# 2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team

The 2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at J. L. Johnson Stadium as a member of the Summit League. They were led by head coach Ryan Folmar, in his eleventh season at Oral Roberts.

## Previous season

The 2022 team finished the season with a 38–20 record and a 17–7 record in the Summit League. In the 2022 Summit League baseball tournament, the second-seeded Golden Eagles beat in the final Omaha 21–2 and earned a bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were fourth seed in the College Station Regional. There, the Golden Eagles lost against top-seed Texas A&M and next day against the second-seeded TCU and eliminated.

## Preseason
### Summit League Coaches'poll

| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oral Roberts | 42 (6) |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 36 (1) |
| 3 | Omaha | 30 |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 24 |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 17 |
| 6 | Northern Colorado | 12 |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 7 |
Source: 2023 Summit League Baseball Preseason Poll

### Award watch lists

First Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Cade Denton | 36 | RP | Junior | NCBWA |
Stopper of the Year Award :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Cade Denton | 36 | RP | Junior | NCBWA |
Sources:

## Offseason
### Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Oral Roberts in 2023.
| Player | Hometown | High School |
| Pitchers |||
| Hudson Hart | Gretna, Nebraska | Gretna HS |
| Hitters |||

### 2022 MLB Draft

Two Oral Roberts players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
| 10 | 309 | Isaac Coffey | RHP | Boston Red Sox |
| 13 | 403 | Jackson Loftin | SS | Houston Astros |

