The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 9 – Omaha 0
Records: ORU (33-16, 15-6), Omaha (23-26, 12-9)
Location: Omaha, Neb. (Tal Anderson Field)
Win: Isaac Coffey (6-5) | Loss: Charlie Bell (4-5)
 
OMAHA, Neb. – Behind the arm of Isaac Coffey, the Oral Roberts baseball team registered their second straight shutout as they defeated Omaha, 9-0, Sunday afternoon at Tal Anderson Field to take the Summit League series.
 
Coffey tossed eight shutout frames and struck out six for his third consecutive quality start. Over his last three outings, the junior has allowed only one run in 22 innings of work.
 
Jake McMurray set the tone in the first inning with a leadoff homer to left. The solo blast was the junior's second of the 2022 campaign.
 
The Golden Eagles broke it open in the sixth with a five-run frame to take a 6-0 lead. Holden Breeze jumpstarted the big inning with an RBI single to right, which plated Caleb Denny. Joshua Cox followed with a two-run triple to right-center to stretch the lead to 4-0.
 
An RBI single by Connor Beichler and a sac fly from Mac McCroskey accounted for the other two runs in the frame for ORU.
 
In the seventh, Breeze plated his second run of the day with an RBI double to center, pushing the lead to 7-0.
 
An error allowed the eighth run of the day to cross the plate for the Golden Eagles in the eighth. Tanner Lindsly, in a pinch-hit opportunity, followed with an RBI double to right to make the final tally, 9-0, in favor of ORU.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Beichler, Breeze and McMurray each registered three hits in the win.
- Breeze and Cox led the Golden Eagles with two RBIs apiece.
- McMurray's leadoff homer was the first of the season for ORU.
- Loftin went 2-for-4 at the dish for his 21st multi-hit game of the year.
- Caleb Denny extended his on-base streak to 19 games in the win.
- Coffey tossed his third straight quality start for the Golden Eagles.
- The junior blanked the Mavericks for eight innings and struck out six.
- Coffey has now thrown 19 consecutive scoreless frames.
- Kaleb McCullough finished off the win with a scoreless ninth.
 
Notes
- With the win, ORU is now 31-11 all-time against the Mavericks.
- The victory evened the season series with Omaha, 3-3.
- ORU has now won 11 of their last 12 road contests.
- The shutout was the fifth of the year for the Golden Eagles and their second straight.
- Sunday's series win was the seventh of the year for ORU and their fourth in Summit League play.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles continue their road trip with a midweek matchup at Nebraska on Tuesday, May 17. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

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