The Oklahoma Sooners are hoping that facing teams not in the SEC will result in better outcomes as they head to the Atlanta Regional, headline by No. 2-overall seed Georgia Tech (48-9) — who will play the University of Illinois-Chicago.

OU will face The Citadel (35-24) on Friday at 4 p.m. CT broadcasted on ESPN+. The winner of the Atlanta Regional will face off against the winner of the Lawrence Regional — Big 12 regular season and Tournament champion 15-seed Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri State and Northeastern.

This is the 43rd time the baseball program has reached regional play. Skip Johnson has now led Oklahoma to five-straight regionals, with the 2022 run to the College World Series Championship as the highlight.

How to Watch Oklahoma vs. The Citadel

When: 4 p.m. CT

Where: Atlanta, GA, Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium

Channel: ESPN+

Johnson announced that freshman left-hander Cord Rager will get the nod at the mound to take on the Bulldogs.…