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OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (15-7, 8-4) at HARDING (7-15, 2-10) Friday, March 16 | 6 p.m. | Jerry Moore Field | Searcy, Arkansas Saturday, March 17 | 1 p.m. (DH) | Jerry Moore Field | Searcy, Arkansas
Schedule & Results HARDING OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Date Opponent W-L Score Date Opponent Site Time All GAC All GAC 2/2 Manhattan Christian W 12-0 3/16 Harding* A 2 PM 7-15 2-10 W-L 15-7 8-4 2/3 Manhattan Christian W 21-0 3/17 Harding* A 12 PM 4-6 0-3 Home 9-4 4-2 2/3 Manhattan Christian W 21-4 3/17 Harding* A 3 PM 3-9 2-7 Away 6-3 4-2 0-0 0-0 Neutral 0-0 2/8 @Oklahoma Christian W 14-8 3/19 Northeastern State H 5 PM L-1 L-1 Streak W-2 W-1 2/9 Oklahoma Christian L 9-10 3/23 Arkansas Tech* H 6 PM -- Rank -- 2/9 Oklahoma Christian W 7-6 3/24 Arkansas Tech* H 1 PM
2/13 @Cameron L 5-11 3/24 Arkansas Tech* H 4 PM Dr. Patrick McGaha Coach Bobby Cox 2/17 Ouachita Baptist* W 5-3 3/27 East Central H 6 PM 13th 343-304 School 1327-610 34th 17th 462-399 Overall 1327-610 34th 2/17 Ouachita Baptist* W 5-2 3/30 Nortthwestern* H 6 PM 2/18 Ouachita Baptist* W 8-4 3/31 Nortthwestern* H 1 PM
Batting Leaders 2/25 @Henderson State* W 4-2 3/31 Nortthwestern* H 4 PM Grant Guest .333 Batting Juan Gonzalez .412 2/25 @Henderson State* L 3-4 4/6 Southwestern* A 2 PM Chris Taylor 21 RBI Zane Gelphman 21 2/26 @Henderson State* W 6-3 4/7 Southwestern* A 1 PM Grant Guest 22 Runs Zane Gelphman 26 Grant Guest 3 HR Zane Gelphman 8 3/2 Southern Arkansas* L 2-5 4/7 Southwestern* A 4 PM Grant Guest .512 Slug % Zane Gelphman .714 3/2 Southern Arkansas* W 1-0 4/10 Arkansas-Fort Smith H 6 PM
Grant Guest .412 OBP Juan Gonzalez .494 3/3 Southern Arkansas* L 8-9 4/13 East Central* H 6 PM Grant Guest 6 SB Brock Carter 5 3/6 Central Oklahoma W 16-1 4/14 East Central* H 1 PM Pitching Leaders 3/6 Central Oklahoma L 2-11 4/14 East Central* H 4 PM Tanner Smith 3.44 ERA Nick Burnham 1.54 3/9 @Arkansas-Monticello* W 8-7 4/20 Southeastern* A 2 PM Smith/Ward 2 Wins Albertus Barber 4 3/9 @Arkansas-Monticello* L 3-6 4/21 Southeastern* A 1 PM Reed Roberts 2 Saves Nick Burnham 2 3/10 @Arkansas-Monticello* W 7-6 4/21 Southeastern* A 4 PM Tanner Smith 34 IP Barber/Fowler 34 Jackson Ward 25 K Zach Fowler 49 3/13 @East Central W 17-3 4/27 Southern Nazarene* H 6 PM Tanner Smith .218 Opp BA Caleb Bly .132 4/28 Southern Nazarene* H 1 PM
4/28 Southern Nazarene* H 4 PM Tuning In OBU broadcasts today’s game on OBUBison.com/ *-Great American Confernce game watch on KGFF in Shawnee at AM-1450 and FM 100.9. Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes OFFICIAL ROSTER
Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Baseball Roster # Name Ht. Wt. Class Pos. B/T Hometown Previous School 1 Brett Berghammer 5-9 165 Sr. OF L/L Half Moon Bay, Calif. Skyline 3 Roy Verdejo 5-8 190 Jr. OF R/R Saugus, Calif. Canyons 4 Zach Fowler 5-10 190 Sr. P R/R Asher, Okla. Eastern Oklahoma 5 Chris Kovach 6-2 175 Jr. P R/R Simi Valley, Calif. L.A. Pierce 6 Garrett McKee 5-9 175 Jr. IF R/R Hemet, Calif. Riverside CC 7 Albertus Barber 6-1 185 Jr. P R/R Tulsa, Okla. Central Missouri 8 Brock Carter 5-9 170 Jr. IF R/R Sentinel, Okla. Eastern Oklahoma 9 Juan Gonzalez 6-2 210 Sr. C R/R Guaynabo, Puerto Rico San Mateo 11 Zane Gelphman 6-4 190 Sr. INF R/R Half Moon Bay, Calif. Cabrillo College 12 Nick Burnham 6-7 210 Sr. P/1B R/R Pleasant Hill, Calif. Cuesta 13 Matt Poulin 5-11 190 Sr. C R/R Cameron Park, Calif. Utah 14 Landon Harper 5-10 200 Jr. OF R/R Shawnee, OK Shawnee HS 15 Jake Gozzo 6-5 220 Jr. 1B R/R Redlands, Calif. Orange Coast 16 Caleb Bly 6-3 190 R-Fr. P R/R Midlothian, Texas Ovilla Christian 18 Trevor Tanner 5-7 145 So. C R/R Greenville, Texas Greenville HS 20 Brett Bloomfi eld 6-0 175 Jr. IF L/R Davis, Calif. Consumnes River 21 Josh Timms 6-1 195 Sr. OF R/R Mansfi eld, Texas Texas State 22 Austin Cooper 6-1 185 Jr. OF L/R Shawnee, OK Shawnee HS 23 Andrew Eppenbach 6-3 190 Jr. P R/R Claremont, Calif. Orange Coast 24 Bryan Geurkink 5-10 165 R-Fr. INF R/R Mannford, Okla. Mannford HS 25 Thomas Shroder 6-3 220 Jr. P R/R Tucson, Ariz. Texas-Arlington 26 Kaden Betsch 6-3 200 Jr. 1B R/R Valencia, California Clark College 27 AJ Merkel 6-3 210 Sr. P R/R Rowlett, Texas Tyler JC 28 Mychal Yarbor 5-11 180 Sr. P L/L Bandon, Oregon St. Gregory’s 30 Caleb Stull 6-0 185 R-Fr. C R/R Litchfi eld Park, Ariz. Millenium HS 32 PJ Harris 6-0 215 Jr. 1B L/R Frisco, Texas St. Gregory’s 34 Bob English 6-2 175 So. P L/L Oklahoma City, Okla. Putnam City North 37 Hudson Pearson 6-2 205 Jr. P L/L San Diego, California Southwestern (CA)
Bobby Cox, Head Baseball Coach Chris Cox, Assistant Coach Cody Painter, Assistant Coach Keach Ballard, Graduate Assistant
Pronunciations 3 Roy Vur-day-hoe 23. Andrew Epp-in-bawk 5. Chris Ko-Vawtch 24. Bryan Gurr-kink 11. Zane Gelf-man 26. Kaden Baitsch 13. Matt Poo-lin 28. My-kuhl Yar-Burr 15. Jake Go-Zo Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes OPPONENT INFO
2017-18 Harding Roster
No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School 1 Nick Bowers P R/R 5-9 150 Fr. Keller, Texas / Keller HS 2 Eric Hansen C R/R 5-11 200 Jr. Homer Glen, Ill. / Univ. of Indiana 3 Luke Van Dover IF R/R 5-10 170 So. Little Rock, Ark. / Little Rock Christian Academy 4 Mason Faulkner P R/R 6-0 215 Sr. Center Ridge, Ark. / Crowder College 5 Brooks Pitaniello IF R/R 5-9 175 R-So. Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock Christian HS 6 Matt Sherry P R/R 6-1 185 R-Jr. Springdale, Ark. / Springdale HS 7 Jesse Cox OF R/R 6-2 190 R-Sr. Fairview, Texas / McKinney HS 8 Jackson Ward P L/L 5-11 195 Sr. Lakeland, Tenn. / Harding Academy Memphis 9 Kyle Giefer P L/L 5-10 190 So. Springfi eld, Mo. / Kickapoo HS 10 Jack Thomas OF R/R 5-10 200 R-Jr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian 11 Chris Taylor OF R/R 5-10 195 Sr. Nesbit, Miss. / Lewisburg HS 12 Connor Kelly IF R/R 6-2 195 So. Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Central HS 13 Grant Guest IF R/R 5-11 205 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks HS 14 Brendan Perrett C R/R 6-1 185 Fr. Highland, Mich. / Milford HS 15 Ben Bailey C L/R 5-9 185 R-Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. / Univ. of Arkansas 16 Ben Brauss OF L/L 5-9 175 Jr. Jackson, Tenn. / Univ. School of Jackson 17 Sage White OF R/R 5-9 190 R-Fr. Rogers, Ark. / Rogers HS 18 Austin Allen P R/R 6-2 195 So. Searcy, Ark. / Searcy HS 19 Tanner Smith P L/L 6-3 215 Jr. Symsonia, Ky. / Olney Central College 20 Nolan Fertig OF L/R 6-1 195 Jr. Jeffersonville, Ind. / Olney Central College 21 Brian Tims IF R/R 6-1 185 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Seward County CC 22 Reed Roberts P R/R 6-3 210 Sr. Guthrie, Okla. / Guthrie HS 23 Will Francis IF R/R 6-4 210 Sr. Searcy, Ark. / Harding Academy 24 Miles Humphreys OF/C R/R 5-10 200 So. Jackson, Tenn. / Jackson Christian 25 Nash Thomas P R/R 6-2 205 So. Jonesboro, Ark. / Valley View HS 26 William St. Leger P R/R 6-3 180 Fr. Hampstead, N.C. / Topsail HS 27 Zach Beasley IF L/R 6-0 215 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Harding Academy 28 David Butterfi eld IF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Smyrna, Tenn. / Homeschooled 29 Matt Hendry IF R/R 5-10 185 Rf. Port Angeles, Wash. / Port Angeles HS 30 Logan McCall P R/R 6-1 200 So. St. Charles, Mo. / Westminister Christian Academy 31 Lane Smith IF R/R 5-11 190 R-Fr. Pacifi c, Mo. / Pacifi c HS 32 Connor McVay P R/R 6-1 200 Jr. Mobile, Ala. / Mobile Christian Academy 34 Hayden Walraven OF R/R 6-2 205 R-Sr. Alvarado, Texas / TCS Post Grad Hunter Childress P L/R 6-0 190 Fr. Lakeland, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian School Austin Dean OF L/R 5-10 185 Rf. Vero Beach, Fla. / Homeschooled Tyler Mohr IF L/R 6-0 200 Sr. Littleton, Colo. / Garden City CC Grant Prichard P R/R 6-1 185 Rf. Pocahontas, Ark. / Pocahontas HS Braden Quesinberry P R/R 5-9 185 Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian Peyton Ravencraft OF L/R 5-11 175 Rf. