They relied heavily on about 5 really good arms this year. It caught up with one of their starters who had to leave one of the Finals games early due to an injury and then McDuffie wasn’t quite as effective as he normally was all season and then trying to go back to Glauber on no days rest ended up not working. In any case, here is a quick comparison of the two teams’ pitching depth. Obviously, the offenses were a factor as well with how hot Oklahoma was swinging the bat, but I think their pitching depth also helped them immensely against UNC. • UNC had just 9 pitchers that threw at least 20 innings on the year. Of those 9, three threw 90+ innings and another threw 70+. They were also a little thin on quality outside their top 4 or 5. Of the 9 pitchers that threw 20 innings, only 6 had ERA’s under 6.00. • In comparison, Oklahoma had 11 pitchers that threw at least 20 innings on the year with none of them throwing over 80 innings. They also had more balance and quality of depth as 10 of the 11 had ERA’s under 6.00.

If he’d have mixed and matched all hands on deck 2-3 outs at a time and had them available in an closer game it could be different Glauber was out of gas on top of the OU fan ump having it it for him ** Edited by hokiepro at 6/23/2026, 7:00:27 AM