COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Oral Roberts' two-out rally in the ninth inning came up short as Houston handed the Golden Eagles a 4-2 defeat in an elimination game at the College Station NCAA Regional, ending ORU's season Saturday at Olsen Field.

Trailing 4-1, the Golden Eagles (41-20) loaded the bases with two outs against Houston's All-American closer Ryan Wagner (5-5) in the ninth. Grant Plumley singled home a run to make it a 4-2 game, but Houston shortstop Stuart Musslewhite made a diving stop on David Castillo's sharp grounder up the middle and forced Plumley at second to end the game.

ORU starter Dallas Martin (8-7) and Houston's Danny Zell each put up zeros on the board through the first five innings before Houston broke through with a run in the sixth. Hyung Cho's two-out RBI single scored Michael Bourn from second for a 1-0 Houston lead.

The game remained 1-0 until ORU tied it in the eighth. VanDerBosch led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. After Plumley struck out, Wagner relieved Zell and walked Castillo putting runners on first and second. VanDerBosch stole third as Wagner wild pitched Castillo to second, and VanDerBosch then scored on another Wagner wild pitch, tying the game at 1-1.

Houston (33-28) broke it open with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Cole Bruce knocked in a run with a single for a 2-1 Houston lead and after Brad Sullivan struck out and Gabe Lucas walked , Matt Farrington singled home Bruce and Lucas scored on a VanDerBosch error in centerfield, putting Houston up 4-1.

ORU collected 10 hits with VanDerBosch going 4-for-4. Plumley and Dennis Bigley each had two hits, but the Golden Eagles stranded 10 runners and ORU batters were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

Martin was strong in his final collegiate outing, allowing three runs on nine hits over 7.1 innings of work.