The Basics
Games 32-35
Oral Roberts (14-17, 5-3 Summit) at North Dakota State (22-8, 11-5 Summit)
Dates: April 16-17, 2021 | ORU Sports Network |
Location: Fargo, North Dakota | (Newman Outdoor Field)

FARGO, N.D. – The Oral Roberts baseball teams heads north to take on conference leading North Dakota State in Fargo. Coming in to the weekend, ORU sits in second place in the Summit League standings and will have a chance to retake the lead with a series win over the Bison.

Due to expected weather, the weekend schedule has been altered slightly. The Golden Eagles will now play a single game on Friday with the second game on the doubleheader being pushed to Saturday evening.

Important Links

Summit League Notes: Week 9

About the Opponent

• The 22-8 start is one of the best in school history for North Dakota State. The Bison look to close in on the school record of 40 wins in the second half of the season.
• Senior Bennett Hostetler broke two school records against Western Illinois. Hostetler drew his 92^nd career walk and notched his 13^th career sacrifice fly last weekend.
• North Dakota State played an NCAA-best 26 road games before finally opening their season at Newman Outdoor Field.
   

Quick Hits     
 

• The Golden Eagles hold a 42-16 advantage all-time over North Dakota State, including a 12-9 record all-time in Fargo.
• In their last ten meetings, ORU boasts a 6-4 record against the Bison.
• Earlier this season, the Bison and Golden Eagles split a four-game series in Tulsa.
• After throwing a complete game with 12 strikeouts against Houston Baptist, Isaac Coffey was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. It is the third consecutive week a Golden Eagles has won weekly honors from the conference as Coffey joins Joshua Cox and Blake Hall.
• The remainder of the season will be Summit League play for the Golden Eagles.
• ORU would retake first place in the Summit League with a series win or sweep against North Dakota State.

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