds out to 3B
- Graham singles to SS
- Robertson walks
- Tredaway flies out to CF
- Crooks lines out to RF
Score: 0-0
Top 2
- LaManna strikes out swinging
- Brannigan walks
- Coetzee strikes out swinging
- Prajzner grounds out to P
Score: 0-0
Bottom 2
- Clark walks
- Nicklaus grounds out to 2B; Clark advances to second
- Orduno walks
Aidan Tyrell in to pitch for Notre Dame
- Pettis fouls out to C
- Spikerman grounds out to P
Score: 0-0
Top 3
- Myers grounds out to 2B
- Cole grounds out to SS
- Miller strikes out looking
Score: 0-0
Bottom 3
- Graham singles to 3B
- Graham steals second
- Robertson grounds out to SS; Graham advances to third
- Tredaway singles to center; Graham scores; 1-0 Oklahoma
- Crooks flies out to RF
- Tredaway advances to second on passed ball
- Clark singles to center, advances to second on throw; Tredaway scores; 2-0 Oklahoma
- Nicklaus strikes out swinging
Score: Oklahoma 2, Notre Dame 0
Top 4
- Putz singles to center
- Zyska strikes out swinging
- LaManna strikes out swinging
- Brannigan reaches on throwing error; Putz advances to second
- Coetzee grounds to SS; Brannigan out via fielder’s choice
Score: Oklahoma 2, Notre Dame 0
Bottom 4
- Orduno doubles to left, out at third
- Pettis flies out to LF
- Spikerman strikes out swinging, reaches first on wild pitch
- Graham singles; Spikerman out at third
Score: Oklahoma 2, Notre Dame 0
Top 5
- Prajzner flies out to CF
- Myers singles to center
- Cole flies out to LCF
- Miller strikes out swinging
Score: Oklahoma 2, Notre Dame 0
Bottom 5
- Robertson fouls out
- Tredaway singles to left
- Crooks singles to center; Tredaway advances to third
- Clark reaches on throwing error by Putz; Tredaway, Crooks score; 4-0 Oklahoma
- Nicklaus singles to left center; 5-0 Oklahoma
Matt Bedford in to pitch for Notre Dame
- Orduno strikes out looking; Nicklaus caught stealing
Score: Oklahoma 5, Notre Dame 0
Top 6
- Putz singles up the middle
- Zyska strikes out swinging
- LaManna homers to left; Putz scores; 5-2 Oklahoma
- Brannigan strikes out swinging
- Coetzee strikes out looking
Score: Oklahoma 5, Notre Dame 2
Bottom 6
- Pettis grounds out to 3B
- Spikerman walks
- Graham singles to left
- Robertson lines out to SS
- Tredaway singles to center; Spikerman scores; 6-2 Oklahoma
- Crooks grounds out to SS
Score: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
Top 7
Jaret Godman in to pitch for Oklahoma
- Prajzner lines out to 3B
- Myers walks
- Myers advanced to second on passed ball
- Cole strikes out looking
- Miller strikes out swinging
Score: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
Bottom 7
Radek Birkholz in to pitch for Notre Dame
- Clark grounds out to SS
- Nicklaus doubles to LCF
- Orduno hit by pitch
- Pettis reaches on fielder’s choice; Orduno out at third; Nicklaus advances to second
- Spikerman grounds out to SS
Score: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
Top 8
Trevin Michael in to pitch for Oklahoma
- Putz singles to 2B
- Zyska grounds into 6-4-3 double play
- LaManna flies out to CF
Score: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
Bottom 8
- Graham walks
- Robertson strikes out looking
- Tredaway walks; Graham advances to second
Matt Lazzaro in to pitch for Notre Dame
- Tredaway steals second; Graham steals third
- Crooks fouls out to 3B
Top 9
- Brannigan singles
- Coetzee singles
- Prajzner grounds into double play
- Myers hit by pitch
- Cole strikes out swinging
Final score: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2