Oklahoma outlasts South Carolina at College World Series

 
By John Helsley, Staff Writer, jhelsley@opubco.com | Modified: June 21, 2010 at 10:25 am | Published: June 21, 2010   

OMAHA, Neb. – More than six hours of rain delays didn't bother the Sooners on Sunday.

It bolstered them.

When Oklahoma's College World Series opener was forced into a battle of the bullpens, it played to OU's strength, proven again in a 4-3 win over South Carolina.

photo - Oklahoma players celebrate with Garrett Buechele, center left, after he hit a solo home run against South Carolina in the eighth inning of an NCAA  College   World  Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)
Oklahoma players celebrate with Garrett Buechele, center left, after he hit a solo home run against South Carolina in the eighth inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)

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Before a crowd that dwindled from its peak of 22,835 at Rosenblatt Stadium, the Sooners made a grand return to Omaha, posting the program's first CWS victory since the 1994 national championship...
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