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OSU baseball boasts three All-Americans

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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

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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…

OU Softball wins three straight College World Series

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If you can coach a team to three straight National Championships and seven titles in 29 years, you deserve a statue. At least that is how it has turned out for University of Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso. Her team won it’s third straight title on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Florida State…

Sooners on College Hall of Fame Ballot

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Three former University of Oklahoma football players are on the 2024 College Hall of Fame ballot. The announcement was made recently by the National Football Foundation (NFF). The former OU standouts making the ballot among 78 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision are Rocky Calmus, Josh Heupel and Dewey Selmon. The ballot was emailed to…

Razor Shine mural in Indianapolis

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Indianapolis, Ind. – For the second consecutive Sunday, I find myself at a baseball stadium, and this time I’m in Indianapolis, Indiana, watching the Indians play the Toledo Mud Hens. I was here a year ago and was very impressed with this beautiful facility that still ranks in the top five of my favorite minor…

ORU wins Stillwater Regional

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Oral Roberts defeated Dallas Baptist, 6-5, Sunday evening to claim the Stillwater Regional in the NCAA College Baseball Tournament. It is only the second time, and the first since 2006, that the Golden Eagles are headed to an NCAA Super Regional. ORU had lost the last seven matchups against DBU coming into this game. With…

OU softball in finals of College World Series

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Oklahoma beat Stanford two times and Tennessee once  in its runup to the NCAA College World Series Championship finals in Oklahoma City. In their first game against Stanford the Sooners edged the Cardinals 2-0.  The game was a pitching duel between OU’s First Team All-American Jordy Bahl and NiJaree Canady. “Thankfully, Jordy was absolutely on…

OSU, OU postseason ends at Regionals

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys hosted the Stillwater Regionals for the NCAA College World Series. The Cowboys faced the ORU Golden Eagles first and lost 6-4.  Making the Cowboys 41-19 overall. In the Friday, June 2nd game ORU got out to an early lead in the third inning with two runs, and then added another three…

OU falls in Charlottesville Regional

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After the Big 12 tournament the Sooners were assigned to the Charlottesville, VA regional tournament in postseason play.  Oklahoma played the East Carolina Pirates on Friday June 2nd, and lost 5-14. The Sooners gave up 10 runs before the sixth inning to the Pirates.  In the top of the sixth inning the Sooners finally got…

ORU has two Baseball All-Americans

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Oral Roberts center fielder Jonah Cox and closer Cade Denton were named to the Collegiate Baseball All-America teams Thursday morning. Cox, the Summit League Player and Newcomer of the Year, earned a spot on the first team, while Denton, the Summit League Pitcher of the Year, landed on the second team. With…