SAN ANTONIO, TX--All-American Dennis Bigley (Lancaster, Texas) pitched six shutout innings on the mound and drove in a career-high seven runs at the plate in leading Oral Roberts University to an 11-0 win over Southwest Missouri State at the Alamo City Irish Baseball Classic.

Bigley (3-0) scattered five hits and struck out two batters in his six innings of work in gaining his 33rd career victory. Bigley is now one win shy of tying Michael Rogers atop both the ORU and Mid-Continent Conference all-time wins list.

At the plate, Bigley got the Golden Eagles' (7-5) offense rolling with a bases loaded, three-run double in the top of the fourth. Jon Tackett (Tulsa, Okla.) followed Bigley's double with an RBI single for a 4-0 ORU lead.

Bigley was at it again in the top of the fifth, driving in three more runs with another bases loaded double as ORU took a 7-0 lead.

ORU took a 10-0 lead in the sixth, tanks in part to a couple of errors, two walks and a sacrifice fly. Bigley drove in the first run on an error by the Bears' (4-7) third baseman, Ricky Rivera (Santa Isabel, P.R.) drew a bases loaded walk for the second run and Kevin Lamb (Owasso, Okla.) plated ORU's third run with a sacrifice fly.

Tackett belted a solo home run in the seventh, his first of the season, for ORU's final run.

The Golden Eagles pounded out 10 hits and also drew a season-high 10 walks on the day. Bigley finished 2-for-5 with two runs and seven RBI, while Brian Hanson (Kelseyville, Calif.) was 2-for-5 with three runs. Tackett was 2-for-3 with two RBI and catcher Brian Aguailar (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) was 2-for-5.

The Golden Eagles continue play in the Alamo City Irish Baseball Classic when they face Texas-San Antonio at 5:30 p.m.

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