NORMAN — Just a few seconds after Oklahoma's regional destination popped up on the television screens Monday morning inside the clubhouse at L. Dale Mitchell Park, Jake Irvin picked up his phone to fire off a text.
Just as he pressed “send,” a Snapchat notification popped up.
Irvin's text out was to Mississippi State pitcher Konnor Pilkington. The snap in was from Pilkington.
The friends, who roomed with each other for the Team USA Collegiate National Team over the summer, are likely to go head-to-head when their teams meet at 11 a.m. Friday in the regional opener at Florida State's Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium.