Grizzlies secure place in District 12

Senior Johnathon Jones and junior Keith Benson were chosen to be on the NABC District 12 league for 2010.

The 24 NABC All-District teams were chosen and voted on by members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. IUPUI’s Robert Glenn accompanies the Oakland stars on the District 12 first team as well as Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack from Butler.

The 240 chosen athletes are eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams.

Benson was also named as OU Student-Athlete of the week after his performance at the NCAA Tournament.

Xavier baseball team outruns OU

The OU baseball team split two games against the Xavier Musketeers last Saturday with a 2-1 win and 3-2 loss at Hayden Field.

Starting off the series, Oakland scored two runs off seven hits while Xavier scored one run on two hits. Freshman Mike Carson contributed to the win with a home run to left field in the top of the ninth.

In the second game, pitcher Russell Luxton allowed three hits and two runs in the final inning, only striking out one batter.

Xavier took the series 2-1. Oakland’s record rises to 3-8 after these games.