The Basics
Game 25
Oral Roberts (9-15) at #25 Oklahoma (14-9)
Dates: March 26, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM CST
Location: Norman, Okla. (L. Dale Mitchell Park)
Watch: ESPN+ | Behind the Mic: ORU Sports Network | Live Stats: StatBroadcast

NORMAN, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team hits the road for quick drive East over to Norman for a standalone game against the Sooners. The Golden Eagles enter the matchup going 2-3 in the previous week of action while #25 Oklahoma is 1-4 in their last five games after playing #10 Dallas Baptist and West Virginia

Tuesday's contest will be streamed on ESPN+, with live stats hosted on StatBroadcast.  An audio broadcast of the series will be available on the ORU Sports Network with Adam Hildebrandt behind the mic. Fans can also follow along with the games on ORU's Twitter, @ORUBaseball. 

Important Links
Summit League Notes

Inside the Series
• Tuesday night marks the 83rd meeting all-time between the two clubs since their first game in 1970.

• The Sooners lead the series 37-45 and split two games they played last year at J.L. Johnson Stadium

• ORU is looking for their first win in Norman since their 4-2 eleven-inning thriller back in 2019.

Quick Hits  
• Kyle Booker has quickly has become one of Summit Leagues's premier hitters as the junior ranks sixth in hits (30), second in On Base Percentage (.472), third hits per game (16) and seventh in batting average (.345).  

• Other ORU Summit League leaders include Alex Rodgers who sit atop the Walks and Doubles standings with 17 and 10 respectively. Also Jakob Hall leads by seven in the Batters Struck Out Looking category with 19 this season.  Meanwhile Elijah Rodriguez is tied for first in the league in stolen bases with seven.

• The Golden Eagle offense leads the Summit League in hits, doubles, and walks. Defensively, the Golden Eagles led the League in putouts and fielding percentage.

• Nationally, ORU ranks first in 17th in the country in Fielding Percentage.

Scouting the Opponent
• Juniors Braden Davis and Reid Hensley pitched a combined no-hitter, totaling 15 strikeouts, as No. 17 Oklahoma shut out West Virginia 13-0 to open the teams' Big 12 conference series Friday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

• Veteran leadership in the field highlights the 2024 Oklahoma squad, paced by redshirt seniors Kendall Pettis and Michael Snyder, seniors Anthony Mackenzie and Bryce Madron, and juniors Jackson Nicklaus and John Spikerman. The six combine for 856 career games played and 800 starts. Production at the plate includes a combined 83 home runs, 144 doubles and 484 RBIs.

• Oklahoma holds the No. 1 strength of schedule in the nation, already playing five ranked opponents with wins in four of those five.

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