Coming Up on Bison Hill (April 10-16)

SHAWNEE – Every spring sport competes in an action-packed week of Bison Athletics. Here's what's coming up this week on Bison Hill.
 
Monday: Women's Golf heads to the Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri, for the Central Region Spring Preview. The loaded field will feature the top teams from the Central Region, and it's the first time Oklahoma Baptist has competed at the Central Region Preview. Men's Golf welcomes several teams to Shawnee Country Club for the OBU Spring Invitational. The last time the Bison hosted a spring tournament was in 2015 when they placed fifth. Men's and Women's Tennis host Southeastern Oklahoma State at the OBU Tennis Courts for Great American Conference action starting at 1 p.m. The conference contests were originally slated to be played last Monday, but were moved due to the threat of inclement weather.
 
Tuesday: Women's Golf concludes competition at the Central Region Preview. Men's Golf wraps up the OBU Spring Invitational. Women's Tennis battles its second GAC opponent in as many days when they make the trip to Bethany, Oklahoma, to face rival Southern Nazarene at 2 p.m. The Lady Bison emerged 6-3 victors over SNU when the two sides met in Shawnee last year. Baseball welcomes the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma to Bison Field at Ford Park for a single game at 6 p.m. The Bison dropped a 7-5 decision to the Drovers last year in Chickasha.
 
Thursday: Men's and Women's Track and Field will send a contingent to Azusa, California, for the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific. The Bison and Lady Bison combined for 12 qualifying marks at the Bryan Clay Invitational last year. Softball welcomes East Central to Lady Bison Park for a pair of GAC games beginning at 4 p.m. The Lady Bison fell in the series, 3-1, to the Tigers last spring.
 
Friday: Aside from the Bryan Clay Invitational, Men's and Women's Track and Field will have representatives at the K.T. Woodman Classic hosted by Wichita State in Wichita, Kansas, and the University of Central Arkansas Open in Conway. Softball concludes its four-game GAC series with ECU with a second doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. Women's Tennis makes the trip to Russellville, Arkansas, to face Arkansas Tech at 2 p.m. in their third GAC contest of the week. The Lady Bison put on a dominant display against the Golden Suns last year in Shawnee, dropping ATU, 8-1. Baseball returns to conference play with a trip to Ada, Oklahoma, to face East Central at 3 p.m. The Bison dropped last season's series, 2-1, in Shawnee.
 
Saturday: Men's and Women's Track and Field continues to compete at the K.T. Woodman Classic in Wichita. Men's and Women's Tennis continue their tour of Arkansas with a visit to Harding in Searcy at 11 a.m. The Lady Bison routed Harding, 8-1, while the Bison stumbled to a 6-3 defeat in Shawnee in 2016. Women's Lacrosse resumes play after a week off when they host Rockhurst for Senior Day at 11 a.m. at the OBU Lacrosse Complex. The Lady Bison fell to the Hawks, 18-8, in Kansas City, Missouri, last year. Baseball wraps up its three-game conference series with East Central with a twin bill starting at 1 p.m.