2015 ORU Baseball Media Guide

2015 Oral Roberts Baseball Media Guide

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QUICK FACTS

Location Tulsa, Okla.Founded 1963Enrollment 3,481Nickname Golden EaglesColors Vegas Gold, Navy, WhiteAffiliation NCAA Div. IConference Summit LeaguePresident Dr. William WilsonAthletic Director Mike Carter

GENERAL INFORMATIONHead Coach Ryan Folmar Alma Mater Oklahoma State, 1994 Record 55-58 (Two Seasons) at ORU SameAssistant Coach Ryan NeillAssistant Coach Sean SnedekerVolunteer Assistant Caleb Bushyhead Director of Operations Wes DavisAthletic Trainer Jacob Newby

COACHES AND STAFF

2014 Record 30-26Conference Record 15-15Postseason N/ALetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/14Position Starters Returning/Lost 5/4Pitching Starters Returning/Lost 2/2Newcomers 16

TEAM INFORMATIONFirst Game March 6, 1978 vs. SE Oklahoma StateCapacity 2,418Surface Natural GrassDimensions L-330, LC-375, C-400 RC-375, R-330Press Box Phone 918.495.7165

J.L. JOHNSON STADIUM

Assistant A.D./Media Relations Blake Freeland Office Phone 918.495.7181 Email [email protected] of Media Relations Phillip Dowden Office Phone 918.495.7094 Email [email protected] Relations Assistant Baseball Contact Eric Scott Office Phone 918.495.6646 Cell Phone 580.748.1637Email [email protected] Website www.ORUAthletics.comFacebook.com /ORUAthleticsTwitter @ORUAthletics @ORUBaseball

MEDIA RELATIONS

Credits: The 2015 Oral Roberts University Baseball Media Guide is produced by the ORU Athletic Media Relations Office. Layout and design by Media Relations Assistant Eric Scott. Editing assistance provided by Assistant AD/Director of Media Relations Blake Freeland, Director of Media Relations Phillip Dowden and members of the ORU Media Relations student staff; Brookes Dowler, Faith Storie, Jordan Jones, Jensen Cooper, Jared Jones and Andrew King. Photography by ORU Photographic Services, Mark Moore, Bill Powell and others.

Quick Facts / Table of Contents 3Media Information 4Welcome to ORU 6-11Eli Center / Academics 12-13Global Success 14-15Tradition 16-17Mabee Center 18-19Kenneth H. Cooper Arobics Center 20Case Soccer Complex 21Baseball Complex 22-23City of Tulsa 24-25The Summit League 26-27J.L. Johnson Stadium / Indoor 28-29ORU Coaching Staff Ryan Folmar 32-33 Ryan Neill 34 Sean Snedeker 35 Caleb Bushyhead / Wes Davis 36Support Staff Jacob Newby / Eric Scott 37Athletic Director Mike Carter 38-39Athletic Administration Rhonda Fowler / Scott Higgins 40 Scott Williams / Sean Dolan 41Media Relations Blake Freeland / Phillip Dowden 42

Marketing / Development Richard McCutchen / Brett Scott 43Academics Kyle Jones / Terry Unruh 44Compliance / Ticketing Elizabeth Bacon / Branon Vaughan 45Athletic Training John Joslin / Emily Colder 46Sports Performance Brad Ruhanen / Tyler Whitmer 47Athletics Staff and Head Coaches 482015 Golden Eagles Kyler Stout 52-53 Matt Brandy 54-55 Dean Wilson 56-57 Jacob McDavid 58-59 Audie Afenir 60-61 Jacob Teague 62-63 Guillermo Trujillo 64-65 Anthony Sequeira 66-67 Colin Hightower 68-69 Derrian James 70-71 Kurt Giller 72-73 Emmanuel Forcier 74-75 Phillip Wilson 76-77 Logan Domenico 78-79 Hayden Holley 80-81

Nathan Garza 82-83 Sky Bushyhead / Sean Leary 84 Noah Cummings 85 Ryan Wagner / Holden Cammack 86 Nick Wood / Mason Mantle 87 Rolando Martinez / Chase Stafford 88 Tyler Buss / Xavier Altamirano 89 Nick Rotola / Zayne Dougan 90 Cadon Owens / Nick Roark 91 Matt Whatley / Bryce Howe 92 Korbin Polly / Cale Tims 932015 Roster 94-95Radio / TV Roster 96-972015 Schedule / Opponents 100-1062014 Review / 2015 Preview 108-111History and Records NCAA Postseason 1114-119 All-Americans 120-121 Retired Numbers 122 Coaching History 123 ORU in the Majors 124-125 ORU in the Draft 126-127 All-Time Letterwinners 128-131 Individual Honors 132-133 Record Book 134-149 All-Time Results 150-165 Record / Series vs. Opponents 167-185

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MEDIA INFORMATION

The 2015 edition of the ORU Baseball Media Guide is a comprehensive source of information with player and coaching staff biographies, statistics and historical references for use by the media covering ORU Baseball. For additional information about Golden Eagle baseball, please call the ORU Athletic Media Relations Office at (918) 495-6646.

J.L. JOHNSON STADIUMJ.L. Johnson Stadium is equipped with a fully functioning press box for media use. Located at the top of the grandstand area directly behind home plate, the press box gives media personnel access to three radio/TV booths and a working press area which seats up to 18 people.

CREDENTIALSRequests for media credentials should be addressed to Eric Scott, ORU Athletic Media Relations, 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171, or by calling the Media Relations office at (918) 495-6646. Requests can also be made via email at [email protected]

PARKINGMedia parking spaces at J.L. Johnson Stadium are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Eric Scott for more information.

PHOTOGRAPHERSPhotographers should make a special request for credentials. Photographers are al lowed on the field in designated areas. These areas include foul territory beyond the dugouts on either side of the field. Please see Eric Scott for direction regarding these accessible areas.

VISITING RADIOAll stations wishing to broadcast games at J.L. Johnson Stadium must make requests through Eric Scott at least one week prior to game date.

One phone line will be provided for vis iting radio. For long distance calls, broad casters must use calling cards or make collect calls.

GAME DAY SERVICESPrior to each home contest, game notes, rosters, stats and media guides will be available in the J.L. Johnson Stadium press box. Box scores will be available immediately following the game. Play-by-play accounts of the game can be provided upon re quest.

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTSTeam rosters and ORU stats will be provided upon request.

TELEPHONE/INTERNET SERVICESTelephone lines and internet services for media are provided in the press box for use during and after the game. For any fax requests, contact Eric Scott for assistance. These lines do not have direct long distance access. The J.L. Johnson Press Box number is: (918) 495-7165.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSPost-game interviews with coaches and/or play ers can be conducted on the field in front of ORUs dugout following the game. Please contact Eric Scott for player requests for post-game interviews. The ORU locker room and athletic training room facility is closed to all media personnel.

TULSA WORLD Eric Bailey - Beat WriterP.O. Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102Ph. (918) 581-8355, Fax (918) 581-8352E-Mail: [email protected] ASSOCIATED PRESS P.O. Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102Ph. (918) 584-4346, Fax (918) 584-4654E-Mail: [email protected]

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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League o ers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, and over 85 All-Americans and 63 Academic All-America selections.

Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athletes continue to raise the bar and help The Summit League reach exceptional success and development. Within the past four years alone, The Summit League has produced six NCAA Champions, accounting for more than half of its all-time total. That level of success also carries into the classroom with record high team recognition for NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) in 2013-14 and recent prestigious individual academic honors such as the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Capital One Academic All-American of the Year. The Summit League also produces the highest quality in competition as evidenced by representation in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Professional Golf Association (PGA) in 2014.

