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Hello, I'm a 92' graduate. I have been coaching high school baseball at a very successful private school in Northwest Houston the last 14 years. I know the stigma with Christian or private schools when it comes to the competition level. Let me just say last year (2019-2020) before we were shut down because of Covid-19 we beat #1 ranked 5A public school Santa Fe High School, We beat 5A Public School Friendswood HS (Izaac Pacheco #9 ranked player), and finished the weekend with a win over 5A public school Alvin High school. We also played in the Ferrell Classic Public School Tournament and here were the results: we lost to 5A public school Klein Oak 2-1, Tied 5A public school Klein 9-9, Defeated 5A public school Klein Collins 9-2, and 5A public school Houston Heights 11-1 We had two D1 Commits. (Baylor and Louisiana Lafayette) We also have past players playing at Sam Houston State and Louisiana Tech. I contacted the ORU coaching staff about all of these players. I didn't even receive a reply back. We also had five players from last year who are playing at lower levels. I also contacted the coaching staff about a player who played for us who was the MVP for Tyler Junior College and the Junior College most valuable player. He is now the closer for Ole Miss. I had to reach out to them three times before they replied back to me. They new of the kid but never addressed why they didn't contact him. Their are many top level players in Private Christian schools that ORU never even reaches out to. We played last night with 20 scouts in the stands. I guess my frustration is that ORU has a distinct advantage being a Christian University. They should be in touch with every top Christian School program in America. There is no Excuse! They should be reaching out to alumni, for leads. As an alumni, I'm always trying to lead kids to ORU. When the coaching staff doesn't even reply back, it makes it tough. Frustrated in Texas!

Incredibly frustrating from a fan and alumnus point of view. Considering ORU's budget constraints, it seems unfathomable that coaches in ALL programs are not doing exactly as this coach describes. particularly since there are so many powerhouse private Christian schools in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.