Bison Visit SNU for Weekend Series

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (30-15) at SOUTHERN NAZARENE (7-38)

2 PM | Friday | April 28 (DH)

1 PM | Saturday | April 29

Cypert Athletic Complex | Bethany, Oklahoma

Live Stats | Game Notes

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist travels to Bethany this weekend to take on Southern Nazarene in a three-game series to end the regular season.
 
The series begins with a 2 p.m. doubleheader Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. game Saturday.
 
Oklahoma Baptist is on a seven-game win streak. The team is 30-15 on the season, 20-10 in the Great American Conference and 3-7 on the road.
 
OBU is hitting .306 as a team, led by Brett Berghammer at .383. Josh Timms is hitting .359 with 42 runs batted in and a team-leading nine home runs. Zane Gelphman hits .337 with a GAC-leading 52 RBIs.
 
The OBU pitching staff carries a 3.36 earned run average, led by Brad Adams at 2.50 out of the bullpen. Projected starting pitchers are Carson McPherson (6-3, 3.95 ERA), Zach Fowler (4-1, 2.85 ERA) and Jinny Parra (7-3, 2.60 ERA).
 
Oklahoma Baptist leads the all-time series 47-23 after sweeping the series last year in Shawnee, 3-2, 9-4 and 7-1. The Bison have a three-game win streak in the series as SNU topped the Bison in a 2015 game.
 
The Crimson Storm are finished for the season after this series. Southern Nazarene is 7-38 overall, 5-25 in the Great American Conference and 3-19 at home.
 
SNU sports a .255 batting average as a team, led by Mike Descisciolo at .329, with a team-leading eight home runs and 41 runs batted in.
 
The Crimson Storm has a team earned run average of 8.57, led by Jefferson Harris at 5.31 with a 1-5 record. Also projected as starters are David Gustafson (0-8, 6.39 ERA) and Anthony Wiggins (1-6, 8.83 ERA). SNU has recorded no saves this season. Zach Birkle (3-1, 7.91 ERA) has been the most active reliever with 21 appearances.