Within the past decade, The Summit League has Achieved a nal national ranking in eight di erent sports. Won NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in ve additional NCAA team championship tournaments. Had 61 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. Totaled 50 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past three years. Crowned eight of the leagues 10 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won ve NCAA national championships and six NCAA statistical titles in the past three years.

HISTORYSince its inception in 1982, The Summit League recorded several transcendent moments that resonate on the national stage. While known as the Mid-Continent Conference, the leagues rst two decades produced a pair of appearances in the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournaments Sweet 16 and the Womens College World Series as well as three individual NCAA Track and Field Champions.

Oral Roberts gave The Summit League its initial baseball regional crown and Super Regional appearance in 2006 and three years later, North Dakota State became the leagues rst softball team to achieve the same feat. The 2008-09 season also saw South Dakota States womens basketball team carry a national ranking throughout a majority of the year and cap its season with an NCAA Tournament rst round victory. In 2014, North Dakota State gained the national spotlight with a victory in the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Round of 64.

Throughout its history, The Summit League has produced 10 NCAA Championships, three Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball rst round picks, a pair of NBA rst round choices, and one WNBA selection. In addition, Summit Leaguers compete in the MLS, and on the PGA and LPGA Tours. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career.

To coincide with The Summit Leagues 30th Anniversary Season in 2011-12, the league released a list of its Top 30 Distinguished Contributors from the Division I era as selected by a panel of voters from member schools and the media. Four individual NCAA champions and three Olympic medalists, along with four NBA players and two World Series Champions headlined The Summit Leagues list of top student-athletes, coaches and administrators that was the jewel of the anniversary celebration. Included on the list where ORU alumni Andretti Bain, Dennis Bigley, Caleb Green, Prince Mumba, Krista Ragan, Jack Whitt and Ori Zuzic.

Sioux Falls Stadium is the likely home of the 2015 Summit League Baseball Championship. Home of the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association (Independent), the facility was built in 1964 and seats 4,462 fans.

The Summit League340 W. Butter eld RoadSuite 3DElmhurst, IL 60126Phone - 630-516-0661Fax - 630-516-0673

Name Title EmailTom Douple Commissioner [email protected]

Myndee Kay Larsen Senior Associate Commissioner [email protected]

Angie Torain Assoc. Commissioner of Admin. Services [email protected]

Matthew Boyer Asst. Commissioner for Compliance [email protected]

David Brauer Asst. Commissioner for Communications [email protected]

Vanessa Quimpo Obrochta Director of Marketing [email protected]

Greg Mette Assoc. Director of Communications [email protected]

Stephanie Sabaduquia Asst. Director of Communications [email protected]

Colleen Rott O ce Manager/Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Summit League Demographics

Tom DoupleCommissioner

DID YOU KNOW? The Summit League nished 2013-14 at an all-time high (No. 16) in the mens basketball USA Today Sagarin Ratings and had a record three teams advance in national postseason tournaments. The league recorded a nal No. 13 softball RPI, the sports all-time best and the second-highest for any league sport in history. In 2013-14, Amanda Hyde (Fort Wayne) was named the womens basketball Division I-AAA Athletics Director Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season and Tim Colwell (North Dakota State) received the Capital One Baseball Academic All-American of the Year award. A record 10 former Summit Leaguers were on NBA or NBA D-League rosters in 2013-14, led by George Hill (IUPUI) and Nate Wolters (South Dakota State) as starting guards for their NBA teams. The Summit League set all-time highs in 2013-14 with 21 teams recording perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and 22 teams publicly recognized for posting multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. A total of 13 Academic All-Americans and 30 Academic All-District honorees hailed from The Summit League last season. The Summit League Basketball Championships, called Marchs Best-Kept Secret by USA Today, rank among the nations top mid-major tournament environments and continue to set attendance, revenue and sponsorship records. In 2015, The Summit League Basketball Championships move into the brand-new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

School Location Population Enrollment Baseball Stadium Capacity

IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 254,555 14,193 Mastodon Field 200

North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 109,779 14,629 Newman Outdoor Field 4,419

Omaha Omaha, Neb. 421, 570 15,488 Ballpark at Boys Town 500

Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 393,987 3,403 J.L. Johnson Stadium 2,418

South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 22,591 12,538 Erv Huether Field 600

Western Illinois Macomb, Ill. 19,254 11,707 Alfred D. Boyer Stadium 502



J.L. JOHNSON STADIUM

Dedicated: June 17, 1977First Game: March 6, 1978 ORU 7, Southeastern Oklahoma 6Playing Surface: Natural grassSeating Capacity: 2,418 chairback seats with arm restsPress Box: Seating for 15; Three radio/television boothsDimensions: LF 330, RF 330, CF 400, LC 375, RC 375Outfield Wall: 30 foot high hitters eye in center field 10 feet behind centerfield wall. Scoreboard 10 feet behind right center field wall.

POST-SEASON TOURNAMENTS1978 - NCAA Midwest Regional Teams: Oral Roberts, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Southern Illinois Key Players: Dave Stieb (SIU), Kirk Gibson (MSU)*Oral Roberts won the regional to earn the schools first appearance in the College World Series

1980 - NCAA Midwest Regional Teams: Oral Roberts, Arkansas, California, Missouri, UNLV, Wichita State Key Players: Bob Melvin (Cal), Mike Moore (ORU), Kevin McReynolds (ARK), Charlie OBrien and Joe Carter (WSU)*California went undefeated in the regional to earn a spot in the College World Series

1981- NCAA Midwest Regional Teams: Oral Roberts, Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Southern Illinois Key Players: Tony Gwynn (SDSU), Mike Moore (ORU), Mickey Tettleton (OSU)*Featured one of the best hitters in baseball in Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. ORU pitcher Mike Moore held Gwynn hitless in four at bats against ORU. Oklahoma State prevailed to win the regional

1981 - Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament



1998 - Mid-Continent Conference Tournament








2008 - Summit League Tournament




J.L. JOHNSON STADIUM FACTS

J.L. Johnson Stadium has been the home of Golden Eagles baseball since 1978.

Since the first game on March 6, 1978, Johnson Stadium has been recognized as one the finest baseball facilities in the Midwest. In recent years, the stadium has been refurbished and expanded, making J.L. Johnson Stadium one of the top facilities in the nation.

In the last few years, J.L. Johnson Stadium has received a new outfield fence, new padding on the cinder block wall between the dugouts and behind home plate, a new bullpen in right field, new railings in the grandstand area and an updated entry way. The stadium also received an exterior facelift in the summer of 2009. Recent renovations include the home locker room and players lounge.

In 2008 a 20,000-square foot facility was added which includes coaches offices, a state-of-the-art weight room and the Grand Slam Room in which boosters and fans can watch ORU games in a climate-controlled environment. The facility is located down the right-field line.

J.L. Johnson Stadium has been host to three NCAA Regionals (1978, 1980, 1981), 15 conference tournaments and countless All-Americans. Dozens of Major Leaguers have played at J.L Johnson Stadium, including Roger Clemens, Joe Carter, Kirk Gibson, Tony Gwynn, Keith Lockhart, Pete Incavigilia, Kevin McReynolds, Mike Moore and Robin Ventura.



H.A. CHAPMAN INDOOR FACILITY

The H.A. Chapman Indoor Practice Facility opened in the Fall of 2009. The 35,00-square foot facility, located just west of J.L. Johnson Stadium, features indoor practices areas for both the baseball and track & field programs.

Built at a cost of $1.2 million, the facility was funded exclusively through private donations, including a genrous lead gift from the H.A. and Mary K. Champman Charitable Trust.

