Feb. 28, 2013

GAMES 5, 6, 7 - Oakland (0-4) at Kansas State (3-3) Manhattan, Kan. - Mar. 2-3
Ballpark	Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) Dimensions (340-375-400-375-320)
Team Info	Oakland Webguide / Kansas State Webguide
Live Stats	Gametracker:
Coverage (Radio and Video) (Radio is free, Video has a fee)	Game 1 - Audio Link Game 2 - Audio Link / Video Link Game 3 - Audio Link / Video Link
Weekend Schedule	Game 1 - Saturday, Mar. 2 - 2 p.m. Game 2 - Sunday, Mar. 3 - 1 p.m. Game 3 - Sunday, Mar. 3 - 3:30 p.m. (approximate)
Tentative Rotation	J. Hager (0-0), 8.31 ERA vs N. Williams (0-1), 1.46 ERA J. Paulson(0-1), 5.40 ERA vs J. Flattery (0-1), 10.50 ERA T. Koons (0-1), 6.00 ERA vs M. Wivinis (0-0), 5.40 ERA
Websites	OUgrizzlies.com / KStateSports.com
Series / Last Meeting	First meeting
Social Media	Follow Baseball on Facebook and Twitter

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The Oakland baseball team (0-4) will play a modified schedule when it takes on Kansas State (3-3) in a three-game series at Tointon Family Stadium over the weekend. The Golden Grizzlies and Wildcats will play a single game on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. ET, followed by a doubleheader on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. ET.

Golden Grizzlies Notes

• This is the first meeting between Oakland and Kansas State
• The Golden Grizzlies are 0-7 against current members of the Big 12 conference, going 0-4 against Kansas and 0-3 against Oklahoma
• OU is 21-12 over the last 33 games carrying over from last season
• The Golden Grizzleis have opened up against an opponent from a power six conference in each of the last three seasons, facing teams from the SEC, Big 12, SEC/Big East and ACC
• Transfer Jared Theisen began his OU career by going 5-for-14 at the plate, with a team-best three RBIs over the weekend. He was also 2-for-3 on the base paths
• Robby Enslen showed no signs of a sophomore slump against Maryland, going 5-for-13 at the plate for a .385 batting average and a .462 slugging percentage
• The Black and Gold showed impressive plate discipline in the second game of the season, drawing nine walks. Nolan Jacoby drew three free passes by himself in that game
• The Golden Grizzlies return to the field after the most successful season in The Summit League, which saw the team finish 15-6 and second in the league standings
• Jason Hager is back and will start the season opener after leading OU with 65 strikeouts last season and posting a perfect 4-0 record in Summit League play with four complete games
• Russell Luxton returns to the bump after posting a Summit League best 10 saves last season
• Several Oakland players were recognized in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com preseason release, including Mike Carson (Best Pure Hitters, Most Feared Hitter and Biggest Power Threat), Jake Morton (Best Defensive Cather and Best Base Runner) and Hager (Most Underrated Pitcher)
• CollegeBaseballInsider.com picked OU as the team to beat in The Summit League
• The Golden Grizzlies will host the 2013 Summit League Baseball Championship
• John Musachio is the 2012 Summit League Coach of the Year
• Morton was named All-Summit League second team last season
• Tim Koons was an All-Star this summer in the Florida Collegiate Summer League
• OU returns six starting position players from last season and five pitchers

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