Box Score

TULSA, Okla. -- Ryan Welborn knocked in the tying run in the ninth and later scored the game winner as Oral Roberts rallied past Southwest Missouri State for a 2-1 win, Tuesday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Down 1-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth, ORU (5-7) rallied behind some clutch hitting and a key defensive mistake by SMS (7-4). Scott Campbell led off with a single against reliever Shaun Marcum (0-2), and later stole second base as Andy Hargrove struck out. Welborn then laced a single over leftfielder Clay Wheeler's head, tying the game at one.

Pinch hitter Ande Collup singled Welborn to third. Centerfielder Matt VanDerBosch tapped the ball up the first base line for a single, and SMS first baseman Scott Nasby dropped the throw in a collision with VanDerBosch, allowing Welborn to score the winning run from third, making a winner out of Justin Ramsey (1-0) who threw 2.2 innings of one-hit relief.

Prior to the ninth, the game was a pitching duel between ORU's Taylor McIntyre and Southwest Missouri's Rick Wilson. The lefties held each opposing offense in check until the Bears broke through for an unearned run in the seventh.

McIntyre, a freshman making his first collegiate start, was solid in his 6.1 innings of work, allowing six hits and one run while striking out four and walking three. Wilson was equally impressive, scattering four hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking three.

Grant Plumley led ORU's offense with a 3-for-4 day, while Dennis Bigley went 2-for-4. Marcum, playing shortstop, and Chad Woodmansee each collected two hits for SMS.

The Golden Eagles return to action when they visit Kansas, 4 p.m., Friday. The Golden Eagles and Jayhwaks resume their three-game series with games Saturday and Sunday in Tulsa.