Baseball vs Oral Roberts

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wiu712
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Final homestand of the season.
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wiu712
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Since Omaha lost all three games at Oral Roberts last weekend, Western qualified for The Summit League Tournament.

Western currently stands as the fourth seed and would face ORU in the opening round of the double-elimination tournament.

Western last qualified for the tournament in 2014, advancing to the championship game that year.
letsgonecks
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Well lets win 4 straight against these guys. Time to get hot again. I know that's not likely as ORU is a legit baseball team, but these leathernecks have some talent.

Should be some good baseball to watch. We'll see 2 catchers trying to one-up each other to land the top spot on the conference team. Pulling for Adam, but Whatley has the name and helps he's playing for the top seeded team.

They also have 2 other draft prospect in Brent Williams and Noah Cummings. Haven't seen either play in person, but their careers and power this season speak volumes.
wiu712
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Oral Roberts won Thursday's game 16-5. Western was ahead 5-3 going into the 6th inning.

Weather: 81, sunny.

Attendance = 65.

Game 2 will be Friday at 1PM (time change).
wiu712
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Oral Roberts scored 5 runs over the last 3 innings to win Friday's game 6-1.

Weather: 50, cloudy, damp.

Attendance = 79.

Game 3 will be Saturday at 1PM. This will be Senior Day and will be the last home game until the Fall 2017 season.
wiu712
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The rain has cancelled Saturday's Senior Day game vs Oral Roberts.

Western's next game will be 6PM Wednesday at the Summit League Tournament in Tulsa vs Oral Roberts.

The Noon game on Wednesday will be North Dakota State vs South Dakota State.
wiu712
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Final Summit League Standings:
Oral Roberts 25-4
North Dakota State 19-11
South Dakota State 18-12
Western Illinois 12-15
Omaha 9-19
IPFW 4-26

Oral Roberts earned the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Baseball Championship for the 17th time in program history and third consecutive year.

The 2017 baseball tournament takes place from May 24-27, at J.L. Johnson Stadium on the campus of Oral Roberts University. This marks the 14th time in league history the tournament will be held in Tulsa.

Oral Roberts earned the No. 1 seed after securing its record 17th regular season title last weekend. The Golden Eagles finished the league season with a 25-4 (.862) record.

North Dakota State earned the No. 2 seed, the highest in program history, after collecting a 19-11 (.633) league mark. The Bison advanced to its sixth tournament since becoming eligible in 2009.

South Dakota State, 18-12 (.600) in Summit League play, advanced to its eighth tournament in school history. The Jackrabbits are looking to become the first No. 3 seed to win the tournament title and are riding a league-high eight-game win streak entering play.

Western Illinois returned to the tournament field after posting a 12-15 (.444) record in Summit League action. The Fighting Leathernecks are the fourth seed for the third time in their last four appearances.

No. 2 North Dakota State (29-23, 19-11 Summit) opens tournament play against No. 3 South Dakota State (25-22, 18-12 Summit) in game one on Wednesday, at Noon (CT). Top-seeded Oral Roberts (39-14, 25-4 Summit) battles No. 4 Western Illinois (18-30, 12-15 Summit) in Wednesday's second game at 6 p.m. (CT).

The double elimination tournament continues with two games Thursday, one game Friday, and the championship game(s) taking place Saturday. The winner claims The Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Tournament Schdule:

Wednesday, May 24
Noon - Game One: (2) North Dakota State vs. (3) South Dakota State
6 p.m. - Game Two: (1) Oral Roberts vs. (4) Western Illinois

Thursday, May 25
Noon - Game Three: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6 p.m. - Game Four: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Friday, May 26
6 p.m. - Game Five: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Saturday, May 27
1 p.m. - Game Six: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
4:30 p.m. - Game Seven: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 *

*If necessary

All of Western's tournament games can be heard on WRMS Radio, 94.3 FM in Beardstown, and via the TuneIn Radio app by searching for WRMS-FM.
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