SHAWNEE – OBU Baseball is Arkansas bound for a three-game series with Ouachita Baptist.
Oklahoma Baptist Baseball makes the trip to Arkadelphia for a trio of games with the OBU Tigers as the host. The three-game series will begin with a doubleheader on Friday with the first pitch set for noon and Game 2 to follow. The series finale will take place Saturday with another 12 p.m. start time.
Bison Notes
- The green and gold are coming into the weekend off a tough loss to SWOSU in midweek play with a 20-10 final for the Bulldogs in Bison territory. The midweek loss brings the overall record to 16-9 for OBU.
- In the head-to-head with the Bulldogs, Zane Bennett led the Bison with a homer and a triple, totaling five RBI, with one scored run and finishing 3-4 at the plate. Spencer Dickinson went 2-3 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBI.
- Braden Smith and Lucas Schaefer shared the team lead in homers with six-a-piece. DJ Van Atten remains the team leader in total bases (62), doubles (11), hits (36), and batting average (.400).
- Bryant Thornton and David Stuart both sit at 4-2 on the season from the mound. Thornton has a 4.50 ERA across 30.0 innings on the bump with 28 strikeouts on the season, giving up 17 runs (15 earned) on 28 hits. Thornton holds a 1.37 WHIP, holding opponents to a .239 batting average. Stuart sits at a 4.62 ERA across 39.0 innings pitched, giving up 25 runs (20 earned) on 40 hits. Stuart has a 1.59 WHIP, holding opponents to a .260 batting average.
- In the most recent meeting between the OBU's, the Bison lost the series 1-2. In Game 1, the Tigers won with a 16-15 final, also securing a win in the second game with a 9-7 total. Game 3 went to the green and gold with a 14-13 final to see the Bison close out the weekend in the win column.
Tiger Notes
- Ouachita Baptist is 11-14 overall and 8-7 in conference play after taking the series over SNU with a 2-1 final on the weekend. The Tigers took Game 1 with a 16-3 total. The Crimson Storm dominated the Tigers in the second game with a 10-0 shutout. Ouachita Baptist finished the weekend with a 13-1 win over SNU, securing the series in the finale.
- Issac Nowell appears to be one of the leading offensive forces for OUA with a .544 slugging percentage, 49 total bases, three triple, two doubles, 11 RBI, with a .333 batting average.
- Garrett Graham leads the Tigers in homers (5), RBI (22), and on-base percentage (.407). Wesley Scott is another big contributor for OUA with seven doubles to lead the Tigers. Scott has compiled 39 total bases, three homeruns, and a .448 slugging percentage.
- Chase Oberle has a 2-2 record on the season from the mound across 43.1 innings. Oberle has totaled 40 strikeouts, giving up 22 runs (20 earned) on 56 hits, seven homers, 12 doubles and walking nine batters.
