With an outright district title on the line, Oak Ridge needed starting pitcher Luken Baker to be at his best against rival College Park. The big man delivered.… Read more “Baseball: Baker, Oak Ridge defeat College Park, claim 16-6A title”
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Baseball: Oak Ridge’s Luken Baker is Top MLB Prospect in Houston
Oak Ridge star Luken Baker looks like Houston Texan J.J. Watt on the baseball diamond. At 6-foot-5, 255-pounds. Baker is the top two-way Major League Baseball prospect in… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge’s Luken Baker is Top MLB Prospect in Houston”
Baseball: Baker, Oak Ridge top Conroe
Luken Baker isn’t going to see a lot of good pitches. The decorated Oak Ridge power hitter often has a game plan specifically designed around limiting the… Read more “Baseball: Baker, Oak Ridge top Conroe”
Baseball: Lessons from 2014 leave War Eagles wary
Oak Ridge is rolling, taking a 4-0 District 16-6A record into this week, but a lot can slow a team’s roll. The War Eagles found that out… Read more “Baseball: Lessons from 2014 leave War Eagles wary”
Baseball: War Eagles erupt in win over Highlanders
Luken Baker’s lead-off solo home run set the tone early for the Oak Ridge War Eagles as they scored four runs in the opening frame, en route… Read more “Baseball: War Eagles erupt in win over Highlanders”
Baseball: Oak Ridge takes down College Park with walk-off hit, 5-4
While College Park fans could call it gut wrenching, the players and fans in Oak Ridge attire simply called it a win. With four runs in the… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge takes down College Park with walk-off hit, 5-4”
Baseball: War Eagles rally, walk-off past Cavaliers
A furious rally in the bottom of the seventh inning saw the Oak Ridge War Eagles score four runs to walk-off with a 5-4 district home win… Read more “Baseball: War Eagles rally, walk-off past Cavaliers”
Baseball: Feltman’s solid outing gives Oak Ridge 5-2 win over Conroe
Despite admitting to his coach that he “didn’t have his best stuff,” Durbin Feltman threw 5 1/3 innings of one-run baseball to help Oak Ridge down Conroe… Read more “Baseball: Feltman’s solid outing gives Oak Ridge 5-2 win over Conroe”
Baseball: Oak Ridge wins big over Caney Creek
Batters for Oak Ridge didn’t need to do much on a chilly Friday night against Caney Creek because the Panthers did most of their work for them… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge wins big over Caney Creek”
Baseball: Oak Ridge looks for big things from big players
Much of the Oak Ridge baseball team’s success this season will be predicated on the performance of their senior leaders. Good thing for them they’ve got plenty… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge looks for big things from big players”
Baseball: Oak Ridge downs Magnolia 4-1 to grab season opener
With MLB scouts filling the stands, the Oak Ridge War Eagles baseball team picked up its first win of the 2015 season as the War Eagles defeated… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge downs Magnolia 4-1 to grab season opener”
Baseball: Oak Ridge riding power-hitting pitcher
After wowing MLB stars last year, Oak Ridge senior Baker returns to try to lift War Eagles to new heights The final trio to hit includes senior… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge riding power-hitting pitcher”
Oak Ridge athletes celebrate college signings
Eight Oak Ridge student-athletes gathered in the school’s gymnasium on Wednesday morning to celebrate their college signings together with teammates, coaches, family members and friends. click here… Read more “Oak Ridge athletes celebrate college signings”
Baseball: Baker’s power display toast of Oak Ridge
Luken Baker had the Oak Ridge baseball community fired up this week with an impressive display of power. The incoming senior DH/pitcher smashed seven home runs Monday… Read more “Baseball: Baker’s power display toast of Oak Ridge”
Baseball: DeLaFuente powers Klein Collins past Oak Ridge
Less than 24 hours after Klein Collins pitcher Jake Jarvis willed the Tigers to a Game 2 victory over Oak Ridge, his teammate, Angel DeLaFuente, did the… Read more “Baseball: DeLaFuente powers Klein Collins past Oak Ridge”
Baseball: Oak Ridge stuns The Woodlands, clinches playoff spot
In a baseball game they absolutely had to have, the Oak Ridge War Eagles came into Scotland Yard and earned one of the biggest wins in school… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge stuns The Woodlands, clinches playoff spot”
Baseball: (video) College Park-Oak Ridge Baseball
College Park traveled to Oak Ridge in a District 14-5A baseball game on Thursday, March 13, 2014. The Oak Ridge War Eagle baseball team came into Thursday’s… Read more “Baseball: (video) College Park-Oak Ridge Baseball”
Baseball: Oak Ridge, College Park set to square off in 14-5A
Only three runs separated Oak Ridge and College Park on the diamond last season. And if the two games they played in 2013 are any indication of… Read more “Baseball: Oak Ridge, College Park set to square off in 14-5A”
