PHOTOS: Ole Miss and Oklahoma ready for national championship showdown in College World Series

by:Ben Garrett•06/24/22•

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Ole Miss and Oklahoma will face off in a three-game series this weekend to determine who will be crowned the national champion of college baseball.

What a sentence.

First pitch of game one in the College World Series in Omaha is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN, and, to preview, Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco and select players met the media on Friday.

Photos by Bruce Newman.

Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson, left, and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco pose with the championship trophy during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson, left, and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco pose with the championship trophy during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson, left, and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco pose with the championship trophy during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson, left, and Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco pose with the championship trophy during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss utility Justin Bench (8) and Ole Miss pitcher Hunter Elliott (26) speak during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss utility Justin Bench (8) speak during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss pitcher Hunter Elliott (26) speaks during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco (5) speaks during a press conference for the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 24, 2022. (©Bruce Newman)

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