April 7, 2023

Oklahoma City, OK – On Friday evening at the Jim Wade Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the No. 24 Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) Lions baseball team faced the Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars in a Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) series opener 

Lions Review: 

The SAGU Lions were bested by the Oklahoma City Star 0-9. The OCU Stars put up an excellent pitching effort against the Lions team.

The Lions' difficulties during the game were additionally exacerbated by their three total fielding errors during the day.

For SAGU, Bryson Collins contributed two hits, Craig Venable, Ryan Saxton, and Andrew Ortiz each added one hit during their at-bats.

The game saw base stealer Bryson Collins, who leads the Sooner Athletic Conference, succeed in his attempt at stealing a base.

PITCHING

Batters faced: Matthew Hickey (20) , Armando Hernandez (6) , Ryan Avalos (2) , Kaden Kneip (3) , Davion Calhoun (5) , Hamilton Moye (8)

HBP: Matthew Hickey , Kaden Kneip , Davion Calhoun (3)

Pitches-Strikes: Matthew Hickey (71-38), Armando Hernandez (28-13), Ryan Avalos (5-2), Kaden Kneip (13-3), Davion Calhoun (9-5), Hamilton Moye (39-26)

Cornacchione's Corner 

"Good lessons to learn and adjustments to make heading into an important conference weekend doubleheader," said SAGU head baseball coach Matt Cornachione.

The Next Step 

On Saturday, April 8th, Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) will face Oklahoma City University in a doubleheader to close their road series. 

As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.