The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 15 – No. 2/3 Oklahoma State 9
Records: ORU (22-12), No. 2/3 Oklahoma State (26-11)
Location: Stillwater, Okla. (O'Brate Stadium)
Win: Jakob Hall (2-0) | Loss: Bayden Root (3-1)
 
STILLWATER, Okla. – Jakob Hall tossed three perfect innings in relief and Caleb Denny finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Oral Roberts baseball team knocked off No. 2/3 Oklahoma State, 15-9, in a 12-inning slugfest Tuesday evening at O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
 
The victory marked the second over a Top 3 opponent this season for the Golden Eagles. On the year, ORU is now 2-2 against Top 3 teams.
 
Connor Beichler scored the go-ahead run in the 12th as the redshirt sophomore crossed the plate on a wild pitch to put the Golden Eagles back on top, 10-9. ORU plated five more runs in the frame to extend their lead to 15-9.
 
Hall, who picked up his second victory of the season, mowed down the Cowboy batters in order in the bottom half to nail down the win. The freshman logged three perfect innings out of the bullpen and struck out six, both of which were career-highs. Hall was the ninth and final pitcher of the night for the Golden Eagles.
 
Caleb Denny, who set a new career-high for hits with five, put ORU on top in the first as the redshirt sophomore blasted a mammoth two-run shot to left field.
 
Oklahoma State answered with a solo home run in the bottom half to trim the lead to 2-1.
 
An RBI double by Jackson Loftin, followed by a two-run homer by Dustin Demeter in the third extended the ORU lead to 5-1. The home run was the second of the season for Demeter.
 
Beichler was responsible for the next two Golden Eagle runs as the redshirt sophomore came home to score on a wild pitch in the fourth and later drove home Holden Breeze in the fifth with a bloop RBI single.
 
Later in the fifth, Joshua Cox stole home on a double steal with Beichler to increase the ORU advantage to 8-1. Cox's steal of home marked the first time a Golden Eagle had accomplished the feat since 2013. McMurray capped off the inning with an RBI single up the middle to plate Beichler and push the lead to 9-1.
 
The Cowboys' offense came to life in the sixth as four runs came across to score to trim the lead to 9-5. OSU tacked on two more runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game.
 
In the ninth, the winning run reached for Oklahoma State but Cade Denton locked down the next three batters to send the contest to extra innings.
 
After two scoreless frames from both sides, the Golden Eagle offense got rolling in the 12th. Beichler led off the inning with a single and later came around to score courtesy of a throwing error and two wild pitches to put ORU back in front, 10-9.
 
Later in the frame, Mac McCroskey crossed the plate on a squeeze bunt by Loftin to push the lead to 11-9. Two batters later, Breeze plated two more Golden Eagle runs with a double down the left-field line to make it 13-9. Cox brought home the fifth run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to center and Breeze tallied the final run of the frame as the redshirt sophomore touched home on a wild pitch to increase the lead to 15-9.
 
Hall sat down the Cowboys in order in ninth, including a strikeout to end it as ORU went on to win 15-9.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Six different Golden Eagles registered a multi-hit performance in the victory.
- ORU matched their season-high for hits with 18 in the win.
- Denny led ORU with a 5-for-7 night at the dish, setting a new career-high for hits.
- The Owasso, Oklahoma, native scored three runs, drove in two runs and finished a triple shy of the cycle.
- Beichler went 3-for-7 at the dish with three runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI.
- The redshirt sophomore's three hits were a season-high.
- Breeze touched the plate twice and finished 3-for-7 with two RBIs.
- Demeter and Loftin were the third and fourth Golden Eagles to tally two RBIs in the win.
- Demeter drew a game-high three walks.
- Loftin swiped his team-leading 15th bag of the season in the first.
- In the fifth, Cox stole home, marking the first time a Golden Eagle accomplished the feat since 2013.
- Colten Weber drew his first career start and allowed one run over three strong innings of work.
- Foster Roy worked the Golden Eagles out of a jam in the seventh and finished with a clean inning in relief.
- Kaleb McCullough, Denton and Hall combined to throw 4.1 scoreless frames and nine strikeouts for the Golden Eagles.
- Six of the punchouts belonged to Hall, which set a new career-high.

Notes
- The extra-inning victory was the second of the season for ORU as they are now 2-0 in such contests.
- Tuesday's matchup marked the 76th meeting all-time and second this season between the Golden Eagles and Cowboys.
- With the win, ORU split the season series with OSU and is now 39-37 all-time against the Cowboys.
- In Stillwater, the Golden Eagles are now 14-19 all-time.
- Head Coach Ryan Folmar is now 11-5 in his career against his alma mater.
- The victory moved ORU to just six wins away from 2,000 in program history.
- ORU closed out their six-game road swing with a 5-1 record.
- On the season, the Golden Eagles are now 8-3 in midweek contests.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles return to J.L. Johnson Stadium this weekend for a crucial Summit League matchup against North Dakota State. Friday's series opener is slated for 6 p.m.

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