The Basics
Game #22 - #24
Oral Roberts (8-13, 0-3) vs. South Dakota State (5-15, 2-1)
Dates: March 22-24, 2024
Location: Tulsa, Okla.  (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Watch: Summit League Network | Behind the Mic: Adam Hildebrandt | Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

TULSA, Okla. – The Golden Eagles return to Tulsa after their first road win of the season at Little Rock to resume league play with a weekend series with NDSU. 

The game will be streamed on the Summit League Network with Adam Hildebrandt on the call for ORUSN. Fans can also follow along with the game on ORU's Twitter, @ORUBaseball.

Important Links
Summit League Notes

Inside the Series
• Oral Roberts is 48-22 all time against North Dakota State since their first matchup in 2008. 

• NDSU was the only team to beat the Golden Eagles last year in Summit League play, taking a 4-2 victory in neutral-site game in Iowa before losing the series 4-8 in a 13-inning Sunday showdown.

• ORU has a 12-4 record when they play the Bison in March.

Quick Hits  
•  Drew Stahl becomes the first Golden Eagle to surpass the 20+ RBI threshold this season with a 3-RBI game in Little Rock and is now batting .571 with the bases loaded

• Elijah Rodriguez has now reached base safely in ten consecutive games and is currently tied for second in the league for total hits (29).

• ORU has by far has the most plate discipline in the Summit League, as the top three leaders all are Golden Eagles (Drew Stahl 16, Alex Rodgers 14, and Kyle Booker 13).

Scouting the Opponent
• Do not let NDSU's 5-15 record fool you, the Bisons are coming into Tulsa to play their 21st consecutive road game and have had six of those games feature matchups against two teams in current Top-25 rankings (#2 Oregon State and #5 LSU).

• Second baseman Jake Schaffner led the Bison with a .444 average (8-for-18) and .524 on-base percentage over five games last week and the freshman went 3-for-5 with a double in game two at Omaha, had two hits and scored twice with three walks in the series finale.

• .Nolan Johnson will try to keep his league-best 2.77 ERA intact, he has already tossed a career-high and team-best 28 strikeouts over his five appearances and has limited opponents to a .183 batting average.

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