The baseball portion of the facility features a regulation-sized infield, three pitching areas and three netted batting cages. The track & field area features a complete pole vault area, high jump pit and long jump & triple jump practice areas.

BURKHART FAMILY STRENTH & CONDITIONING CENTERLocated adjacent to J.L. Johnson Stadium, the Burkhart Family Strengh & Coniditioning Center is where all ORU student-athletes go to train. The facility features state-of-the-art workout equipment and is supervised by ORUs world-class team of coaches and athletic trainers.



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HEAD COACH | THIRD SEASON | OKLAHOMA STATE, 1994 RYAN FOLMAR

HEAD COACH, ORAL ROBERTS 2013 - Present

ASSISTANT COACH, ORAL ROBERTS 2004-12

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, OKLAHOMA STATE 1999-2003

COACHING EXPERIENCE

HIGH SCHOOL Chambersburgh HS

ALMA MATER Oklahoma State, 1994 B.S. Physical Education

WIFE Kay Lynn

CHILDREN Kade (11) Reese (9) Luke (4)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Oklahoma State: 1994-97 Portland Rockies (COL): 1997 Asheville Tourists (COL): 1998

COACHING EXPERIENCE Oral Roberts: 2013-Present Head Coach Oral Roberts: 2004-12 Assistant Coach Team USA: 2008 Associate Coach Oklahoma State: 1999-2003 Director of Operations

ALL-AMERICANS BrianVanKirk2008 FirstTeamCollegiateBaseball ThirdTeamNCBWA ThirdTeamPing!Baseball MarkSerrano2009 SecondTeamCollegiateBaseball SecondTeamColl.BaseballInsider SecondTeamPing!Baseball JerrySullivan2009 ThirdTeamPing!Baseball CamSchiller2011 ThirdTeamCollegiateBaseball AlexGonzalez2013 SecondTeamPerfectGame

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS T.J.Bennett2011 FirstTeamCollegiateBaseball AlexGonzalez2011 FirstTeamNCBWA JoseTrevino2012 FirstTeamLouisvilleSlugger FirstTeamBaseballAmerica FirstTeamNCBWA SecondTeamPerfectGame

FOLMAR FILE

Ryan Folmar is in his third season as the head baseball coach at Oral Roberts University with a career record of 55-58. Prior to being named the head coach, Folmar served on the ORU coaching staff as an assistant for nine seasons.

In 2014, Folmar led the Golden Eagles to a 30-26 overall record, with a 15-15 mark in Southland Conference play. The season was highlighted by a home victory over No. 8 Oklahoma State and a two-game season sweep against No. 28 Oklahoma.

Five ORU players received Southland Conference postseason honors in Folmars second year at the helm, with Jordan Romano being named the Southlands Relief Pitcher of the Year. Tyler Boss and Pepe Gomez were named First Team All-Southland, while Matt Brandy and Jose Trevino were named to the second team, and Romano earning a third team nod. Three Golden Eagles were picked in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft, including Jose Trevino by the Texas Rangers in the sixth round, Jordan Romano by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round and Gavin Glanz by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round.

In his first season as the skipper, the Golden Eagles finished two wins shy of a Southland Conference Tournament championship, completing the season with a 25-32 overall record. ORU finished third in the league with a 16-11 record, including the first three-game sweep of ranked opponent in program history when the Golden Eagles took three against No. 23 Central Arkansas.

In Folmars first season, Alex Gonzalez finished second in the NCAA in strikeouts with 126, helping him to Second Team All-American honors by Pefect Game. Gonzalez was also named the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and a First Team All-Southland selection. Gonzalez was drafted No. 23 overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Joining Gonzalez as All-Southland selections in 2013 were third team members Trevino and Boss.

Folmar spent the previous nine seasons developing a reputation as one of the finest hitting instructors in all of college baseball. ORU won the Summit League Championship in each of Folmars nine seasons on the ORU staff, advancing to NCAA Regional play each season.

The Golden Eagles advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in 2006, finishing the season ranked in the top-25 nationally in every major college baseball poll. Folmars offense was the backbone of the squad, finishing in the top-20 nationally in batting average, runs scored and slugging percentage.



The 2008 season was another banner year for Folmars offense. The Golden Eagles won 48 games that season and posted one of the best offensive efforts in program history. That season, ORU placed in the top-20 nationally in hits, runs, batting average and doubles.

Folmars 2012 offense ranked as the finest in the Summit League, leading the conference in runs scored and home runs. Folmar tutored freshman 3rd baseman Trevino into one of the finest young players in college baseball, as the rookie earned Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors and two freshman All-America nods.

Eight of Folmars ORU hitting protgs are currently playing affiliated Minor League Baseball. Two of Folmars ORU desciples, Cam Schiller and Bennett Pickar, were picked in the first 11 rounds of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Folmar joined the Golden Eagles after spending five seasons (1999-2003) as Director of Baseball Operations at Oklahoma State. At OSU Folmar handled various administrative duties, including the Cowboy baseball camps and served for three years as the commentator for OSU radio broadcasts.

A four-year letter winner at OSU from 1994-97, Folmar earned honorable mention All-Big 8 honors as a sophomore in 1995, and he helped lead the Cowboys to the 1996 College World Series. Following his OSU playing days the Chambersburg, Pa., native spent two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Folmar and his wife Kay Lynn have three children: Kade (11), Reese (9) and Luke (4).

Abilene Christian 2-1Cal State Fullerton 0-3Central Arkansas 5-3Dallas Baptist 1-5Harvard 4-0Houston Baptist 2-1Incarnate Word 1-0Kansas 1-0Lamar 4-2Louisiana Tech 3-2McNeese State 2-4Mississippi State 0-1Missouri State 4-1Nicholls State 3-3Northwestern State 3-3Oklahoma 2-3Oklahoma State 1-2Saint Louis 1-2Sam Houston State 3-3Southeast Missouri State 3-3Southeastern Louisiana 2-1Stephen F. Austin 4-3Texas 0-1Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3-3Texas Tech 0-4UALR 1-0Wichita State 1-3

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ASSISTANT COACH | 12TH SEASON | ORAL ROBERTS, 2003 RYAN NEILL

ASSISTANT COACH, ORAL ROBERTS 2004-Present

COACHING EXPERIENCE

A member of the ORU Athletic Hall of Fame, this season will be Ryan Neills 12th season on the ORU coaching staff and the ninth season that the former All-American has served in a full-time role. Neill has been a part of 13 conference championships at ORU as a player and a coach.

Since becoming a full-time assistant in the summer of 2006, Neill is actively involved in off-campus recruiting. He also serves as ORUs bench coach in addition to coaching infielders.

During Neills nine seasons overseeing ORUs infielders, 11 different infielders have earned First Team All-Summit League and Southland Conference honors, and seven have been taken in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Jose Trevino was a three-time all-conference selection, earning the award in the Southland Conference as a shortstop in 2014 and as a third baseman in the Summit League in 2012. Trevino was named to the USA Collegiate National Team as an infielder in 2011, and was honored by four publications as a Freshman All-American. Trevino was drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers.

Following the 2013 season, shortstop Nate Goro was selected in the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels .

In 2012, Neill guided senior Jared Schlehuber to a Summit League Player of the Year honor, while fellow senior Cam Schiller was an 8th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers. Schlehuber also signed a professional contract after his senior year, joining the Kansas City Royals organization.

In 2010 shortstop Tyler Saladino was named Summit League Newcomer and Player of the Year after batting .376 with 18 home runs and 76 RBI. Saladino was picked in the seventh round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox.

ORUs career home run (48) and RBI (199) leader, Neill lettered four seasons at ORU (1997-2000) as a first baseman/outfielder, twice earning First-Team All Mid-Continent Conference honors (1999, 2000) and also capturing Mid-Con Tournament MVP honors in 1999.

