Box Score
TULSA, Okla. - It was an historic afternoon for
the Oral Roberts baseball team as they knocked off No. 23 Central
Arkansas, 8-1, to win its first ever Southland Conference game. The
victory also snapped an 11-game losing skid for the Golden
Eagles.
The Golden Eagles (6-15, 1-0) and Bears (18-4, 0-1) go at it
against on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., weather permitting.
With scouts in the stands, Alex
Gonzalez had a solid afternoon on the bump for the Golden
Eagles, going eight full innings, fanning eight UCA batters and
allowing just one run in the eighth inning. Taylor
Tryon entered the game and pitched a perfect ninth with a
strikeout.
It was the third straight ball game the Golden Eagles plated
eight runs, doing so with the help of Austen
Colt. The Owasso native picked up a pair of doubles, the first
Golden Eagles to achieve the feat this season, and drove in three
runs. He also scored once.
After missing the four previous games, Jose
Trevino also had two hits and scored twice, including the first
run of the game. Trevino drew a leadoff walk, took second on a
while pitch and moved to third on a fly out to left off the bat of
Boss. Matt
Brandy then grounded out to short, allowing Trevino to
score.
Colt picked up his first double of the game in the third, but
was ultimately stranded when the inning came to an end. However, in
the fifth inning, Colt doubled over the center fielder's head to
score both Chris
Williams and Kevin
Cho, who was standing at first.
Williams had previously reached on a fielder's choice and Cho
drew a walk. Cho scored twice in the game.
Following the top of the eighth when the Bears got their lone
run of the game on a bases loaded walk, the Golden Eagles put five
on the board on just two hits.
Logan
Domenico started the inning with a walk, taking third as
Trevino followed him with a double off the wall in left. Tyler
Boss stepped in and delivered his second single of the game,
driving in Domenico to make the game, 4-1.
It looked to be all the damage that would be done as the UCA
pitcher, Griffin Glaud, set the next two Golden Eagles down
swinging.
Fortunately, the inning continued as Cho drew a two-out walk to
load the bases, which was followed by a Colt walked that pushed in
his third RBI of the game.
After a pitching change, the Golden Eagles added their sixth run
of the game on a wild pitch with Boss crossing the plate. The UCA
struggles continued as Nate
Goro grounded to third, but was safe on the play when the ball
was thrown in the dirt, scoring both Cho and Colt.
Tryon set the Bears down in order to end the game.
Graham
McIntyre and Cho both had singles in the game.
The Bears had just five hits in the contest, the second lowest
hit total by an ORU opponent this season. Garrett Brown had two
hits, Forrestt Allday added a double and Justin Treece and Ethan
Harris each had singles.
Jonathan Davis had the lone RBI for the Bears, drawing a walk
that pushed in Treece.