The Basics
Game #45
Oral Roberts (16-26-1, 7-12-1) vs. Oklahoma (26-16, 15-6)
Dates: April 30 (6:00 PM/CT)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Watch: Summit League Network | Behind the Mic: Adam Hildebrandt | Live Stats: SIDEARM
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts University baseball team returns home after taking their weekend series over South Dakota State to host #22 Oklahoma at J.L. Johnson Stadium tomorrow night.
This matchup 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
• Tuesday night marks the 83rd meeting all-time between the two clubs since their first game in 1970.
• The Sooners lead the series 46-37 and split two games they played last year at J.L. Johnson Stadium.
Quick HitsÂ
• Rodgers is currently on a nine-game hitting streak and has been batting .465 in the past ten games.
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Holden Breeze and Rodgers lead the team with 19 multi-hit games.
• Elijah Rodriguez and Breeze are tied for second in the Summit League hits category with 57 each.
Current Trends
• In the last five games, Rodgers has been batting .545 with 12 hits and four stolen bases.
• In the last 10 games, Rodgers leads ORU with a .465 batting average with 20 hits and a .549 OBP.
• In 11 midweek matchups this season, Drew Stahl leads the squad with 10 RBI's and Breeze in maintaining a .386 batting average.
• Conner Floyd has thrown 5.1 perfect innings in midweek appearances this season.
Scouting the Opponent
• Veteran leadership in the field highlights the 2024 Oklahoma squad, paced by redshirt seniors Kendall Pettis and Michael Snyder, seniors Anthony Mackenzie and Bryce Madron, and juniors Jackson Nicklaus and John Spikerman. The six combine for 856 career games played and 800 starts. Production at the plate includes a combined 83 home runs, 144 doubles and 484 RBIs.
• The Sooners are batting .308 as a team, good for second in the Big 12, paced by sophomore Easton Carmichael's .367 clip (3rd in Big 12) while junior Jackson Nicklaus leads the team and Big 12 with his .487 on-base percentage.
• Oklahoma holds the No. 1 strength of schedule in the nation, already playing five ranked opponents with wins in four of those five.
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