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Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 6:06 pm
by wiu712
Leathernecks Baseball surprises Iowa with late comeback, but come up short in 8-7 loss. Oral Roberts is next.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/44659/sports ... -8-7-loss/

Re: Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 7:14 pm
by wiu712
Due to weather, the series opener between Western and Oral Roberts has been postponed to a Saturday double-header starting at 1:00 PM.

Re: Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 8:07 pm
by wiu712
Western won both games of Saturday's double-header:
6-4 (10 innings) in the first game.
9-3 in the second game.

Weather: Sunny, mid 70's.

Attendance at Oral Roberts = 863.

The series will conclude with a 1:00 PM game on Sunday. This game will be on ESPN+.

Re: Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:44 pm
by wiu712
Oral Roberts won Sunday's game 11-1. The game was stopped in the 7th inning via the ten-run rule.

Weather: Sunny, mid 70's.

Attendance at Oral Roberts = 687.

Western will start a three game home series with Omaha on Friday at 3:00 PM.

Current Summit League standings:
Omaha 18-6
South Dakota State 16-8
Oral Roberts 14-10
Western Illinois 12-12
North Dakota State 12-12
Purdue Fort Wayne 0-24

Re: Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:10 pm
by sealhall74
I believe only top 4 qualify for conference tournament so looks like a dogfight with Bison to see who stays home.

Re: Baseball at Oral Roberts

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 9:59 pm
by wiu712
sealhall74 wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 1:10 pm I believe only top 4 qualify for conference tournament so looks like a dogfight with Bison to see who stays home.
If the two teams finish in a tie, the tie-breaker would favor North Dakota State as they won 4 of the 6 games played between the two.