2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team College Baseball Season
The 2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Golden Eagles played their home games at J. L. Johnson Stadium as a member of the Summit League . They were 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.[ 2] 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
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oral Roberts
42 (6)
2
North Dakota State
36 (1)
3
Omaha
30
4
South Dakota State
24
5
St. Thomas
17
6
Northern Colorado
12
7
Western Illinois
7
Source: 2023 Summit League Baseball Preseason Poll
Award watch lists
First Team All-Americans
Player
No.
Position
Class
Selector(s)
Cade Denton
36
Junior
NCBWA
Stopper of the Year Award
Player
No.
Position
Class
Selector(s)
Cade Denton
36
Junior
NCBWA
Sources:[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Offseason
Signing Day Recruits
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Oral Roberts in 2023.
Player
Hometown
High School
Pitchers
Hudson Hart
Gretna, Nebraska
Gretna HS
Hitters
—
2022 MLB Draft
Two Oral Roberts players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
Schedule and results
2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball game log
Regular season (43–11)
February (6–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Summit Record
Notes
February 17 3:00 pm
Northern Illinois *
J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK
W 16–2
Jakob Hall (1–0)
Dominic Hann (0–1)
—
ORUSN
1,213
1–0
—
Stats Story
February 18 2:00 pm
Northern Illinois*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 8–2
Harley Gollert (1–0)
Jacob Wilde (0–1)
Dalton Patten (1)
ORUSN
620
2–0
—
Stats Story
February 18 5:30 pm
Northern Illinois*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 3–210
Conner Floyd (1–0)
Reagan Klawiter (0–1)
—
ORUSN
212
3–0
—
Stats Story
February 19 12:00 pm
Northern Illinois*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 6–1
Brooks Fowler (1–0)
DJ Hess (0–1)
—
ORUSN
463
4–0
—
Stats Story
February 22 3:00 pm
Missouri State *
J. L. Johnson Stadium
L 5–8
Tyler Tscherter (1–0)
Joshua Caravalho (0–1)
Scott Youngbrandt (1)
ORUSN
302
4–1
—
Stats Story
February 24 6:00 pm
at Texas State *
Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX
L 2–3
Levi Wells (2–0)
Jakob Hall (1–1)
Triston Dixon (1)
1,623
4–2
—
Stats Story
February 25 2:30 pm
at Texas State*
Bobcat Ballpark
W 6–3
Harley Gollert (2–0)
Zeke Wood (1–1)
Cade Denton (1)
ESPN+
1,715
5–2
—
Stats Story
February 26 3:00 pm
at Texas State*
Bobcat Ballpark
W 8–4
Caleb Isaacs (1–0)
Nathan Medrano (0–1)
—
ESPN+
1,408
6–2
—
Stats Story
March (12–7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Summit Record
March 1
Tarleton State *
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 6–5
Joshua Caravalho (1–1)
Cris Enriquez (1–1)
Dalton Patten (2)
ORUSN
764
7–2
—
March 3
Stephen F. Austin *
J. L. Johnson Stadium
L 9–16
Skyler Jaco (1–1)
Jakob Hall (1–2)
—
ORUSN
613
7–3
—
March 4
Stephen F. Austin*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
L 2–412
Benny Emmons III (1–0)
Jacob Widener (0–1)
—
ORUSN
813
7–4
—
March 5
Stephen F. Austin*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 9–1
Brooks Fowler (2–0)
Conner Woods (0–1)
Evan Kowalski (1)
ORUSN
764
8–4
—
March 7
at Wichita State *
Eck Stadium Wichita, KS
W 6–5
Joshua Caravalho (2–1)
Caden Favors (1–1)
Cade Denton (2)
ESPN+
1,147
9–4
—
March 10
at Dallas Baptist *
Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX
L 1–2
Brady Rose (1–0)
Jakob Hall (1–3)
Kyle Amendt (2)
PBN
851
9–5
—
March 11
at Dallas Baptist*
Horner Ballpark
L 5–15
Alec Baker (1–0)
Dalton Patten (0–1)
