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Games 20-23
North Dakota State (14-4, 3-1 Summit) at Oral Roberts (7-12, 0-0 Summit)
Dates: March 26-28, 2021 | ORU Sports Network | Live Stats
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (J.L. Johnson Stadium)

TULSA, Okla. – After seven straight road games, the Oral Roberts baseball team returns to J.L. Johnson Stadium to take on North Dakota State in a four-game set, beginning on Friday, March 26. The Golden Eagles and Bison will play a doubleheader on Friday and single games on Saturday and Sunday.
 
All Summit League series will feature four games throughout the 2021 season.

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Summit League Notes: Week 6

About the Opponent

• North Dakota State comes in leading the Summit League with a 3-1 conference record, going 14-4 thus far in 2021.
• NDSU received votes in the NCBWA Top 30 Poll for the second consecutive week.  
• The Bison won their first three conference games before falling to Western Illinois in the finale.
• Bennett Hostetler has been named Summit League Player of the Week three times this season. Hostetler leads the conference with a .460 batting average coming into the series.
• The Bison lead the Summit League in batting average (.287), hits (178), runs batted in (116), and several other offensive categories.
• North Dakota State currently ranks sixth in the country with 40 stolen bases as a team.
   

Quick Hits     

• The Golden Eagles rank 14^th nationally with 16 double plays turned
• Oral Roberts is the last team to open Summit League play in 2021.
• ORU's win over No. 8 LSU on March 5 marked the program's first victory over a top-ten opponent since April 15, 2015 – A 15-5 win against No. 10 Oklahoma State.
• Adam Oviedo was a home run short of the cycle in ORU's March 19 win over Saint Louis.
• Caleb Denny is tied for the Summit League lead with four home runs on the season.
• Ryan Cash is currently the toughest player in the Summit League to strike out. The redshirt junior has fanned just eight times in 78 plate appearances – Once every 9.8 PA.
• Evan Kowalski and Isaac Coffey have both earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors throughout this season.

 
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