Box Score | Season Stats

The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 4 – Baylor 2
Records: ORU (4-3, 0-0 SL) – BU (4-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas (Baylor Ballpark)

WACO, Texas – Behind James Notary's 7.1 innings on the mound, the Oral Roberts baseball team was able to strike down Baylor for a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark to claim the weekend series on the road.

Notary cruised through the first four innings allowing just a single to open the game before he set down the next 10 batters. His pitching effort gave the Golden Eagles offense a chance to break the early deadlock.

Jordan Wiley did just that hitting his third homer of the weekend, a solo blast in the top of the fourth, to put ORU in front 1-0. Tanner Lindsly hit a stand-up double to lead off the fifth and Hunter Swift followed with a RBI double to the right-center gap trading places with Lindsly. Ryan Cash extended the rally in the fifth ripping a RBI single down the line in right plating Swift making it a three-run cushion.

Baylor scored its first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run and the Bears made it a 3-2 game on a two-base wild pitch in the sixth. With the home side threatening, ORU added an insurance tally in the eighth.

Anthony Martinez and Caleb Denny both hit singles in the frame and Blake Hall drove a RBI single to right bringing home Martinez from second handing the Golden Eagles a 4-2 lead.

Kaleb McCullough took the mound in the eighth with the potential tying run at the plate and was able to escape the inning without any damage. The junior issued a one-out walk in the ninth, but forced the Bears into a ground ball out before closing the game on a fly ball to Swift as the Golden Eagles won 4-2 to claim the series.

Turning Point

After Wiley's home run gave the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead in the fourth, Swift's RBI double stretched the margin to two and Cash gave the visitors a 3-0 advantage as ORU posted two runs on three hits in the fifth. Notary made the margin stand picking up the series-clinching victory on the road.

Quote of the Day

"It was awesome to get my first win here. Today I just really filled it up, trusted my defense and they made some great plays out there. The offensive bats woke up this weekend and it was great to come out with a win." – Junior pitcher James Notary

Inside the Box Score

- Notary (1-1) picked up his first win of the 2020 campaign holding the high-powered Bears offense to two runs on five hits across 7.1 innings. The Broomfield, Colorado, native struck out four and walked one.

- Wiley collected his third home run this year launching a solo shot into left in the fourth inning putting ORU on the board first.

- Hall led the offense going 2-for-4 at the plate and had a RBI, while Cash and Swift added the Golden Eagles other two RBI.

- Lindsly and Swift joined Wiley recording extra-base hits as each had a double. It was Lindsly's first extra-base hit of his young ORU career playing just his fourth game.

- McCullough closed out his third save of the year retiring five of the six batters he faced in 1.2 scoreless frames of work. The junior struck out two and walked one without giving up a hit.

Up Next

ORU returns home for its next four games starting with its first mid-week test of the 2020 season Tuesday night facing Missouri State. Catch the game on the ORU Sports Network with first pitch at 3 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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