The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 – Abilene Christian 10
Records: ORU (10-8), Abilene Christian (14-3)
Location: Abilene, Texas (Crutcher Scott Field)
Win: Zach Smith (1-0) | Loss: Jacob Widener (0-2) | Save: Blake Anderson (2)
 
ABILENE, Texas – Despite a career-high five RBIs from Matt Hogan, the Oral Roberts baseball team dropped Wednesday's midweek contest at Abilene Christian, 10-8, at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene, Texas.

Hogan opened the scoring in the first with a grand slam to left field to put ORU on top 4-0. The homer was the senior's second in as many games and team-leading seventh of the year.

In the second, Blaze Brothers scored the fifth run of the day for the Golden Eagles as the senior crossed the plate on a double play. 

A six-spot in the fifth by the Wildcats put them in front, 6-5, for the first time on the afternoon. The six-run frame for ACU was capped off by a grand slam.

After Brothers tied the game on an RBI double down the left field line in the top of the sixth, the Wildcats responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half to regain the lead, 8-6.

The Golden Eagles battled back in the seventh as Hogan drew ORU to within one, 8-7, with an RBI single. Cox, who reached on a single, later scored the tying run on an ACU wild pitch. The Wildcats once again had the answer in the bottom half of the frame as a single coupled with a fielding error allowed two runs to come across for ACU as they took a 10-8 advantage.

ORU brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the eighth with only one out but were unable to cut into the deficit as they fell 10-8.

On the mound, Jacob Widener suffered the loss after allowing two runs, one earned, in an inning of work. Joshua Caravalho earned the start for ORU and allowed four runs over 4.2 innings on the bump.

Inside the Box Score
- The Golden Eagles tallied 12 hits on the afternoon.
- Brothers, Cox, Hogan and Jake McMurray all registered a multi-hit performance.
- Cox led all players with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate.
- Hogan plated a season-high five RBIs.  
- Cox and McCroskey scored two runs apiece. 
- McCroskey also drew a game-high tying three walks.
- Stahl recorded his second and third stolen bases of the season.
- Brothers swiped his team-leading seventh base of the year. 

Notes
- Wednesday's midweek marked the fourth meeting all-time between ORU and ACU.
- The all-time series is now tied at 2-2.
- Cox's multi-hit game was the junior's team-leading 11th of the season and fifth in his last six contests.
- Stahl extended his on-base streak to 17 games.
- Hogan's multi-RBI performance was his team-leading sixth of the season.
- After finishing 2-for-5 at the plate, McMurray now sits one hit away from 200 for his career.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles return home to J.L. Johnson Stadium for a three-game set against Summit League foe St. Thomas starting Friday.

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