Box Score
TULSA--Dennis
Bigley (Lancaster, Texas) struck out 10 batters in eight
innings of work and Oral Roberts University pounded out 13 hits in
a 7-0 win over Sacred Heart, Friday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.
Bigley (2-0) allowed just four hits
and walked two batters against the Pioneers, who were playing their
season opener. The right-handed junior struck out two batters in
the second, sixth and eighth innings before giving way to
Dane Towery (Mustang, Okla.) to start the ninth.
Towery then picked up where Bigley left off, striking out the side
to end the game.
The Golden Eagles (4-3) took a 2-0
lead in the first inning on a Boomer Welles
(Beverly Hills, Calif.) two-run single. ORU broke the game open
with a four-run fourth inning, getting a two-run double from
Grant Plumley (Lake Forest, Calif.) and a two-run
single from Jeff Tuttle (Orange, Calif.), chasing
Charles Ristano (0-1) from the game. Plumley delivered a sacrifice
fly in the eighth to complete the scoring.
The Pioneers never really
threatened, and only once did a Sacred Heart base runner reach
scoring position, that coming in the sixth when Brian Rojee doubled
and reached third on a wild pitch.
Plumley led ORU at the plate, going
3-for-4 with three RBI. Ryan Welborn (Yukon,
Okla.) was 3-for-4 with a stolen base, and Tuttle and Josh
Lex (Elk Grove, Calif.) each had two hits.
The Golden Eagles and Pioneers will
play a 12 noon doubleheader on Saturday after coaches from both
teams agreed to move Sunday's game due to the threat of rain.
--ORU--
