TULSA—Oral Roberts University survived a nearly two-and-half hour rain delay to down Centenary, 11-4, in game one of a Summit League doubleheader, Saturday at J.L. Johnson Stadium. Game two was suspended in the bottom of the fourth with ORU leading 3-1, and will be resumed on Sunday.

The Golden Eagles (19-9, 9-0 Summit) scored five runs in the first inning off Centenary (23-8, 6-3) starter Boone Whiting (4-2), who allowed the first three batters to reach base. Johnny Roberts forced home the first run on catcher's interference, and P.J. Sequeira followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.

Michael Notaro ripped an RBI single to make it 3-0, and an error by right-fielder Clifford Shepard allowed another run to score for a 4-0 ORU lead. A Colby Price sacrifice fly capped the scoring at 5-0.

ORU added to its lead in the second inning. Seth Furmanek laced a one-out, RBI double for a 6-0 lead, and Notaro followed three batters later with a run-scoring single to make it 7-0. Colby Price knocked a two-run double to make it 9-0.

While ORU's offense was piling up the runs, Lamontagne (3-2) was in control on the mound. The senior right-hander retired the game's first eight batters and 12 of the first 13 before allowing a lead-off single in the fifth. After the single, Lamontagne hit a batter and allowed a one-out, RBI single to Morgan Brian for Centenary's first run.

In the sixth, Centenary loaded the bases with one out before Lamontagne struck out Tell Ross in a driving rain, and the umpiring crew called for the tarp. A two hour, 24 minute delay ensued.

Once the rain delay ended, Cliff Shepard greeted reliever Spender Roberts with a two-run double, trimming ORU's lead to 10-3. Tim Deering plated a run with a grounder to second to make it 10-4, but Roberts got out of the inning when Jeff Schaffert hit a come-backer.

Juan Martinez belted a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to give ORU an 11-4 edge. Roberts and Chandler Griffin kept the Gents in check over the final three innings to preserve the win.

ORU rapped 11 hits against the Gents, with Sequeira and Notaro collecting three apiece.

The teams will resume play from the suspended game at 1 p.m., Sunday. The fourth and final game of the series will begin approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the suspended contest.

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