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Oklahoma Christian Cody Smith IF R/R 5-9 160 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark. / Fayetteville HS Josh Thurman IF R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Heath, Texas / Panola College Dr. Patrick McGaha, Head Baseball Coach Andy Schatzley, Assistant Head Baseball Coach Will Powell, Baseball Graduate Assistant Ryan Smith, Baseball Graduate Assistant Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes OPPONENT STATS
2018 Harding Baseball Overall Statistics for Harding (as of Mar 14, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 7-15 Home: 4-6 Away: 3-9 GAC: 2-10
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 13 Grant Guest .3 3 3 22-22 84 22 28 6 0 3 19 43 .5 1 2 7 5 4 1 .4 1 2106-9 30 30 8 .8 8 2 12 Connor Kelly .3 1 9 22-22 72 15 23 4 0 0 16 27 .3 7 5 8 1 12 1 .3 9 5 0 2 0-1 34 56 5 .9 4 7 27 Zach Beasley .2 9 6 18-16 54516500 121 .3 8 9 10 0 16 1 .4 0 6001-2 106301.000 11 Chris Taylor .2 9 1 22-22 79 15 23 6 1 2 21 37 .4 6 8 7 4 15 3 .3 7 0 2 0 2-2 38 3 0 1.000 20 Nolan Fertig .2 7 1 21-20 70 12 19 1 2 0 8 24 .3 4 3 8 0 17 0 .3 4 2100-3 28001.000 24 Miles Humphreys .2 0 4 20-18 54 10 11 3 1 0 7 16 .2 9 6 9 7 8 1 .3 8 6 0 1 2-2 68 12 2 .9 7 6 3 Luke Van Dover .1 8 8 21-21 69 9 13 6 0 1 12 22 .3 1 9 11 0 26 0 .2 9 3212-3 31 30 3 .9 5 3 16 Ben Brauss .1 5 6 16-12 45 7 7 2 1 0 2 11 .2 4 4 1 1 17 0 .1 9 1 0 1 0-0 26 1 1 .9 6 4 ------14 Brenden Perrett .4 2 9 3-2 7 2 3 1 0 1 7 7 1.000 2 0 1 0 .5 5 6 0 0 0-0 13 2 0 1.000 28 David Butterfield .3 7 5 8-8 2479400413 .5 4 2 3 2 1 0 .4 6 7110-2 13 12 4 .8 6 2 10 Jack Thomas .3 0 0 10-8 20 10 6 0 0 0 3 6 .3 0 0 4 5 3 0 .5 1 7 0 2 1-1 22 0 0 1.000 34 Hayden Walraven .3 0 0 8-6 202620028 .4 0 0 1 0 6 0 .3 3 3001-1 9001.000 15 Ben Bailey .2 9 2 9-7 24 4 7 0 1 0 4 9 .3 7 5 0 0 3 0 .2 9 2 0 2 0-0 29 4 0 1.000 7 Jesse Cox .2 0 0 5-0 52110002 .4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .4 2 9000-0 3001.000 23 Will Francis .1 6 0 13-7 25 4 4 0 0 0 2 4 .1 6 0 3 0 9 1 .2 5 0 0 1 0-0 24 0 2 .9 2 3 2 Eric Hansen .1 4 3 4-4 141210136 .4 2 9 0 1 6 0 .2 0 0000-0 21101.000 5 Brooks Pitaniello .0 9 1 14-3 11 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 .0 9 1 1 0 3 0 .1 6 7 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 31 Lane Smith .0 0 0 3-0 20000000 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .0 0 0000-0 1001.000 Totals .2 6 4 22 679 133 179 42 6 8 112 257 .3 7 8 77 26 148 8 .3 5 7 7 11 15-26 512 172 28 .9 6 1 Opponents .3 1 3 22 718 165 225 37 8 27 144 359 .5 0 0 81 22 118 5 .3 9 5 10 11 41-52 516 190 32 .9 5 7
LOB - Team (151), Opp (165). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (10). IBB - Team (1), G. Guest 1, Opp (2). Picked off - B. Perrett 1, B. Brauss 1, Pitaniello 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 19 Tanner Smith 3 .4 42-36610/0034.02715131121411 .2 1 81302 5 8 Jackson Ward 4 .3 4 2-1 8 4 0 0/2 1 29.0 26 14 14 13 25 7 1 2 .2 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 18 Austin Allen 6 .8 31-46600/1029.04428221019228 .3 3 83301 1 22 Reed Roberts 9 .7 4 0-3 9 3 0 0/1 2 20.1 29 27 22 15 19 1 2 5 .3 2 2 7 1 1 0 0 ------6 Matt Sherry 0 .0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 William St. Leger 2 .0 80-03000/004.161112200 .3 0 00000 0 25 Nash Thomas 3 .0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 Nick Bowers 6 .0 00-02000/003.065202102 .3 5 30000 0 30 Logan McCall 6 .9 7 0-0 8 1 0 0/0 0 10.1 15 9 8 10 5 5 0 0 .3 4 9 4 3 1 0 2 11 Chris Taylor 12.600-14100/005.067732102 .3 1 62312 0 4 Mason Faulkner 13.50 0-2 7 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 13 9 9 2 4 2 1 2 .4 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 21 Brian Tims 14.90 0-0 5 1 0 0/0 0 9.2 18 16 16 3 6 2 0 2 .4 0 03301 2 9 Kyle Giefer 16.20 1-0 6 0 0 0/1 0 6.2 11 12 12 5 4 4 0 3 .3 9 3 0 1 0 1 0 32 Connor McVay 16.39 1-1 8 0 0 0/0 0 9.1 20 21 17 7 5 4 1 0 .4 0 06311 0 Totals 7 . 5 9 7-15 22 22 1 2/2 3 170.2 225 165 144 81 118 37 8 27 . 3 1 3 34 22 4 10 11 Opponents 4 . 7 1 15-7 22 22 3 4/2 6 172.0 179 133 90 77 148 42 6 8 . 2 6 4 30 26 5 7 11
PB - Team (8), M. Humphreys 4, B. Bailey 3, E. Hansen 1, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (3). SBA/ATT - M. Humphreys (20-23), B. Bailey (15-18), R. Roberts (8-12), L. McCall (7-7), J. Ward (4-7), A. Allen (7-7), B. Perrett (3-5), B. Tims (4-4), T. Smith (4-4), E. Hansen (3-3), C. McVay (3-3), K. Giefer (1-2), M. Faulkner (1-2), N. Thomas (0-1), M. Sherry (0-1), N. Bowers (1-1), W. St. Leger (1-1). Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes GAC
GAC STANDINGS Team GAC All Streak Northwestern at Southern Arkansas (DH) Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist Arkansas-Monticello 10-2 14-6 L3 Oklahoma Christian at Southern Nazarene Southwestern 9-3 14-8 W1 Tuesday, March 27 Lyon at Arkansas Tech Oklahoma Baptist 8-4 15-7 W3 East Central at Oklahoma Baptist Delta State at Harding Southern Arkansas 8-4 14-7 W1 Harding at Christian Brothers Henderson State 8-4 13-9 L3 Arkansas Tech at Ouachita Baptist Wednesday, April 11 Arkansas Tech 7-5 12-9 W2 Arkansas-Monticello at Union Christian Brothers at Henderson State Northwestern 6-6 12-11 W4 Delta State at Southern Arkansas Southeastern 6-6 10-12 L1 Northwestern at Southeastern Friday April 13 Southern Nazarene 4-8 8-12 L1 Southern Nazarene at Oklahoma Christian East Central at Oklahoma Baptist Ouachita 4-8 8-16 W1 Southeastern at Southern Nazarene Harding 2-10 7-15 L1 Friday, March 30 Henderson State at Southwestern East Central 0-12 1-19 L18 Northwestern at Oklahoma Baptist Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern Southwestern at Southern Nazarene Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech Upcoming Games Southeastern at Harding Southern Arkansas at Harding Friday, March 16 East Central at Arkansas Tech Oklahoma Baptist at Harding Ouachita Baptist at Southern Arkansas Saturday, Aril 14 Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech Henderson State at Arkansas-Monticello East Central at Oklahoma