Baseball

OVERALL RECORD: 19-31, 10-18 Summit League (7th)
RPI: 250 of 300
FINAL RANKING: NR

  • Oakland ranked 14th in the nation in stolen bases per game (1.9) and led The Summit League with 95

  • Aaron Wick became the first player to throw a nine-inning, complete game shutout in Oakland's division I era

  • The Golden Grizzlies also ranked in the top-50 nationally in total stolen bases (25th), sacrifice flies (36th) and double plays per game (42nd)

  • Tommy Jablonski ranked 62nd in the NCAA with six sacrifice flies, he was also 90th nationally in doubles per game (.35)

  • Ryan Waldhart and Jablonski both earned first team All-Summit League honors

  • Jablonski's 15 doubles during the 2011 season ranked ninth best in school history. He also finished his career top-5 in career assists and eighth in games played

  • Jake Arendsen became the school's career leader in appearances with 76 over his four years

  • OU earned a road win over Michigan State, only the third win over MSU in school history

  • Todd Dunham and Tim Ryan both had 16 stolen bases, which tied for third most in The Summit League

  • Oakland had the third highest batting average in the league and struck out only 277 times, the second fewest in the league

  • OU finished the season with a 5-2 record against schools from the Mid-American Conference

  • Jeff Gorecki led Oakland with three saves and the Golden Grizzlies were third in the league with 10 saves this season

  • Waldhart finished his career seventh in career putouts and 10th in games played

  • OU placed 16 players on The Summit League All-Academic team, including four that earned Distinguished Scholar honors

All-Summit League:

Tommy Jablonski (1st team), Ryan Waldhart (1st team)

Academic All-Summit League:

Jake Arendsen, Dan Augustine, Brett Brindley, Aaron Cieslak, John Estes, Dan Gliot, Jeff Gorecki, Jason Hager, Nolan Jacoby, Kevin Korkate, Connor Mielock, Jacob Paulson, Tim Ryan, Craig Sacha, Aaron Wick, Alex Wierenga

The Summit League Commissioner's List of Excellence:

Jake Arendsen, Dan Augustine, John Estes, Dan Gliot, Jeff Gorecki, Jason Hager, Nolan Jacoby, Kevin Korkate, Connor Mielock, Tim Ryan, Craig Sacha, Aaron Wick, Alex Wierenga

The Summit League Athlete of the Week:

Mike Carson (May 2 – Position Player), Aaron Wick (Apr. 4 – Pitcher)