2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team explained

Year:2023
Team:Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Sport:baseball
Conference:Summit League
Short Conf:Summit
Coachrank:8
Cbrank:5
Record:52–14
Conf Record:23–1
Head Coach:Ryan Folmar
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Ryan Neill
Ac1 Year:14th
Asst Coach2:Wes Davis
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Jimmy Turk
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:J. L. Johnson Stadium
Champion:Summit League Regular season champions
Summit League tournament champions
Stillwater Regional champions
Eugene Super Regional champions
Tourney:College World Series, 1–2

The 2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team will represent Oral Roberts University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Eagles play their home games at J. L. Johnson Stadium as a member of the Summit League. They are led by head coach Ryan Folmar, in his eleventh season at Oral Roberts.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the season with a 38–20 record and a 17–7 record in the Summit League. In the 2022 Summit League baseball tournament, the second-seeded Golden Eagles beat in the final Omaha 21–2 and earned a bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were fourth seed in the College Station Regional.[1] There, the Golden Eagles lost against top-seed Texas A&M and next day against the second-seeded TCU and eliminated.

Preseason

Summit League Coaches'poll

Predicted finish! style="text-align:center;
TeamVotes (1st place)
1Oral Roberts42 (6)
2North Dakota State36 (1)
3Omaha30
4South Dakota State24
5St. Thomas17
6Northern Colorado12
7Western Illinois7
Source: 2023 Summit League Baseball Preseason Poll

Award watch lists

First Team All-Americans
Player No.PositionClassSelector(s)
Cade Denton 36 Junior NCBWA
Stopper of the Year Award
Player No.PositionClassSelector(s)
Cade Denton 36 Junior NCBWA

Sources:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Offseason

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Oral Roberts in 2023.

Pitchers
Hudson Hart Gretna HS
Hitters

2022 MLB Draft

See main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Two Oral Roberts players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.

10 309 Isaac Coffey RHP Boston Red Sox
13 403 Jackson Loftin SS Houston Astros

Schedule and results

2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball game log
Regular season (43–11)
Postseason (9–1)
(2–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall record NCAAT recordNotes
June 9
7:00 pm
at No. 29 PK Park
Eugene, OR
L 8–9 Josh Mollerus (3–2) Dalton Patten (4–2) 4,476 49–12 3–1 Stats
Story
June 10
8:00 pm
at No. 29 Oregon PK Park W 8–7 Cade Denton (2–1) Josh Mollerus (3–3) 4,476 50–12 4–1 Stats
Story
June 11
5:00 pm
at No. 29 Oregon PK Park W 11–6 Caleb Isaacs (8–0) Jackson Pace (2–4) Dalton Patten (5) ESPNU 4,476 51–12 5–1 Stats
Story
(1–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadium ScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall record NCAAT recordNotes
June 16
1:00 pm
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE
W 6–5 Cade Denton (3–1) Luke Savage (5–4) ESPN 24,134 52–12 6–1 Stats
Story
June 18
6:00 pm
Charles Schwab Field Omaha L 4–5 Hurston Waldrep (10–3) Harley Gollert (10–2) Cade Fisher (2) 24,841 52–13 6–2 Stats
Story
June 20
1:00 pm
vs No. 17 TCU Charles Schwab Field Omaha L 1–6 Luke Savage (6–4) Brooks Fowler (9–2) ESPN 23,496 52–14 6–3 Stats
Story
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled
Bold = Oral Roberts team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"" represents postseason seeding in the Summit League Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
All times are in Central Time.
[8]

Statistics

Team batting

TeamABAvg.H2B3BHRRBIBBSOSB
Oral Roberts 2340 .321 750 132 19 98 489 332 496 99
Opponents 2153 .241 519 80 8 81 269 229 615 40

Team pitching

TeamIPHRERBBSOSVERA
Oral Roberts 582.1 519 279 261 229 615 23 4.03
Opponents 565.1 750 544 480 332 496 6 7.64

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Awards and honors

Summit League honors
Summit League Player of the YearJonah CoxJuniorINF/OF
Summit League Pitcher of the YearCade DentonJuniorRHP
Summit League Newcomer of the YearJonah CoxJuniorINF/OF
Summit League Defensive Player of the YearMac McCroskeyRedshirt SeniorINF
Summit League Coach of the YearRyan Folmar11th seasonManager
All-Summit League First TeamJake McMurraySenior1B
Jonah CoxJuniorOF
Matt HoganRedshirt SeniorOF
Drew StahlJuniorDH
Jakob HallSophomoreSP
Cade DentonJuniorRP
All-Summit League Second TeamJacob GodmanSeniorC
Holden BreezeRedshirt Junior3B
Mac McCroskeyRedshirt SeniorSS
Justin QuinnSeniorOF
Brooks FowlerSophomore SP
Harley GollertRedshirt SeniorSP
All-Summit League Honorable MentionBlaze BrothersSeniorUT
Source:[9]
Regional honors
Stillwater Regional Most Outstanding Player Cade DentonJuniorRHP3 SV, 4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA
Source:[10]
National honors
Cade DentonJuniorRHPNCBWA
Cade DentonJuniorRPABCA
BA
NCBWA
Jonah CoxJuniorOFABCA
CB
All-American Second TeamJonah CoxJuniorOFNCBWA
Cade DentonJuniorRPCB
All-American Third TeamJonah CoxJuniorOFBA
Matt HoganRedshirt SeniorOFNCBWA
Ryan Folmar11thManagerNCBWA
Source:[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News:
    1. ORUBase Captures 20th Summit League Championship with 21-2 Rout of Four-Seed Omaha
    . Oral Roberts University Athletics . May 29, 2022. June 3, 2023.
  2. Web site: Collegiate Baseball announces 2023 Preseason All-American teams . NCAA.com . February 11, 2023 . December 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: Carter . Bo . NCBWA unveils 2023 Preseason All-America Team . sportswriters.net . . February 11, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans . d1baseball.com . February 11, 2023 . January 30, 2023.
  5. Web site: Collazo . Carlos . 2023 Preseason College All-American Teams . . February 11, 2023 . January 30, 2023.
  6. Web site: Denton Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List. oruathletics.com . June 5, 2023 . February 16, 2023.
  7. Web site: Baseball Game vs. Oral Roberts Canceled. soonersports.com. 25 April 2023. 4 June 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . oruathletics.com . June 3, 2023.
  9. Web site: Golden Eagles sweep #SummitBSB individual awards. Summit League. 23 May 2023. 6 June 2023.
  10. Web site:
    1. SummitBSB Weekly Notebook: Super Regional Edition
    . Summit League. 8 June 2023. 11 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Oral Roberts' Denton wins 2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. June 16, 2023. June 20, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams Announced . abca.org . June 16, 2023 . June 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: Collegiate Baseball 2023 All-Americans . baseballnews.com . June 1, 2023 . June 20, 2022.
  14. Web site: NCBWA announces 2023 Division I All-America Teams . sportswriters.net . June 14, 2023 . June 20, 2023.
  15. Web site: Oral Roberts' Folmar wins 2023 NCBWA Mike Martin National Coach of the Year Award . sportswriters.net . June 16, 2023 . June 20, 2023.