Baptist DH East Central at Ouachita Baptist Southeastern at Southern Nazarene DH Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern Saturday, March 31 Henderson State at Southwestern DH Southeastern at Henderson State Northwestern at Oklahoma Baptist DH Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern DH Southern Arkansas at Southwestern Southwestern at Southern Nazarene DH Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech DH Southeastern at Harding DH Southern Arkansas at Harding DH Saturday, March 17 East Central at Arkansas Tech DH Oklahoma Baptist at Harding (DH) Ouachita Baptist at Southern Arkansas DH GAC PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech (DH) Henderson State at Arkansas-Monticello DH Feb. 5 - Walker Wharton, NWOSU East Central at Ouachita Baptist (DH) Feb. 12 - Bryant Haralson, HSU Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern (DH) Tuesday, April 3 Feb. 19 - Caleb Bly, Oklahoma Baptist Southeastern at Henderson State (DH) Oklahoma City at East Central Feb. 26 - Mychal Yarbor, Oklahoma Baptist Southern Arkansas at Southwestern (DH) USAO at Southwestern March 5 - Zach Fowler, Oklahoma Baptist Monday, March 19 Henderson State at Union March 12- David Gustafson, Southern Nazarene Northeastern State at Oklahoma Baptist Southern Arkansas at Arkansas Tech March 19 - Washburn at Southeastern Ouachita Baptist at Harding March 26- Arkansas-Monticello at Delta State April 2 - Tuesday, March 20 April 9 - Henderson State at Mississippi College (DH) Friday, April 6 April 16 - Ouachita Baptist at Lyon Oklahoma Baptist at Southwestern April 23 - East Central at Southeastern Harding at East Central April 30- Oklahoma Christian at Southwestern Southern Nazarene at Northwestern Hendrix at Harding Arkansas Tech at Southeastern GAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Arkansas-Monticello at Ouachita Baptist Feb. 5 - Wescott, ATU / Richardson, SAU Friday, March 23 Southern Arkansas at Henderson State Feb. 12 - Garrett Dodd, Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas Tech at Oklahoma Baptist Feb. 19 - Johnnuelle Ponce, Northwestern Harding at Southern Nazarene Saturday, April 7 Feb. 26 - Bryan Miranda, Southwestern Henderson State at East Central Oklahoma Baptist at Southwestern (DH) March 5 - Jason Nichols, Southwestern Ouachita Baptist at Southeastern Harding at East Central (DH) March 12- Brett Bloomfi eld, Oklahoma Baptist Southwestern at Arkansas-Monticello Southern Nazarene at Northwestern (DH) March 19 - Northwestern at Southern Arkansas Arkansas Tech at Southeastern (DH) March 26- Arkansas-Monticello at Ouachita Baptist (DH) April 2 - Saturday, March 24 Southern Arkansas at Henderson State (DH) April 9 - Arkansas Tech at Oklahoma Baptist (DH) April 16 - Harding at Southern Nazarene (DH) Tuesday, April 10 April 23 - Henderson State at East Central (DH) Arkansas-Fort Smith at Oklahoma Baptist April 30- Ouachita Baptist at Southeastern (DH) Northhwestern at Oklahoma Panhandle State Southwestern at Arkansas-Monticello (DH) Union at Arkansas-Monticello Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes GAME NOTES
AROUND THE BISON HORNS NCBWA Top 25 BISON RECORD WHEN March 14 Overall 15-7 - Head Coach Bobby Cox has 1,327 career # School W-L Pts LW Conference 8-4 wins, which is more than the NCAA Division 1 Azusa Pacifi c (10) 20-2 418 1 Non-Conference 7-3 II record held by Southeastern Oklahoma 2 Delta State (5) 16-2 409 2 Home games 9-4 State’s Mike Metheny, who fi nished his 3 Flagler (2 ) 20-2 377 9 Away games 6-3 4 Florida Southern 17-2-1 369 3 Neutral site 0-0 career last year with 1,324. The NCAA does 5 Central Missouri 16-3 344 7 Day games 15-7 not recognize the Cox win total because of 6 West Chester 8-2 323 13 Night games 0-0 the percentage played as a NAIA school. 7 Mercyhurst 6-3 286 4 vs Left starter 2-2 Cox is 520-220 against schools currently in 8 Colorado Mesa 15-5 275 11 vs Right starter 13-5 NCAA Division II. 9 Indianapolis 10-2 273 14 1-Run games 4-3 10 Saint Leo 17-2 270 17 2-Run games 2-0 - Juan Gonzalez is fourth in the GAC with 11 California Baptist 13-4 246 10 5+Run games 6-2 a .412 batting average. He also is 11th in 12 Augustana (S.D.) 9-0 233 15 Extra innings 1-0 slugging at .618 and fourth in on-base per- 13 Belmont Abbey 20-5 232 16 Shutouts 3-0 centage at .494. Gonzalez also has caught 14 New Haven 9-0 228 23 15 Columbus State 17-2 185 RV Scoring 0-2 runs 1-2 six base-stealers, which has him tied for 16 Texas A&M Kingsville 16-2 166 19 ... 3-5 runs 3-3 fi rst in the GAC. He is tied for second with 17 Tampa 15-5 157 8 ... 6-9 runs 5-2 eight doubles. 18 Wingate 18-5 132 22 ... 10+ runs 6-0 19 Missouri Southern 17-3 117 RV - Zane Gelphman leads the GAC with eight 20 Cal State Monterey Bay 14-4 100 20 Opponent 0-2 runs 6-0 home runs. He is fourth in the league with a 21 St. Thomas Aquinas 9-4 84 12 ... 3-5 runs 5-2 .714 slugging percentage. 22 Ohio Dominican 10-4 73 RV ... 6-9 runs 4-3 23 Quincy 9-5 47 NR ... 10+ runs 0-2 -Caleb Bly leads the GAC with a .132 oppo- 24 Palm Beach Atlantic 16-5 37 NR Scored in 1st inning 10-4 nent batting average. Albertus Barber (.206) 25 North Greenville 18-5 26 RV Opp. scored in 1st 5-4 Others receiving votes: Lubbock Christian, Scores fi rst 12-4 is fi fth, Thomas Shroder (.226) is seventh Texas (13-5) 20 points; Southern New Hamp- Opp. scores fi rst 3-3 and Zach Fowler (.226) is 10th. shire (9-3) 19 points; Mount Olive, N.C. (14-6-1) After 6 leading 12-0 17 points; UC San Diego (14-7) 16 points; Chico ... trailing 2-7 -Zach Fowler leads the league with 49 State, Calif. (14-7) 15 points; Arkansas Monticel- ... tied 1-0 strikeouts, Caleb Bly is fourth with 42 and lo (14-5) 8 points; Angelo State, Texas (17-5) 7 After 7 leading 4-0 Albertus Barber is sixth with 41. Barber points; Slippery Rock, Pa. (5-2) 5 points; West ... trailing 2-4 leads the GAC with 16 batters struck out Texas A&M (15-6) 5 points; LeMoyne, N.Y. (12- ... tied 1-0 looking. 5) 3 points; Mississippi College (15-3) 3 points. After 8 leading 6-0 Dropped Out: No. 5 West Texas A&M; No. 6 ... trailing 1-4 -OBU bats .420 leading off an inning. Brett Mount Olive, N.C.; No. 18 Southern New Hamp- ... tied 0-0 shire; No. 21 St. Cloud State. Hit 0 home runs 6-2 Berghammer bats .469 in that situation. ... 1 home run 5-4 Berghammer also is hitting .522 (12-23) ... 2+ home runs 4-1 with two outs. GAC PRESEASON # School (fi rst place votes) Points Opponent 0 home runs 9-3 1 Southern Arkansas (9) 119 ... 1 home run 5-2 - PJ Harris has a team-leading nine two-out 2 Oklahoma Baptist (3) 109 ... 2+ HRs 1-2 RBIs. 3 Arkansas Tech 102 Made 0 errors 5-0 4 Arkansas-Monticello 89 ... 1 error 3-6 -Eight Bison pitchers average more than 5 Henderson State 84 ... 2+ errors 7-1 10 strikeouts per 9 innings. OBU strikes out 6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 67 Opp. made 0 errors 4-1 12.1 batters per nine innings. 7 Southeastern Oklahoma State 57 ... 1 error 6-1 8 Harding 56 ... 2+ errors 5-5 9 Ouachita Baptist 35 Out-hit opponent 11-4 10 Northwestern Oklahoma State 31 Out-hit by opponent 2-1 11 East Central 30 Hits are tied 2-2 12 Southern Nazarene 13 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes STATISTICS The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Okla. Baptist (as of Mar 14, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 15-7 Home: 9-4 Away: 6-3 Conference: 8-4
