TULSA -- Kelly Minissale struck out a career-high eight batters in a complete-game effort as Oral Roberts University swept the season series from Arkansas, defeating the Razorbacks 12-2 on Tuesday night at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The Golden Eagles improved to 25-8 on the year with the win while Arkansas fell to 19-16.

Ben Petralli extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a 1-for-2 effort and three RBI while Ryan Groth knocked in three runs as well. Brian Van Kirk went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored.

Arkansas threatened in the first with runners on second and third and one out, but Minissale (1-1) was able to get the Golden Eagles out of the inning without any damage.

The Golden Eagles grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, all with two outs. Van Kirk lined a double down the field line to score Petralli for ORU's first run. Groth followed with a double of his own to plate Van Kirk then David Genao drove in Groth on an RBI single to the gap in right center.

ORU plated two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. The Golden Eagles were able to load the bases off Arkansas' Kendall Korbal (0-5). Petralli plated the two runs by continuing to swing a hot bat with a two-run single to left field.

The Golden Eagles had a big inning in the sixth, sending 10 batters to plate and plating six runs to take a 11-0 advantage. Brendan Duffy and Minissale had back-to-back bases loaded walks to score the first two runs. Petralli added an RBI sacrifice fly and then Duffy scored on a wild pitch by Arkansas' Chad Pierce. Groth capped off the scoring for the home team with a two-run double down the left field line.

Arkansas finally got on the board off Minissale in the top of the seventh on an RBI groundout by Jacob House.

Brian Van Kirk slugged his team-leading eighth home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth off Arkansas reliever Evan Cox as ORU led 12-1.

Minissale set new career-highs with nine innings pitched and eight strike outs while scattering nine hits in a winning effort.

Korbal threw a season-high 4.1 innings, allowing six hits and five runs while taking the loss for the Razorbacks.

The Golden Eagles reached base on seven walks compared to one walk from Arkansas.

Duffy scored two runs for ORU but snapped his season-long 16-game hitting streak by going 0-for-3.

ORU returns to Summit League action this weekend with a four-game set against Western Illinois at J.L. Johnson Stadium. First pitch on Friday is at 7 p.m. with live stats, video streaming and audio available at www.ORUGoldenEagles.com.

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