Pete Swanson

1 week ago | pdclarion.com | Pete Swanson

A recap of Oakland City University athletics from April 10-13:BASEBALL:Oakland City University baseball men are positioned to play for the River States Conference regular-season championship. By sweeping the past weekend’s three-game series with visiting Midway (Kentucky), the Mighty Oaks tied Indiana University Southeast for the league lead, each with a 15-2 River States record.

2 weeks ago | pdclarion.com | Pete Swanson

When Princeton-bred Jim Pegram canceled his Friday (April 4) flights back toward his boyhood upbringing because “I don’t like flying in a storm,” he speculated that the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes scheduled Saturday on the Keeneland race course in Lexington, Kentucky, would also be postponed. He turned out to be right. That $1.25 million Kentucky Derby prep race has been postponed to today (April 8).

2 weeks ago | pdclarion.com | Pete Swanson

A recap of the happenings in Oakland City University Athletics from April 3-6, 2025:What the Oakland City University Baseball team lost Friday in Charleston, West Virginia, they regained Saturday in Beckley, West Virginia. Having fallen out of the River States Conference lead when beaten 3-2 on Friday afternoon in Charleston’s GoMart BallPark, the Mighty Oaks regained it on Saturday afternoon by sweeping a doubleheader by scores of 13-2 and 7-2, respectively, in Beckley’s Linda K. Epley Park.

3 weeks ago | pdclarion.com | Pete Swanson

A recap of Oakland City University athletics from March 31-April 2:BASEBALL:The Oakland City University baseball team didn’t let down Tuesday when they stepped away from River States Conference play. Head Coach Andy Lasher’s Mighty Oaks broke away to a 4-0 lead after three innings, added five runs in the eighth for a 9-0 lead and finished as 9-5 winners over Kentucky Wesleyan at Owensboro’s Panther Park.

3 weeks ago | pdclarion.com | Pete Swanson

A recap of the happenings in Oakland City University Athletics from March 27-30, 2025:BASEBALLThe Oakland City University Baseball team is on a roll as they await today’s 5 p.m. home game against Kentucky State. Head Coach Andy Lasher’s Mighty Oaks raised their records to 23-10 overall and a league-leading 10-1 in the River States Conference by sweeping three games from visiting Rio Grande.