## Schedule and results

2023 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball game log :
Regular season (43–11) :
February (6–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Summit Record | Notes |
| February 17 3:00 pm | Northern Illinois* | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | W 16–2 | Jakob Hall (1–0) | Dominic Hann (0–1) | — | ORUSN | 1,213 | 1–0 | — | Stats Story |
| February 18 2:00 pm | Northern Illinois* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 8–2 | Harley Gollert (1–0) | Jacob Wilde (0–1) | Dalton Patten (1) | ORUSN | 620 | 2–0 | — | Stats Story |
| February 18 5:30 pm | Northern Illinois* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 3–2$^{10}$ | Conner Floyd (1–0) | Reagan Klawiter (0–1) | — | ORUSN | 212 | 3–0 | — | Stats Story |
| February 19 12:00 pm | Northern Illinois* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 6–1 | Brooks Fowler (1–0) | DJ Hess (0–1) | — | ORUSN | 463 | 4–0 | — | Stats Story |
| February 22 3:00 pm | Missouri State* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | L 5–8 | Tyler Tscherter (1–0) | Joshua Caravalho (0–1) | Scott Youngbrandt (1) | ORUSN | 302 | 4–1 | — | Stats Story |
| February 24 6:00 pm | at Texas State* | Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX | L 2–3 | Levi Wells (2–0) | Jakob Hall (1–1) | Triston Dixon (1) | | 1,623 | 4–2 | — | Stats Story |
| February 25 2:30 pm | at Texas State* | Bobcat Ballpark | W 6–3 | Harley Gollert (2–0) | Zeke Wood (1–1) | Cade Denton (1) | ESPN+ | 1,715 | 5–2 | — | Stats Story |
| February 26 3:00 pm | at Texas State* | Bobcat Ballpark | W 8–4 | Caleb Isaacs (1–0) | Nathan Medrano (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 1,408 | 6–2 | — | Stats Story |
March (12–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Summit Record |
| March 1 | Tarleton State* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 6–5 | Joshua Caravalho (1–1) | Cris Enriquez (1–1) | Dalton Patten (2) | ORUSN | 764 | 7–2 | — |
| March 3 | Stephen F. Austin* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | L 9–16 | Skyler Jaco (1–1) | Jakob Hall (1–2) | — | ORUSN | 613 | 7–3 | — |
| March 4 | Stephen F. Austin* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | L 2–4$^{12}$ | Benny Emmons III (1–0) | Jacob Widener (0–1) | — | ORUSN | 813 | 7–4 | — |
| March 5 | Stephen F. Austin* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 9–1 | Brooks Fowler (2–0) | Conner Woods (0–1) | Evan Kowalski (1) | ORUSN | 764 | 8–4 | — |
| March 7 | at Wichita State* | Eck Stadium Wichita, KS | W 6–5 | Joshua Caravalho (2–1) | Caden Favors (1–1) | Cade Denton (2) | ESPN+ | 1,147 | 9–4 | — |
| March 10 | at Dallas Baptist* | Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX | L 1–2 | Brady Rose (1–0) | Jakob Hall (1–3) | Kyle Amendt (2) | PBN | 851 | 9–5 | — |
| March 11 | at Dallas Baptist* | Horner Ballpark | L 5–15 | Alec Baker (1–0) | Dalton Patten (0–1) | — | PBN | 892 | 9–6 | — |
| March 12 | at Dallas Baptist* | Horner Ballpark | L 0–3 | Bryson Hammer (3–1) | Brooks Fowler (2–1) | Kyle Amendt (3) | PBN | 896 | 9–7 | — |
| March 14 | at Tarleton State* | Tarleton Baseball Complex Stephenville, TX | W 9–6 | Cade Denton (1–0) | Grant Garza (2–1) | — | WAC International | 120 | 10–7 | — |
| March 15 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX | L 8–10 | Zach Smith (1–0) | Jacob Widener (0–2) | Blake Anderson (2) | WAC International | 563 | 10–8 | — |
| March 17 | St. Thomas | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 10–2 | Jakob Hall (2–3) | Evan Esch (1–2) | — | ORUSN | 544 | 11–8 | 1–0 |
| March 18 | St. Thomas | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 21–2$^7$ | Harley Gollert (3–0) | Jacob Mrosko (0–2) | — | ORUSN | 585 | 12–8 | 2–0 |
| March 19 | St. Thomas | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 8–2 | Caleb Isaacs (2–0) | Duke Coborn (0–1) | Cade Denton (3) | ORUSN | 586 | 13–8 | 3–0 |
| March 21 | Wichita State* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 5–2 | Evan Kowalski (1–0) | Caden Favors (2–2) | Cade Denton (4) | ORUSN | 713 | 14–8 | — |
| March 24 | at Memphis* | FedExPark Memphis, TN | W 11–1 | Jakob Hall (3–3) | David Warren (2–1) | Evan Kowalski (2) | | 177 | 15–8 | — |
| March 25 | at Memphis* | FedExPark | L 5–7 | Dalton Fowler (2–3) | Harley Gollert (3–1) | — | | 528 | 15–9 | — |
| March 26 | at Memphis* | FedExPark | W 10–3 | Joshua Caravalho (3–1) | JT Durham (3–2) | Cade Denton (5) | | 411 | 16–9 | — |
| March 28 | at Missouri State* | Hammons Field Springfield, MO | W 4–0 | Jacob Widener (1–2) | Forrest Barnes (1–1) | — | | 383 | 17–9 | — |
| March 31 | Western Illinois | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 16–5$^7$ | Caleb Isaacs (3–0) | Eric Cunning (0–1) | — | ORUSN | 734 | 18–9 | 4–0 |
April (14–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Summit Record |
| April 1 | Western Illinois | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 7–2 | Harley Gollert (4–1) | Jake Armstrong (2–3) | Dalton Patten (3) | ORUSN | 801 | 19–9 | 5–0 |
| April 2 | Western Illinois | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 13–3$^8$ | Joshua Caravalho (4–1) | Jack Bell (0–2) | — | ORUSN | 607 | 20–9 | 6–0 |
| April 4 | Oklahoma* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | L 2–12 | Braden Carmichael (1–0) | Evan Kowalski (1–1) | — | ORUSN | 1,941 | 20–10 | — |
| April 6 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | W 5–4 | Brooks Fowler (3–1) | Caleb Riedel (1–4) | Cade Denton (6) | | 378 | 21–10 | 7–0 |
| April 7 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | W 16–9 | Joshua Caravalho (5–1) | Preston Tenney (3–3) | — | | 505 | 22–10 | 8–0 |
| April 8 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | W 8–5 | Caleb Isaacs (4–0) | Brennen Bales (0–1) | Cade Denton (7) | | 506 | 23–10 | 9–0 |
| April 11 | at No. 18 Oklahoma State* | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 8–5 | Caleb Isaacs (5–0) | Gabe Davis (0–2) | Cade Denton (8) | ESPN+ | 4,781 | 24–10 | — |
| April 14 | Northern Colorado | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 10–0$^8$ | Jakob Hall (4–3) | Dylan Smith (2–6) | — | ORUSN | 1,347 | 25–10 | 10–0 |
