Box Score | Season Stats

The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 2 – No. 21 DBU 3
Records: ORU (5-8, 0-0 SL) – DBU (9-4, 0-0 MVC)
Location: Dallas, Texas (Horner Ballpark)

DALLAS, Texas – Jordan Wiley gave the Oral Roberts baseball team a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on a two-run home run, but No. 21 DBU rallied and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2 decision Friday night at Horner Ballpark.

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth, Wiley crushed the first pitch he saw with two outs and Jake McMurray on first base staking the Golden Eagles a 2-1 advantage on the road.

The Patriots responded by scoring an unearned run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game, 2-2, and neither team could break through until the ninth. DBU threatened in the seventh hitting three singles to load the bases with one out before Sam Rainwater stopped the frame by retiring the next two batters.

Anthony Martinez reached base on a walk in the eighth and Tanner Lindsly had a two-out single in the ninth, but ORU could not scratch the go-ahead run. The Patriots were able to get back-to-back walks opening the bottom of the ninth and eventually scored the winning run on a two-out single for a 3-2 victory.

Turning Point

A pair of walks to open the ninth came back to haunt the Golden Eagles, despite turning a double play in the frame and nearly closing out the inning. DBU was able to pull a walk-off single down the left-field line securing the home win.

Inside the Box Score

- Wiley led the ORU offense going 2-for-4 with both of the team's RBI on his fourth home run of the campaign hammering a ball to center field that put the visitors in front, 2-1.

- Ryan Cash and Wiley hit lead-off singles in the first and second innings, respectively, as the Golden Eagles put runners on base early in the opening three innings of play.

- Anthony Martinez had a single in the third and later drew a walk reaching base twice for ORU, while McMurray added a walk in the third putting runners on the corners. McMurray hit a single in the sixth and scored on the Wiley home run.

- Tanner Rogen limited the high-powered Patriots offense to two runs, one earned, across 5.2 innings of work on five hits. The redshirt senior struck out a season-high eight DBU hitters in the outing.

- ORU and DBU met for the 50th time in the series history Friday.

Up Next

ORU and DBU continue the weekend action Saturday afternoon playing a 2 p.m. contest at Horner Ballpark live on the Patriot Broadcasting Network.

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