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June 29, 2023 Jeff Brucculeri

CHARLOTTE, NC – This is the final installment of columns from my recent travels. When I returned home, I realized I had been out of town 18 out of 23 days, and I had slept in five different states. I enjoy traveling, but the culmination of three different trips involved driving over 4,000 miles, and…

OU’s Gasso & Staff win National Softball Coaching Staff of the Year for Division I

June 29, 2023

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off a third straight national title, University of Oklahoma was voted the 2023 ATEC/NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced on Thursday afternoon. Under the guidance of head coach Patty Gasso, along with associate head coach Jennifer Rocha, assistant coach JT Gasso and volunteer assistant Hannah…

ORU’s Denton named Summit League Monthly Peak Performer for May-June

June 29, 2023

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts righthander Cade Denton, a junior from Rowlett, TX, was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for May-June, as announced by League officials Monday. Denton appeared in 15 of ORU’s 23 games through May and June that culminated with the program’s second appearance at the College…

Golden Eagles in College World Series

June 22, 2023

On Sunday night, the Oral Roberts University baseball team got behind early, and couldn’t complete the comeback falling to Florida, 5-4, in their second game at the 2023 NCAA College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. After winning their first game on Friday and advancing in the winners’ bracket to face Florida,…

Three All-America honors for ORU

June 22, 2023

Post-season accolades have been rolling in for the Oral Roberts University baseball squad, who is competing in the College Baseball World Series. Golden Eagles closer Cade Denton was named the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year and head coach Ryan Folmar was given the Mike Martin National Coach of the…

OU’s football opponents in the SEC for 2024

June 22, 2023

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has announced OU’s opponents for the 2024 year. On July 1, 2024 both OU and Texas will leave the Big 12 Conference and join the SEC. The first year of play will feature both Texas and Oklahoma playing eight teams from the SEC, with neither one playing the same teams, except…

Three All-America honors for ORU

June 22, 2023

Kannapolis – Andy Barkett

June 22, 2023 Jeff Brucculeri

KANNAPOLIS, NC – Our annual trek to North Carolina to visit family brought an added surprise; reuniting with a former Tulsa Drillers player was one of the highlights of the week. On Sunday, I was honored to be invited to play the National Anthem on my trumpet at the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers game. It was…

OSU baseball boasts three All-Americans

June 22, 2023

The Oklahoma State baseball team made its way into the NCAA regional play, has three players who were honored with All-American status. Nolan Schubart and Carson Benge both freshmen and a junior Isaac Stebens. Nolan Schubart, from Durand, MI, was named to three Freshman All-America teams – Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game/Rawlings. In the…

ORU advances to College World Series

June 15, 2023

The ORU Mens Baseball team won their Super Regional in Ohio and advance to the Mens NCAA College World Series. For the first time since 1978, the Oral Roberts baseball team is headed to the College Baseball World Series in Omaha. The Golden Eagles defeated Oregon, 11-6, Sunday in the Eugene Super Regional from PK…