The Basics
Score: Houston Baptist 2, Oral Roberts 0
Records: ORU (14-17, 5-3 Summit), HBU (7-23, 4-12 Southland)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
 
TULSA, Okla. –  A slow offensive day doomed the Oral Roberts baseball team as they fell 2-0 to Houston Baptist in the series finale.

Adam Oviedo led the way offensively for the Golden Eagles, picking up two hits in the ballgame. Oviedo singled in the second and seventh innings to provide two of the three Golden Eagle hits on the afternoon.

Evan Kowalski threw four scoreless innings in relief for ORU. Through his four innings of action, the sophomore allowed just one hit, while only walking one. Bradan Pierce worked a scoreless ninth inning of action to close out the afternoon.
 
Turning Point
In the second inning, Houston Baptist strung together four consecutive base hits, which led to a pair of runs. From there, the Huskies would hold their 2-0 lead for the remainder of the afternoon.

Inside the Box Score 

• Oviedo's two-hit day was his eighth multi-hit game of the season.
• Jake McMurray extended his reached base streak to 24 games with a base hit on Sunday.
• McMurray also has the longest active hitting streak for the Golden Eagles with five games.
• Alec Jones drew a career-high two walks on Sunday.
• Sunday's game was the fourth time the Golden Eagles have been shutout this season.

Up Next
Oral Roberts will be back in action on Tuesday evening when they travel to take on No. 11 Oklahoma State.  First pitch from O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater will be thrown at 6 PM and will be televised on ESPN+. All of the action can also be heard on the ORU Sports Network.
 
 
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