Neill, an Okmulgee, Okla., native, was a key member of three NCAA Tournament and Mid-Continent Championship squads (1998-2000).

His best season came during the 1999 campaign when he batted .423 with 18 home runs and 71 RBI, earning Third-Team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball. The Golden Eagles were a combined 166-80 (.675) during Neills four seasons as a player.

Drafted in the 24th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2000 Neill spent three seasons in Detroits minor league system before retiring after the 2002 season.

Neill married the former Audrey Ramirez on December 18, 2004 in San Antonio. The couple resides in Tulsa and have a daughter, Dahlia (8).



PITCHING COACH | THIRD SEASON | TEXAS A&M, 1988 SEAN SNEDEKER

PITCHING COACH, ORAL ROBERTS 2013-Present

PITCHING COACH, DUKE 2005-12

PITCHING COACH, CHICAGO WHITE SOX ORGANIZATION 1995-2006

PITCHING COACH, LOS ANGELES DODGERS ORGANIZATION 1994

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Sean Snedeker is in his third season as the pitching coach at Oral Roberts University.

In 2014, Snedeker led a pitching staff that featured two All-Southland Conference selections, including first team honoree Pepe Gomez. Jordan Romano was named the Southlands Relief Pitcher of the Year after leading the conference with 13 saves, and he was named to the Third Team All-Southland squad. Snedeker had two ORU alums drafted in June of 2014, as Romano was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft, while Gavin Glanz was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round.

Under Snedekers direction in 2013, the Golden Eagle pitching staff finished with the second-lowest earned run average in the Southland Conference at 3.54. Snedekers staff included Alex Gonzalez, who was named the Southland Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Southland and was drafted No. 23 overall by the Texas Rangers in June of 2013.

Snedeker joined the ORU baseball staff in July 2012, bringing nearly 20 years of experience to the Golden Eagles. Most recently he spent six years as the pitching coach at Duke, leading a staff that finished eighth in the nation in ERA in 2008.

Snedekers staffs at Duke also improved in strikeouts each year, and in 2012 they finished ninth in the nation with 8.00 strikeouts per nine innings. He helped develop more than a dozen professional pitching prospects while at Duke, including Toronto Blue Jays star prospect Marcus Stroman, the 22nd overall selection in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Prior to his time at Duke, Snedeker spent 12 seasons as a pitching coach in the Chicago White Sox organization and another year in the Los Angeles Dodgers system. In the pro ranks, Snedeker coached more than 50 current or former major league pitchers, including 2012 All-Star and National League Cy Young runner-up Gio Gonzalez.

A standout at Texas A&M from 1987-88, Snedeker had a 17-4 overall record in his collegiate playing career. In 1988, Snedeker turned in a 9-2 record and a 3.50 ERA while striking out 87 batters and walking 41, earning the C.E. Pat Olsen Outstanding Pitcher Award that season.

Snedeker was selected in the 30th round of the 1988 MLB Amateur Draft, reaching Double-A level before leaving to join the coaching ranks. Professionally, he compiled a 34-21 record with a career 3.24 ERA. His career highlight came while pitching for Class A Vero Beach, when he tossed a perfect game on August 28, 1991, against the Port St. Lucie Mets.

Snedeker owns both a bachelors and masters degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M. He and his wife, Mary Jane, have two children, a daughter, Sydney (21) who attends Texas, and son, Sy (16), a sophomore at Jenks High School and a member of the Trojan baseball team.



VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH | FIRST SEASON | OKLAHOMA, 2012

CALEB BUSHYHEAD

Caleb Bushyhead enters his first season as a volunteer assistant coach on the Oral Roberts University baseball staff.

Bushyhead comes to ORU after a successful season as an assistant coach at the University of Central Oklahoma. While at UCO, Bushyhead was in charge of hitting, as well as the infield

and outfield defensive coach. Under the direction of Bushyhead, the Bronchos led NCAA Div. II in batting average (.350), slugging percentage (.551) and on-base percentage (.441).

In 2013, the Mannford, Okla., native coached summer collegiate baseball as an assistant coach for the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plains League. In the spring of 2013, Bushyhead spent time in the radio booth as the color commentator for University of Oklahoma baseball broadcasts.

Bushyhead also served in other off-field roles with his alma mater, Oklahoma, as an intern for the coordinator of baseball operations and a Sooner Baseball Camps coach and instructor.

After a successful collegiate baseball career with the Sooners, Bushyhead was drafted in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Angels.

The starting shortstop in his final three seasons for the Sooners, Bushyhead led his squad to four regional appearances, two Super Regional appearances and a trip to the 2010 College World Series. He was named to the Academic All-Big 12 team in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Bushyhead earned a degree in communications from Oklahoma in 2012, and is currently working on a masters in business administration from Central Oklahoma.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | SEVENTH SEASON | OKLAHOMA BAPTIST, 2004

WES DAVIS

The 2015 season will be the seventh for Wes Davis on the ORU coaching staff. Davis is in his fifth year as Director of Operations after previously spending two years as volunteer assistant.

Davis came to ORU prior to the 2009 season after spending the previous four years as assistant

coach at the University of Texas at Tyler.

In his current role Davis supervises all student managers and oversees day-to-day operations of the baseball office. He also handles baseball finances, works on the annual Alumni game every fall, and serves as director of the Ballpark Baseball Academy.

At UT-Tyler, Davis duties included strength and conditioning, defense, baserunning and assisting with hitting. Under Davis tutelage, the Patriots led the conference in fielding percentage his last three seasons and also topped the league in hitting all four years.

In Davis four seasons with the program, the Patriots compiled a 131-28 record (.824) and won three conference championships.

Davis has also been involved with various summer baseball teams. He has spent two summers as head coach of the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plain League, where he led the team to a first-half division crown and a playoff appearance in 2008.

The previous summer, Davis served as the hitting coach of the Wilson Tobs of the CPL, who also advanced to the playoffs. Davis also acted as hitting coach in 2005 for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers of the Alaskan Baseball League, where 12 players off the squad ended up playing professionally.

Davis spent two years playing collegiately at Seward County CC in Liberal, Kan., and then wrapped up his playing career at Oklahoma Baptist, where he helped lead the squad to a NAIA regional appearance in 2004. Davis played prep baseball at Owasso High School, where he helped the team to two 6A state championships and two runner-up finishes.

Davis and his wife, Kara, welcomed a son, Major, in August of 2012.



ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER | SECOND SEASON

JACOB NEWBY

Jacob Newby joined the ORU athletic training staff in the fall of 2013 after five years across town at the University of Tulsa where he worked with the mens basketball and track & field programs. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for the Golden Eagles baseball program.

Prior to his time at TU, Newby served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at UNLV, where he was the head trainer of the baseball team. He also was the head athletic trainer at Impact Basketball (Las Vegas, Nev.), an athletic training intern with the Kansas City Chiefs, and a student athletic trainer at Kansas State University.Newby earned bachelors degrees in kinesiology and athletic training from Kansas State University in 2005, and his masters degree in kinesiology from UNLV in 2008.

Newby is a certified trainer with the National Athletic Trainers Association.

MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT | THIRD SEASON

ERIC SCOTT

Eric Scott is in his third year as the media relations assistant at ORU. He handles all of the communications efforts for the Golden Eagle baseball, mens and womens soccer and mens and womens indoor track & field programs.

A 2007 graduate of Northwestern State, Scott

received his bachelor of science degree in mass communications. During his undergrad, he was involved with the KNSU Ranger Radio station, was a sports anchor for NWTV and wrote for the Northwestern News. He was also involved in campus ministries at the Baptist Student Union and the Wesley Foundation.

