The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 3, Houston Baptist 1
Records: ORU (14-16, 5-3 Summit), HBU (6-23, 4-12 Southland)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
 
TULSA, Okla. –  Picking up right where they left off on Friday night, the Oral Roberts baseball team won 3-1 over Houston Baptist on Saturday afternoon.

Isaac Coffey became the first Golden Eagles pitcher since May 2011 to throw back-to-back complete games. Coffey also became the first ORU pitcher to strikeout exactly 12 hitters since Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez did so on April 27, 2013 against Nicholls State.

As a team, the Golden Eagles needed just three hits to take down the Huskies on Saturday. With Coffey's dominant start, the Golden Eagles needed one swing of the bat.

In the second inning, Alec Jones gave the Golden Eagles an early 2-0 lead with a towering home run down the left field line. Jones has now hit home runs in each of the last two games in which he has played.

Houston Baptist got their lone run of the day in the top of the fourth inning. The Golden Eagles responded in the bottom half of the inning when Jones drew a bases loaded walk to push the lead back to two.

Neither team would push a run across for the remainder of the afternoon, despite several scoring opportunities for the Golden Eagles.

Turning Point
Isaac Coffey was dominant from the first pitch of the day. In the first inning, Coffey needed just seven pitches to shut down the Huskies – Six of which found the zone for strikes. Through nine innings of work, Coffey needed just 96 pitches to finish the job.

Inside the Box Score 

• Coffey became the first ORU pitcher to throw back-to-back complete games since Drew Bowen did so between May 20-26, 2011.
• Coffey is the first Golden Eagle to throw a nine inning complete game since Matt Gaskins went the distance against Omaha on April 12, 2019.
• Coffey becomes the first Golden Eagle to fan twelve batters in a contest since current Colorado Rockies pitcher Alex Gonzalez on April 27, 2013.
• Coffey did not allow a walk in his complete game performance.
• Jones drove in all three runs for the Golden Eagles on Saturday.
• Blake Hall drew three walks in Saturday's game.
• ORU will go for their first sweep at home since May of 2019 on Sunday afternoon.
• Hunter Swift added his second triple of the season in the first inning.

 Up Next
Oral Roberts and Houston Baptist will conclude their series on Sunday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium. With a chance to sweep on the line, the Golden Eagles and Huskies will get underway at 1 pm. All of the action can be streamed on the ORU Sports Network.
 
 
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