Oral Roberts University
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Name History:
| Oral Roberts University | 1965-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1966 | 6-9 | Lavoy Hatchett |
| 1967 | 21-15 | Lavoy Hatchett |
| 1968 | 14-8 | Lavoy Hatchett |
| 1969 | 9-16 | Val Tucker |
| 1970 | 17-21 | Herb Dallis |
| 1971 | 34-14 | Herb Dallis |
| 1972 | 33-18 | Herb Dallis |
| 1973 | 23-8 | Herb Dallis |
| 1974 | 24-22 | Herb Dallis |
| 1975 | 22-16 | Herb Dallis |
| 1976 | 27-18 | Herb Dallis |
| 1977 | 35-17 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1978 | 45-12 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1979 | 34-24 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1980 | 38-16 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1981 | 45-10-1 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1982 | 49-13 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1983 | 51-17 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1984 | 38-24 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1985 | 50-19 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1986 | 43-20 | Larry L. Cochell |
| 1987 | 48-19 | Gary Vaught |
| 1988 | 30-29 | Gary Vaught |
| 1989 | 36-18 | Gary Vaught |
| 1990 | 37-25 | Allan Barker |
| 1991 | 60-15 | Allan Barker |
| 1992 | 35-17-2 | Allan Barker |
| 1993 | 35-16 | Allan Barker |
| 1994 | 30-23 | Allan Barker |
| 1995 | 21-34 | Allan Barker |
| 1996 | 32-24 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 1997 | 26-30 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 1998 | 45-20 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 1999 | 46-15 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 2000 | 49-15 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 2001 | 48-13 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 2002 | 48-19 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 2003 | 41-20 | Sunny W. Golloway |
| 2004 | 50-11 | Rob Walton |
| 2005 | 42-20 | Rob Walton |
| 2006 | 41-16 | Rob Walton |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Michael W. Moore | Carnegie, OK | 1979-81 | 4/11/1982 |
| Michael P. Mason | Faribault, MN | 1980 | 9/13/1982 |
| George A. Bjorkman | Ontario, CA | 1976-78 | 7/10/1983 |
| Ronald J. (Jeff) Heathcock | Covina, CA | 1980 | 9/3/1983 |
| Thomas A. Nieto | Downey, CA | 1981 | 5/10/1984 |
| Raymond A. Krawczyk | Sewickley, PA | 1981 | 6/29/1984 |
| Ronald K. Meridith | San Pedro, CA | 1976-78 | 9/16/1984 |
| Keith A. Miller | Midland, MI | 1982-84 | 6/16/1987 |
| Todd E. Burns | Maywood, CA | 1982-84 | 5/31/1988 |
| Kelvin C. Torve | Rapid City, SD | 1979-81 | 6/25/1988 |
| Lawrence P. Casian | Lynwood, CA | 1984 | 9/9/1990 |
| Robert Zupcic | Pittsburgh, PA | 1985-87 | 9/7/1991 |
| Craig C. Colbert | Iowa City, IA | 1984-86 | 4/6/1992 |
| Keith V. Lockhart | Whittier, CA | 1985-86 | 4/5/1994 |
| Stephen R. Holm | Sacramento, CA | 2000-01 | 4/4/2008 |
| Michael T. Hollimon | Dallas, TX | 2005 | 6/9/2008 |
| Douglas H. Bernier | Santa Maria, CA | 2001-02 | 6/17/2008 |
| bold | member of Oral Roberts Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Midwestern City Conference | 1981-84 |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | 1985-87 |
| Mid-Continent Conference | 1998-date |
Highlights:
Midwestern City Conference (South Division) champion 1981-83... Midwestern City Conference tournament champion 1983...Midwestern Collegiate Conference (South Division) champion 1985-87... Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament champion 1985-87...Mid-Continent Conference champion 1999-07...Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion 1998-07
College World Series participant 1978...NAIA National Championship participant 1991…NAIA National Championship 2nd place 1991
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1977 | Bob Volk (ABCA) |
| 1978 | Bill Springman (The Sporting News) |
| 1981 | Mike Moore (The Sporting News) |
| 1981 | Tom Nieto (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1982 | Keith Mucha (Baseball America) |
| 1987 | Bob Zupcic (The Sporting News) |
| 1999 | Jeff Stallings (Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2004 | Dennis Bigley (ABCA) |
