Oklahoma Sooners baseball team loses opening game in NCAA tournament

The Oklahoma Sooners college baseball team lost their opening game in the NCAA college baseball tournament, falling to Dallas Baptist in ten innings, 3-2.

Oklahoma Sooners ace pitcher Michael Rocha started the game and pitched a solid 7.1 innings, giving up five hits and one run while striking out three batters. However the Dallas Baptist college baseball team would not give in.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the ninth inning, the Patriots Austin Elkins drove in the tying run off Dillon Overton, in the pitchers only hit given up in one inning of play. Jordan John came into the 10th inning and had a lot of trouble. John, in 0.1 official innings of play, gave up three hits and the go-ahead run to Jason Krizan on a deep infield single.

“Michael won those games early in the year because we scored runs,” said Oklahoma Sooners college baseball coach Sunny Golloway. “We scored runs in the Big 12 against some really talented pitchers. There’s no excuse. They pitched, they played well and they got timely hits. They deserved to win today; there’s no doubt.”

Tyler Ogle gave the Oklahoma Sooners their first lead of the afternoon with a two-out single in the seventh that scored Cale Ellis. It was the second time in the game Ellis scored, as Garrett Buechele drove him home with a 5th inning hit.

This game marks the second time this college baseball season that the Oklahoma Sooners lost to Dallas Baptist. Back on April 19, the Patriots also beat the Sooners by a 3-2 score.

Dallas Baptist pitcher Brandon Williamson started in both wins over the Oklahoma Sooners, this time going nine innings while giving up seven hits and two runs. He struck out seven Sooners batters.

The Oklahoma Sooners now head into the loser’s bracket of the college baseball College World Series to take on Oral Roberts on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

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Gabrielse named dean of College of Fine Arts at OBU :: Baptist ...

SHAWNEE—Ken Gabrielse, worship and music specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, has been named dean of Oklahoma Baptist University’s Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts, President David W. Whitlock announced, May 27.

Gabrielse, 53, succeeds Paul Hammond, who announced his retirement this spring after serving as dean for 25 years, since 1986.

“We are pleased to welcome Ken Gabrielse to OBU and look forward to working with him to advance the mission of Christ-centered liberal arts education, particularly as that mission takes shape through our excellent fine arts programs,” Whitlock said.

As dean of the College of Fine Arts, Gabrielse will direct the instructional and administrative activities of the Division of Art, the Division of Communications and the Division of Music.

“Ken Gabrielse brings a wealth of academic and professional experience to the position of dean of the Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts,” said Stan Norman, provost and executive vice president for campus life. “His commitment to excellence in all things has marked his areas of professional service both in the academy and the church.”

Gabrielse attended Phillips University in Enid for two years before earning a bachelor’s degree at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., with a degree in church music and music education. He earned a master’s degree and a doctorate at New Orleans Seminary with a specialization in conducting. He previously served as chairman of the Division of Church Music Ministries and professor of church music at the seminary. As a tenured professor, he directed and taught Seminary Chorus (SATB), Seminarians (TTBB) and Handbell Choir; all levels of conducting courses, including classes and private lessons; and Choral Techniques, Choral Literature, Jazz Ensemble, Music Theory, Music History and Worship Planning and Leadership courses.

“Gabrielse has a breadth of understanding of and deep appreciation for Christian liberal arts, and I am confident that he will build upon and enhance the great fine arts programs for which OBU is renown in the tradition of Angell, James D. Woodward and Hammond,” Norman said. “He is a visionary and creative leader, and we believe he is the right person to lead the College of Fine Arts at Oklahoma Baptist University to the next level of Christian, academic excellence.”

In his role at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) since August 2008, Gabrielse has provided training for music leaders in Southern Baptist churches in Oklahoma. He has helped lead several specialty events and conducted performing groups for music leaders in the BGCO including the Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma, a 300-voice men’s choir; Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma, a 400-voice women’s choir; and Oklahoma Baptist Symphony, a full, auditioned symphony.

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