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Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st baseball national championship since 1994

Oklahoma capitalized on North Carolina’s uncharacteristic pitching struggles and got another clutch performance from LJ Mercurius out of the bullpen on its way to a 13-2 victory in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the College World Series.

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What happened Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st baseball national championship since 1994.
The headline split The left frames it as "Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC's 7th...". The center frames it as "Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st baseball national championship since 1994".
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Left / center-leftOklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC's 7th in a row

Santa Fe New Mexican · Center-left · News report

CenterOklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st baseball national championship since 1994

The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jun 23, 4:42 AM

Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st baseball national championship since 1994

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Oklahoma capitalized on North Carolina’s uncharacteristic pitching struggles and got another clutch performance from LJ Mercurius out of the bullpen on its way to a 13-2 victory in the winn...

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Santa Fe New MexicanNews report · Jun 23, 4:40 AM

Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC's 7th in a row

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Oklahoma capitalized on North Carolina’s uncharacteristic pitching struggles and got another clutch performance from LJ Mercurius out of the bullpen on its way to a 13-2 victory in the winn...

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Jun 23, 4:40 AM: Santa Fe New Mexican joined the source map.

Jun 23, 4:42 AM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

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