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Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Seven-run second lifts ORU past Jackrabbits
OMAHA, Neb. (SDSU) — Top-seeded Oral Roberts scored seven times in the bottom of the second inning and never looked back in an 11-2 victory over South Dakota State in the opening round of the Summit League Baseball Championship Wednesday afternoon at Tal Anderson Field. The Golden Eagles improved to 35-20 overall and will face the winner between Wednesday's late game between North Dakota State and Omaha at 6 p.m. Thursday. SDSU dropped to 16-35 on the season and will face the NDSU-Omaha loser in an elimination game at noon Thursday. ORU sent 11 batters to the plate in the second inning. Makani Tanaka started the outburst with a base hit off Jackrabbit starter Arlen Peters, which was followed by an error. Owen Coil doubled in the first two runs of the frame and Wailele Kane-Yates capped the rally with a three-run home run to left field. The other runs scored on a bases-loaded walk to Will Edmunson and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cooper Combs. Ty Madison followed with 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Jackrabbits before the Golden Eagles added three more runs in the fifth — two of which were unearned — and a run on four walks in the seventh inning to build an 11-0 advantage. Meanwhile, ORU starter Easton Teel kept the Jackrabbits scoreless through the first seven innings and did not allow more than one baserunner in any of those innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked one batter. The Jackrabbits ended Teel's shutout bid with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth. Jess Bellows and Nic Werk singled around a walk to Davis Carr to load the bases. Carter Sintek and Five Jackrabbit pitchers combined for only two strikeouts while issuing 10 walks and three hit batters. Hits were even at eight per team. Bellows was the lone Jackrabbit with two hits, while Tanaka and Logan Campbell each tallied two hits for ORU. NOTES Oral Roberts has won all seven games against the Jackrabbits this season and improved to 19-0 all-time against SDSU in Summit League tournament games SDSU dropped to 20-26 overall in 14 Summit League Baseball Championship appearances Bryce Ronken singled in the eighth inning to reach base safely for the 30th consecutive game Ronken made his first start in right field since April 11, after 15 consecutive games as the Jackrabbits' designated hitter Nolan Grawe extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a fourth-inning single Sintek registered his 75th hit of the season with an infield single in the sixth inning Madison made his team-leading 22nd appearance of the season Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
21-05-2025
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- USA Today
West Virginia commit Treysen Eaglestaff withdraws from 2025 NBA draft
West Virginia commit Treysen Eaglestaff withdraws from 2025 NBA draft North Dakota junior transfer Treysen Eaglestaff will reportedly withdraw from the 2025 NBA draft and return to school next season, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68. Eaglestaff was named to the All-Summit League second team this past season, averaging 18.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals on 35.9% shooting from 3-point range. He ranked second in the conference in points (623) and third in 3s (84). The 6-foot-6 guard set a Summit League tournament record with 51 points on March 7 in a win over South Dakota State. He was the first player to score at least 50 points in a game since Houston Baptist guard Darius Lee had 52 points on March 5, 2022. Eaglestaff entered the transfer portal last month while also declaring for the draft. He was among the 106 players who filed as early entry candidates for the draft and attended one team workout with the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this month. He initially committed to South Carolina after a brief time in the portal. He eventually changed course and opted to play for new coach Ross Hodge and West Virginia after three years with the Fighting Hawks, a pact that was announced on April 22. Eaglestaff will now be able to move to the Big 12 and continue his career. He projects to be a key addition for the Mountaineers as they begin a new era under Hodge.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Former Vermont basketball player is returning to the Catamounts
Jackson Skipper is returning to Vermont basketball. The former Catamount — who left Burlington to play at Oral Roberts this past winter — is transferring back to Vermont, The Athletic's Tobias Bass reported on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, on Monday afternoon. Skipper also announced his commitment to Vermont on social media. Advertisement The 6-foot-6, 190-pound Skipper spent his first two collegiate seasons at Vermont, redshirting the 2022-23 year and playing a reserve role in 2023-24, averaging 7.1 minutes per contest in 11 appearances, as Vermont completed an America East championship three-peat. Skipper started 11 of 26 games for Oral Roberts, Skipper's hometown school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He put up averages of 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game while shooting 36.1% on his 3-point attempts. He reached double figures four times, including a career-high 20 points in a 92-54 victory over Texas A&M-Texarkana in December. Oral Roberts went 7-23 this past season, losing in the play-in game of the Summit League tournament. Advertisement Vermont previously picked up forwards Gus Yalden, Ben Michels and Trey Woodyard via the transfer portal this offseason. Head coach John Becker and his Vermont staff still need to fill three more scholarship spots for the 2025-26 campaign. Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@ Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5. This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont basketball: Transfer Jackson Skipper returning to Catamounts
Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Jacks end regular season with loss to ORU
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) — Oral Roberts starter Brendan Asher limited South Dakota State to two runs over six innings for a Golden Eagles squad that finished off a four-game sweep of a Summit League baseball series with a 9-2 victory Saturday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. In winning the regular season finale for both teams, ORU improved to 34-20 and finished in a tie atop the league standings with St. Thomas with a 21-9 mark. SDSU dropped to 16-34 overall and 12-18 in The Summit League. After leaving runners at the corners in each of the first two innings, the Golden Eagles broke a scoreless deadlock with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth. Ethan Fender and Keaton Campbell opened the frame with back-to-back singles off SDSU starter Dylan Richey. Fender came around to score on a base hit by Martell Davis and Campbell later crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly by Will Edmunson. The two squads traded two-run half-innings in the fifth. The Golden Eagles upped their lead to 4-0 when Wailele Kane-Yates was hit by a pitch to open the inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Fender. Campbell's third of three hits in the game plated another run. SDSU's lone rally of the game began when Jess Bellows reached on an error. Davis Carr followed with a solid single to left and a bunt single by Keagen Jirschele loaded the bases. Pinch hitter Dayton Franke looped a single to center field to drive in Bellows and Carter Sintek added a sacrifice fly that scored Carr. Asher, meanwhile, put another zero on the board in the sixth inning to finish his outing with four strikeouts and two walks while scattering five hits. Three different ORU relievers each logged one scoreless inning to close out the victory. ORU added a run on its third sacrifice fly of the game in the sixth inning and tacked on four more runs in the eighth. Edmunson hit his third home run of the series to open the eighth and Makani Tanaka added a two-run single. The final run of the game scored on a bloop double down the right-field line by Matthew Brandt. Cooper Combs and Jack Schark also tallied three of ORU's 17 hits. The Jackrabbits' eight hits were spread among eight different players. Seven different pitchers went to the mound for SDSU. Richey turned in the longest outing as he went 3 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits. UP NEXTThe Jackrabbits and ORU are scheduled to meet again in the opening round of the Summit League Baseball Championship Wednesday in Omaha, Nebraska. First pitch is tentatively set for noon at Tal Anderson Field. NOTES Oral Roberts swept the season series, 6-0 The Jackrabbits ended the home portion of their schedule with an 11-9 record Bryce Ronken doubled in the eighth inning to reach base safely for the 29th consecutive game Nolan Grawe upped his hitting streak to 10 games with an infield single in the eighth SDSU committed four errors in Saturday's game and committed 16 miscues in the four-game series Alex Clemons made his 72nd career appearance, moving him into a tie with Brett Mogen (72 appearances from 2017-21) for fourth place on the SDSU all-time charts Ty Madison made his team-leading 21st appearance of the season Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Schedule changes headline second day of Summit League Track
VERMILLION, S.D. (SUMMIT LEAGUE) — Due to inclement weather, only the decathlon and heptathlon took place as scheduled Friday, with St. Thomas' Jack Rosner and North Dakota's Malene Kollberg securing the multi-event titles. All field events have been postponed to Saturday. On the track, the remaining preliminary rounds originally scheduled for Friday have been canceled, and all running events on Saturday will be timed finals. Men's Current Standings (through four events scored) Place School Score 1. North Dakota State 53 2. South Dakota State 38 3. St. Thomas 20 4. South Dakota 19 5. North Dakota 15 6. Oral Roberts 10 7. Kansas City 1 Women's Current Standings (through six events scored) Place School Score T-1. North Dakota 56 T-1. South Dakota 56 3. North Dakota State 54 4. St. Thomas 35 5. South Dakota State 33 Top PerformersSt. Thomas' Jack Rosner carried his momentum from Thursday into his final five events Friday, capturing the decathlon gold. After leading through four of five events on day one—including wins in the 100 meters (10.90), long jump (21-05.25; 6.53m), shot put (43-03.00; 13.18m) and 400m (48.52)—Rosner secured his place atop the podium with three additional event victories. He dominated the 110m hurdles (14.47), discus (126-11.00 / 38.68m) and pole vault (15-05.00 / 4.70m) to lock in his championship performance. North Dakota's Malene Kollberg led the heptathlon, earning gold with standout performances in the 100m hurdles (14.19), high jump (5-06.50 / 1.69m) and javelin (105-00 / 32.02m). She also secured top-three finishes in the long jump (second – 18-00.25; 5.49m) and 200m (third – 24.98). Men's Champions CrownedDecathlon: Jack Rosner, St. Thomas | 6,997 pointsWomen's Champions CrownedHeptathlon: Malene Kollberg, North Dakota | 5,067 points Up NextChampionship action concludes Saturday with team titles on the line at the Lillibridge Track Complex. Both field and running events begin at 11 a.m. CT. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