Scott earned his masters of education degree in secondary education from East Central University in 2012.

Prior to joining the Golden Eagle staff, Scott spent time as the sports information director at Lyon College and Oklahoma Wesleyan, where he handled all of the publicity efforts for the athletic department. He was also an assistant womens basketball coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University and was named the interim SID at NWOSU in the fall of 2011.

Married to the former Hannah Haltom, the couple has one daughter, Arianna (3), and lives in Glenpool, Okla.



ATHLETIC DIRECTOR | 21ST SEASON MIKE CARTER

To say Mike Carter had his work cut out for him when he accepted the director of athletics position at Oral Roberts University on Nov. 7, 1994, is quite an understatement. It was hard enough for Carter to leave a successful business and sports law practice to embark on a career change. But combined that with the fact ORU was just beginning its second year back to active NCAA Division I status with only three full-time support personnel and no conference affiliation, and his endeavor was even more challenging.

However, more than two decades later, its clear that Carters vision and guidance -- along with a strong commitment to athletics by the University -- has led the department to dramatic enhancements and unprecedented success.

His leadership earned him the 2011-12 Division I Central Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year honors after yet another banner season for the Golden Eagle athletic department.

Under Carters leadership, the department is now properly staffed with support personnel. During his tenure he has developed positions in athletic development, business administration, academic services, compliance, sports medicine, strength training, marketing and media relations. All of these support services have proven to be necessary for ORU to compete successfully in todays world of Division I athletics.

Across the board, each athletic program has thrived with Carter at the helm. That success can be traced directly to the fact that Carter has chosen outstanding coaches and administrators to lead the Golden Eagle athletic programs.

Another key component in ORUs recent athletic success was the acceptance into the Summit League (formerly the Mid-Continent Conference) on July 1, 1997. The formal announcement was made on Sept. 17, 1996, and came after years of hard work and dedication by Carter and University leaders. After two years in the Southland Conference, ORU returned to their old home at the start of the 2014-15 season.

In their first Summit League experience, the Golden Eagles were a perennial favorite for the leagues Commissioners Cup, awarded to the leagues best overall athletic department. ORU

captured nine Cups in 15 years. Over the past 20 years, the Golden Eagles have totaled 79 NCAA Tournament appearances and two National Invitation Tournament appearances, three Womens NIT appearances, 85 All-America selections, and four Olympians.

In 2008, track & field athlete Andretti Bain became ORUs first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters. Bain went on to win a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Bahamian 4x400 meter relay team. Pole vaulter Jack Whitt became the second National Champion, winning the 2012 Outdoor Pole Vault Championship.ORUs athletic success hasnt just been limited to wins on the field. The Golden Eagles have been extremely successful in the classroom as well, earning an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in 16 out of the last 17 years.

2011-12 CENTRAL REGION UNDER ARMOUR A.D. OF THE YEAR

MEMBER OF THE NCAA DIVISION I MENS GOLF COMMITTEE

NAMED A SIGNIFICANT SIG IN 2014

1992 FAMILY OF THE YEAR BY FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES



Part of the reason for those honors was Carters creation of the Eli Academic Learning Center, one of the many facility upgrades he has directed. Others include the construction and/or improvement of the volleyball, baseball, basketball and soccer facilities. New locker rooms, playing surfaces, sound systems, signage, and additional seating have assured ORU that its athletic facilities can rival most NCAA Division I universities.

Yet, Carter isnt resting on his laurels. New mens and womens basketball locker rooms, womens basketball offices and a sports medicine facility in the Mabee Center have been constructed in recent years. ORU opened the Golden Eagle Sports Complex in 2006, a multi-purpose facility located at J.L. Johnson Stadium which features a 2,500-square foot strength and conditioning center, the Grand Slam Room for boosters, and new offices for the baseball coaching staff. A 35,000-square foot indoor practice facility opened as part of the Golden Eagle Sports Complex in the summer of 2009. The Mabee Center basketball arena received a new state-of-the-art video scoreboard in the fall of 2008, while a video conference room and renovated athletic training suite were unveiled in 2013.

ORU also opened the brand-new 1,000-seat Case Soccer Complex prior to the 2011 soccer campaigns.

All of these enhancements have been made in an effort to maintain ORUs athletic success, and advance to the next level in the near future.

Carter and his wife, Paula have two grown children, Lizz and Cason, and three grandchildren. They are also the parents of a late son, Scott, who died in December 1993 of childhood cancer.



SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. / SENIOR WOMENS ADMINISTRATOR | 29TH SEASON

RHONDA FOWLER

Rhonda Fowler has served the ORU Athletics Department for more than 25 years.

Fowler served as the manager of the athletic ticket office from 1974-86, then returned to ORU in September of 1997 as the athletic business administrator. In between, she worked in the

corporate sector as a certified legal analyst.

In January of 2000, she was promoted to her current position of associate athletic director of business, and senior woman administrator. In that role, Fowler is responsible for all athletic personnel budgets and financial matters, including arranging team travel for each sport.

As the senior woman administrator, Fowler ensures the representation of female student-athletes interests on the campus of ORU, the Summit League and on the national level.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. / MARKETING | 16TH SEASON

SCOTT HIGGINS

Scott Higgins joined the ORU Athletic Department in February, 2000 after a three-year stint as a sports anchor for KOTV, Channel 6. At ORU, Higgins oversees the athletic departments marketing efforts, which include ticket sales, advertising, radio and television packages, game operations and sponsorships.

As part of his duties, Higgins also hosts the ORU Sports Report television show, which airs weekly on KGEB Channel 53 in Tulsa and around the world on ORUs digital media platforms.

Higgins was the Southland Conferences representative for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators and is a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa. Higgins is a longtime Tulsa resident who graduated from Jenks High School in 1983 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Oklahoma State University in 1987 with a bachelors degree in radio/TV/film news and public Affairs.

Higgins anchored sportscasts in Joplin, Mo., and Las Vegas, Nev., before returning to Tulsa in 1997.

Higgins married the former Dawn Burmaster in 1987. They live in Tulsa and have three sons, Troy, Sean and Ryan.



SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. | FIRST SEASON

SCOTT WILLIAMS

Scott Williams returned to the Oral Roberts University athletics department as senior associate A.D. in May of 2014. He previously served for seven years (1998-2005) as the Assistant A.D. for Compliance for the Golden Eagles. In his current role, Williams oversees the compliance operations, facilities and will oversee the mens and

womens soccer, mens and womens track & field and mens and womens tennis programs.

After leaving ORU in 2005, Williams went to Oklahoma State where he was the assistant A.D. for compliance for one year before being promoted to associate A.D. for compliance. He spent three years (2006-09) in that capacity, working as the NCAA Athletic Certification Liason and was a member of the NCAA Athletic Certification Steering Committee. Williams also served as the tournament director for the 2008 NCAA Baseball Stillwater Regional and the 2009 NCAA Mens Golf Stillwater Regional.

Most recently, Williams was the senior associate athletic director at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he spent five years (2009-14) handling the internal operations of the department. While in Edmond, Williams was in charge of budgeting, and negotiating contracts to purchase assets ranging from $100,000 to those in excess of $1,000,000. He was also in charge of facility and event management, and was the NCAA tournament director for six different NCAA regional events. In addition, Williams was the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee advisor and the co-director of the NCAA/CHAMPS life skills program.

A 1995 graduate of Oklahoma State, Williams earned his bachelor of science degree in business administration and went on to earn a juris doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.

Outside of athletics, he is an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, has worked with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Green Country. He has also taught Sunday school and volunteered with AWANA at his church.

