One of our loyal readers asked for my opinion on Oral Roberts RHP Jerry Sullivan. I had the chance to see Sullivan pitch this summer with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in a Cape Cod League game that took place in Brockton, Massachusetts. (Full article about game available here.) He showed me that he has a very solid body to be an excellent sleeper candidate in the 2009 MLB Draft. He is currently listed as being 6-4 at 200 pounds but looked a little bit heavier when I saw him. You can check out our video from the game after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Wes Davis joined the ORU baseball staff on Thursday-Courtesy: ORU Media Relations

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TULSA, Okla. – Oral Roberts University baseball coach Rob Walton announced the addition of Wes Davis as assistant coach of the Golden Eagles on Thursday. Davis joins ORU after spending the last four seasons as assistant coach at UT-Tyler.
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The 2009 slate features 28 home contests at J.L. Johnson Stadium-Courtesy: ORU Media Relations

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TULSA – Oral Roberts’ head baseball coach Rob Walton announced the 2009 schedule on Friday. The 54-game slate features 28 home contests and includes 13 games against NCAA tournament teams from last season and seven games against Super Regional squads.
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Rob Walton announced the signing of 11 players on Tuesday

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TULSA – Oral Roberts’ head baseball coach Rob Walton announced the signing of 11 players to National Letters-of-Intent on Tuesday.

The class consists of eight players from the junior college ranks, along with three prep players currently in their senior seasons of high school. ORU adds four pitchers, three infielders, a catcher, an outfielder and two multi-position athletes.
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Courtesy: ORU Media Relations ORU senior first baseman Mike Notaro

Golden Eagles Begin Fall Practice

The Oral Roberts University baseball team has begun fall practice in preparation for the 2009 season, where the Golden Eagles look to claim their 12th consecutive conference championship.

ORU’s fall practice runs through mid-October, with intrasquad scrimmages at J.L. Johnson Stadium held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The scrimmages are free and open to the public.
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The College Baseball Blog made the trip down to Brockton MA to take in the First Annual Cape Cod Hall of Fame Classic between the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox and the Falmouth Commodores. The game was played at Campanelli Stadium which serves as the home of the independent league Brockton Rox.

The Red Sox were able to pick up a 5-4 victory over the Commodores holding off a ninth inning rally as the Commodores had the tying run on third base with two outs but UC-Riverside closer Joe Kelly was able to get Darrin Ruff to ground out to second to end the game. Read the rest of this entry »

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Oral Roberts 8 Nebraska 0

LINCOLN, Neb. — Kelly Minissale had a no-hit effort thru six innings and lasted 8.1 innings as Oral Roberts University defeated Nebraska, 8-0, to stay alive in the NCAA Lincoln Regional and eliminate the Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field.

ORU improves to 48-13 and will now play UC-Irvine on Sunday night at 6:05 p.m. The Golden Eagles need to beat the Anteaters twice before advancing to the next round. No. 1 seed Nebraska saw their season come to an end with a 41-16-1 record.

Minissale finished with 8.1 innings of work, allowing just two hits while striking out two to improve to 3-3 on the year.
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Oral Roberts 8 Eastern Illinois 7 (10 innings)

LINCOLN, Neb. — Brendan Duffy hit the eventual game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th and T.J. Kelly recorded his 10th save of the year to help lead Oral Roberts University to a 8-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the elimination game of the NCAA Lincoln Regional, Saturday at Hawks Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Nebraska 13 Eastern Illinois 10

Lincoln, Neb. – The NCAA Lincoln Regional opened with an offensive flurry on Friday at Hawks Field, as Eastern Illinois and Nebraska combined for 23 runs and seven home runs, as the host Huskers advanced in the winner’s bracket with a 13-10 victory in front of 6,367 fans.

Nebraska scored in seven of its eight innings at the plate, pounding 16 hits, including a season-high four home runs. Husker Coach Mike Anderson acknowledged that it was a rare day at Hawks Field, with the ball carrying to all parts of the park. Read the rest of this entry »

The Lincoln Regional includes Nebraska, UC-Irvine, Oral Roberts, and Eastern Illinois.

Nebraska begins the NCAA Tournament at home, hosting a four-team regional at Hawks Field. The Huskers (40-14-1) make their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 10 years on Friday afternoon, when they open up against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (27-28), the champions of the Ohio Valley Conference, at 1:05 p.m. No. 2 seed UC Irvine and third-seeded Oral Roberts will also be coming to Hawks Field for the four-team, double-elimination regional this weekend. ORU and UC Irvine will face off on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM PRESS RELEASE

AUSTIN, Texas – Sophomore Russell Moldenhauer legged out an infield single with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead the No. 13 Texas Longhorns to a 5-4 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in collegiate baseball action Monday evening at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

With one out in the 10th, Jordan Danks singled to rightfield and Preston Clark singled to centerfield to start a rally. After Belt grounded into a fielder’s choice forcing Clark out at second to put runners at the corners, Oral Roberts elected to intentionally walk Kyle Russell to load the bases. Cameron Rupp was scheduled to bat when Coach Augie Garrido pulled the trigger to bat the left-handed Moldenhauer against the right-handed Golden Eagles’ pitcher T.J. Kelly. Moldenhauer chopped a 0-1 pitch which fell between a sprawling ORU third baseman and pitcher for an RBI single.
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Oral Roberts 12 Baylor 2

Oral Roberts’ baseball team scored a season-high 12 runs en route to defeat No. 9 Baylor, 12-2, sweeping the Bears in the two-game mid-week series, Wednesday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Oral Roberts Recap

Baylor Recap

Texas A&M 3 Centenary 2

Texas A&M rallied to take the lead with a three-run sixth, and the pitching staff allowed Centenary two hits the rest of the way, as the 22nd-ranked Aggies defeated the Gents 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon to sweep the series before 2,778 fans at Olsen Field.

Texas A&M Recap

Centenary Recap
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