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  • 7 OC baseball players qualify for NCCAA Scholar-Athlete status

    MASON, Ohio (May 18, 2013) – Seven Oklahoma Christian baseball players have qualified for National Christian College Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete status. The NCCAA announced the honor list during the NCCAA World Series, which ended Saturday. To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must be at least a junior academically and have a grade-point average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. Ryan Nash, a junior pitcher from Oklahoma City who is a senior academically, led the Eagles with...

  • Eagles fall a step short of semifinals, losing 4-0 to Southeastern (Fla.)

    By Murray Evans MASON, Ohio (May 17, 2013) – It was a familiar refrain this baseball season for Oklahoma Christian – if the Eagles hit reasonably well, their pitching gave them a chance to win every game. So it went again on Friday afternoon at the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series. An outstanding relief performance by Tyler Schuman kept OC close against Southeastern (Fla.), but the ninth-seeded Eagles couldn’t come up with a big hit in a season-...

  • Pulido named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large list

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 17, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian men’s tennis student-athlete Julio Pulido has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 Division II At-Large team, named by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The CoSIDA honor recognizes student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. The At-Large category includes student-athletes from numerous sports, including tennis, golf, men’s wrestling, lacrosse, ...

  • After loss to Cal Baptist, Eagles stay alive with win over Cedarville

    By Murray Evans MASON, Ohio (May 16, 2013) – Chris Burgess and Brock Werdel successfully swapped pitching roles on Thursday at Legacy Field and as a result Oklahoma Christian remains in the running for a berth in the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series semifinals. Burgess, a closer making his first start since his junior-college days, struck out seven in 4 1/3 innings and Werdel came on to shut down a rally by Cedarville (Ohio), lifting the Eagles to a 5-2 win in ...

  • Eagles’ bats wake up too late in 7-3 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene

    By Murray Evans MASON, Ohio (May 15, 2013) – The old axiom about baseball being a game of inches played out for Oklahoma Christian on Wednesday in the Eagles’ opening game of the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series. OC narrowly missed what would have been a game-tying three-run home run in the second inning and struggled offensively until the late innings against Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), dropping a 7-3 decision on a sunny, breezy day at Prasco Park. ...

  • Lopez named NCCAA baseball student-athlete of week

    OKLAHOMA CITY (May 15, 2013) – For the first time this season, an Oklahoma Christian baseball player has been named as the National Christian College Athletic Association student-athlete of the week. On Wednesday, the NCCAA honored OC outfielder Jordan Lopez for his performance last week in leading the Eagles to the NCCAA Central Region title, their first postseason championship in 41 years. Lopez, a sophomore from Edmond, batted .545 (6-for-11) with five RBIs, two doubles, a triple, a ...

  • OC closer Burgess named to NCCAA All-America baseball team

    MASON, Ohio (May 15, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian relief pitcher Chris Burgess has been named to the National Christian College Athletic Association All-America baseball team. Burgess, who has shined as OC’s closer this spring after transferring from Oklahoma, received the recognition before the start of the NCCAA World Series, which began Wednesday in Mason, Ohio. He earlier was named as the NCCAA Central Region pitcher of the year. Burgess, a senior from West Chicago, Ill., became ...

  • Eagles 42nd in voting for final Division II men’s golf poll

    NEW YORK (May 15, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian finished 42nd in the balloting for the final Golf World/Nike Golf Division II College Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Wednesday. OC, which won three tournaments during the 2012-13 academic year – including the National Christian College Athletic Association Championship – received five points in the balloting, conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. In the voting, the Eagles finished behind several teams ...

  • OC basketball signee Stanford takes state high jump title

    ARDMORE, Okla. (May 15, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian women’s basketball signee McKenzie Stanford is a standout in two sports. Stanford, who attends Perkins-Tryon High School, won the high jump title in the recent Oklahoma Class 3A high school state track and field meet with a leap of 5 feet, 6 inches. By winning the event, Stanford automatically earned All-State honors in the high jump. Stanford also helped Perkins-Tryon finish 28-1 in basketball this season and reach the Class 3A ...

  • OC baseball games in NCCAA World Series to be broadcast online

    MASON, Ohio (May 14, 2013) – Oklahoma Christian baseball fans wanting to follow the Eagles this week at the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series will have several options. A free audio broadcast of each OC game will be available at the following link: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wilmington.portal# . Jayson Ameer Rasheed, the sports information director at Wilmington College (Ohio), will provide the play-by-play calls, starting with the Eagles’ ...

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