| April 15 | Northern Colorado | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 12–6 | Harley Gollert (5–1) | Trey Cruz (0–5) | Cade Denton (9) | ORUSN | 813 | 26–10 | 11–0 |
| April 16 | Northern Colorado | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 13–3$^8$ | Brooks Fowler (4–1) | Zack Herrick (0–4) | — | ORUSN | 904 | 27–10 | 12–0 |
| April 21 | vs. North Dakota State | Doc Ross Field Council Bluffs, IA | W 10–0$^7$ | Jakob Hall (5–3) | Cade Feeney (4–4) | — | | 57 | 28–10 | 13–0 |
| April 22 | vs. North Dakota State | Doc Ross Field | L 2–4 | Skyler Riedinger (1–3) | Cade Denton (1–1) | — | | 64 | 28–11 | 13–1 |
| April 23 | vs. North Dakota State | Doc Ross Field | W 8–4$^{13}$ | Dalton Patten (1–1) | Joey Danielson (1–3) | — | | 54 | 29–11 | 14–1 |
| April 25 | at Oklahoma | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather | Canceled due to inclement weather |
| April 28 | South Dakota State | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 5–3 | Jakob Hall (6–3) | Brady Hawkins (0–4) | Cade Denton (10) | ORUSN | 1,025 | 30–11 | 15–1 |
| April 29 | South Dakota State | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 10–3 | Harley Gollert (6–1) | Blake Kunz (0–4) | Jacob Widener (1) | ORUSN | 1,213 | 31–11 | 16–1 |
| April 30 | South Dakota State | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 18–7$^7$ | Brooks Fowler (5–1) | Jake Goble (4–2) | — | ORUSN | 1,026 | 32–11 | 17–1 |
May (11–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Summit Record | Notes |
| May 2 6:00 pm | Oklahoma State* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 9–7 | Jacob Widener (2–2) | Brian Hendry (2–1) | — | ORUSN | 2,273 | 33–11 | — | Stats Story |
| May 5 1:00 pm | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN | W 8–3 | Caleb Isaacs (6–0) | Duke Coborn (2–4) | — | | 229 | 34–11 | 18–1 | Stats Story |
| May 6 12:00 pm | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | W 11–2 | Harley Gollert (7–1) | Nolan Kemp (0–3) | Dalton Patten (4) | | 230 | 35–11 | 19–1 | Stats Story |
| May 7 1:00 pm | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | W 8–1 | Brooks Fowler (6–1) | Evan Esch (2–3) | — | | 413 | 36–11 | 20–1 | Stats Story |
| May 9 6:00 pm | at Wichita State* | Eck Stadium | W 4–1 | Dalton Patten (2–1) | Robert Cranz (1–2) | Cade Denton (11) | ESPN+ | 1,692 | 37–11 | — | Stats Story |
| May 12 6:00 pm | Southern Indiana* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 12–4 | Jakob Hall (7–3) | Trent Robinson (1–3) | — | ORUSN | 1,084 | 38–11 | — | Stats Story |
| May 13 2:00 pm | Southern Indiana* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 9–2 | Harley Gollert (8–1) | Blake Ciuffetelli (2–1) | — | ORUSN | 1,247 | 39–11 | — | Stats Story |
| May 14 1:00 pm | Southern Indiana* | J. L. Johnson Stadium | W 5–0 | Brooks Fowler (7–1) | Tyler Hutson (1–7) | — | ORUSN | 1,170 | 40–11 | — | Stats Story |
| May 18 3:00 pm | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Macomb, IL | W 7–4 | Harley Gollert (9–1) | Jack Bell (2–5) | Cade Denton (12) | | 94 | 41–11 | 21–1 | Stats Story |
| May 19 2:00 pm | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | W 12–2 | Dalton Patten (3–1) | Tyler Kapraun (3–7) | — | | 67 | 42–11 | 22–1 | Stats Story |
| May 20 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | W 12–0$^8$ | Brooks Fowler (8–1) | Jake Armstrong (4–6) | — | | 150 | 43–11 | 23–1 | Stats Story |
Postseason (9–1) :
Summit League Tournament (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SummitT Record | Notes |
| May 24 12:00 pm | vs. (4) Omaha | (1) | Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND | W 9–2 | Harley Gollert (10–1) | Harrison Kreiling (0–4) | — | WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+ | 89 | 44–11 | 1–0 | Stats Story |
| May 25 6:00 pm | vs. (3) South Dakota State | (1) | Newman Outdoor Field | W 15–2 | Jakob Hall (8–3) | Blake Kunz (1–7) | — | WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+ | 283 | 45–11 | 2–0 | Stats Story |
| May 27 1:00 pm | vs. (3) South Dakota State | (1) | Newman Outdoor Field | W 12–4 | Brooks Fowler (9–1) | Ryan Bourassa (3–3) | — | WDAY Xtra/WDAY Sports+ | 162 | 46–11 | 3–0 | Stats Story |
Stillwater Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record | Notes |
| June 2 6:00 pm | at (1) No. 16 Oklahoma State | (4) | O'Brate Stadium | W 6–4 | Caleb Isaacs (7–0) | Nolan McLean (1–2) | Cade Denton (13) | ESPN+ | 5,423 | 47–11 | 1–0 | Stats Story |
| June 3 8:00 pm | vs. (3) Washington | (4) | O'Brate Stadium | W 15–12 | Evan Kowalski (2–1) | Grant Cunningham (1–3) | Cade Denton (14) | ESPN+ | 4,716 | 48–11 | 2–0 | Stats Story |
| June 4 8:00 pm | vs. (2) No. 18 Dallas Baptist | (4) | O'Brate Stadium | W 6–5 | Dalton Patten (4–1) | Brady Rose (7–2) | Cade Denton (15) | ESPN+ | 4,782 | 49–11 | 3–0 | Stats Story |
Eugene Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record | Notes |
| June 9 7:00 pm | at No. 29 Oregon | PK Park Eugene, OR | L 8–9 | Josh Mollerus (3–2) | Dalton Patten (4–2) | — | ESPN | 4,476 | 49–12 | 3–1 | Stats Story |
| June 10 8:00 pm | at No. 29 Oregon | PK Park | W 8–7 | Cade Denton (2–1) | Josh Mollerus (3–3) | — | ESPNU | 4,476 | 50–12 | 4–1 | Stats Story |
| June 11 5:00 pm | at No. 29 Oregon | PK Park | W 11–6 | Caleb Isaacs (8–0) | Jackson Pace (2–4) | Dalton Patten (5) | ESPNU | 4,476 | 51–12 | 5–1 | Stats Story |
College World Series (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record | Notes |
| June 16 1:00 pm | vs No. 17 TCU | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE | W 6–5 | Cade Denton (3–1) | Luke Savage (5–4) | — | ESPN | 24,134 | 52–12 | 6–1 | Stats Story |
| June 18 6:00 pm | vs (2) No. 2 Florida | Charles Schwab Field Omaha | L 4–5 | Hurston Waldrep (10–3) | Harley Gollert (10–2) | Cade Fisher (2) | ESPN2 | 24,841 | 52–13 | 6–2 | Stats Story |
| June 20 1:00 pm | vs No. 17 TCU | Charles Schwab Field Omaha | L 1–6 | Luke Savage (6–4) | Brooks Fowler (9–2) | — | ESPN | 23,496 | 52–14 | 6–3 | Stats Story |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Oral Roberts team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. "" represents postseason seeding in the Summit League Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. All times are in Central Time. :

