FORT WORTH, Texas �€" Oral Roberts University�€™s baseball team dropped a 10-8 decision after TCU scored five runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth on Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium.

 

The Golden Eagles (2-2) trailed early, 2-0, after the Horned Frogs scored a run in each of the first two innings off of ORU�€™s starter Marcus Tackett (Tulsa, Okla.).

 

ORU came back and scored two runs in the third inning. Jake Kahaulelio (Windsor, Calif.) knocked in the first run with a single. The Golden Eagles scored the tying run when Kahaulelio stole second forcing TCU�€™s catcher to make a play. Brendan Duffy (Glendale, Ariz.) stole home after TCU�€™s pitcher Chance Corgan misplayed the catchers throw to second.

 

With runners on the corner in the fifth, Kahaulelio doubled to left field scoring Kelly Minissale (Murphy, Texas). Brian Van Kirk (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) then grounded out scoring Duffy. Stephen Pearson (Petaluma, Calif.) singled in Kahaulelio for a 5-2 ORU lead.

 

With the game knotted at 5-all, Carter McQuigg (Miami, Okla.) led off the eighth inning with a solo home run for a 6-5 ORU lead.

 

TCU (5-1) rallied in the bottom half of the eighth, scoring five runs off of reliever Erik Crichton (Seal Beach, Calif.). With two outs and a runner on, Bryan Kervin hit a home run over the right field fence. After a double and walk in consecutive TCU at-bats, Austin Adams homered to left field for a 10-6 TCU lead.

 

Van Kirk and Chad Rothford (Fresno, Calif.) hit back-to-back home runs but ORU�€™s rally fell short after pitch-hitter Andrew Wells (Broken Arrow, Okla.) struck out to end the game.

 

TCU�€™s Derek VerHagen earned the win and Crichton was credited with the loss.

 

Tackett threw five and a third allowing five earned runs on 10 hits.

 

ORU and TCU conclude their series on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Lupton Stadium.

 

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