The top pitcher on last season's Red Raven baseball team has announced his commitment to a Division 1 university.

 

Right-handed pitcher Ricky Hernandez will be playing baseball at Oral Roberts University, making the jump from JUCO to D1 after just one season.

 

Hernandez was impressive in his lone season as a Red Raven, tying the program record with nine wins in 14 starts. He ended the season with 81 strikeouts, and was a valuable presence for head coach Jake Martin, often working deep into games.

 

Oral Roberts is coming off the best season in school history, winning 52 games and earning a trip to the College World Series for the first time in the program's history.