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ORU Heads East as No. 3 Seed in Clemson Regional

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TULSA — Oral Roberts University, which won its eight consecutive Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Championship last Saturday, will serve as the No. 3 seed in the Clemson Regional, which will be held on June 3-6 on the campus of Clemson University.

The Golden Eagles, who are appearing in their eighth-straight NCAA tourney and are making their 17th NCAA appearance overall, will square off against No. 2 seed College of Charleston in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. The host Tigers will face fourth-ranked North Carolina A&T in the other first-round game.

ORU (40-18, 22-2 Mid-Con) is 20-32 all-time in NCAA post-season play, including an appearance in the 1978 College World Series. The Golden Eagles feature a dominating pitching staff which owns a 2.86 ERA entering regional play. The staff is led by Mid-Con Pitcher and co-Player of the Year Dennis Bigley (Lancaster, Texas), a senior right-hander who leads the Mid-Con in ERA (1.47), wins (11), complete games (7), shutouts (5) and opponent's batting average (.188). He is ORU's and the Mid-Con's all-time victories leader with 41 and is one of 25 pitchers in NCAA history to post 40 career wins.

Offensively, the Golden Eagles are led by 2005 Mid-Con co-Player of the Year Michael Hollimon (Dallas, Texas). He leads the Mid-Con in runs scored (64), home runs (13), RBI (53) and total bases (125). Hollimon was also selected as the Mid-Con Tournament MVP after posting a .333 batting average with six runs scored and four RBI during the three-day Championship.

ORU was 4-7 against nationally-ranked teams this season, including a split in a four-game series at Miami (Fla.). The Golden Eagles also picked up victories over nationally-ranked Baylor (9-3) and Wichita State (4-1) this season. ORU has faced seven teams in the NCAA field, posting a 7-9 record.