Williams is married to the former Tammy Raye Love of Laverne, Okla., and the couple has four kids; James Ray (J.R.) (9), Matthew Scott (7), Hannah Grace (6) and Luke Scott (3).

ASSOCIATE A.D. / DEVELOPMENT | THIRD SEASON

SEAN DOLAN

Sean Dolan joined the ORU staff in October, 2012, as the Associate A.D./Development.

Dolan directs capital fundraising, major gifts and other sources of revenue generation and strategic initiatives for the Golden Eagles.

Prior to joining the staff at ORU, Dolan was the director of project management for Builders Steel and Crane Company, managing projects in excess of 5 million dollars. Dolan also spent time working with Cedar Ridge Country Club, and the Golf Club of Oklahoma, assisting in various operations of the clubs.

Dolan is the secretary/treasurer of the Cedar Ridge Country Club board, and also serves as the president of the Broken Arrow Youth Basketball Association. He also served as a co-chair for the Sooner Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Charity Golf Tournament from 2006-2012, helping raise more than 1.4 million dollars.

Along with his wife of 19 years, Jeni, Dolan has three kids, Brady (16), Logan (12) and Peyton (6).



ASSISTANT A.D. / MEDIA RELATIONS | FOURTH SEASON

BLAKE FREELAND

Hired as the assistant A.D. for media relations in July of 2011, Blake Freeland joined the Oral Roberts staff from Charleston Southern University, where he served in a number of capacities in the sports information office over the span of seven years. Most recently being named the assistant A.D. for media.

During his career, Freeland had aided in the publicity of a national champion, and numerous AP All-American selections, including 2012 mens basketball selection, Dominique Morrison.

Immediately after moving to ORU, Freeland went to work improving all facets of the media relations operations. In his first two years, he increased the size and content of the five existing media guides, including mens and womens basketball and baseball.

Additionally, Freeland has overseen an increase in the number of live events streamed through ELIve, upgrading the quality as well with the use of play-by-play for baseball broadcasts.

At CSU, Freeland was the main contact for the football, cross country, and track & field programs, while overseeing the coverage of all 16 Division I teams. In seven years, Freeland had the chance to serve as the main contact for every sport. He hosted the Big South Womens Soccer Championship three times, the Big South Track and Field Championship, and also helped out at the Southern Conference Basketball tournament.

Prior to CSU, Freeland spent two years in the media relations office at his alma mater, Oklahoma State, where he worked for Steve Buzzard. He was a contact for tennis and cross country, and helped out with football, basketball and baseball, among others.

Freeland received his degree from Oklahoma State in 2004. He resides in Tulsa with his wife, Katie, and their three-year old son, Beckett.

DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS | FIRST SEASON

PHILLIP DOWDEN

Phillip Dowden joined the Oral Roberts staff in October of 2014 and serves as the primary contact for the Golden Eagles womens basketball program.

Dowden will also oversee the publicity efforts for the volleyball and mens and womens tennis teams and serve as a secondary play-by-play voice for ORU.

Before coming to ORU, Dowden helped revive the football program at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, after a 63-year hiatus. While at Southwestern he helped oversee game day operations, sponsorships and media relations for the Pirates as well as serving as the broadcast voice.

Dowden joined Southwestern after spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years as the assistant athletic director of media relations at Northwest Missouri State. While at Northwest, he oversaw the publicity efforts of the schools 16-sport programs, including nationally ranked football and mens basketball programs.

His media relations career also includes student assistant stops at Missouri Southern State University and College of the Ozarks before working with the American Junior Golf Association in Braselton, Ga. Prior to his time with the AJGA he spent two years as the assistant director for media relations at Abilene Christian University where he was also a member of the Wildcat Sports Network radio team.

He has served on the media relations staff during the 2010 Womens Final Four and 2011 Mens Southwest Regional in San Antonio, 2012 Mens Midwest Regional in St. Louis and the 2012 Major League Baseball All Star Game in Kansas City. He has also been on the official scoring crew for the 2014 and 2011 FCS National Championship Game in Frisco, Texas.

Dowden graduated from Missouri Southern with a communications degree in 2008. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

Phillip and his wife, Cassi, were married in May of 2013 and reside in Tulsa.



ASSISTANT A.D. / MARKETING | EIGHTH SEASON

RICHARD McCUTCHEN

Richard McCutchen is in his eighth season with the Oral Roberts University athletic department and his second as the asistant athletic director for marketing. In his role, McCutchen coordinates and executes all in-game promotional activities for Golden Eagle home events, and he is instrumental in the athletic departments efforts to develop

and manage sponsorship opportunities.

McCutchen has played an integral role in the transformation of ORU athletic marketing efforts since he arrived on campus in January of 2007. The Tulsa native created ORUs first game operations marketing plan, expanded ORUs Kids Club and advertising efforts, consulted the department during its purchase of a new center-hung video scoreboard for the Mabee Center and dramatically increased the amount of in-game giveaways and promotions at ORU athletic events.

In his new role as assistant athletic director, McCutchen coordinates all of the athletic departments marketing efforts, promoting the Golden Eagle brand inside of the stadium, across the ORU campus and throughout the city of Tulsa. He also manages the departments ticketing operations and continues to oversee game day marketing operations.

Prior to joining the ORU athletic department, McCutchen served as a marketing services coordinator for the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets of the National Basketball Association. In his role with the Hornets, McCutchen coordinated and executed all in-arena promotional events and giveaways, managed the teams game night marketing staff and coordinated several community outreach programs. McCutchen was a vital member of the staff as the Hornets built community goodwill, laying the groundwork for the Oklahoma City Thunder to relocate to the city in 2008.

McCutchen is a 2005 graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he earned his B.S. in business administration. While at OSU, McCutchen served as a sports marketing intern and was a member of both the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Marketing Club of OSU.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT / GOLDEN EAGLE CLUB | THIRD SEASON

BRETT SCOTT

Brett Scott is in his third season working with the ORU athletic department and his first as he director of development. Scott continues to coordinate ORUs corporate sponsorships, and he also plays a key role in the athletic departments fundraising efforts. He is a vital part of ORUs donor relationships, and he helps

organize ORUs major donor events, including the Diamond Dinner, the Courtside Countdown and the ORU Golf Classic.

In his first two seasons at ORU, Scott served as director of game operations, where he planned and executed in-game promotions. Scott came to ORU from Pittsburg State University, where he was a marketing graduate assistant in the Gorilla athletic department for two seasons. At PSU, Scott was responsible for pregame setup at all home athletic events, and he worked to develop the athletic departments student-athlete handbook.

No stranger to the Golden Eagles, Scott spent the summer of 2010 interning in the ORU athletic department. During his previous stint in Tulsa, Scott organized ORUs summer golf tournament and worked in game ops for the 2010 Summit League Baseball Tournament. Scott has interned with the Oklahoma City All-Sports Association, working the 2010 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and the 2010 Womens College World Series.

Scott is a 2011 graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he worked in the athletic ticket office. He was a Sigma Chi Watson Scholarship recipient at OSU and led the schools Sports Management Club. In December of 2012, he obtained his M.S. in health, human performance and recreation from Pittsburg State.



In his 18th year as ORUs NCAA faculty representative, Terry Unruh ensures the academic integrity and institutional control of the ORU athletic department. He serves as the liason between ORUs athletic department and the academic faculty, and he assists all Golden Eagle student-athletes in their academic endeavors.

Unruh is an assistant professor of accounting at ORU, where he has been teaching since 1980. He served on several committees, and has been co-advisor for the Accounting Society since 1980.

Unruh also serves as a faculty advisor for ORUs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, guiding student-athlete leaders as they volunteer in service projects and shape the athletic experience at ORU.

