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CHICKASHA – With 27 wins and three Top 25 opponents already out of the way, the Drovers are off to the best start in school history and are already knocking at the door of the school’s most wins, 37.

“Our goal right now is really just to make it to then national tournament,” senior pitcher Seth Sturgeon said. “If we can make it to that, we probably will have secured that goal of the most wins in school history.”

USAO falls to No. 2 Oklahoma City

CHICKASHA – The Drovers struggled against the No. 2 Oklahoma City Stars in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader.

Despite a 4-0 start in the first two innings of the first game, the Drovers (27-10, 5-6) ended up falling to the Stars 10-7. It was the Drovers’ first home loss since Feb. 8.

The second game saw a stalemate between the two teams, neither team able to cross the plate until the eighth inning. OCU won 2-1 in the...

Drovers jump into NAIA Top 25

CHICKASHA – With the best start in school history, the Drover baseball team leapt up from unranked to the 22nd spot in the first NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25.

The Drovers, who have compiled a record of 27-5, have not been ranked since the 2009 season, where they got as high as 21.

Five Sooner Athletic Conference schools appear on the list, which is the most for any conference in the country. Other SAC schools are: (...

USAO sweeps the Patriots

CHICKASHA – Winning two games on Saturday and grabbing the sweep, the Drovers at 24-3 are off to the best start in school history.

After a 20-2 win against Arlington Baptist on Friday, the Drovers slowed it down on Saturday. They took game one 4-2 and won the second game with a walk-off run in the bottom of the eighth inning 4-3.

In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Drovers got on board quickly when the...

Drovers dominate Arlington Baptist

CHICKASHA – The Drovers scored in every inning in a 20-2 crush of the Arlington Baptist Patriots on Friday afternoon at Bill Smith Ballpark.

The Drovers (22-3) seemed unstoppable in the game, which only went seven of the nine innings, ending early because of the mercy rule.

Drovers grab 20th win of season, rain moves game 2

CHICKASHA – A strong fifth inning on Saturday afternoon against Wayland Baptist gave the Drovers their 20th win of the season with an 11-3 victory.

Originally scheduled as a doubleheader, the conference teams were only able to play one game on Saturday after a two-hour rain delay before the doubleheader. They will not reschedule the game.

Starting two hours late, the Drovers got on the board in the first inning when...

Drovers open conference with two wins

CHICKASHA – The Drovers opened conference play on Friday afternoon at Bill Smith Ballpark, taking both games from the Wayland Baptist Pioneers.

The Drovers, who start the season 19-3, will finish their series against the Pioneers at home for a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.

Friday’s first game was a pitching battle, which the Drovers won 1-0. Blake McMullen (6-0) threw nine strikeouts in his seven-...

In the Saddle — David Garcia

CHICKASHA – With 17 wins before hitting conference play, the Drover baseball team is off to what might be the best start in the program’s history.

“A lot of things are going really well for us. Pitching, defense, offense — it’s all coming together,” senior pitcher David Garcia said. “We are just ready to start playing in conference and ready to win.”

As a senior on the mound, Garcia is 5-0 with 20 strikeouts in 33.1...

Fischer named SAC Pitcher of the Week

CHICKASHA – After a strong performance in a shutout over Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College, USAO junior Chris Fischer was named Sooner Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.

Fischer, in his first career start as a Drover, threw five innings, striking out 10 batters and allowing just a single hit in the game. The Drovers went on to win the Saturday afternoon game 7-0.

Fischer (1-1) has a batting average against of...

USAO scores 24 in Hillsdale stomping

CHICKASHA – In a Saturday afternoon doubleheader, the Drovers ran all over Hillsdale College, scoring a total of 24 runs in the two wins.

A whooping 17 of those came in the first game, which the Drovers won 17-2.

In that game, third baseman Heath Wilda — who hit a home run in the sixth — had five RBIs and scored three runs off his three hits.

Jared Coon and Konrad Mueller each batted 1.000 in the game,...

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