Oklahoma City, Okla - Oklahoma Christian (3-15) travels to San Angelo, Texas to take on the Rams of Angelo State (13-8). The first pitch is set for Friday, March 8th, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday and the series finale on Sunday.
Series Information
Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium
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Series Schedule
Game 1 - Friday, March 8th - 6:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Saturday, March 9th - 4 p.m. (DH)
Game 3 - Saturday, March 9th - 7 p.m. (DH)
Game 4 - Sunday, March 10th - 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 277-267-1 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 leads the team in batting average (.327), on-base plus slugging percentage (1.067), hits (18), doubles (5), triples (1), home runs (3), RBIs (17), total bases (34), slugging percentage (.618), on-base percentage (.449), and sacrifice flies (1). He has also been the team's leader on the defensive end, logging a team-high 121 putouts in 139 chances to go along with his .950 fielding percentage.
- On the bump, junior RHP Chris Jones has emerged as the team's ace. He has appeared in four games this season, recording a 1.98 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched.
What to know about ASU
- Head coach Kevin Brooks has been with the Rams since starting the program in 2005. Since then, he has accumulated a 742-333 overall record, leading Angelo State to six NCAA DII College World Series Appearances and six South Central Championships.
- The Rams are coming off of a dominant season, in which they posted a 56-9 overall record and won their first DII College World Series in program history.
- ASU was picked to finish 1st in the LSC preseason poll, but the Rams have not started out as hot as last year, posting a 12-8 conference record and sitting at fourth in the LSC standings.
- The ASU offense is batting .329 to go along with 177 RBIs and 14 home runs.
- The pitching staff for the Chaps has pieced together a 4.76 ERA and 185 strikeouts throughout 164.2 innings. Opponents are batting .262 against them.
- Some players to watch for the Rams are senior catcher Clark Tripp and junior RHP Dax Dathe.
Last year's matchup
- In the 2023 season, the Eagles fell to the Rams 0-4 in the away series.