It is hard to believe that the college baseball season in Oklahoma is just around the corner.
Earlier in December, we sent out a questionnaire to each small college baseball team’s head coach (NCAA D2, NAIA, NJCAA) in the state about their program and outlook for 2024. We’ve had several responses and we are excited to share with you their previews for the upcoming season.
- Tuesday, January 23: Murray State Aggies
- Saturday, January 20: NOC Enid Jets
- Friday, January 19: NOC Tonkawa Mavericks
- Thursday, January 18: MACU Evangels
- Wednesday, January 17: Randall Saints
- Tuesday, January 16: Cameron Aggies
- Monday, January 15: Southwestern Christian Eagles
- Thursday, January 11: OK Wesleyan Eagles
- Tuesday, January 9: USAO Drovers
Basics
- School: Oklahoma Baptist University Bison
- Location: Shawnee, OK
- Level: NCAA Division 2
- Conference: Great American Conference (GAC)
- Team website: OBU Bison Baseball
2023 Recap
- Record: 32-23
- Conference finish: 6th
- Conference tournament: Runner up
- Postseason: N/A
Head Coach
- Chris Cox
- 5th year as OBU Head Coach (10th overall at OBU)
- Career record: 101-66
Returning Players
Position Players
- Alex Schroeder (C): .300, 23 HR, 66 RBI, 14 2B; 2 time All American
- Isaiah Lissade (UTL): .314, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 13 2B; All Conference in 2022
- Jayden Shafer (1B): .357, 7 HR, 42 RBI, 11 2B
- Troy Shields (C): .308, 13 HR, 36 RBI, 5 2B
- Austin Gonzales (OF): .361, HR, 25 RBI, 9 2B
Pitchers
- Brek Galbreath (SP): 91 IP, 9-4, 5.44 ERA, 71K; 2nd team All GAC, 3 year starter
- Nolan Feazle (RP): 44.1 IP, 4-2, 4.06 ERA, 38K; 88-90 sinker, slider, great command
- Ryan Tubervilee (SP): 67.2 IP, 4-6, 6.38 ERA, 63 K
- Jordan Brewer (RP): 26 IP, 3-1, 6.23 ERA, 40 K
- Cameron Pool (RP): 24 IP, 1-0, 6.38 ERA, 29 K
- Logan Kimbro (SP): 36 IP, 2-2, 8.75 ERA, 36 K
Potential Incoming Impact Players
- Jacob Campbell (SS): Marin JC transfer; All Conference
- Will Joseph (OF/1B): Antelope Valley College transfer; All Conference
- Spencer Dickinson (3B): College of the Desert transfer: 2022 Conference Player of the Year
- Will Ellis (RHP): Murray State College transfer, 4 pitch mix
- Bryant Thornton (RHP): Marin JC transfer
Season Outlook
OBU is quietly one of the best baseball programs in the state of Okahoma. Just in the last 10 years, they’ve been to 2 NAIA National Tournaments (2014, 2015), won 2 NCCAA National Championships when they were ineligible for the NCAA D2 postseason during their transition (2017, 2018), and 1 GAC Tournament title and NCAA D2 Regional appearance (2019).
In 2023, the Bison were 1 game away from winning the GAC Conference Tournament and qualifying for the NCAA D2 Central Regional.
This year’s Bison squad look to make it back to the GAC Conference Tournament, winning the tournament, and qualify for the Central Regional for the first time since 2019.
Coach Cox says the Bison are a “deep club position wise that has the ability to produce runs in multiple ways.” The are also “athletic defensively,” with a “lot of experience returning on the mound that logged major innings last year.”
Cox also says he is “excited about this group and the opportunities that are ahead of the. They have a great work ethic and are a pleasure to be around everyday.”
OBU is the highest rated Oklahoma team in the GAC preseason poll at #4, but look for them to contend for both the regular season and conference tournament titles in the always tough GAC.
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