In the 1983-84, 1989-90, and 2003-04 academic years, he was named ORUs Outstanding Faculty Member.

From 1978-80, he was a baseball coach, faculty sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and an accounting instructor at Friends University in Wichita, Kan.

Unruh is a certified public accountant who earned his B.S. and M.B.A. from ORU. From 1974-77, he pitched for the ORU baseball team.

He has been married since 1977 to the former Kim Clift. They have one child, Andrea.

Kyle Jones is in his ninth year as the associate athletic director for academics, and is eighth on staff at ORU.

His current responsibilities include overseeing the academic progress of the student-athletes, acting as a liaison between professors and the athletic department and

overseeing the life skills/community service component of the athletic department.

Prior to his role in athletic academics Jones served for two years as the assistant director of compliance at ORU.

Before returning to his alma mater in the fall of 2006, Jones was the men and womens golf head coach at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C., from 2004-06.

Prior his time at Mars Hill, in addition to owning a business, Jones was the golf coach at Asheville Christian Academy and was an assistant coach for the mens soccer team at Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C.

Jones earned a bachelors of arts in history from ORU in 2001 and a masters of management from ORU in 2009. He lives in Tulsa with his wife, the former Allison Linder (ORU 01), their daughter Caroline and son Hayden.

ASSOCIATE A.D. / ATHLETIC ACADEMICS | NINTH SEASON

KYLE JONES

NCAA FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE | 18TH SEASON

TERRY UNRUH



COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR | FIFTH SEASON

ELIZABETH BACON

Currently serving as the compliance director, Elizabeth Bacon returned to her alma mater in 2009 after working as a tennis coach at various places.

Bacon attended ORU on a full tennis scholarship, earning her bachelors degree in management information systems in December of 2001.

Prior to her return, Bacon was the head womens tennis coach at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., where she handled all aspects of the program, including scheduling, recruiting, organizing team travel in addition to the on-court coaching.

Bacon has also been the assistant tennis pro at The Creek Club in Locust Valley, N.Y. (2003-06), and the assistant mens and womens tennis coach at UT Pan-Am (2002-03).

As a player at ORU, Bacon was the tennis representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and was a member of the National Honor Society and American Management Society.

She is certified by the US Professional Tennis Association and has her CPO license.

Originally from Okmulgee, Okla., Bacon was valedictorian and an all-state tennis player. She married Blaine Bacon on December 13, 2013.

DIRECTOR OF TICKET SALES | FIRST SEASON

BRANON VAUGHAN

Branon Vaughan joined the ORU staff as the director of ticket sales in September of 2014 after serving in the same capacity at Colorado State. Vaughan developed and implemented ticket sales campaigns for football, mens and womens basketball and volleyball, seeing a 49 percent increase in mens basketball ticket sales.

Prior to his one year in Fort Collins, Vaughan spent four years (2009-13) at the Air Force Academy, working as the director of ticket sales and premium seating, designing the first proactive ticket sales department at the Academy. There, he was able to increase ticket revenue, including the second highest grossing schedule in Air Force history in 2010. While there, Vaughan also received the Colorado State Police Service Medal in 2010.

Vaughan has also worked as the director of media services at STG Media Corp, a sales executive at Arizona State, and a group sales executive at Tulsa.

A University of Tulsa graduate, Vaughan earned his bachelor of science degree in 2003 and is a member of the Tulsa Golden Ring Club.



Emily Calder joined the ORU Sports Medicine staff in August of 2013 after serving two years as a graduate assistant at the University of Kansas. At KU, Calder worked with the swimming and diving programs, and assisted with the athletic training needs for womens basketball, womens tennis, football and the KU Relays track and field event.

While in Lawrence, Calder had the opportunity to work with the MLB All-Star Fantasy camp, the Youth Soccer Presidents Cup and a number of KU summer camps. While working with the OrthoKansas Orthopedic Group, Calder covered other local high school events.

During the summer of 2012, Calder was the Gatorade Camp manager at the University of Kansas, supervising 25 employees to cover football, mens and womens basketball, baseball, softball, track, soccer, tennis, swimming and volleyball camps.

Calder graduated Suma Cum Laude from Park University with a 3.97 GPA, while earning NAIA Academic All-American honors as the captain of the softball team. While a student, she worked with the Avila University football and mens basketball programs, the Kansas City Community College mens soccer and mens basketball programs and various programs at Park Hill South HS. As a senior, she worked with rehabilitation services at Centerpointe Medical Center.

John Joslin has been at ORU since 2008, and is in his seventh athletic season as the schools director of sports medicine. Joslin supervises all athletic training and sports medicine efforts for each of ORUs 16 intercollegiate teams. During the winter season, Joslin travels with ORUs mens basketball team, and he is often present at

ORU home events in every sport.

Joslin came to ORU after spending the previous three years as head athletic trainer for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Developmental League.

A 1988 graduate of the University of Tulsa, Joslin worked at EOOC for 23 years, where was responsible for patient education, outreach programs for local high schools and contract event coverage. He also assisted athletic training students during clinical rotations.

Joslin gained valuable experience as head athletic trainer for the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League from 1991-1992. He also served an internship with the NFLs New England Patriots in 1986.

A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the former chairman of the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Association (1997-2005), Joslin is certified by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, as well as the NATA.

Joslin has a daugther, Mikayla, a stepson, Brandon, and a grandaughter, Cheyenne.

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE | SEVENTH SEASON

JOHN JOSLIN

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER | SECOND SEASON

EMILY COLDER



DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE | FOURTH SEASON

BRAD RUHANEN

Bradley Ruhanen is in his fourth season at Oral Roberts University and his first full year as the director of sports performance at ORU. Ruhanen was elevated to the lead role in ORUs sports permance department in March of 2014 after serving as the assistant director for three seasons.

In his role, Ruhanen supervises the training regimens of all 16 of ORUs intercollegiate athletic teams, and he manages daily operations in ORUs state-of-the-art Burkhart Family Strength and Conditioning Center.

Ruhanen came to ORU in September of 2011, joining the Golden Eagles from Summit League rival North Dakota State. While at NDSU, Ruhanen was a graduate assistant and worked with the Bison football, mens golf, mens and womens track and field, wrestling and softball programs.

Before going to NDSU, Ruhanen was the assistant strenght and conditioning coach at NCAA Division II member Michigan Technological University for one year. Ruhanen also has experience as a graduate assistant football coach.

Ruhanen graduated from Michigan Tech with a degree in management information systems after finishing up a four-year playing career as a wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner on the Huskies football team. He was the team captain and named the squads most outstanding freshman during the 2002 season. An oustanding student, Ruhanen was twice named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

Ruhanen has reached Level 1 Sports Performance Certification through the USAW and is CPR/AED certified. Hes also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE | SECOND SEASON

TYLER WHITMER

Tyler Whitmer is in his second season at Oral Roberts University and his first as assistant director of sports performance. In his role, Whitmer develops and implements training programs for the Golden Eagle volleyball, mens soccer and baseball teams while assisting in the training regimens of ORUs 13 remaining intercollegiate athletics teams.

As a member of ORUs sports performance staff, Whitmer schedules workouts for each student-athlete at ORU. He also assists in the design and execution of ORUs sports nutrition program, working to educate student-athletes on their optimal nutritional needs.

In his first season at ORU, Whitmer was responsible for the training programs of ORUs track & field, golf and tennis teams while assisting with basketball and baseball. In the spring semester, Whitmer led the baseball teams training efforts and directly coached six All-Southland selections, including SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year Jordan Romano.

