ORU baseball has unique reward for players who get on base

Oral Roberts pitcher Dalton Patten, center right, celebrates with teammates after defeating Oregon in the deciding game of the NCAA Super Regional at PK Park in Eugene Sunday, June 11, 2023. Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Oral Roberts baseball team has unique reward for players who get on base

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 6/15/23

Oral Roberts baseball has developed their own (much tastier) version of the Turnover Chain.

The Golden Eagles went viral during a recent Super Regional game against Oregon over their unusual rewards for players who successfully get on base — the first base coach gives them gummy worms. ESPN cameras showed that it happened at least twice (after a Drew Stahl single in the second inning and after a Jonah Cox base hit in the third).

What the WORM is going on with Oral Roberts?#RoadToOmaha x ESPN / @ORUBaseball pic.twitter.com/g0KarkK4al

— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 10, 2023

It turns out however that the treat in question is actually a Twin Snake (a similar gummy candy made by Haribo). First baseman Jake McMurray and coach Jimmy Turk (the one handing out the sweet snacks) explained during a recent interview how the tradition came about. They say that it started on a 2021 team road trip and has stuck on ever since as a way of keeping the players loose and engaged.

Jake McMurray and Coach Turk explain story behind the first base twin snakes gummies @ORUBaseball pic.twitter.com/FFar4oVD87

— BARSTOOL ORAL (@Barstool_ORU) June 13, 2023

Whatever the origin story, it is definitely working for Oral Roberts. They ended up defeating Oregon in the Super Regional series to advance to the College World Series in Omaha as a No. 4 seed, where Oral Roberts will open up play on Friday against TCU.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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