Former LS West Titan Drew Dickerson set for national title game with Oklahoma tonight

For 10 days every June, Omaha, Nebraska, is one of the most exciting places in college sports thanks to the College World Series. This year’s event to crown a national champion began June 12 and finishes tonight.

And one familiar face has been there the entire time — former Lee’s Summit West Titan Drew Dickerson.

Dickerson is a sophomore outfielder for the Oklahoma Sooners, who enter Monday’s winner-take-all Game 3 against North Carolina after splitting the first two games of the best-of-three championship series. Game 3 is set for 6 p.m., with Oklahoma looking to win the program’s first national title since 1994.

Dickerson, a reserve who bats and throws right-handed, called the World Series experience “awesome” and said he’s “very glad to be here.” Following Oklahoma’s 9-0 shutout win over Alabama on June 13, Dickerson said the team was “very, very thankful” and that the group was “getting closer” through the tournament run…

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