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2017 Sooner Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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SAC baseball tournament comes to OCU

Conference tournament championship to be held 1 p.m. May 8 in Chickasha, Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Top-ranked Oklahoma City University meets Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) at 11 a.m. Friday in the Sooner Athletic Conference baseball tournament at Jim Wade Stadium.
The Stars (41-8) host a four-team double-elimination bracket, while USAO will be the site for the other four-team bracket in the SAC Tournament.
The bracket winners will be decided 2 p.m. Sunday with an if-necessary game afterwards. The championship will be held 1 p.m. Monday, May 8 at USAO's Bill Smith Ballpark. Last year, USAO collected its first SAC baseball tournament title 4-2 over Wayland Baptist (Texas) on May 9, 2016 at Jim Wade Stadium.
OCU owns 11 SAC Tournament crowns. The Stars took the SAC regular-season championship for the first time since 2013, rising to No. 1 in the latest poll April 18 for the first time since the May 8, 2015 rankings after winning the SAC Tournament. The conference includes three ranked teams – No. 1 OCU, 13th-ranked Texas Wesleyan and 18th-ranked USAO.
Oklahoma City's Lane Milligan, a junior catcher-outfielder from Englewood, Colo., boasts of a .427 batting average, while Shaun Corso, a junior third baseman from Lancaster, Pa., has added a .399 average with eight home runs and 44 RBIs. Jared Baker, a senior outfielder from Edmond, Okla., paces OCU with 14 homers and 64 RBIs. Baker recently became OCU's career leader with 79 doubles.
Matt Young, a junior right-hander from Glendora, Calif., tops the Stars in earned run average (2.23) and strikeouts (95), while Mark Simon, a senior righty from Houston, leads the pitching staff with nine victories.
Admission to the tournament costs $7 for adults and $5 for students. Live stats and video will be available for the tournament games. Watch the live video stream for $8.95 a game or with a $19.95 tournament pass for games at OCU. Joel Reagan will call the action.
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
At Oklahoma City
Jim Wade Stadium
Friday's Games
Game 1: Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) at Oklahoma City, 11 a.m.
Game 2: Mid-America Christian vs. St. Gregory's, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 6
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 7
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m.
Game 7: If necessary, 6 p.m.
At Chickasha, Okla.
Bill Smith Ballpark
Friday's Games
Game 1: Texas Wesleyan vs. Wayland Baptist (Texas), 11 a.m.
Game 2: Southwestern Christian at USAO, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 6
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 7
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m.
Game 7: If necessary, 6 p.m.
Monday, May 7
Championship
At Chickasha, Okla.
Bill Smith Ballpark
Bracket winners, 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Shaun Corso

#2 Shaun Corso

INF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Lane Milligan

#3 Lane Milligan

C/OF
6' 2"
Senior
L/R
Matt Young

#32 Matt Young

RHP
6' 4"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Shaun Corso

#2 Shaun Corso

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
INF
Lane Milligan

#3 Lane Milligan

6' 2"
Senior
L/R
C/OF
Matt Young

#32 Matt Young

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
RHP