Trojans Open Busy Week with Midweek Series Against Oral Roberts

Little Rock begins a busy stretch of five games in six days on Tuesday with a two-game midweek series against a battle-tested Oral Roberts squad.

The teams will meet Tuesday and Wednesday at Gary Hogan Field, with both games scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. first pitch. Tuesday's game can be heard on 106.7 FM Buz2, and both contests will be available for streaming on ESPN+.

Game Info
Who: Little Rock (10-9) vs. Oral Roberts (10-9)
When: March 17–18
Where: Gary Hogan Field
Video: ESPN+
Radio: 106.7 Buz 2 (Tuesday only)
Live Stats: LRTrojans.com

Coach Speak
"They're a really good team, historically and currently. They play really good teams and took two out of three against Arkansas State, who might be the hottest team in the country right now," head coach Chris Curry said. "It's going to be a battle … they're very, very good."

Series History
• Oral Roberts leads the all-time series, 22-6, including a 7-3 mark at Gary Hogan Field.
• The Trojans have lost the last four meetings, with their last win over ORU coming on Feb. 21, 2021.
• Sixteen games in the series — including six of the last eight — have been decided by two runs or fewer, and four have gone to extra innings.

Scouting the Golden Eagles
• The Golden Eagles have made the NCAA Regionals seven times during Ryan Folmar's 14 seasons as head coach, including a trip to the College World Series in 2023.
• Oral Roberts has captured 26 regular-season conference titles, 28 conference tournament championships, and made 31 NCAA Regional appearances in its 60-year history.
• ORU has played a challenging 2026 schedule, including two games against Missouri State, three against Arkansas State, two at Dallas Baptist, and one at Arkansas.
• Tyler Brodrick leads the team with a .360 batting average, while Makani Tanaka paces the club in hits (22), home runs (3), and slugging percentage (.549).
• Three Golden Eagles pitchers have logged more than 20 innings: Easton Teel (26.1), Nathan Love (23.1), and Conner Johnson (22.1).

Trojan Report
• The Trojans plan to start Gage Haley on Tuesday and Nic Bronzini on Wednesday, though several bullpen arms are expected to see action.
• Nico Baumbach's home run at Samford on Saturday moved him within six of tying Tyler Williams' career program record of 30. His next homer will move him into third place in the record book.
• Ty Rhoades moved to third all-time in career hits (194) and fourth in games played (179) last weekend at Samford.
• Coach Curry needs just two wins to surpass Gary Hogan for the most coaching victories in program history.
• The Trojans are 6-3 this season when scoring first and 9-1 when leading after seven innings.
• Nolan Freund holds the team's longest active on-base streak, reaching safely in eight straight games.
• Kade Smith raised his batting average to .400 last weekend and leads the Trojans with 26 hits and seven doubles.