University of Oklahoma Media Relations

Box Score

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oral Roberts starting pitcher Taylor McIntyre stifled the Oklahoma bats in a 5-1 loss to the Golden Eagles Tuesday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park. McIntyre only allowed one run on six hits in eight innings of work. The Sooners avoided their first shut out of the season by tagging the lefty for a run in the seventh inning. OU dropped their third straight contest to fall to 13-16 on the year as ORU improved its record to 15-13.

ORU scored all their runs in two innings with two coming in the second and three more added in the fifth. In the second, the Golden Eagles manufactured their runs with two outs. OU starting pitcher David Purcey (0-2) fanned two batters after placing two on base, however two straight walks forced in the first run and a passed ball that followed allowed a second run to score.

Purcey's lucky wasn't more favorable with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning either. The Golden Eagles placed their first three runners of the frame on with two hits and a walk and scored on a second consecutive walk. Purcey's night was finished following his second bases loaded walk of the game. He completed the night giving up five runs on four hits, walked five and struck out five more.

Junior Casey Brown entered the came and quickly got the first out on a fielder's choice that wiped out the run at the plate. However, the following two batters were able to connect and plate two more runs for Oral Roberts on a sacrifice fly to center field and a RBI-single.

Brown finished off the sixth and seventh frames and allowed only two more base runners the remainder of his stint. Sophomore Jarod McAuliff worked the final two scoreless innings and surrendered only two hits and struck out one.

Oklahoma senior center fielder Reggie Willits (1-for-4) singled home freshman designated hitter LaFringe Hayes (2-for-4), who had doubled in the previous at bat to lead off the seventh inning, for the Sooners' only run of the game.

Junior third baseman Jay Yaconetti (2-for-3) was the only other Sooner to have a promising night at the plate. Yaconetti singled and added two stolen bases in the third inning and collected another base hit in his final at bat in the eighth frame.

The Golden Eagle host Texas-Pan American this weekend at ORU's J.L. Johnson Stadium. First game of the three-game series starts on Friday at 7:00 p.m.