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ORU sweeps three from SDSU

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Jake McMurray homered twice and the Oral Roberts baseball team run-ruled South Dakota State, 18-7, in seven innings Sunday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep at J.L. Johnson Stadium. The sweep marked the sixth of the season for the Golden Eagles, who have now won 22 of their last 25 contests. ORU improved to 32-11…

OU wins series with Kansas

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A five-run first inning catapulted the Oklahoma Sooners baseball team to a 7-4 series-clinching win over Kansas Sunday afternoon on Go Mitch Go day at L. Dale Mitchell Park. James Hitt pitched eight innings frames and the defense turned in some spectacular plays to lead the Sooners OU (24-20, 9-9 Big 12) sent 10 batters…

Tulsa Student-Athletes Celebrate End of Academic Year with Golden ‘Cane Awards

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TULSA, Okla. –– The athletic and academic accomplishments of The University of Tulsa student-athletes for the 2022-23 season were recognized last Tuesday night at the Annual Golden ‘Cane Awards A crowd of over 400 gathered for the Grammy Awards-type Ceremony at the Lorton Performance Center on the TU campus. The night was highlighted by the…

My Soccer Life …

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I’ve worked in minor league baseball since I was a batboy in 1978. Over the years, I have also umpired and coached baseball at many levels, however, it has become apparent that soccer has been a greater part of my life than baseball. My first exposure to soccer came in the mid-1970s as I watched…

OU Baseball completes sweep at Texas

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The Oklahoma baseball team won both games of its Saturday doubleheader at No. 14 Texas, 9-6 and 6-4, to complete the weekend series sweep at Disch-Falk Field. OU had won Friday’s series opener 2-1. The Sooners (22-19, 7-8 Big 12) swept the Longhorns (27-15, 8-7 Big 12) for the first time since 1998 and swept…

OSU sweeps series at Kansas

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Oklahoma State won its fifth-straight game Sunday, completing a series sweep of Kansas with an 8-3 win at Hoglund Ballpark. With the victory, the 24th-ranked Cowboys improved to 28-13 overall and moved into second place in the Big 12 standings at 11-7; KU is now 19-21 and 5-10 in the league. OSU the Friday game,…

ORU takes two of three NDSU

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Justin Quinn hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 13th inning and the Oral Roberts Baseball team picked up its sixth straight series win with an 8-4 victory over North Dakota State in the rubber match Sunday afternoon from Doc Ross Field, in Council Bluffs, IA. The series was played in Iowa, due to the…

OU loses to OSU 19-8 in Bedlam

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The Sooners led off the game scoring in the first inning with a three run home run by Dakota Harris driving home Anthony Mackenzie and Bryce Madron. The Cowboys  came right back with 5 runs in the first to lead 5-3. Two runs were scored off a double by Nolan Schubart, another off a sacrifice…

Large crowd for OU Spring Game

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Utilizing a complicated scoring system, the University of Oklahoma Defense (white team) came away the winner of the annual Sooners Red vs. White spring game at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The White squad beat the Red team (offense), 84-82. A crowd of 54,409 braved the windy and chilly conditions to watch…