TULSA--Brian Hanson (Kelseyville, Calif.) drove in five runs and Michael Hollimon (Dallas, Texas) homered and knocked in four as No. 24 Oral Roberts capped a series sweep of Missouri Southern with a 13-4 win, Sunday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Nick Jones (Broken Arrow, Okla.) picked up the win for the Golden Eagles, allowing three runs on six hits over 6.0 innings. Jones (1-0) struck out three and walked two.

Missouri Southern (0-3) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Consecutive lead-off singles by Brett Velliquette and Kyle Knight were followed by a wild pitch, a ground out and a sacrifice fly as the Lions gained their first and only lead of the series.

But ORU (3-0) came right back with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Hanson drove in the first two runs with a double and Jon Tackett (Tulsa, Okla.) knocked in Hanson two batters later for a 3-0 ORU lead.

The Golden Eagles scored three more runs in the bottom of the second. Tim Torres (Rocklin, Calif.) scored Brian Aguailar (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) with a sac fly and Hanson doubled in Kevin Lamb (Owasso, Okla.) and Hollimon as ORU grabbed a 6-0 lead.

After the Lions cut ORU's lead to 6-3 with a single run in the third, Hollimon gave the Golden Eagles an 8-3 lead in the bottom of the inning with a two-run single.

Hollimon's two-run homer in the fifth inning gave ORU a 10-3 advantage, and the Golden Eagles added singles runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings for the final margin.

Hanson went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Hollimon was 2-for-2 with three runs, three steals and two walks. Tackett and Aguailar each had two hits, with Tackett getting an RBI and Aguailar scoring twice.

Velliquette and Jeff Taylor each had two hits for Missouri Southern.

The Golden Eagles return to action when they visit No. 10 Baylor for a three-game series, beginning 6 p.m., Friday in Waco, Texas.

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