—
PBN
892
9–6
—
March 12
at Dallas Baptist*
Horner Ballpark
L 0–3
Bryson Hammer (3–1)
Brooks Fowler (2–1)
Kyle Amendt (3)
PBN
896
9–7
—
March 14
at Tarleton State*
Tarleton Baseball Complex Stephenville, TX
W 9–6
Cade Denton (1–0)
Grant Garza (2–1)
—
WAC International
120
10–7
—
March 15
at Abilene Christian *
Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX
L 8–10
Zach Smith (1–0)
Jacob Widener (0–2)
Blake Anderson (2)
WAC International
563
10–8
—
March 17
St. Thomas
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 10–2
Jakob Hall (2–3)
Evan Esch (1–2)
—
ORUSN
544
11–8
1–0
March 18
St. Thomas
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 21–27
Harley Gollert (3–0)
Jacob Mrosko (0–2)
—
ORUSN
585
12–8
2–0
March 19
St. Thomas
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 8–2
Caleb Isaacs (2–0)
Duke Coborn (0–1)
Cade Denton (3)
ORUSN
586
13–8
3–0
March 21
Wichita State*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 5–2
Evan Kowalski (1–0)
Caden Favors (2–2)
Cade Denton (4)
ORUSN
713
14–8
—
March 24
at Memphis *
FedExPark Memphis, TN
W 11–1
Jakob Hall (3–3)
David Warren (2–1)
Evan Kowalski (2)
177
15–8
—
March 25
at Memphis*
FedExPark
L 5–7
Dalton Fowler (2–3)
Harley Gollert (3–1)
—
528
15–9
—
March 26
at Memphis*
FedExPark
W 10–3
Joshua Caravalho (3–1)
JT Durham (3–2)
Cade Denton (5)
411
16–9
—
March 28
at Missouri State*
Hammons Field Springfield, MO
W 4–0
Jacob Widener (1–2)
Forrest Barnes (1–1)
—
383
17–9
—
March 31
Western Illinois
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 16–57
Caleb Isaacs (3–0)
Eric Cunning (0–1)
—
ORUSN
734
18–9
4–0
April (14–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Summit Record
April 1
Western Illinois
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 7–2
Harley Gollert (4–1)
Jake Armstrong (2–3)
Dalton Patten (3)
ORUSN
801
19–9
5–0
April 2
Western Illinois
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 13–38
Joshua Caravalho (4–1)
Jack Bell (0–2)
—
ORUSN
607
20–9
6–0
April 4
Oklahoma *
J. L. Johnson Stadium
L 2–12
Braden Carmichael (1–0)
Evan Kowalski (1–1)
—
ORUSN
1,941
20–10
—
April 6
at Omaha
Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE
W 5–4
Brooks Fowler (3–1)
Caleb Riedel (1–4)
Cade Denton (6)
378
21–10
7–0
April 7
at Omaha
Tal Anderson Field
W 16–9
Joshua Caravalho (5–1)
Preston Tenney (3–3)
—
505
22–10
8–0
April 8
at Omaha
Tal Anderson Field
W 8–5
Caleb Isaacs (4–0)
Brennen Bales (0–1)
Cade Denton (7)
506
23–10
9–0
April 11
at No. 18 Oklahoma State *
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK
W 8–5
Caleb Isaacs (5–0)
Gabe Davis (0–2)
Cade Denton (8)
ESPN+
4,781
24–10
—
April 14
Northern Colorado
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 10–08
Jakob Hall (4–3)
Dylan Smith (2–6)
—
ORUSN
1,347
25–10
10–0
April 15
Northern Colorado
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 12–6
Harley Gollert (5–1)
Trey Cruz (0–5)
Cade Denton (9)
ORUSN
813
26–10
11–0
April 16
Northern Colorado
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 13–38
Brooks Fowler (4–1)
Zack Herrick (0–4)
—
ORUSN
904
27–10
12–0
April 21
vs. North Dakota State
Doc Ross Field[ b] Council Bluffs, IA
W 10–07
Jakob Hall (5–3)
Cade Feeney (4–4)
—
57
28–10
13–0
April 22
vs. North Dakota State
Doc Ross Field
L 2–4
Skyler Riedinger (1–3)
Cade Denton (1–1)
—
64
28–11
13–1
April 23
vs. North Dakota State
Doc Ross Field
W 8–413
Dalton Patten (1–1)
Joey Danielson (1–3)
—
54
29–11
14–1
April 25
at Oklahoma
Mitchell Park Norman, OK
Canceled due to inclement weather [ 9]
April 28
South Dakota State
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 5–3
Jakob Hall (6–3)
Brady Hawkins (0–4)
Cade Denton (10)
