The Basics
Game 34-36
Oral Roberts (12-20-1, 4-7-1 SL) vs. St. Thomas (10-14, 5-3 SL)
Dates: April 12-14, 2024
Time: 6 PM | 2 PM | 1 PM
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Watch: Summit League Network | Behind the Mic: Adam Hildebrandt | Live Stats: Sidearm

Tulsa, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team gears up for a pivotal series in the Summit League regular season title race as they are set to host first-place St. Thomas at J.L. Johnson Stadium
This weekend's series will be streamed on the Summit League Network, with live stats hosted on Sidearm with Adam Hildebrandt behind the mic. Fans can also follow along with the games on ORU's Twitter, @ORUBaseball.

Important Links
Summit League Notes

Inside the Series
• The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 8-1 since their first showdown in 2022.

•  ORU swept their season series against the Tommies in 2023, outscoring their league foe 65-13 across six games.

• The Tommies have never scored 10+ runs on the Golden Eagles and have only scored 5+ runs once.

Quick Hits
• Holden Breeze enters this matchup as the reigning Summit League Peak Performer of the Week. Breeze hit safely in all four of ORU's games last week, going 9-for-18 at the plate with a pair of home runs and seven RBI. He finished the series win at Northern Colorado with an 8-for-15 effort that included a four-hit, four-run outing in the series-opening win and added a three-hit effort in the game-two victory.

• Elijah Rodriguez is currently leading the Summit League in hits (47) and steals (9) in his debut season for ORU.

• The Golden Eagles' offense is coming off their best performance in a Summit League series this season. Last weekend ORU as a team batted .382, collected 42 hits, scored 36 runs, and blasted seven home runs.

• Jakob Hall has been on a tear these past three weeks. In 23.2 innings of work, the right hander has struckout over 29 batters while boasting a 2.33 ERA during that span.

•  Breeze continues to be a nightmare at the plate for Summit League pitchers. The third baseman is currently batting .389 with two home runs and nine RBIs in nine league appearances.

Summit League Ranks (As of 4/11/24)
Team
Batting Avg (3rd/.270)
SLG% (4th/.383)
OBP(4th/.368)
Runs (3rd/194)
Hits (1st/301)
Home Runs (3rd/21)
RBI (3rd/175)
ERA - Pitching (2nd/6.86)
 
Individual – Pitching
Opp. Batting Average (J. Hall – 4th/.249)
Innings Pitched (J.Hall – 1st/54.0)
Strikeouts (J. Hall – 1st/60)
Earned Run Average (J. Hall – 3rd/4.67)
Wins (J. Hall – 1st/4)
Saves (J. Patten – 2nd/4)
 
Individual – Hitting
Batting Average (H. Breeze – 7th/45)
Hits (E. Rodriguez – 1st/47)
RBI (D. Stahl – 3rd/29)
Home Runs (Breeze & Thompson – 5th/4)
Walks (Alex Rodgers – 2nd/23)
Stolen Bases (E. Rodriguez – 1st/9)

Individual - Fielding
Fielding % (D. Stahl – 1st/1.000)
Putouts (D. Stahl – 1st/ 230)
Assists (D. Herring – 1st/88)

Milestone Watch
•  Breeze needs nine hits to reach 200 career hits.

•  Hall needs nine strikeouts to reach 200 career punchouts.

•  Patten is one save shy of 10 career saves.

•  Stahl needs three hits to reach 100 career hits at ORU.


Scouting the Opponent  

• The St. Thomas offense has exploded in the first half of the season, totaling 159 runs in 23 games played. In 2023, the Tommies recorded 34 runs in 15 games played in the months of February and March.

 

• Nine Tommies have combined for 19 home runs to start the season. The Tommies totaled 14 home runs a season ago.

 

• Matthew Maulik (.400), Zan Von Schlegell (.380), Brigs Richartz (.371), and Ben Vujovich (.344) all rank in the top-10 spots in the Summit League in batting average.

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