The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 11 – Memphis 1
Records: ORU (15-8), Memphis (13-9)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. (FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field)
Win: Jakob Hall (3-3) | Loss: David Warren (2-1) | Save: Evan Kowalski (2)
 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jakob Hall delivered six scoreless innings and the Oral Roberts baseball team picked up their fifth straight win with an 11-1 rout of Memphis in the series opener Friday afternoon from FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. 

Hall earned his third win of the season after tossing six scoreless frames to go along with six strikeouts. The quality start was Hall's fifth of the year and third straight. In relief, Evan Kowalski earned the save after tossing three innings of one-run baseball.

Blaze Brothers picked up where he left off Tuesday night as the senior went 3-for-5 at the dish with five RBI. The Lowell, Arkansas, native also crossed the plate twice on the afternoon. Shortstop Mac McCroskey joined Brothers with a three-hit day and also drove in a pair of runs. 

In the first, McCroskey opened the scoring as the redshirt senior blasted a solo home run over the center field wall. The homer was McCroskey's fourth of the season and first since Opening Day. 

After a pair of walks and a Justin Quinn single loaded the bases in the second, Brothers powered the fourth pitch he saw over the wall in left-center for a grand slam. The homer was the senior's second in as many games and sixth of the season as ORU took a 5-0 lead.

The Golden Eagle offense tacked on one more run in the frame as Jonah Cox brought around Jake McMurray on an RBI double to center.

In the sixth, ORU's lead grew to 8-0 behind an RBI single from McCroskey and an RBI fielder's choice from Jacob Godman. An inning later, the Golden Eagles plated three more runs to push their advantage to 11-0. Godman and Brothers each tallied an RBI in the frame.

The Tigers pushed across their first run of the afternoon in the eighth on an RBI groundout to make the final 11-1.

Inside the Box Score
- Six different Golden Eagles recorded a hit on the day.
- In total, ORU registered 11 hits on 11 runs.
- McMurray joined Brothers and McCroskey with a multi-hit performance as the senior went 2-for-4.
- Brothers' five RBI were a season-high.
- Drew Stahl and Holden Breeze each recorded a pair of walks to lead all players.
- Cox swiped his ninth bag of the season in the win.
- As a staff, ORU struck out seven Tigers and allowed only three hits.
- Hall went six scoreless innings, struck out six and allowed only two hits.
- Kowalski's save was his second of the season after allowing one run over three solid frames.

Notes
- Friday's series opener marked the fourth meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- With the win, ORU improved to 3-1 against the Tigers.
- Cox has now recorded a hit in 22 of the 23 games this season.
- Brothers extended his on-base streak to 15 games. 
- Breeze has now reached base safely in 10 straight games.
- McCroskey logged his fourth three-hit game of the season and 10th multi-hit performance of the year.
- Hall has now recorded a quality start in five of his six starts this season.
- In their five-game win streak, the Golden Eagles have outscored opponents 55-9.
- McMurray made his 105th consecutive start for ORU.

Up Next
Game two of the series is slated for tomorrow at 4 p.m.

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