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Bob English 1.000 1-0 111100022.000 00001.000 00 0-0 1001.000 Austin Cooper . 5 0 0 5-0 6 6 3 3 0 0 3 6 1.000 3 0 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 Bryan Geurkink . 5 0 0 2-0 41210033 . 7 5 01120 . 6 6 700 0-0 011 . 5 0 0 Juan Gonzalez . 4 1 2 21-21 68 18 28 8 0 2 15 42 . 6 1 8 9 4 11 1 . 4 9 4 2 0 4-6 150 8 1 . 9 9 4 Brett Berghammer . 3 9 1 22-22 87 23 34 7 1 1 16 46 . 5 2 9101100 . 4 5 511 2-2 43 0 0 1.000 Brett Bloomfield . 3 6 2 20-20 69 19 25 4 2 3 14 42 . 6 0 9 15 0 15 0 . 4 7 6 0 1 1-2 18 29 5 . 9 0 4 Zane Gelphman . 3 4 5 22-22 84 26 29 7 0 8 21 60 . 7 1 493121 . 4 1 820 1-1 11 30 6 . 8 7 2 Trevor Tanner . 3 3 3 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 . 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Garrett McKee . 3 1 6 21-21 76 17 24 4 2 1 15 35 . 4 6 162142 . 3 8 101 0-2 29 25 7 . 8 8 5 Josh Timms . 3 1 1 21-21 74 19 23 6 0 2 14 35 . 4 7 3 10 0 12 0 . 3 8 8 1 0 0-1 23 0 1 . 9 5 8 Roy Verdejo . 3 0 0 8-6 203630049 . 4 5 03010 . 3 9 100 0-0 411 . 8 3 3 Caleb Stull . 2 8 6 4-0 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 . 7 1 4 0 0 1 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 Jake Gozzo . 2 7 9 20-20 68 16 19 5 0 2 19 30 . 4 4 174240 . 3 6 630 2-3 76 4 2 . 9 7 6 PJ Harris . 2 7 8 19-17 54 14 15 2 0 3 16 26 . 4 8 1 14 3 13 2 . 4 5 1 0 0 1-2 30 4 0 1.000 Brock Carter . 2 6 2 22-18 65 14 17 5 2 0 7 26 . 4 0 0115202 . 4 0 700 5-6 39 10 1 . 9 8 0 Matt Poulin . 2 3 8 10-8 21 2 5 1 0 0 7 6 . 2 8 6 4 2 6 0 . 3 9 3 1 1 0-0 77 4 0 1.000 Kaden Betsch . 2 3 1 6-2 130310034 . 3 0 80160 . 2 8 600 0-0 4101.000 Landon Harper . 1 2 5 5-0 8 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 . 1 2 5 2 0 3 0 . 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Zach Fowler . 0 0 0 1-0 10000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 0-0 1301.000 Mychal Yarbor . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000 Chris Kovach . 0 0 0 0-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 0-0 0101.000 Hudson Pearson . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 3 0 1.000 Thomas Shroder . 0 0 0 0-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 0-0 111 . 6 6 7 Caleb Bly . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Andrew Eppenbach . 0 0 0 0-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 0-0 0201.000 Albertus Barber . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 Nick Burnham . 0 0 0 0-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 0-0 1201.000 AJ Merkel . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 3 2 6 22 730 183 238 58 7 23 163 379 . 5 1 9 106 26 151 8 . 4 2 4 10 4 16-25 522 134 26 . 9 6 2 Opponents . 2 1 3 22 642 104 137 18 2 15 87 204 . 3 1 8 85 28 234 10 . 3 2 8 7 9 29-36 506 146 34 . 9 5 0
LOB - Team (189), Opp (145). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (11). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), Gelphman 1. Picked off - Poulin 1, Timms 1, Gozzo 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Brock Carter 0 . 0 00-01000/001.222013000 . 2 5 0 0000 0 Nick Burnham 1 . 5 4 1-0 7 0 0 0/0 2 11.2 11 4 2 8 15 2 0 1 . 2 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 Zach Fowler 3 . 1 83-26621/1034.02818121149421 . 2 2 6 1302 3 Caleb Bly 3 . 1 8 3-0 9 2 0 0/0 0 22.2 10 8 8 12 42 0 0 2 . 1 3 2 3 2 0 2 0 Thomas Shroder 3 . 5 2 1-0 10 2 0 0/1 0 23.0 17 12 9 12 25 2 0 3 . 2 1 0 3712 1 Hudson Pearson 3 . 8 6 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 7.0 3 3 3 5 12 0 0 1 . 1 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 Albertus Barber 4 . 2 44-16600/1034.0271716841505 . 2 0 6 3510 1 Andrew Eppenbach 5 . 4 0 1-0 4 1 0 0/0 0 10.0 7 7 6 11 15 2 0 0 . 1 8 4 7 2 0 0 1 Mychal Yarbor 5 . 6 82-27400/1025.1261816727102 . 2 6 8 1100 2 Chris Kovach 16.62 0-1 4 0 0 0/1 0 4.1 5 8 8 6 5 1 0 0 . 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 AJ Merkel 99.000-11100/000.117740100 . 5 0 0 0200 0 Totals 4 . 5 0 15-7 22 22 2 3/2 2 174.0 137 104 87 85 234 18 2 15 . 2 1 3 27 28 2 7 9 Opponents 8 . 4 3 7-15 22 22 4 0/0 3 168.2 238 183 158 106 151 58 7 23 . 3 2 6 25 26 5 10 4
PB - Team (4), Poulin 2, Gonzalez 2, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (3), Gonzalez 1, Bly 1, Pearson 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Poulin (19-20), Gonzalez (10-16), Fowler (7-8), Yarbor (5-7), Barber (4-4), Pearson (4-4), Merkel (3-3), Shroder (1-3), Bly (1-3), Eppenbach (2-2), Carter (1-1), Kovach (1-1). Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes SINGLE GAME RECORDS
Team AB: 53 vs. Dallas Christian, 2014 Runs: 30 vs. Langston, 1983 Hits: 29 vs. Hillsdale, 2008 RBI: 26 vs. Hillsdale, 2008 Doubles: 10 vs. Roosevelt, 2014 Triples: 3 vs. Central Methodist, 2012, vs. Peru State, 2006, vs. Alice Lloyd, 2017 Home Runs: 9 vs. Mid-America Christian in 2009 Stolen bases: 8 vs. USAO in 2014 Runs in a doubleheader: 48 vs. Northwestern, 2008 Strikeouts by OBU pitchers: 18 vs. Manhattan Christian, twice, 2018 Double Plays: 4 vs. Bellevue, 2002, vs. USAO in 2002, vs. Mid-America Christian in 2013, vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan in 2014, vs. Southern Nazarene in 2014, vs. USAO in 2009, vs. Bacone in 2007
Player Home Runs: 3 by Danny Guidry vs. Bacone, 2005, Colt Bickerstaff vs. Wayland Baptist, 2015, by Landon Coon vs. East Central, 2015, by Matt Page vs. William Woods, 2013, Anthony Lopez vs. USAO, 2010, by Josh LaTour vs. Friends, 2007
RBI: 9 by Matt Page vs. William Woods, 2013 and Jim King vs. Langston, 1983
Doubles – 4 by Chad Dawkins vs. Sterling, 2009
Triples – 2 by Strong vs. Huron in 1999, Preston vs. Mid-America Christian in 2004, by Landon Coon vs. Bethany, 2015, by Kevin Hatch vs. South- western Assemblies in 2014, by Ridge Hoopii-Haslam vs. Southern Nazarene 2014, by Josh LaTour vs. USAO in 2006
Hits – 6 by Juan Gonzalez at Oklahoma Christian (6-6) Feb. 8, 2018
Stolen bases – 3 by Shakeel Newton vs. Mid-America Christian, 2014, by Kenny Wall vs. North Central in 2012, by Matt Page vs. USAO in 2014, by Alex Schenk vs. Bacone in 2006
Runs – 6 by Jim King vs. Langston, 1983 5 by Yael Colon vs. East Central, 2013, by Frankie Ibarra vs. Peru State, 2006, by Alex Schenk vs. North- western AND Peru State in 2006, Dustyn Cook vs. Park, 2016
Strikeouts – 16 by Kelvin Rivas vs. Sterling, 2015, by Ronnie Ball vs. St. Gregory’s AND Wayland Baptist in 2007
