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It was a postseason weekend to forget for the decorated SEC in NCAA baseball regional play after top national seeds Vanderbilt and Texas were among the seven conference teams ousted from the league's nation-leading 13 selections.
Malachi Witherspoon threw six shutout innings, and Drew Dickerson and Easton Carmichael hit home runs Friday night to lead Oklahoma past Nebraska 7-4 in the first round of the Chapel Hill Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament.
Oklahoma's bats exploded and the Sooners stayed alive in the Chapel Hill Regional by beating Nebraska on Sunday afternoon.
The Huskers got another quality start from Ty Horn and the offense provided the lead in the middle innings in a win over Holy Cross in an NCAA regional elimination
Not only did the Longhorns draw the short end of the stick by not getting the No. 1 overall seed, but they also have one of the hardest paths in the regional round. UTSA and Kansas State can give Texas a run for its money in the Austin Regional.
With Nebraska baseball beginning its NCAA tournament run Friday, Warhorse Casino in Lincoln has seen an uptick in traffic.
Here's a preview from Evan Bland as Nebraska baseball opens the Chapel Hill Regional against former Big 12 rival Oklahoma, which won't be starting its top pitcher.