Rep. Tom Cole introduced a House resolution Sept. 1 congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team on its 2026 College World Series national championship.

H. Res. 1500 formally recognizes the Sooners' improbable postseason run, which ended with a 13-2 victory over No. 5 North Carolina in the winner-take-all Game 3 on June 22 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The title is OU's third in program history. It is the program's first since 1994.

"After making it through the Atlanta Regional, our unranked Sooners ended up outscoring their remaining opponents 90 to 28 … as a diehard OU fan, I am so proud," Cole said in a press release.

Cole, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, represents Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District. He is the first Native American and first Oklahoman to hold the Appropriations gavel, according to the committee's website.

The Sooners entered the postseason unranked and had been picked to finish 14th in the SEC preseason poll. They lost seven of their last nine regular-season games before catching fire in the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated five nationally seeded teams, including No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Georgia and No. 7 Alabama. Oklahoma became the seventh straight SEC team to claim the Men's College World Series title, according to NCAA.com.

Oklahoma finished 43-23 and scored 118 runs on 156 hits across 13 tournament games, according to Sooner Sports.

Junior shortstop Jaxon Willits earned Most Outstanding Player honors after batting .500 with a school-record 13 hits in six CWS games. Sophomore second baseman Kyle Branch went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and a career-high six RBIs in the championship game. Junior reliever LJ Mercurius pitched 5⅔ innings for the win, allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts.

Coach Skip Johnson, now 8-3 in two CWS appearances, praised the team's resilience after the June 22 championship game.

"Kyle and Jaxon were incredible … We took the momentum over early, and we made some great plays defensively and got some big hits," Johnson said after the title-clinching win.

In a statement responding to Cole's resolution, Johnson said the team felt the support of the entire state during its run to Omaha and credited the players for buying in to a goal bigger than themselves.

The resolution's next steps in the House have not been announced.