The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 – St. Thomas 2
Records: ORU (13-8), St. Thomas (1-12)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Caleb Isaacs (2-0) | Loss: Duke Coborn (0-1) | Save: Cade Denton (3)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Behind three RBIs from Matt Hogan, the Oral Roberts baseball team completed the three-game sweep of Summit League foe St. Thomas with an 8-2 win Sunday afternoon from J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Caleb Isaacs picked up the win in relief after tossing 2.2 scoreless frames and striking out three. In the outing, the junior allowed only one hit. Closer Cade Denton recorded his third save of the season after striking out three in two scoreless frames. 

Hogan capped off his stellar week at the plate with a 2-for-4 performance to go along with three RBIs. In five games this week, Hogan went 11-for-20 (.550), launched three homers and drove in 18 runs. Shortstop Mac McCroskey totaled a game-best three hits and plated two runs. On the afternoon, the Golden Eagles tallied 14 hits and had five different players record a multi-hit performance.

After three straight infield singles, Hogan put ORU in front in the third with a three-run triple down the right-field line. Following a groundout, Holden Breeze plated Hogan with an RBI single to left. The redshirt junior then swiped second and advanced to third on a throwing error before coming around to score on a Jacob Godman RBI single to left, extending the lead to 5-0.

Behind a two-run triple to left-center, the Tommies cut the ORU advantage to 5-2 in the fourth.

In the eighth, the Golden Eagles tacked on three more runs to their lead to make the final 8-2. With runners on the corner, Blaze Brothers laid down a perfect squeeze bunt, which allowed Sam Thompson to score from third. On the play, a throwing error by the pitcher allowed Brothers and Godman, who reached on a single, to advance to second and third, respectively. The two later crossed the plate on a two-run single off the bat of McCroskey.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU tallied 14 hits on the afternoon.
- Eight of the nine Golden Eagles in the lineup recorded a hit.
- Breeze (2), Jonah Cox (2), Godman (2), Hogan (2) and McCroskey (3) each recorded multiple hits on the afternoon.
- Breeze, Hogan and McCroskey each swiped a base in the win.
- Hogan logged his first triple of the season on the afternoon.
- Breeze recorded his fifth double of the season.
- As a staff, ORU struck out eight.
- Brooks Fowler got the start for ORU and allowed two runs over 4.1 innings.

Notes
- With the win, ORU recorded their second series sweep of the season.
- The Golden Eagles are now 5-1 all-time against the Tommies.
- The two sides will meet again on May 5-7 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- In the two clubs' last four meetings, ORU has outscored the Tommies, 53-6.
- Cox registered his fifth straight and team-leading 14th multi-hit performance of the season.
- The junior has now recorded a hit in 20 of the 21 games this season.
- On the weekend, Cox went 9-for-15 (.600) with seven RBIs.
- Hogan picked up his team-leading ninth multi-RBI performance.
- On the week, the senior recorded a .550/.520/1.150 slash line, launched three homers and plated 18 runs.
- Brothers extended his on-base streak to 13 straight games.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles host Wichita State in midweek action Tuesday at 6 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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