CORAL GABLES,
Fla. �€" No. 8 Miami scored 17 runs on 17 hits as the
Hurricanes handed Oral Roberts University a 17-6 defeat, Friday at
Mark Light Stadium.
Miami (24-7) scored
three runs in the bottom of the first off ORU starter Taylor McIntyre
(Edmond, Okla.). Two runs scored on a walk, a single and a
sacrifice fly, and first baseman Brendan Katin followed with a solo
home run for a 3-0 lead.
The Golden Eagles
(13-12) plated a run in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by
catcher Brian
Aguailar (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), trimming Miami's lead
to 3-1. But the Hurricanes answered with five runs in the bottom of
the inning. A two-run single by Katin gave Miami a 6-1 lead and
chased McIntyre (2-6) from the game. Catcher Eddy Rodriguez then
greeted reliever Matt Hancock (Okmulgee, Okla.) with a two-run
double for an 8-1 advantage.
Designated hitter
Rene Recio
(Corpus Christi, Texas) and centerfielder Tim Torres (Rocklin,
Calif.) hit back-to-back doubles to start the fourth and third
baseman Jon
Tackett (Tulsa, Okla.) drove in Torres with a ground out
as ORU closed to within 8-3. But again Miami answered in the bottom
of the inning, scoring four runs and grabbing a 12-3 lead.
Recio pulled ORU within
13-5 with a two-run triple in the fifth and after Miami made it
14-5 with a run in the bottom of the fifth, a bases-loaded walk to
Torres in the seventh pulled ORU within 14-6 but that was as close
as the Golden Eagles got.
Miami starter Ricky
Orta (6-2) picked up the win despite allowing five runs on six hits
over 6.0 innings of work. McIntyre gave up eight runs in 1.2
innings on five hits and three walks in taking the loss. ORU
reliever Justin
Edwards (Muldrow, Okla.) struck out five batters in 3.1
innings, allowing one earned run on five hits.
Recio finished the game
2-for-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored. Second baseman
Brian Hanson
(Kelseyville, Calif.) was 2-for-5 and Torres drove in two runs.
Miami second baseman
Walter Diaz paced the Hurricanes, going 4-for-5 with three
runs.
The Golden Eagles and
Hurricanes play game three of their series at 6 p.m., Saturday.
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