The Basics
Games 43-46
Oral Roberts (23-19, 14-5 Summit) at Omaha (19-19, 11-8 Summit)
Dates: May 14-16, 2021 | ORU Sports Network | Live Stats
Location: Omaha, Nebraska (Tal Anderson Field)

OMAHA, Neb. – The Oral Roberts baseball team will hit the road for their first of two road trips to close the 2021 regular season. The Golden Eagles will travel to Nebraska to take on conference foe Omaha in a four-game series.
 
The Golden Eagles and Mavericks will meet in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 3 pm. Game two will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. On Saturday, the two programs will play in a night game with the first pitch slated to be thrown at 6 pm. Sunday will feature an afternoon matinee that will get underway at 1 pm.

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Summit League Notes: Week 13

About the Opponent

• Omaha enters the weekend in third place of the Summit League standings with an 11-8 record (.579).
• Omaha dropped three of their four games against North Dakota State last weekend. The Mavericks are 7-3 over their last ten games.
• Eduardo Rosario was named Summit League Player of the Week in week 11. Rosario hit .667 in Omaha's sweep over Western Illinois.
• This will be the final home series for Omaha in the 2021 season. The Mavericks will head to Macomb, Illinois to take on Western Illinois in their regular series finale.
• The Mavericks boast a 13-8 record at home this year – the first season of Tal Anderson Field.

Quick Hits     

• The weekend series will be ORU's first trip to Tal Anderson Field, which opened earlier this season. The Golden Eagles will be back in Omaha for the Summit League Championships in a few weeks, which will be held at Tal Anderson Field as well.
• The Golden Eagles currently sit atop the Summit League Standings, followed by North Dakota State, Omaha, South Dakota State, and Western Illinois.
• Oral Roberts closed their home slate with a 13-11 record, winning 11 of their last 14 games at home.
• In 12 of their last 14 games, ORU pitchers have allowed two earned runs or less.
• The Golden Eagles are 8-2 over their last ten games.
• Three of ORU's starting pitchers are in the top four pitchers in the Summit League with the lowest batting average against – Isaac Coffey (.219), Tanner Rogen (.224), and Evan Kowalski (.236).
• ORU currently leads the Summit League in batting average (.281), slugging percentage (.410), doubles (75), and sacrifice bunts (28). The Golden Eagles are also tied for the league lead in triples (9) and sacrifice flies (16).
• On the mound, Oral Roberts leads the conference in ERA (4.51), batting average against (.248), and runs allowed (216).
• ORU will look to pick up their sixth consecutive series win.

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