No-hitters John Fluke vs. , 1959 Joe Cunningham vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1981 Joe Cunningham vs. Langston, 1982 Russ Childers vs. Oklahoma City, 1986 Kirk Bragg vs. Hastings, 1995 Todd Brown vs. Bartlesville Wesleyan (5 innings), 2001 Tabor Woolard vs. Peru State, 2005 (perfect game) Jordan Morales and Frankie Wright vs. Texas Wesleyan, 2014 Kelvin Rivas vs. York, 2015 Nathan Thompson vs. McMurry, 2016 Carson McPherson, Zach Fowler, Blake Whitehead, Jace Wilkins and Nick Burnham vs. Baker, 2017 Carson McPherson at Northwestern, 2017 Albertus Barber, Thomas Shroder, Mychal Yarbor vs. Manhattan Christian, 2018
Triple plays Stanley and Downum vs. May 12, 1999 (f6-tag-3) Corey Hill and Mike Young vs. Northeastern, May 18, 1996 (L4-tag-3) Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes HEAD COACH Bobby Cox Bobby Cox is OBU’s all-time leader in coaching wins in all sports, having led the Bison baseball team to 1312 wins through 33 seasons at the OBU helm. Cox is the only coach to take a Bison baseball team to the NAIA World Series. He has accomplished the feat in 1989, 1996, 2011, and 2014. The team also reached the NAIA Opening Round in 2012 and 2013. His team won the NCCAA World Series in 2016 - OBU’s fi rst year as NCCAA mem- bers - and again in 2017. His teams have never had a losing season. He has coached 30 All-Americans, two NAIA Players of the Year, and 22 major league draftees. Cox, who was inducted into OBU’s Hall of Fame in 1996 and the NAIA Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011, was named Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1986, 1996, 2011, and 2014; District 9 Coach of the Year in 1986, 1989 and 1991; Area 3 Coach of the Year in 1989, Great Plain Region Coach of the Year (by the region and by the American Baseball Coaches Association) in 1996 and Region Coach of the Year in 2011. He was named NCCAA Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2017. As a player, Cox was an All-District performer for the Bison in 1979, leading his team with a .389 batting average while driving in a team-high 33 RBI in 34 games. Cox and his wife, Lyn, have two sons, Bobby and Chris.
Coach Cox at OBU
Year Win Loss Year Win Loss 1985 28 24 2002 34 19 1986 31 23 2003 28 18 1987 33 22 2004 36 25 1988 33 20 2005 45 22 1989 54 12 2006 36 17 1990 39 23 2007 31 24 1991 42 15 2008 44 16 1992 40 24 2009 37 17 1993 27 25 2010 38 16 1994 30 20 2011 46 14 1995 29 23 2012 47 14 1996 52 13 2013 44 19 1997 44 16 2014 55 9 1998 39 11 2015 53 8 1999 42 22 2016 43 15 2000 45 23 2017 42 15 2001 45 19 2018 15 7 Total 1327 610 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes COACHING STAFF Chris Cox, Assistant Coach Chris Cox joined OBU for his fi rst season as the assistant baseball coach in 2014-15. The son of head coach Bobby Cox, Chris is a Shawnee native. Chris was the assistant coach at Northern Oklahoma College from 2007-2012. NOC led the nation in hitting in 2010. He also served as the assistant coach at Vernon College in 2013-2014. He completed an Associate Degree of Science from Northern Oklahoma College in 2004, and a Bach- elor of Arts–Interdisciplinary Studies degree from OBU in 2007. Chris played baseball at both universi- ties, and was a member of the NOC team in 2003 that reached the regional fi nal. He batted .319 with two home runs, eight doubles, and 40 RBI during his senior season as a Bison, and was a member of the 2006 OBU team that was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation. Chris attended high school at Dale, where he was coached from 1998-2002 by Bruce Throckmorton. Between the fall and spring baseball seasons, he was a member of fi ve state championships. He served as the FCA sponsor at NOC from 2007-2012, and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Chris attends Immanuel Baptist Church.
Cody Painter, Assistant Coach In 2018, Cody Painter is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach at OBU serving as the pitching and catching coach, fi rst base coach and recruiting coordinator. In Painter’s fi rst two seasons as the pitching coach, Bison pitchers have compiled a combined record of 96-23, including a school record 30-0 start to the 2015 season. Three OBU pitchers have been taken in the Major League Baseball First- Year Player Draft in that time - Taylor Hearn, 2015, 5th Round; Kelvin Rivas, 2015, 10th Round; Nathan Thompson, 2016, 27th round. In addition to Hearn, Rivas and Thompson, infi elder Keach Ballard, was selected in the 2015 draft. During the NCCAA National Championship season of 2016, Bison pitchers allowed OBU’s fewest runs since 1983 and fewest hits and earned runs since 1993. In the University’s fi rst year in the NCAA Div. II Great American Conference, Bison arms led the conference in seven categories. Jinny Para was the GAC Pitcher of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II First-Team All-Central Region. Thompson set the GAC single-season strikeout record with 126 Ks. In fact, in the fi ve seasons of the conference’s existence, only fi ve pitchers in the GAC have topped 100 strikeouts in a season and three are Bison – Thompson, fi rst, 126; Parra, third, 103; Carson McPherson, tied for fourth, 101. In 2015, as the Bison qualifi ed for the NAIA World Series, OBU pitchers were second in the nation in NAIA in strikeouts with 542, ninth in opponent’s batting average at .227 and Rivas, a fi rst team NAIA All American, set the OBU school record for strikeouts with 144 Ks. The Bison placed fi ve players on the NAIA All American fi rst, second, and honorable mention teams. Eight players were fi rst team all Sooner Athletic Conference, three of them pitchers. Of the mere eight losses by the Bison in 2015, only one was by more than four runs. Painter attended high school at Oklahoma Christian Academy in Edmond, Okla., and was a Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student Athlete Award recipient in 2007 and an All-State selection in 2008. He received an Associate of Science degree from Clarendon Col- lege in 2010, a Bachelor of University Studies from Oklahoma State University in 2012, and a Masters of Secondary Education at the University of Central Oklahoma in 2014. Cody and wife Candace have one daughter, Sadie.
Keach Ballard, Graduate Assistant Keach Ballard returns to Bison Hill as a graduate assistant after spending time in professional baseball in the Houston Astros organization. Ballard was drafted in the 31st round by the Astros in 2015 and played as high as AAA. He started all 61 games for the Bison in 2015, hit for a .360 average, belted 23 doubles and collected 56 RBIs in his fi rst and only season with OBU. Ballard had a team-leading 145 assists as a shortstop and fi nished the season with a fi elding percentage of .968 as the Bison made it to their second straight NAIA World Series appearance. Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
1 Brett Berghammer 5-9 | 165 | SR | OF | L-L Half Moon Bay, California | Skyline
Junior Year: NCCAA Third Team All-America...First Team All-Great American Conference. Sophomore Year: 2nd-Team All-Conference, Skyline College. High School: Half Moon Bay Parents: Teresita, Micheal Major: Sports therapy Prep Honors: 4 year varsity baseball player- All league outfi eld 4years. Team MVP three years. Holds high school hits record.