Prior to joining the ORU staff, Whitmer spent a year and a half as a graduate assistant strength & conditioning coach at Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan. Whitmer was directly responsible for the strength & conditioning programs for Mid-Americas mens basketball and football teams, and he guided all student-athletes in weightlifting and training regimens.

Whitmer also spent the summer of 2011 as a strength & conditioning the University of Denver, ORUs newest Summit League rival. At Denver, Whitmer assisted with the execution of workouts for the womens basketball, womens volleyball and mens soccer squads.

Whitmer is Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association, and hes a Level I Sport Performance Coach through United States of America Weightlifting. Hes also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and hes First Aid Certified through the American Heart Association.

Whitmer obtained his B.S. in health & exercise science from Colorado State University in 2011. He went on to earn a M.S. in education, with a concentration in physiology, from the University of Kansas is 2013.



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BRIAN RIOS

ATHLETIC TRAINING GAFIRST SEASON

SCOTT SUTTON

MENS BASKETBALL16TH SEASON

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VOLLEYBALL12TH SEASON

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WOMENS SOCCERSECOND SEASON

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M/W TRACK AND FIELD20TH SEASON

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M/W CROSS COUNTRYFIFTH SEASON

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M/W GOLF15TH SEASON

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MENS TENNISTHIRD SEASON

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WOMENS TENNISTHIRD SEASON

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DIR. OF ACADEMICSSECOND SEASON

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RHP | R/R | 6-0 | SOPHOMORE | BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. (UNION HS) #7 KYLER STOUT

2014Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen, second-most appearances by a freshman in ORU history... Posted a 1-1 record with a 4.26 earned run average Struck out 27 batters in 25.1 innings of work Made his first career appearance at Texas Tech (2/22) Earned a save against Harvard (3/1), striking out both batters faced Combined with two other ORU pitchers for a shutout against Incarnate Word (3/19) Recorded a career high four strikeouts in his longest outing of the season (2.2 innings), and earned his first win against Sam Houston State (4/4).

HIGH SCHOOL2013 graduate of Union HS in Tulsa Was named to the All-Vype Team in 2013 Was selected to the Oakley All-America team in 2013 Was named a 2013 Rawlings All-West Region Honorable Mention in 2013 Honored as the Union HS Varsity Player of the Year.

PERSONALMajoring in Chemistry at ORU Son of Jeff and Laurie Stout Favorite professional franchise is the Texas Rangers.

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2014 4.26 1 1 22 0 0 0 3 1 25.1 26 13 12 13 27 2 0 1 118 .277 3 4 1 2 5TOTAL 4.26 1 1 22 0 0 0 3 1 25.1 26 13 12 13 27 2 0 1 118 .277 3 4 1 2 5

CAREER STATS

INNINGS PITCHED2.2, Two times Last vs. Sam Houston State (4/4/14)

STRIKEOUTS4 vs. Sam Houston State (4/4/14)

BATTERS FACED13 vs. Sam Houston State (4/4/14)

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INF | R/R | 6-0 | SENIOR | TAMPA, FLA. (ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE) #11 MATT BRANDY

2014 - Second Team All-Southland Conference

Named Second Team All-Southland Conference Started all 56 games for the Golden Eagles as a junior Had a .277 batting average, with eight doubles and three home runs Finished second on the team with 36 runs batted in Started the season with a 19-game hitting streak, and a 23-game on-base streak, dating back to the 2013 season Hit his first Division I home run in the second game of the season against Southeast Missouri State (2/15) Drove in three runners versus Harvard (2/28) Hit a two-run home run at Dallas Baptist (3/7) Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and three RBI in a home victory over Wichita State (3/9) Picked up three RBI in the conference opener against Northwestern State (3/14) Had a four-hit game in a win at Central Arkansas (5/3).

2013Played in 49 games as ORUs primary 2nd baseman... Batted .260 on the season, with 46 hits in 177 at-bats... Tallied eight doubles, one triple and 23 RBI... Scored 25 runs and stole a pair of bases... Finished the season with 13 multi-hit games... Drew 35 walks, sixth in the Southland Conference... Finished with a stellar .384 on-base percentage... Tallied an RBI in each of the three games of the season-opening Saint Louis series and had his first two-RBI game against Wichita State on (2/19)... Tallied two hits and two RBI against Dallas Baptist on (3/8)... Went 2-for-6 with two RBI at Oklahoma on (3/19), kicking off a stretch of four straight games with an RBI... Had a perfect day at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on (3/28), going 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs and two RBI... Walked three times against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on (3/29)... Had his first three-hit day and scored twice against Nicholls State on (4/27) in the second game of a doubleheader... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored at Lamar on (5/5)...

Had two hits and an RBI in his final game of the season, against Northwestern State (5/16)... Missed the seasons final six games with an injured leg.

PRIOR TO ORUPlayed at St. Petersburg College under the direction of Ryan Beckman... Saw action in 46 contests, hitting a team high .305 with four home runs, four doubles and a pair of triples.

HIGH SCHOOLWas a part of an Alonso HS team that won the 6A state championship in 2009 and 2011... Played under head coach Landy Faedo... Named a Louisville Slugger All-American in 2011 and First Team All-Conference in 2010 and 2011.

PERSONALSon of Sharon Brandy... Aspires to be a coach or a scout following graduation... Chose ORU over Southern Mississippi and Central Florida.

Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%2012^ .305 46 - 151 28 46 4 2 4 18 66 .437 29 1 - - .415 2 - 3 5 33 34 23 .7442013 .260 49 49 177 25 46 8 1 0 23 56 .316 35 2 36 2 .384 2 6 2 2 89 132 9 .9612014 .277 56 56 213 30 59 8 0 3 36 76 .357 23 7 29 0 .362 3 3 2 4 91 118 15 .933TOTAL .279 151 - 541 83 151 20 3 7 77 198 .366 87 10 - - .385 7 - 7 11 213 284 47 .914^ at St. Petersburg College

CAREER STATS

HITS4 at Central Arkansas (5/3/14)

DOUBLES1, 16 timesLast at Central Arkansas (5/4/14)

TRIPLES1 vs. Southeastern La. (4/14/13)

HOME RUNS1, Three TimesLast vs. Wichita State (4/9/14)

RBI3, Three TimesLast vs. Wichita State (4/9/14)

RUNS SCORED2, Eight TimesLast at Central Arkansas (5/3/14)

WALKS3 at A&M-Corpus Christi (3/29/13)

AT BATS6, Two TimesLast at A&M-Corpus Christi (4/27/14)

STOLEN BASES1, Four TimesLast at UALR (5/7/14)

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INF | R/R | 6-0 | 172 | SENIOR | BARRINGTON, N.J. (BROOKDALE CC) #16 DEAN WILSON

2014Played in 21 games and started 10 during his first season at ORU Hit .103 at the plate with two runs batted in Had an RBI single against McNeese State (3/21) Recorded an RBI single in a win over Oklahoma (3/25) Made a spectacular diving catch against Oklahoma (3/25) to earn the No. 2 spot on Fox Sports 1s The One.

PRIOR TO ORUPlayed two seasons at Brookdale Community College Lincroft, N.J., under John Johnson A 2013 NJCAA First Team All-America selection Selected to the All-Region XIX team Named to the All-Garden State Athletic Conference First Team in 2013 Hit .422 with 13 doubles and a triple, while driving in 40 runs during his sophomore season Led Brookdale CC to a Region XIX tournament berth in 2012 and 2013.

HIGH SCHOOLGraduated from Hadden Heights HS in 2011 Was named to the All-Colonial Conference First Team and the South Jersey Group 2 First Team Led his squad to a 14-9 record and a Colonial Conference Championship in 2010, the first championship in 50 years for the program Helped Hadden Height

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