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Eagles Open up Home Series Against Hilltoppers Thursday Evening

Oklahoma City, Okla - Oklahoma Christian (6-24, 6-22) is back at home taking on the Hilltoppers of St. Edwards (13-16, 13-15). The first pitch is set for Thursday, March 28th, followed by a doubleheader on Friday and the series finale on Saturday. 

Series Information 
Dobson Baseball Field
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Series Schedule 
Game 1 - Thursday, March 28th - 5 p.m. 
Game 2 - Friday, March 29th - 2 p.m. (DH)
Game 3 - Friday, March 29th - 5 p.m. (DH)
Game 4 - Saturday, March 30th - 1 p.m. 

What to know about OC 
  • Lonny Cobble has been the head coach at Oklahoma Christian since the school entered Division II status in 2012. He boasts a 280-276-1 record as coach for the Eagles. 
  • Last year, the Eagles finished with an overall record of 13-37 and a conference record of 13-35. 
  • OC was picked to finish 11th in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll this year. 
  • Junior catcher Hunter Jones has been everything for the Eagles. Behind the plate, he is batting .315 and he leads the Eagles in on-base plus slugging percentage (.953), hits (28), doubles (7), triples (1), RBIs (22), total bases (46), slugging percentage (.517),  and sacrifice flies (1). He has also been the team's leader on the defensive end, logging a team-high 172 putouts in 197 chances to go along with his .954 fielding percentage.  
  • On the bump, junior RHP Chris Jones has emerged as the team's ace. He has appeared in eight games this season, recording a 3.43 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.  

What to know about SEU
  • The Hilltoppers are coached by Ryan Femath, who is in his first season as head coach. 
  • SEU has been sitting middle of the pack for the majority of the season as they currently hold a 13-15 conference record and sit at ninth.  
  • The Hilltopper offense is batting .282 as a team to go along with 169 RBIs and 18 home runs.
  • The pitching staff for the Hilltoppers has pieced together a 5.70 ERA and 192 strikeouts throughout 236.2 innings. Opponents are batting .283 against them.
  • Some players to watch for SEU are senior outfielder Davis Drewek and junior RHP Jakup Rayfield.
Last year's matchup
  • In the 2023 season, the Eagles lost to the Hilltoppers in the away series 0-4. 
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Players Mentioned

Hunter Jones

#45 Hunter Jones

C
5' 11"
Freshman
Chris Jones

#35 Chris Jones

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Hunter Jones

#45 Hunter Jones

5' 11"
Freshman
C
Chris Jones

#35 Chris Jones

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
RHP