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 4 x2, last at East Central 3/13/18 Hits 4 4 times, last at East Central 3/13/18 Runs 2 several, last at East Central 3/13/18 Runs 3 twice, last vs. SW Christian 5/13/17 RBI 3 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 4 vs. Bacone 4/5/17 SB 1 twice, last vs. Okla. Christian 2/9/18 SB 1, multi, last vs. SW Christian 5/13/17
Current Hit Streak: 1 Season Long Hit Streak: 7 Career Long Hit Streak: 8 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
3 Roy Verdejo 5-8 | 90 | JR | OF | R-R Saugus, California | Canyons
Sophomore Season at Canyons: First-Team All-Conference, First-Team All-State Freshman Season at Canyons: First-Team All-Conference, First-Team All-State, Third-Team All-American. Gold glove Parents: Rogelio Verdejo and Natalia Verdejo Major: Sports management Previous Colleges: College of the Canyons Prep Honors: Second team all foothill league, Team MVP, Team Offensive Player of the Year, Coaches award, and broke the school record for doubles. Also recruited by: Georgetown University, Roger State, California State-Northridge Why did you select OBU? I choose OBU because of their academic and their strong baseball team Church: Saint Kateri
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 2 vs. Oklahoma Christian 2/9/18 Runs 1 3x, last vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 RBI 1 3x, last vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/14/18 SB
Current Hit Streak: 4 Season Long Hit Streak: 4 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
4 Zach Fowler 5-10 | 190 | SR | P | R-R Asher, Oklahoma | Eastern Oklahoma State
Junior Season: Second Team All-Great American Conference...GAC Pitcher of the Week, 2/28...NCCAA Pitcher of the Week, 2/28
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Innings 7 2x, last vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 Innings 7, 3x, last vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 Strikeouts 10 vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 Strikeouts 10 vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 7 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 9 Career Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 13.2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
5 Chris Kovach 6-2 | 175 | JR | P | R-R Simi Valley, California | L.A. Pierce
Sophomore Year at Oxnard: Academic All State, Second-Team WSC South Parents: Stephen and Frances Kovach Brothers and Sisters: 1 Sister Elizabeth Kovach Previous Colleges: Oxnard College, Pierce College Prep Honors: Team MVP 2013 and 2014, Second-Team All-Marmonte League 2013, First-Team All Marmonte League 2014, All CIF Ventura County Star 2014, Broke most innings pitched record for Varsity Also recruited by: California-San Diego, Occidental Why did you select OBU? Exceptional academics and athletics.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Strikeouts 4 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
6 Garrett McKee 5-9 | 175 | JR | IF | R-R Hemet, California | Riverside CC
Sophomore Season at RCC: Deans List 2017 Freshman Season at RCC: Deans List 2016 Parents: Jeff and Deanna McKee Brothers and Sisters: Bryce Major: Business Managment Prep Honors: Scholar Athlete 2012,2013,2014 & 2015, Defense Player of Year 2012, Mountain Pass League Champions 2012, Cif Div 5 champions 2015, All-Southern Section Second-Team 2015, Southern Section Academic/Integrity/Athletic award 2015, Chuck Goldbach Memorial Scholarship 2015, Mountain Pass All League Second team 2015, Governing Board of Hemet Unifi ed Outstanding Athlete Award 2015, Four year Varsity player Also recruited by: California Baptist 2015, Hope University 2015, University California San Diego 2015, Colorado Christian University 2017, Southwest Baptist University 2017 Why did you select OBU? I choose OBU for a few reasons I felt it was going to be an Academic and Athletic fi t. I look forward to growing and achieving success in both areas.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 3 x2, last at Henderson State 2/25/18 Runs 3 x2 last vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18 RBI 2 x4, last at East Central 3/13/18 SB -
Current Hit Streak: 1 Season Long Hit Streak: 7 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
7 Albertus Barber 6-1 | 185 | JR | P | R-R Tulsa, Oklahoma| Central Missouri
Parents: Elaine and Albertus Brothers and Sisters: Samuel David Barber Major: Kinesiology Previous Colleges: Northeastern Oklahoma AM and University of Central Missouri Why did you select OBU?: When I came on my visit, it was about being treated like a man, and being a part of a brother- hood. All we did was talk about life and the small things. That’s when I knew that these coaches and these players are who I need to surround myself with. Church: Life Church
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 7.2 vs. Southern Arkansas 2/25/18 Strikeouts 11 vs. Southern Arkansas 2/25/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 2 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 6 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
8 Brock Carter 5-9 | 170 | JR | IF | R-R Sentinel, Oklahoma | Eastern Oklahoma State
Sophomore Season at Eastern: NJCAA Region 2 Honorable mention Freshman Season at Eastern: Region 2 Champions Parents: Ed and Beth Carter Brothers and Sisters: Sister- Bailey Major: Business marketing Prep Honors: Baseball All-state 2015, high school graduating class salutatorian, BETA Honors Society, Tony Andenucio Memorial Tournament Gold Glove winner 2014 & 2015. Also recruited by: Central Arkansas, Oklahoma Christian, Southwestern Oklahoma State Why did you select OBU? The success of the baseball program and being able to carry on the winning tradition. Volunteerism: Working baseball camps and volunteer coaching Church: Harvest Fellowship. Leedey, Oklahoma
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 2 x5, last at East Central 3/13/18 Runs 3 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/2/18 RBI 4 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 SB 1 3x, last at Cameron 2/14/18
Current Hit Streak: 1 Season Long Hit Streak: 6 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
9 Juan Gonzalez 6-2 |210 | SR | C | R-R Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | San Mateo
Senior Year: Set school record with six hits in a game vs. Oklahoma Christian. Junior Year: NCCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player...NCCAA All-Tournament...First Team All-Great American Con- ference...National College Baseball Writers Association Second Team All-Central Region...D2CCA Second-Team All-Central Region. Sophomore Year: 1st Team All-Conference, All-State, Gold Glove Parents: Rafael O. González, Teresa Guerrero Brothers and Sisters: Patricia González, Fernando González Also Recruited By: University of Nevada-Reno, Sacramento State, Fresno State. Why did you select OBU? OBU is the perfect fi t for me because of the great baseball program.
