The Basics
Game #38-40
Oral Roberts (13-23-1, 4-10-1) vs. North Dakota State (10-21, 7-5)
Dates: April 19-21 (3:00 PM, 2 PM, 1PM )
Location: Fargo, N.D.
Watch: Summit League Network | Behind the Mic: Adam Hildebrandt | Live Stats: StatBroadcast

FARGO, North Dakota. – The Oral Roberts University will kickoff round two of their Summit League series against North Dakota State tomorrow afternoon in Fargo at 3PM. Originally scheduled for 6:30PM start, the opening showdown has been pushed to an earlier start to avoid any inclement weather later in the evening.

The games 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
• This will be the 74-76th all-time games between NDSU and Oral Roberts dating back to 2008
• The Golden Eagles hold the edge in the series, 49-24. 
• NDSU is 6-4 against Oral Roberts in the last 10 meetings and most recently topped the Golden Eagles in Tulsa on March 24, 8-6, to win the series

Quick Hits 
• Holden Breeze has been dominating Summit League opponents this season. The third baseman is batting .383 in 47 plate appearances.
• Drew Stahl is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, the first double-digit streak by an ORU player this season.
• Elijah Rodriguez is one hit away from being the first Golden Eagle in 2024 to pass the 50-hit threshold.
• Jakob Hall will toe the rubber for the Golden Eagles once again tomorrow afternoon. The right hander holds a 2.50 ERA and has fanned 34 batters in league play.
• Quality at bats will need to come at a premium for ORU's success in this series, their BABIP (Batting average on balls in play, excluding HR and strikeouts) is .325 this season.

Milestone Watch
•  Breeze needs three 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 9 runs to reach 100 career RBI's at ORU.

Current Trends
•  In the last five games, Stahl leads the squad with a .350 batting average.
•  In the last 10 games, Elijah Rodriguez leads the ORU with a .341 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.
•  During Stahl's 10-game hitting streak, the Colorado-native has been batting .317 with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs.  

Scouting the Opponent
• Logan Knight was named the Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career this week. He helped lift the Bison to a 3-2 win at Northern Colorado after tossing a career-high 10 strikeouts over 7.0 innings with one walk, one run and six hits. Knight worked five scoreless frames before the Bears scored in the sixth inning. He notched a 1.29 ERA and held Northern Colorado to a .231 batting average.
• Nolan Johnson has put together a team-best 2.73 ERA and a 2-0 mark on the mound this season. He has already tossed a career-high 28 strikeouts over his six appearances and has limited opponents to a .189 batting average
• Joey Danielson has already recorded a team-high seven saves this season, which leads the Summit League and ranks sixth in the nation.


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