University Oakland University Nickname Golden Grizzlies Conference Horizon League | Location Rochester, MI Colors Black and Gold Home ground Oakland Baseball Field | |
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Head coach Jacke Healey & Colin Kaline (1st year) Home stadium Oakland University Baseball Field
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The Oakland Golden Grizzlies baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, United States. The team is a member of the Horizon League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Oakland University Baseball Field in Rochester, Michigan. The Golden Grizzlies are coached by co-head coaches Jacke Healey and Colin Kaline. They were named as co-head coaches in July 2016.
Oakland won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) league championship in 1978.
Major League Baseball
Oakland has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. Don Kirkwood is the only OU player to have played in Major League Baseball. He played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays from 1974–1978.