2024 Signees

[Bogus Smith]

3 hours ago, ORUalum said:

KU transfer...

 

KU bio & stat line

Hope he is available immediately.  He could be a good utility player for us.  Always want to recruit good players (and people) and then figure out where to put them.

[Bogus Smith]

On 12/8/2023 at 4:27 PM, Bogus Smith said:

KU bio & stat line

Hope he is available immediately.  He could be a good utility player for us.  Always want to recruit good players (and people) and then figure out where to put them.

I understand that Cooper isn't available until 2025, but he is coming in at semester this month.  He will redshirt this year and be eligible for three season, although he will be draft-eligible in 2025.

[Bogus Smith]

On 11/3/2023 at 3:15 PM, Old Titan said:

 

Next year's commit hitting .348 with 10 HRs and 33 RBIs.  Assuming Cam returns next season, this will probably be our first baseman next season.

https://goroughriders.com/sports/baseball/roster/wailele-kane-yates/904

[theeagleman5]

Unfortunately...ORU missed out on this guy....TheEagleman's now 18 yr old grandson currently has a string of 17 scoreless innings going for Cedar Creek HS in Egg Harbor, NJ.....he tries to extend that streak vs. Atlantic City HS  tomorrow afternoon and weather permitting I will be in the stands for that one....Nolan is headed to the College of Charleston in the fall....  

[Bogus Smith]

Congratulations to Nolan!  Charleston, SC is a beautiful city.

However, @theeagleman5, don't lose hope.  There's this thing called the transfer portal that Nolan can use to better his lot in life at ORU. 

[theeagleman5]

Would have loved to have seen Nolan go to 7777 So. Lewis but he got a really nice academic scholarship at C of C and he fell in love with the city during a February visit.....it came down to Rutgers, Seton Hall and Charleston so it was a no brainer.....he's a pretty good pitcher and having fine Senior year but not sure he's good enough to play for a D-1 program like the C of C Cougars but he is an A student...we shall see when he gets there.....they have a very strong program probably better than ORU.....Nolan is a fine young man and last fall accepted Christ as has Lord and Savior during an invitation at his grandmother's funeral service.....so he has that going for him.....and his older brother Bennett graduates this week from U. of Colorado.....

[Bogus Smith]

This is what we have to look forward to next year:

 

[Bogus Smith]

Next year's catcher(?), Wailele Kane-Yates, is coming off a stellar Juco season for the Yavapai Roughriders.  His sophomore campaign included the following:

Earned First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region honors… YC's backstop and cleanup hitter played in 51 games this season and followed up his freshman campaign with an even more impressive sophomore campaign with a .354 batting average, 43 runs scored, 56 hits, 13 doubles, 13 homers, 42 RBI's, 17 walks, an OBP of .441 and SLG% of .684. Kane-Yates tied the team and conference lead in homers with Nelson and finished fourth in the conference in SLG%. Behind the dish, Kane-Yates gunned down 10 would-be base stealers this season while holding a .986 fielding percentage. 

I'm still optimistic for the 2024 campaign, but our incoming class will be something to look forward to as well.  This year, we are getting hot at just the right time for another deep drive into the NCAA postseason if we keep our focus and the team does its job. 

[Old Titan]

 

[Bogus Smith]

 

[Bogus Smith]

Stillwater HS product coming in 2024.....

 

Nice triple by ORU signee, Matthew Mainord.  Looks like he has some good speed around the bases.

 

[Bogus Smith]

I don't believe that this kid is signed by ORU, but he wants to be here.  He is at Grayson College (Sherman, TX) and coached by former ORU player, Cal Hernandez.

 

[Cowboy21]

Makani Tanaka	Saddleback College CF  L/R   6'2   195  GP 51   AVG .365  2B - 18   3B - 3   HR - 5 Runs - 58   RBI - 52  SB - 18

Edited July 6, 2024 by Cowboy21

[Cowboy21]

[Bogus Smith]

1 hour ago, Cowboy21 said:

Another Hawaiian to go along with Wailele Kane-Yates who is coming in from the Yavapai Roughriders in Arizona.  It should be an interesting experience for us to have players from Hawaii (which we have had from there before).

[theeagleman5]

TheEagleman's 2nd grandson Nolan met with the pitching coach at C of C last week and has an invite to walk on in the fall as a freshman. A 1.44 ERA his Sr. Year for a Group 5 NJ HS will get some attention and he's a late bloomer at 6'2 195....

[ORUJason]

With only 13 scholarships to go around, a lot of good players end up having to walk on as freshmen.  Why don’t they increase the number of baseball scholarships in this NIL era?

[Bogus Smith]

5 hours ago, ORUJason said:

With only 13 scholarships to go around, a lot of good players end up having to walk on as freshmen.  Why don’t they increase the number of baseball scholarships in this NIL era?

That is what they are talking about.....no limits on the number of scholarships that can be provided by any sport by any school.  You could have a "B" squad of P4 teams playing mid-majors to get them promoted to the top team that may only have 25 or so players like the professional teams.  It is a way to keep the P4 teams on top and the mid majors in their place.  Some kids (and their alumni parents) would prefer to have the school's name across their chest regardless of whether they are going to play or not on the primary stage.