The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 6 – Omaha 1
Records: ORU (17-10, 4-1), Omaha (10-14, 3-2)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Ledgend Smith (4-2) | Loss: Charlie Bell (2-3) | Save: Cade Denton (3)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Ledgend Smith and Cade Denton dominated on the bump and the Oral Roberts baseball team bounced back to even the series against Summit League foe Omaha with a 6-1 victory Saturday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The Golden Eagles broke the scoreless tie in the sixth as back-to-back solo home runs from Mac McCroskey and Caleb Denny put ORU on top 2-0. The back-to-back homers marked the first time the Golden Eagles accomplished the feat since May 15, 2021, at Omaha.

Smith picked up his fourth win of the season on the mound after tossing a career-high seven innings of one-run ball and striking out eight. In relief, Cade Denton picked up the save, his third of the season, after working two scoreless frames.

Holden Breeze drove in a season-high three runs after finishing the day 2-for-4 at the dish. The redshirt sophomore brought home his first run of the contest in the third with an RBI single up the middle that pushed the ORU lead to 3-0.

A Drew Reetz solo homer in the top of the seventh cut the Golden Eagle advantage to 3-1.

In the eighth, Breeze pushed the lead to 5-1 with a two-run double down the left-field line that plated Jackson Loftin and Joshua Cox. Breeze later came around to score on a Tanner Lindsly single to right-center, making the final tally 6-1.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Breeze and Loftin were the lone Golden Eagles to record multiple hits in the win.
- Breeze plated a season-high three runs.
- McCroskey homered for the second time this season, with both of them coming at home.
- Denny launched his fifth homer of the 2022 campaign in the win.
- Jake McMurray swiped his first base of the season.
- Smith tossed a career-high seven innings of one-run ball, striking out eight.
- Denton collected his third save of the season after working two scoreless innings.
 
Notes
- With the victory, ORU is now 29-9 all-time against the Mavericks. 
- Head Coach Ryan Folmar picked up his 298th career win.
- The win leveled the series, 1-1, forcing a rubber match on Sunday.
- The back-to-back homers marked the first time ORU accomplished the feat since May 15, 2021, at Omaha.

Up Next
The rubber game between the Golden Eagles and Mavericks is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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