COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: WHO’S WHO

OKLAHOMA (42-22) Coach: Skip Johnson (154-102in 5years at Oklahoma).

All-time CWS: 15-16 in 10appearances (won national titles in 1951, 1994).

MLB Alumni: Bobby Witt, Danny Jackson, Mark Redman, Joe Simpson, Bob Shirley, Mickey Hatcher, Sheldon Neuse, Jack Mayfield, Steve Okert, Jon Gray, Chase Anderson, Burch Smith.

Short hops: In his last 32games, Tanner Tredaway is batting .444 with 20extra base hits (10doubles, 2triples, 8 homers), 36 RBIs and 38runs scored. He has hit safely in 14straight games . ... Peyton Graham is first OU player to hit 20 homers and steal 30 bases . ... Sooners’ 142steals are by far most among CWS teams and 96more than they had last season.

TEXAS A&M (42-18)

Coach: Jim Schlossnagle (42-18in 1season at Texas A&M; 853-411 (21 seasons overall).

All-time in CWS: 2-12 in 6 appearances.

MLB Alumni: Davey Johnson, Chuck Knoblauch, Scott Livingstone, A.J. Minter, Doug Rau, Ross Stripling, Mark Thurmond, Michael Wacha.

Short hops: Aggies have lost eight straight CWS games since beating Kansas in 1993 . ... Schlossnagle is among 13coaches to lead multiple schools to a CWS and is the 30th to reach the CWS six times. He led TCU to five CWS ... Jack Moss has reached base in 57of 60games. ... Aggies have had winning records 60of last 62 seasons.

NOTRE DAME (40-15) Coach: Link Jarrett (85-30in 3seasons at

Notre Dame, 300-196 in 10 seasons).

All-time CWS: 3-4 in 2 appearances.

MLB Alumni: Carl Yastrzemski, Craig Counsell, Jeff Samardzija, Cavan Biggio, Trey Mancini, A.J. Pollock, David Phelps, Brad Lidge, Matt Vierling, Brandon Bielak.

Short hops: Irish are only team to win four super regional games against No. 1national seeds. They knocked out No. 1Florida State to reach the CWS in 2002 . ... Their .739 winning percentage since 2020ranks second in Division I . ... Jack Findlay, who had been the Irish’s No. 3starter, has recorded a nation-best three saves in the NCAA Tournament.

TEXAS (47-20)

Coach: David Pierce (219-114 in 6 seasons at Texas, 416-223in 11 seasons overall).

All-time CWS: 88-63 in 37appearances (won national titles in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005).

MLB Alumni: Burt Hooton, David Chalk, Keith Moreland, Ron Gardenhire, Spike Owen, Roger Clemens, Calvin Schiraldi, Greg Swindell, Shane Reynolds, Brooks Kieschnick, Huston Street, J.P. Howell, Brandon Belt, Corey Knebel.

Short hops: Pierce has led Longhorns to a second straight CWS and third in six years, and program has made a record 38appearances . ... Ivan Melendez leads nation with 32 homers and 94 RBIs . ... Longhorns .986field percentage is best in nation.

ARKANSAS (43-19) Coach: Dave Van Horn (793-421 in 20 seasons at Arkansas, 1,378-661 in 34seasons overall). All-time CWS: 15-20 in 10 appearances.

MLB Alumni: Andrew Benintendi, Dallas Keuchel, Darrel Akerfelds, Craig Gentry, Logan Forsythe, Eric Hinske, Randy Jackson, Jeff King, Les Lancaster, Cliff Lee, Tim Lollar, Kevin McReynolds, Tom Pagnozzi, Robert Person, Johnny Ray, Drew Smyly.

Short hops: Razorbacks have hit at least 100 homers in back-to-back seasons . ... Van Horn is wearing jersey No. 21 this season after giving the No. 2 he’s worn since his playing days to shortstop Jalen Battles. Van Horn told Battles he could have the number if he came back for his senior season in 2022.

STANFORD (47-16) Coach: David Esquer (181-68in 5seasons at Stanford; 706-535-2in 23seasons overall).

All-time in CWS: 41-31 in 17appearances (won 1987 and 1988 national titles).

MLB Alumni: Bob Boone, Steve Buechele, Jack McDowell, Mike Mussina, Jeffrey Hammonds, A.J. Hinch, Kyle Peterson, Paul Carey, Ed Sprague, Ryan Garko, Drew Storen, Michael Taylor, Stephen Piscotty, Tommy Edman.

Short hops: Cardinal have won 22 of 24 . ... Among three teams in tournament history to score at least eight runs in all three of their super regional games . ... Hit tournament-leading 22 homers in eight games. ... Quinn Mathews has recorded two straight nine-out saves . ... Cardinal have reached CWS all six times they’ve hosted a super regional.

MISSISSIPPI (37-22) Coach: Mike Bianco (849-484-1 in 22 seasons at Ole Miss, 949555-1 in 25 seasons overall).

All-time CWS: 5-10 in 5 appearances.

MLB Alumni: Don Kessinger, Jeff Fassero, Lance Lynn, Mike Mayers, Drew Pomeranz, David Dellucci, Bobby Kielty, Matt Tolbert, Chris Coghlan, Jeff Calhoun.

Short hops: Rebels were last team to receive NCAA Tournament at-large bid and have gone 5-0 through regionals and super regionals . ... Tim Elko’s 1.222 slugging percentage in tournament is best among CWS players . ... Staff has posted 2.00ERA with two shutouts in tournament and is allowing just 5.6 hits per nine innings . ... Hunter Elliott has allowed one earned run in 12.1tournament innings.

AUBURN (42-20) Coach: Butch Thompson (221-162in 7 seasons at Auburn, 260-183 in 8 seasons overall).

All-time CWS: 3-10 in 5 appearances.

MLB Alumni: Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Gregg Olson, Tim Hudson, David Ross, Mark Bellhorn, Josh Donaldson, Gabe Gross, Terry Leach, Garrett Cooper, Grant Dayton, Joe Beckwith.

Short hops: Posted 27-29 record in 2021 and was picked last in SEC West in coaches’ preseason poll . ... Auburn has more than doubled its home run rate in postseason, going from 1.05per game through its first 56games to 2.33in the NCAA Tournament . ... Tigers averaging 10.8 runs per game last six games . ... Tigers have made run without ace Hayden Mullins since last week of April.