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OBU Baseball swept by Delta State

ARKADELPHIA – The 30th-ranked Ouachita Baptist University baseball team collected just eight hits in a pair of games Sunday afternoon as the Tigers were swept by Delta State, 11-0 and 7-2 in a Gulf South Conference West Division series at Rab Rodgers Field. In the…

Tigers trying to live up to expectations

Tiger baseball is off to a good start considering the expectations that have been thrown at team memebers after last year’s incredible run to the College World Series. The team is leaning heavily on its strong senior leadership. “I think that all of the seniors…

OBU Men’s tennis remains perfect with 9-0 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith

ARKADELPHIA – The seventh-ranked Ouachita Baptist University men’s tennis team remained perfect Friday night with a 9-0 victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith at the Heflin Tennis Center. The Tigers (10-0) took all three doubles matches, dropping a combined nine games. Jan Plewinski and Till Heilshorn defeated…

Women advance to South Region Championship

Domino Miller sank two shots at the free-throw line with 5.5 seconds left and Gianna Messina’s shot at the buzzer hit off the front iron as the Ouachita Baptist University women’s basketball team survived a tremendous comeback from No. 25 Tampa to defeat the Spartans,…

Lady Tigers headed to first ever regional tournament

After winning five games last year, the Lady Tigers set out to improve this season. They have gone above and beyond what they had hoped. The Lady Tigers are headed to the NCAA regional tournament for the first time Friday in Cleveland, Miss., and have…

Vining: Not just another name

When students go to a basketball game at Ouachita most say they are going to SPEC and do not pay attention to the actual name of the arena where the games are played or the story behind it. Bill Vining Podcast Series [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/viningworldgames.mp3[/podcast] Part 1:…

OBU men’s swimming fourth, women sixth after second round

HOUSTON, Texas – The Ouachita Baptist University men’s swimming team is fourth and the women sixth after the second round of the NCAA Division II National Championships Thursday at the CRWC Natatorium. The Ouachita women have 123 points after two rounds to take sixth. Drury…

OBU Swimming fifth after third round at Championships

HOUSTON, Texas – The Ouachita Baptist University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are fifth after the third round of the NCAA Division II National Championships Friday at the CRWC Natatorium. Drury leads the women’s field with 417 points. Wayne State is second with…