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 6 at Oklahoma Christian* 2/8/18 Hits 6 at Oklahoma Christian* 2/8/18 Runs 3 at Oklahoma Christian 2/8/18 Runs 3 twice, last at Oklahoma Christian 2/8/18 RBI 2 x4, last at Henderson State 2/26 RBI 4, last at Northwestern Oklahoma State 4/1/17 SB 1 3x, last vs. Ouachita baptist 2/17/18 SB 2 vs. USAO 4/11/17 *-School record
Current Hit Streak: 7 Season Long Hit Streak: 7 Career Long Hit Streak: 15 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
11 Zane Gelphman 6-4 | 190 | SR | IF | R-R Half Moon Bay, California | Cabrillo
Junior Year: Second Team NCCAA All-America...Second Team All-Great American Conference...NCCAA Scholar Athlete... GAC Player of the Week 4/3. Sophomore Year: First-Team All League, Academic All-American at Cabrillo College Parents: Steve Gelphman, Jennifer Freeman Brothers and Sisters: Willow Gelphman Major: Criminal Justice Why did you select OBU? Chance to experience something new while playing competitive baseball and getting an educa- tion
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 4 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Hits 4 twice, last vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 4 at Oklahoma Christian 2/8/18 Runs 5 vs. Dallas Christian 4/3/17 RBI 4 vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18 RBI 6 at East Central 4/14/17 SB 1 vs. Oklahoma Christian 2/9/18 SB 1 at Northwestern Oklahoma State 3/31/17
Current Hit Streak: 4 Season Long Hit Streak: 6 Career Long Hit Streak: 13 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
12 Nick Burnham 6-7 | 210 | SR | P-1B | R-R Pleasant Hill, California | Cuesta
Junior Year: NCCAA All-Tournament Team, driving in 14 runs Sophomore Year at Cuesta: Honorable Mention All-Conference Freshman Year at Cuesta: 1st Team All Conference Parents: David and Catherine Brothers and Sisters: Kelly, Jenna, and Noah Major: Sports Management Prep Honors: Good Merit Graduate, Graduated with Honors, Honorable Mention 2013 Why did you select OBU? To further my baseball career and get a good education Volunteerism: Pleasant Hill Baseball Association as a coach for 5-10 year olds
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits Hits 3, last vs. Ecclesia 5/25/17 Runs Runs 3, last vs. Emmanuel 5/27/17 RBI RBI 8 vs. Ecclesia 5/25/17 Doubles Doubles 1, last vs. Emmanuel 5/27/17 SB SB 1 at East Central 4/14/17
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 0 Career Long Hit Streak: 8
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Innings 2.1 vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 Innings 5 vs. Campbellsville 5/26/17 Strikeouts 5 vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/17/18 Strikeouts 6 vs. Campbellsville 5/26/17
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 1 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 9.1 Career Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 9.1 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
13 Matt Poulin 5-11 | 190 | SR | C | R-R Cameron Park, California | Utah
Junior Season at Utah: University of Utah Honor Roll Sophomore Season at SAC City: Sac City Deans List Parents: Matt and Veronica Brothers and Sisters: Madisen and Kaleb Major: Mathematics Previous Colleges: Sac City, University of Utah Also recruited by: University of Utah, Pepperdine, San Jose State, Azusa Pacifi c, Cal State LA Why did you select OBU? The baseball program has great tradition and a winning philosophy. I also believe OBU will give me a great shot at furthering my baseball career after college.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 3 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 SB --
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
14 Landon Harper 5-10 | 200 | JR | OF | R-R Shawnee, Oklahoma | Shawnee HS
Parents: Ed and Heather Brothers and Sisters: Logan Major: Physical Education Why did you select OBU? The opportunity to further my education, as well as strengthen my faith, while being a part of such a respected program is one I had to take. Church: Immanuel Baptist
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Hits 2 at Dallas Christian 2/13/16 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 1, last vs. Alice Lloyd 5/25/17 RBI 2 vs. East Central 3/13/18 RBI 2 at Dallas Christian 2/15/17 SB - SB
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 1 Career Long Hit Streak: 1 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
15 Jake Gozzo 6-5 | 220 | JR | 1B | R-R Redlands, California | Orange Coast
Parents: John and Kim Brothers and Sisters: One sister Morgan Major: Communications/Journalism Why did you select OBU? To further my education and to continue my baseball career.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 2 7x last at East Central 3/10/18 Runs 2 3x, last at East Central 3/13/18 RBI 5 at East Central 3/13/18 SB 1 x2, last at East Central 3/13/18
Current Hit Streak: 2 Season Long Hit Streak: 5 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
16 Caleb Bly 6-3 | 190 | R-FR | P | R-R Midlothian, Texas | Ovilla Christian
Parents: Chris & Susan Brothers and Sisters: One brother, Jadon Major: Physics Prep Honors: 2015-2016 All-State, Academic All-State, District Pitcher of the Year, SportsDay HS Baseball Player of the Week (3/27) Why did you select OBU? OBU has a great baseball program with a winning tradition. Volunteerism: Northern Ellis County Outreach & Somerville County Food Bank
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 5 vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/18/19 Strikeouts 11 2x, last vs. Ouachita Baptist 2/18/19
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 11.2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
18 Trevor Tanner 5-7 | 145 | SO | C | R-R Greenville, Texas | Greenville HS
Parents: Jason and Traci Tanner Brothers and Sisters: Tiffani Tanner Major: Political Science Prep Honors: 2016 Montey Stratton MVP award, 2016 Silver Slugger award Why did you select OBU? Opportunity to receive a great education while playing baseball Volunteerism: Awestar ministries, destination imagination. Church: Highland Terrace Baptist Church
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 1 Career Long Hit Streak: 1 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
20 Brett Bloomfi eld 6-0 | 175 | JR | IF | L-R Davis, California | Consumnes River
Sophomore Season at Consumnes: Second Team All Conference Big 8 Parents: Tony & Lori Brothers and Sisters: Brittany Major: Communications Previous College: University of Oregon, Cosumnes River College Prep Awards: A 2014 graduate of Davis Senior High School in Davis, Calif. … Three-year letterman and a captain during senior season … Earned fi rst-team all-league honors and third-team all-state honors during senior season while playing the infi eld and pitching … Finished senior season hitting .358 with a .470 on-base percentage … Had seven doubles and two triples on the year … Went 3-for-3 with a double, RBI, and a run scored in a 3-2 win over Yuba City … Had nine multi-hit games including three three-hit games … Scored multiple runs fi ve times including three in a 19-0 win over Monterey Trail … Finished the season with a .929 OPS … Stole 12 bases during the season on 13 attempts … On the mound, fi nished se- nior season 5-5 with a 2.52 ERA in 58.1 innings, starting nine games … Had two complete games, recording 33 strikeouts on the year … Had a season-high seven strikeouts while throwing six scoreless innings in a 8-1 win over Grant … Gave up just one run on six hits in a complete game effort in a loss to St. Mary’s … As a junior, hit .338 with a .455 OBP over 30 games … Had seven multi-hit games … Had fi ve doubles and one triple on the season … Lettered twice in both football and basketball … In basketball, averaged 8.4 points per game during senior season … In football, caught 11 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns during senior year … High school baseball coach was Dan Ariola. Why did you select OBU? I heard nothing but great things about the coaching staff and school. After my visit here I knew this was the place where I wanted to play for the next 2 years.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 4 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 5 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 3 x2 last vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 9 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
21 Josh Timms 6-1 | 195 | SR | OF | R-R Mansfi eld, Texas | Texas State
Junior Year: NCCAA Second Team All-America...First Team All-Great American Conference...American Baseball Coach- es Association First Team All-Central Region...D2CCA Second Team All-Central Region...GAC Player of the Week, 5/1... NCCAA Player of the Week 5/2. 5/16. Freshman Year: All Conference 2015, NJCAA player of the week 2015, Offensive player of the year 2015 Parents: Lisa & Doug Timms Brothers and Sisters: Brother- Cullen Timms Major: Business Marketing Previous College: Vernon Junior College Also Recruited By: Texas State University, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Southwestern Oklahoma State, University of Hous- ton Why did you select OBU? To play baseball
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 3 2x vs. Oklahoma Christian 2/9/18 Hits 3, multi, last at Oklahoma Christian 2/8/18 Runs 3 at East Central 3/13/18 Runs 4 at Dallas Christian 4/15/17 RBI 2 x3 last vs. Southern Arkansas 3/3/18 RBI 5 at Dallas Christian 4/15/17
Current Hit Streak: 1 Season Long Hit Streak: 7 Career Long Hit Streak: 14 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
22 Austin Cooper 6-1 | 185 | JR | OF | L-R Shawnee, Oklahoma | Shawnee HS
Names of Parents: Jeff and Leslie Cooper Brothers and Sisters: Taylor Cooper- Plays Women’s basketball at Texas A&M University, Mckenzie Cooper- Plays Wom- en’s basketball at OBU Major: Marketing Prep Honors: Class 5A 2015 Baseball State Champions, First-Team All-District, Class 5A 2014 Baseball Academic State Champions, USA identifi cation series Team Oklahoma 16U & 17U, Class 5A Suburban Conference First-Team in basketball, Shawnee High School Male Masonic Student of Today Award Also Recruited By: Vernon Junior College, Drury University, Missouri State University, and DBU Why did you select OBU? The great academics, the awesome coaching staff and my mother and father both played sports at OBU. My father playing baseball and my mother playing basketball.
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Hits 2 at Arkansas-Monticello 2/27/16 Runs 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/318 Runs 2 at Dallas Christian 2/15/17 RBI 1 x 2, last at East Central 3/13/18 RBI 2 vs. York 2/5/16
Current Hit Streak: 1 Season Long Hit Streak: 1 Career Long Hit Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
23 Andrew Eppenbach 6-3 | 190 | JR | P | R-R Claremont, California | Orange Coast
Sophomore Season at Orange Coast: Deans List 2016-17 Freshman Season at Orange Coast: California State Champion 2015, Deans List 2015-16 Parents: James and Marlene Eppenbach Brothers and Sisters: Juliana Eppenbach Major: Communications Previous Colleges: San Diego State, Orange Coast College Prep Honors: Del Rey League Pitcher of the Year 2013, First-Team All-Del Rey League 2013 and 2014, CIF Champion 2014 Also recruited by: San Diego State, Stanford, Fullerton, Old Dominion Why did you select OBU? I chose OBU for the atmosphere, reputation, and opportunity to develop and succeed on the fi eld and in the classroom. Volunteerism: The Midnight Mission, Hillside Community Church, Upward Bound Sports, NEGU- Never Ever Give Up Foundation, El Roble Intermediate School Class Room Volunteer, Damian Baseball Kids Camps, Bishop Amat High School Kids Camps Church: Hillside Community Church
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 4 at East Central 3/13/18 Strikeouts 5 vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
24 Bryan Geurkink 5-10 | 165 | R-FR | IF | R-R Mannford, Oklahoma | Mannford HS
Parents: Pat and Kim Geurkink Brothers and Sisters: Kylie Geurkink Prep Honors: Tulsa 7 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Valedictorian Why did you select OBU? I selected OBU because it felt like the school where God was calling me to go. Between the Christ-centered environment around campus, top-notch academics, and an opportunity to play on a great baseball team, it was a no doubter!
