The Basics
Game #37
Oral Roberts (12-23-1, 4-10-1) vs. Wichita State (21-16, 7-5)
Dates: April 17 (6:00 PM / CT)
Location: Wichita, Kan. (Eck Stadium)
Watch: ESPN+ | Behind the Mic: Adam Hildebrandt | Live Stats: StatBroadcast

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts University will kickoff a four game road-trip starting with a rematch against Wichita State tomorrow night at Eck Stadium.

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

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Summit League Notes

Inside the Series
• Wednesday's game marks the 78th meeting all-time between the two clubs.

• Their last matchup on February 29th featured a battle of the bullpens as both teams used a combined total of 13 different pitchers. Wichita State would put the Golden Eagles in an early deficit as they would plate across two runs in the second inning.The Shockers later capitalized on a passed ball in the sixth putting the Golden Eagles down three runs with only one hit late into the game. Booker, Cole Dudding, and Easton Elliot were able to keep the Golden Eagles alive, loading the bases with only one out. However, Wichita State was able to get out of the jam unscathed winning the game 3-1.
• Last season ORU swept the Shockers in the three games played between the two programs, outscoring Wichita State 15-8.

Quick Hits 
• Holden Breeze has been dominating midweek matchups this season. The third baseman is batting .382 across in 34 plate appearances.

• Drew Stahl is currently on a nine-game hitting streak, a hit in tomorrow's contest will be the first double-digit streak by an ORU player this season.
• Elijah Rodriguez is two hits away from being the first Golden Eagle in 2024 to pass the 50-hit threshold.

• David Herring will return to Eck Stadium for the first time as an opponent. He started 53 games at shortstop where he slashed .294/.377/.411 and led the team with a 29-game on-base streak that was snapped in the final game of the year. Also racked up 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games, launched four homers, doubled 11 times and plated 35 runs along with being named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

• Ryan Carmack will toe the rubber for the Golden Eagles. This will be the right-hander's first midweek start of the season.

Milestone Watch
•  Breeze needs five 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 to drive in 10 runs to reach 100 career RBI's at ORU.


Current Trends
•  In the last five games, Cameron LaLiberte leads the squad with a .333 batting average.
•  In the last 10 games, Elijah Rodriguez leads the ORU with a .325 batting average.
•  In his last three outings, Hall is 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA and has fanned over batters over 20.2 innings.
•  Brooks Fowler in his last three starts, boasts an ERA of 2.16 along with 19 strikeouts.

Scouting the Opponent
• The Shockers are coming off a rubber match win over Florida Atlantic over the weekend. Wichita State surged to a quick 7-0 lead but had to fight off a spirited rally from the Owls to earn a 10-5 win on Sunday afternoon at Eck Stadium. The game was called in the bottom of the eighth inning due to the travel curfew.

• Tomorrow's starter for the Shockers is Caleb Anderson (RHP). The Arkansas-native holds a record of 1-1 on the year with a save as well. In 29.2 innings the sophomore has a 5.16 ERA with 32 strikeouts. Earlier this season he pitched 0.2 innings of relief against ORU with both of his outs earned via punchouts. 

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