ORUSN
1,025
30–11
15–1
April 29
South Dakota State
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 10–3
Harley Gollert (6–1)
Blake Kunz (0–4)
Jacob Widener (1)
ORUSN
1,213
31–11
16–1
April 30
South Dakota State
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 18–77
Brooks Fowler (5–1)
Jake Goble (4–2)
—
ORUSN
1,026
32–11
17–1
May (11–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Summit Record
Notes
May 2 6:00 pm
Oklahoma State*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 9–7
Jacob Widener (2–2)
Brian Hendry (2–1)
—
ORUSN
2,273
33–11
—
Stats Story
May 5 1:00 pm
at St. Thomas
Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN
W 8–3
Caleb Isaacs (6–0)
Duke Coborn (2–4)
—
229
34–11
18–1
Stats Story
May 6 12:00 pm
at St. Thomas
Koch Diamond
W 11–2
Harley Gollert (7–1)
Nolan Kemp (0–3)
Dalton Patten (4)
230
35–11
19–1
Stats Story
May 7 1:00 pm
at St. Thomas
Koch Diamond
W 8–1
Brooks Fowler (6–1)
Evan Esch (2–3)
—
413
36–11
20–1
Stats Story
May 9 6:00 pm
at Wichita State*
Eck Stadium
W 4–1
Dalton Patten (2–1)
Robert Cranz (1–2)
Cade Denton (11)
ESPN+
1,692
37–11
—
Stats Story
May 12 6:00 pm
Southern Indiana *
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 12–4
Jakob Hall (7–3)
Trent Robinson (1–3)
—
ORUSN
1,084
38–11
—
Stats Story
May 13 2:00 pm
Southern Indiana*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 9–2
Harley Gollert (8–1)
Blake Ciuffetelli (2–1)
—
ORUSN
1,247
39–11
—
Stats Story
May 14 1:00 pm
Southern Indiana*
J. L. Johnson Stadium
W 5–0
Brooks Fowler (7–1)
Tyler Hutson (1–7)
—
ORUSN
1,170
40–11
—
Stats Story
May 18 3:00 pm
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Macomb, IL
W 7–4
Harley Gollert (9–1)
Jack Bell (2–5)
Cade Denton (12)
94
41–11
21–1
Stats Story
May 19 2:00 pm
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium
W 12–2
Dalton Patten (3–1)
Tyler Kapraun (3–7)
—
67
42–11
22–1
Stats Story
May 20 1:00 pm
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium
W 12–08
Brooks Fowler (8–1)
Jake Armstrong (4–6)
—
150
43–11
23–1
Stats Story
Postseason (9–1)
Summit League Tournament (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SummitT Record
Notes
May 24 12:00 pm
vs. (4) Omaha
(1)
Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND
W 9–2
Harley Gollert (10–1)
Harrison Kreiling (0–4)
—
WDAY Xtra /WDAY Sports+
89
44–11
1–0
Stats Story
May 25 6:00 pm
vs. (3) South Dakota State
(1)
Newman Outdoor Field
W 15–2
Jakob Hall (8–3)
Blake Kunz (1–7)
—
WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+
283
45–11
2–0
Stats Story
May 27 1:00 pm
vs. (3) South Dakota State
(1)
Newman Outdoor Field
W 12–4
Brooks Fowler (9–1)
Ryan Bourassa (3–3)
—
WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+
162
46–11
3–0
Stats Story
Stillwater Regional (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
Notes
June 2 6:00 pm
at (1) No. 16 Oklahoma State
(4)
O'Brate Stadium
W 6–4
Caleb Isaacs (7–0)
Nolan McLean (1–2)
Cade Denton (13)
ESPN+
5,423
47–11
1–0
Stats Story
June 3 8:00 pm
vs. (3) Washington
(4)
O'Brate Stadium
W 15–12
Evan Kowalski (2–1)
Grant Cunningham (1–3)
Cade Denton (14)
ESPN+
4,716
48–11
2–0
Stats Story
June 4 8:00 pm
vs. (2) No. 18 Dallas Baptist
(4)
O'Brate Stadium
W 6–5
Dalton Patten (4–1)
Brady Rose (7–2)
Cade Denton (15)
ESPN+
4,782
49–11
3–0
Stats Story
Eugene Super Regional (2–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
Notes
June 9 7:00 pm
at No. 29 Oregon
PK Park Eugene, OR
L 8–9
Josh Mollerus (3–2)
Dalton Patten (4–2)
—
ESPN
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)
—
ESPNU
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
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 .