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18
Current Hit Streak: 2 Season Long Hit Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
25 Thomas Shroder 6-3 | 220 | JR | P | R-R Tucson, Arizona | Texas-Arlington
Parents: Robert, Cindy Shroder Brothers and Sisters: Katie, Kellie, Jake Major: Pastoral Ministry, Apologetics Previous Colleges: Arizona Western College, UT Arlington Why did you select OBU? Going to OBU was the next step in the Lord’s plan for me. Volunteerism: The NET Fort Worth, Mission Arlington Church: Watermark Community Church
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 5 vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18 Strikeouts 9 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/2/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 1 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 4 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
26 Kaden Betsch 6-3 | 200 | JR | 1B | R-R Valencia, California | Clark
Sophomore Season at Clark: First team All-Conference-WSC Parents: Skee and Lisa Betsch Brothers and Sisters: Jorden and Brooklyn Major: History Previous Colleges: Clark College and Ventura College Why did you select OBU? OBU was the best place for me to continue my athletic and academic career.
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 1 x3, last at Henderson State 2/26/18 Runs RBI 2 at Henderson State 2/25/18
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 2 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
27 AJ Merkel 6-3 | 210 | SR | P | R-R Rowlett, Texas | Tyler JC
Sophomore Year: Associates Degree in General Studies at Tyler Junior College Parents: Al and Susan Brothers and Sisters: One brother named Alex. Two sisters named Rebecca and Rachel. Major: International Business Previous College: Tyler Junior College Why did you select OBU? Seemed like a great place to further my Christian faith and pursue a business degree. The baseball program is also amazing and I am confi dent that my skills will only get better from this program.
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Innings 0.1 vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18 Innings 7, last vs. Bacone 4/5/17 Strikeouts Strikeouts 11, last vs. Bacone 4/5/17
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Career Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 12.1 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
28 Mychal Yarbor 5-11 | 180 | SR | P | L-L Bandon, Oregon | St. Gregory’s
Junior Season at SGU: Second-Team All-SAC, Gold Glove Sophomore Season at Clackamas: First team All-Conference pitcher Parents: Tricia Garrett and Josh Garrett Why did you choose to come to OBU? My school closed down. Prep Honors: First team All-State utility, First team All-League pitcher Previous College: Clackamas, Central Washington, St Gregory’s
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 7 at Henderson State 2/26/18 Strikeouts 7 at Henderson State 2/26/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 6 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 9 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
30 Caleb Stull 6-0 | 185 | R-FR | C | R-R Litchfi eld Park, Arizona | Millenium HS
Parents: Chris and Brenna Stull Brothers and Sisters: Dillon, Derek, Micah, Karis, John, Mariama Major: Cross Cultural Ministry Prep Honors: AZ D1 All-star team Also Recruited By: Glendale Community College, Providence Christian College Why did you select OBU? I have had a number of relatives attend OBU, including my mom, but mostly for the opportunity to play baseball in college. Church: Wellspring Church
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 2 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 1 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
32 PJ Harris 6-0 | 215 | JR | 1B | L-R Frisco, Texas | St. Gregory’s
Freshman Season at Alabama State: Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American - Alabama State Parents: Palance and Tina Harris Why did you choose to come to OBU? I chose to attend OBU because of the great coaching staff and the great group of guys. High School: Frisco High Prep Honors: 2014 North Texas High School All-Star, National Honor Society Previous College: Alabama State, Grayson College
Season Highs Category Mark Date Hits 2 x4, last at UA-Monticello 3/9/18 Runs 3 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 RBI 4 at Arkansas-Monticello 3/9/18
Current Hit Streak: 0 Season Long Hit Streak: 3 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
34 Bob English 6-2 | 175 | SO | P-1B | L-L Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Putnam City North HS
Parents: Rick and Stacy Rollans Brothers and Sisters: Kellianne and Brandon Prep Honors: 2- time pitcher of the year, 2- time offensive player of the year, English 11 student of the year, Student Coun- cil Offi cer Also Recruited By: Oklahoma Christian, Southern Nazarene, Cisco, Barton, Dodge City, Redlands, Drury Why did you select OBU? Best academic and baseball program in the state in my opinion Volunteerism: Quail Springs Baptist Church, Jesus house , Grace Rescue Mission, Food Bank Church: Quail Springs Baptist Church
Season Highs OBU Career Highs Category Mark Date Category Mark Date Hits 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Hits 3 at Oklahoma Christian 2/11/17 Runs 1 vs. Manhattan Christian 2/3/18 Runs 3, last vs. Bluefi eld 5/26/17 RBI RBI 2, last vs. Dallas Christian 4/3/17
Current Hit Streak: 2 Season Long Hit Streak: 1 Career Long Hit Streak: 5
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings Strikeouts
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 8 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 0 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
37 Hudson Pearson 6-2 | 205 | JR | P | L-L San Diego, California | Southwestern (Calif.)
Parents: Frank & Sandy Pearson Why did you choose to come to OBU? I chose to attend OBU because of its spiritual based academics and exceptional athletics. Volunteerism: The Rock Church, Church: Corpus Christi Catholic Church High School: Eastlake High Prep Honors: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Eastlake HS ... 2014 Perfect Game All-California Region honorable mention ... In 2013, posted a 2.30 ERA with 64 strikeouts and a .212 opponent batting average in 51.2 innings ... Named Perfect Game 2013 Underclass Honorable Mention ... 2013 All- League Second Team ... 2013 U-T San Diego All-Academic Team with 4.0 GPA ... Compiled a 2.09 ERA with 79 strikeouts and .180 opponent batting average in 57 innings in 2012 to help EHS win a Frontier League championship ... Named 2012 Frontier League Pitcher of the Year ... 2012 All-League First Team ... In 2011, had a 1.28 ERA with 63 strikeouts and .250 opponent batting average in 43.2 innings ... 2011 All-League First Team…Dean’s List Previous College: Baylor University, Arizona Western, Southwestern College
Season Highs Category Mark Date Innings 2 2x, last vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18 Strikeouts 4, x2, last vs. Central Oklahoma 3/6/18
Current Scoreless Inning Streak: 4 Season Long Scoreless Inning Streak: 4 Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
RS Josh Spears 6-3 | 165 | FR | P | R-R Tulsa, Oklahoma | Union HS
Parents: Greg & Denise Spears Brothers and Sisters: Sister- Ashley Spears Major: Biology/Pre-Med Prep Honors: Athletic Directors Honor Roll (4 times), Top 10% Academically, Voted Finalist for “Mr. Union” by students and faculty, Selected to the 2017 Native All State Baseball team Also recruited by: William Jewell College, Harding University, Washburn University, Drury University Why did you select OBU? I chose OBU because of the great reputation the University has religiously and academically, and the great tradition of the baseball program. Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
RS CJ Cecil 6-6 | 192 | FR | P | L-L San Diego, Calif. | Horizon Christian Academy
Parents: Darren and Christine Cecil Brothers and Sisters: Tinsley and Darren Major: Communications Prep Honors: 2nd Team All-CIF San Diego Also Recruited by: Saint Augustine University, University of Antelope Valley, San Diego Christian Why did you select OBU? I selected OBU because it is the best place to further myself both athletically and academically. Volunteerism: Fellowship of Christian Athletes Camp Volunteer Church: Horizon Christian Fellowship Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS
RS Cole Davis 6-1 | 225 | FR | IF | R-R Edmond, Oklahoma | Deer Creek HS
Parents: TJ and Leisa Davis Brothers and Sisters: Little brother Wade Davis Major: Sports commentary Prep Honors: Three-year starter for Class 6A Deer Creek HS Also recruited by: Illinois State, Oklahoma, Wichita State. Why did you select OBU? The size of the campus as well as the size of the student body. Also how Christian-like every- one is and how you always feel included in everything. OBU is made to feel, freshman through senior, as one big family. Volunteerism: Crossings Community, Oklahoma Underage Alcohol Prevention Program/ABEL commission. Church: Crossings Community Church Edmond Oklahoma Baptist Game Notes PLAYER BIOS