The OKWU Baseball Team has earned a chance to play for the 2011 NCCAA National Title. They will play a best of 3 game series starting tonight at 6:30pm at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
The Eagles won 3 straight pool play games the past 2 days to clinch a spot in the finals including games against #1 seed Southeastern University (FL), #8 seed Olivet Nazarene University (IL), and #4 seed Cedarville University (OH). Their last pool play game will start this morning at 11am versus #5 seed Malone University before the championship series begins. The championship series starts tonight and will continue tomorrow morning beginning at 10am.
There has been some outstanding play by all of the Eagle Baseball Team inlcuding Senior pitcher Chris Needham and Junior outfielder Cory Ford. Both of these guys earned a spot on the 2011 NCCAA Division 1 All-American 1st Team.