## Statistics
### Team batting

| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| Oral Roberts | 2340 | .321 | 750 | 132 | 19 | 98 | 489 | 332 | 496 | 99 |
| Opponents | 2153 | .241 | 519 | 80 | 8 | 81 | 269 | 229 | 615 | 40 |

### Team pitching

| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| Oral Roberts | 582.1 | 519 | 279 | 261 | 229 | 615 | 23 | 4.03 |
| Opponents | 565.1 | 750 | 544 | 480 | 332 | 496 | 6 | 7.64 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | 8 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | 7 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 29 | RV | 14 | 14* | 6 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | 8 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## Awards and honors

Summit League honors :
| Honors | Player | Year | Position |
| Summit League Player of the Year | Jonah Cox | Junior | INF/OF |
| Summit League Pitcher of the Year | Cade Denton | Junior | RHP |
| Summit League Newcomer of the Year | Jonah Cox | Junior | INF/OF |
| Summit League Defensive Player of the Year | Mac McCroskey | Redshirt Senior | INF |
| Summit League Coach of the Year | Ryan Folmar | 11th season | Manager |
| All-Summit League First Team | Jake McMurray | Senior | 1B |
| All-Summit League First Team | Jonah Cox | Junior | OF |
| All-Summit League First Team | Matt Hogan | Redshirt Senior | OF |
| All-Summit League First Team | Drew Stahl | Junior | DH |
| All-Summit League First Team | Jakob Hall | Sophomore | SP |
| All-Summit League First Team | Cade Denton | Junior | RP |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Jacob Godman | Senior | C |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Holden Breeze | Redshirt Junior | 3B |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Mac McCroskey | Redshirt Senior | SS |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Justin Quinn | Senior | OF |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Brooks Fowler | Sophomore | SP |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Harley Gollert | Redshirt Senior | SP |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Blaze Brothers | Senior | UT |
Source:
Regional honors :
| Honors | Player | Year | Position | Performance |
| Stillwater Regional Most Outstanding Player | Cade Denton | Junior | RHP | 3 SV, 4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA |
Source:
National honors :
| Honors | Player | Year | Position | Selector(s) |
| Stopper of the Year | Cade Denton | Junior | RHP | NCBWA |
| All-American First Team | Cade Denton | Junior | RP | ABCA |
| All-American First Team | Cade Denton | Junior | RP | BA |
| All-American First Team | Cade Denton | Junior | RP | NCBWA |
| All-American First Team | Jonah Cox | Junior | OF | ABCA |
| All-American First Team | Jonah Cox | Junior | OF | CB |
| All-American Second Team | Jonah Cox | Junior | OF | NCBWA |
| All-American Second Team | Cade Denton | Junior | RP | CB |
| All-American Third Team | Jonah Cox | Junior | OF | BA |
| All-American Third Team | Matt Hogan | Redshirt Senior | OF | NCBWA |
| Coach of the Year | Ryan Folmar | 11th | Manager | NCBWA |
Source: