TULSA�€"Three different pitchers combined on a 7-hitter as Oral Roberts defeated Wichita State 3-2, Tuesday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Erik Crichton (2-0) limited the Shockers to two runs on six hits in 6.1 innings in his first start of the season. Chris Ashman and Sean Jarrett handled the latter innings, with Jarrett earning his second save.

ORU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Brendan Duffy reached second on an error and scored two batters later on an RBI single by Jake Kahaulelio for a 1-0 lead.

Wichita State tied the game in the fourth on an RBI single by Tyler Hill.

Neither team mounted much offense until the later innings. Chad Rothford's two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the sixth scored Kahaulelio and Kelly Minissale for a 3-1 lead.

Wichita State chased Crichton in the top of the seventh after a lead-off double, a one-out walk and an RBI single by Tyler Weber. Ashman relieved Crichton with one out and two on and induced a double-play groundout to end the threat.

Jarrett relieved Ashman in the top of the eighth and struck out four of the five batters he faced to preserve the win.

Kyle Touchatt (2-1) suffered the loss for Wichita State, allowing three runs on two hits in two-thirds on an inning.

Kahaulelio, Minissale and Rothford each had two hits as ORU was limited to only seven for the game.

Hill was the only player with more than one hit for the Shockers, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

The Golden Eagles travel to Wichita on Wednesday for a rematch with the Shockers at 7 p.m.

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