OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 6-2 in an afternoon playoff game at Charles Schwab Field. North Carolina recorded eight hits to Oklahoma’s four.

Oklahoma struck first in the bottom of the first. A stolen base and a throwing error allowed two runs, with J. Willits driving in another with a double, making it 2-0. The Tar Heels answered in the third. Jake Schaffner tripled to right field, scoring two runs, and later scored on a wild pitch, giving North Carolina a 3-2 lead.

In the fifth, O. Hull homered to right field, extending the lead. Cooper Nicholson added a two-run homer in the seventh, capping the scoring.

Pitcher Caden Glauber earned the win for North Carolina (54-13-1). Ryan Lynch also pitched. Jason Bodin took the loss for Oklahoma (42-23). Key relievers included Mason Bixby, Reid Hensley and Trent Collier for the Sooners, and Jaden Barfield and Xander Mercurius also pitched. The Tar Heels improved to 1-0 in the series after Oklahoma won Saturday’s game 9-3.