Baseball 2/28/2025 9:00:00 AM Chris Brannick

Central Oklahoma Travels To Emporia State

Bronchos Playing Three MIAA Games At ESU Saturday-Monday

EMPORIA, Kan. – Central Oklahoma continues a six-game MIAA opening road trip this weekend with a three-game series at Emporia State beginning Saturday afternoon.

The Bronchos are 10-4 on the season after the first month of play, and 1-2 in the MIAA after the first week of conference. Emporia State is 5-5 this season and also 1-2 in league play.

"Every team is good in this league and winning on the road is hard, so we're going to have to lock in and play every game with a lot of energy and focus," UCO head coach John Martin said. "We've played really well in some games, but not all of them. We're trying to get to a consistent level."

UCO opened the season 2-2 after the Edmond First Pitch Classic, then went 4-0 in Arkansas at the Henderson State Invitational. The Bronchos wrapped up non-conference play with a three-game sweep of Colorado Christian before dropping 2 of 3 at Washburn earlier this week in the conference opener.

The Bronchos do have two more non-cons mixed in the schedule. UCO hosts Arkansas Tech March 11 and visits Oklahoma Baptist April 29. Central Oklahoma returns home next weekend to host Pittsburg State in MIAA play March 7-9 at Wendell Simmons Field.

BRONCHOS AT THE PLATE

Central Oklahoma is hitting .265 as a team through 14 games played this season, with the Bronchos scoring 7.5 runs per game. UCO averages 8.7 hits per game, with 122 total hits and 64 extra-base hits through 14 games.

Grant Randall (.368) leads the team with 21 hits. Ty Chapman (.367) has 18 hits. Caden Robertson (.348) has 16 hits and a team-high four home runs. Carson Carpenter (.264) has 13 hits, including a team-high seven doubles.

Randall leads the Bronchos with 20 runs scored in 14 games. Robertson has a team-high 13 RBIs.

BRONCHOS ON THE MOUND

Central Oklahoma has a 5.25 team ERA, with the Bronchos giving up 79 runs (71 earned), through 14 games. Opponents hit .256 against the Bronchos, averaging 8.5 hits per game. UCO strikes out 9.6 batters per game.

Brett Pense leads the staff with 17.0 innings pitched. The sophomore right-handed starter is 1-0 this season with a 5.82 ERA and has a team-high 24 strikeouts. Brady Gilmore has four starts without a decision and has a 7.11 ERA with 12 2/3 innings pitched. Caleb Burchfield (5.63) and Danny Satterlee (6.30) both have three starts this season. Burchfield is 2-0 and Satterlee is 1-2.

Reliever Valek Cisneros has four saves in six appearances this season. He has 16 strikeouts in 7.1 innings. Cisneros has 23 career saves, one short of the UCO all-time record and two shy of the MIAA's career record.

ABOUT EMPORIA

Emporia State came to Edmond for opening weekend and went 3-0 in the Edmond First Pitch Classic. The Hornets went 1-3 at Henderson State's invite. After taking Week 3 off, ESU went 1-2 earlier this week in its three-game MIAA opening series at Pittsburg State.

UP NEXT

Central Oklahoma returns home next weekend to host Pittsburg State in MIAA play March 7-9 at Wendell Simmons Field.

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Players Mentioned

#32 Caleb Burchfield: P; 6' 3"; Senior; */R

#13 Ty Chapman: IF; 6' 3"; Senior; R/R

#39 Valek Cisneros: P; 6' 5"; Senior; */R

#28 Brady Gilmore: P; 6' 1"; Senior; */R

#12 Brett Pense: P; 6' 4"; Sophomore; */R

#47 Caden Robertson: OF; 6' 4"; Senior; R/L

#1 Grant Randall: UT; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#24 Danny Satterlee: P; 6' 3"; Sophomore; */R

Players Mentioned

#32 Caleb Burchfield
: 6' 3"; Senior; */R
: P

#13 Ty Chapman
: 6' 3"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#39 Valek Cisneros
: 6' 5"; Senior; */R
: P

#28 Brady Gilmore
: 6' 1"; Senior; */R
: P

#12 Brett Pense
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; */R
: P

#47 Caden Robertson
: 6' 4"; Senior; R/L
: OF

#1 Grant Randall
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: UT

#24 Danny Satterlee
: 6' 3"; Sophomore; */R
: P