Boyd Shoemaker of Seminole was OBU's baseball standard bearer during his four years on Bison Hill.

As a pitcher he compiled a career record of 27-9. As a hitter, he compiled a career batting average of .354.  In the 1956 season, his pitching record was 9-1 and his batting average, .375; in 1957, 5-3 and .385; in 1958, 6-3 with an earned run average of 0.92 and batting average of .255; and 1959, 7-2 with an ERA of 1.65, and .417. He led his team all four years in pitching victories and ERA.

The Bison won the East Half of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference all four years, was conference runner-up three years, and co-champion one year.

His 1958 ERA of 0.92 remains today as a school record. He ranks fourth in career wins (27), seventh in career innings pitched (262), and fifth in career strikeouts (253), even though the teams in the 1950s played significantly fewer games than teams in more recent years.

Shoemaker taught and coached for several years before beginning a career with Shell Pipeline Company.

He died in 1985.