2026 Pre-CWS Finals Catch-up: Oklahoma vs. North Carolina for the Title [Highway to Hoover]

On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge recap what's happened over the last week at the College World Series. They discuss Oklahoma's impressive run to the CWS Finals, Georgia's bats going quiet at the wrong time, the quick exits for Texas, Ole Miss and Alabama and much more.

00:00 Welcome and CWS Setup
00:42 Sponsor Shoutouts
01:28 Mark Returns to Omaha
03:02 How Charles Schwab Field Plays
04:49 MLB Draft Proposal Fallout
11:59 Oklahoma Run to Finals
12:54 Freshman Rotation Breakthrough
19:57 Sooners' Vulnerabilities vs UNC
23:17 North Carolina Consistency Clash
24:21 SEC Omaha Recap: Georgia
25:27 Georgia Bats Go Cold
26:55 Season Takeaways: Georgia
29:28 Georgia Built To Return
30:55 Texas' Quiet Offense
31:32 Texas' Future Core
34:03 Ole Miss Disappoints
35:22 Ole Miss Big Picture
39:30 Alabama's Rough Omaha
40:42 Alabama Momentum Ahead
45:15 Finals Preview Picks
47:25 Wrap-Up, Sponsors

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