The Basics
Score: North Dakota State 9, Oral Roberts 7
Records: ORU (9-14, 2-2 Summit), NDSU (16-6, 5-3 Summit)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Despite a relentless comeback, the Oral Roberts baseball team dropped the finale of the weekend series with Summit League foe North Dakota State, 9-7.

The Golden Eagles fell behind 9-0 before the top of the second inning was finished. Three different ORU pitchers were touched up for the runs before the pitching staff was able to right the ship.

Isaac Coffey got the Golden Eagles going in the second inning with a solo home run to right-center field, which cut the lead to eight. ORU got two more runs in the fifth, highlighted by a Ryan Cash RBI single to score Alec Jones.

In the sixth inning, Blake Shannon ripped a ball down the left field line, scoring Blake Hall and Joshua Cox.

Blake Hall hit a missile out of J.L. Johnson Stadium in the eighth inning for a two-run home run, which cut the Bison lead to just two. After Hall's home run, the Bison pitching staff retired the next six ORU hitters to close out the contest.
 
Turning Point
Brett Gregory, Matt Gaskins, Reed Ronan, Bradan Pierce, and Adam Scoggins combined for seven shutout innings out of the bullpen, giving the ORU offense a chance to comeback. At the plate, the Golden Eagles continued to chip away, coming up just short.
 
Inside the Box Score 

• .Eight Golden Eagles made appearances on the mound in the finale.
• Jake McMurray etched a single in the contest, pushing his hitting streak to nine games.
• Blake Hall put together three base knocks in the contest, including a two-run homer in the eighth inning.
• Alec Jones had a pair of doubles in his first two plate appearances.
• Matt Gaskins pitched for the first time in over a month on Sunday. Gaskins' last appearance came on February 24, 2021 against Missouri State.
• As a staff, the Golden Eagles fanned 14 Bison hitters, led by Brett Gregory with five strikeouts in 3.0 innings.

Up Next
Oral Roberts will travel to Macomb, Illinois to take on Western Illinois as Summit League play continues. The Golden Eagles and Leathernecks will play a four-game set, with a doubleheader on Friday afternoon. All of the action can be found for free on the ORU Sports Network.
 
 
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