No. 9 seed Oklahoma defeated by UConn in Norman Regional

NORMAN, Okla. – Luke Broadhurst hit a three-run homer behind eight strong innings from Connecticut starter Stephen Quigley and the Huskies defeated No. 9 national seed Oklahoma on Saturday night in the Norman Regional.

Oklahoma (38-20) will play an elimination game against Duke (41-19) on Sunday. UConn (34-23) will play the winner in the cup. If the Huskies lose, a final championship game for a spot in the super regionals will be played on Monday.

The Huskies took a 1-0 lead off Oklahoma starter Braden Davis in the bottom of the third inning. Paul Tammaro and Broadhurst drew consecutive two-out walks and Korey Morton singled to left field to drive in Tammaro.

Broadhurst put UConn up 4-0 in the seventh after Caleb Shpur and Tammaro reached base with one-out singles, sending an 0-1 pitch over the left field fence for his seventh home run of the season.

The Sooners scored their only run in the top of the eighth when ninth-place hitter Kendall Pettis led off with his seventh home run of the season.

Quigley (6-3) allowed one run, seven hits and one walk, striking out two. Brady Afthim allowed a walk in the ninth before recording his eighth save this season.

Davis (9-4) took the loss. He allowed three runs, seven hits and three walks, striking out 10.

UConn has made five appearances in the College World Series, but none since 1979. The Huskies have won three regionals, most recently in 2022.

Oklahoma has made 11 CWS appearances with championships in 1951 and 1994. The Sooners were runners-up in 2022.

Find more college sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Find more Oklahoma coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.