ORU athletics announces capital campaign for baseball stadium renovation

TULSA — The Oral Roberts University athletic department has announced an extensive renovation plan and launch of a capital campaign for the ORU baseball facility.

“This is a very exciting time for the ORU baseball program and ORU athletics,” ORU Athletic Director Tim Johnson said. “We have put together a comprehensive facility plan that will be one of the best in the country and will meet the needs of our baseball program to continue placing it at the forefront of the college baseball landscape by continued success and more trips to the College World Series.”

The extensive renovations will include new stadium seats, state-of-the-art locker room and player lounge, team kitchen, pitching lab, team meeting room and a fully-turfed field. The meeting room and pitching lab will be equipped with modern technology that will enhance player development.

In addition, the stadium concourse and facade will receive significant upgrades along with other stadium enhancements. A new padded fence was recently installed to enhance player safety on the field.

“What a truly historic time for ORU baseball,” ORU baseball coach Ryan Folmar said. ”These upgrades will help take our player development and recruitment to the next level as well as provide a new exciting experience for our fans. This project is a direct result of all the hard work our alumni and current players have put in throughout the 58 seasons of this program.”

The Golden Eagles are coming off a historic season that saw them post a program record (DI-era) 52 wins and advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1978. En route to its second trip to Omaha, Neb., ORU claimed its 26th conference regular season title and 27th conference tournament championship. Four players from the 2023 squad went on to hear their name called in the MLB Draft, while seven more signed professional contracts.