The OCU Baseball team is 35-3 this season. They’ve won 25 of their games at home, seven of their away games, and three in neutral territory. Their three losses were accumulated from two at home losses and one away loss.
Their season started with a win on February 1 against Tabor, Kansas. The season will stretch until May, either ending after the conference tournament from May 6 to May 9 in Oklahoma City, the NAIA Opening Round from May 16 to 19, or the NAIA World Series from May 27 to June 3 in Lewiston, Idaho.
There are around 212 NAIA baseball teams in the league, and 45 of them advance to the NAIA National Opening Round. Thirty of the forty-five teams are automatic qualifiers based on whether the team is conference or regular-season champion or runner up. The other fifteen teams are determined by the NSC (NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee) and they are named at-large teams. The NSC is made up of representatives from each region, a representative from the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association Executive Committee, a member of the National Administrative Council, and three other members.
As of April 6, OCU’s baseball team was ranked fifth in the NAIA League. Another ranking will come out on April 18, and the final ranking of the season will be May 9. A post-season team ranking will come out on June 6.
OCU last made it to the NAIA Opening Round in 2018. The 2018 team also made it to the NAIA World Series. OCU’s 2005 team won the NAIA National Championship Title.
OCU’s baseball team won their game against Texas Wesleyan University in the Jim Wayde Stadium on April 8.
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