[ 10]
Statistics
Team batting
Team
AB
Avg.
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
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
Team
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
SV
ERA
Oral Roberts
582.1
519
279
261
229
615
23
4.03
Opponents
565.1
750
544
480
332
496
6
7.64
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 11] — —* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* —* 8 Baseball America [ 12] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* —* 7 Collegiate Baseball ^[ 13] RV — — — — — — — — 30 30 24 16 12 10 10 7 6 5 NCBWA †[ 14] RV RV RV — — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 29 RV 14 14* 6 D1Baseball[ 15] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —* —* 8
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Awards and honors
Summit League honors
Honors
Player
Year
Position
Summit League Player of the Year
Jonah Cox
Junior
INF/OF
Summit League Pitcher of the Year
Cade Denton
Junior
RHP
Summit League Newcomer of the Year
Jonah Cox
Junior
INF/OF
Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
Mac McCroskey
Redshirt Senior
INF
Summit League Coach of the Year
Ryan Folmar
11th season
Manager
All-Summit League First Team
Jake McMurray
Senior
1B
Jonah Cox
Junior
OF
Matt Hogan
Redshirt Senior
OF
Drew Stahl
Junior
DH
Jakob Hall
Sophomore
SP
Cade Denton
Junior
RP
All-Summit League Second Team
Jacob Godman
Senior
C
Holden Breeze
Redshirt Junior
3B
Mac McCroskey
Redshirt Senior
SS
Justin Quinn
Senior
OF
Brooks Fowler
Sophomore
SP
Harley Gollert
Redshirt Senior
SP
All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Blaze Brothers
Senior
UT
Source: [ 16]
Regional honors
Honors
Player
Year
Position
Performance
Stillwater Regional Most Outstanding Player
Cade Denton
Junior
RHP
3 SV, 4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA
Source: [ 17]
Source: [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Notes
^ Series Relocated - Field Conditions.[ 8]
References
^ "Summit League Conference Standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023 .
^ "#ORUBase Captures 20th Summit League Championship with 21-2 Rout of Four-Seed Omaha" . Oral Roberts University Athletics. May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023 .
^ "Collegiate Baseball announces 2023 Preseason All-American teams" . NCAA.com . December 19, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ Carter, Bo. "NCBWA unveils 2023 Preseason All-America Team" . sportswriters.net . NCBWA . Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ "2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans" . d1baseball.com . January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ Collazo, Carlos (January 30, 2023). "2023 Preseason College All-American Teams" . Baseball America . Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ "Denton Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List" . oruathletics.com . February 16, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023 .
^ "NDSU Baseball Series Against Oral Roberts Adjusted" . gobison.com . North Dakota State Bison. April 19, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
^ "Baseball Game vs. Oral Roberts Canceled" . soonersports.com . April 25, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
^ "2023 Baseball Schedule" . oruathletics.com . Retrieved June 3, 2023 .
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ D1 Baseball Rankings
^ "Golden Eagles sweep #SummitBSB individual awards" . Summit League . May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "#SummitBSB Weekly Notebook: Super Regional Edition" . Summit League . June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023 .
^ "Oral Roberts' Denton wins 2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award" . June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ "2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams Announced" . abca.org. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ "Collegiate Baseball 2023 All-Americans" (PDF) . baseballnews.com. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2022 .
^ "NCBWA announces 2023 Division I All-America Teams" . sportswriters.net. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ "Oral Roberts' Folmar wins 2023 NCBWA Mike Martin National Coach of the Year Award" . sportswriters.net. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
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