TULSA, Okla. �€" Jeremy Hefner (Stigler, Okla.) pitched seven scoreless innings while only allowing one hit as Oral Roberts University�€™s baseball team rolled to a 12-0 defeat of Penn State University, on Thursday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Hefner, a junior righthander, struck out seven and only allowed a double by PSU�€™s Mike Deese in the second inning to improve to 3-0 on the year.

ORU (8-9) scored six runs in the second inning off PSU�€™s starter Ryan Stobart. Chad Rothford (Fresno, Calif.) led off the inning with a double down the left field line. Jake Kahaulelio (Windsor, Calif.) plated Rothford with a double of his own. Carter McQuigg (Miami, Okla.) followed Kahaulelio with a two-run home run to center field for his team-leading fifth home run.

Kelly Minissale (Murphy, Texas) singled in Adam Younger (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Brian Van Kirk (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) knocked in two with a double as ORU led 6-0 after two innings.

The Golden Eagles stretched their lead to 9-0 over Penn State (2-10) in the third inning. Mcquigg singled to score Stephen Pearson (Petaluma, Calif.) for the first run of the inning. Younger and Pat Warfle (Melbourne, Fla.) plated the other two runs in ORU�€™s three-run third inning.

ORU tallied three more runs in the fifth to go up, 12-0. Younger brought in a run after grounding out and then Warfle hit a two-run home to center field.

Dale Reneau (Oklahoma City, Okla.) finished the game from the mound for the Golden Eagles, allowing two hits while fanning four batters in 2.0 innings of work.

Warfle and McQuigg led the Golden Eagle attack with three RBI each and Younger had two RBI. Kahaulelio went 2-for-3 and scored three runs.

Penn State used five different pitchers in the loss.

ORU and Penn State return to play the middle game of the three-game set tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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