The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 – No. 14/18 Oklahoma State 5
Records: ORU (24-10), No. 14/18 Oklahoma State (23-11)
Location: Stillwater, Okla. (O'Brate Stadium)
Win: Caleb Isaacs (5-0) | Loss: Gabe Davis (0-2) | Save: Cade Denton (8) 
 
STILLWATER, Okla. – Behind a six-run eighth inning, the Oral Roberts baseball team downed No. 14/18 Oklahoma State, 8-5, Tuesday evening from O'Brate Stadium. 

ORU entered the eighth facing a 5-2 deficit but quickly flipped the script as Drew Stahl blasted a game-tying three-run homer to left. The Golden Eagles tacked on three more runs in the frame to reclaim the lead for good.

Caleb Isaacs improved to 5-0 on the season after tossing a scoreless seventh and striking out one. Closer Cade Denton collected his Summit League-leading eighth save of the season after throwing two scoreless innings. The junior has now recorded three saves in the last four contests.

After Jonah Cox extended his hitting streak to 18 games with an infield single in the fourth, Matt Hogan followed with an RBI double to put ORU in front, 1-0.

The Cowboys responded in the bottom half of the frame with a two-out two-run homer off the bat of Carson Benge to take a 2-1 advantage.

Justin Quinn evened the score at 2-2 in the fifth with an RBI single through the right side that plated Jacob Godman, who reached on an infield single.

Oklahoma State regained the lead, 5-2, in the seventh behind a two-run homer followed by an RBI single.

In the eighth, the Golden Eagles answered with six runs to reclaim the lead, 8-5, for good. Cox opened the frame with a leadoff single and moved to second following a walk from Hogan. The two came around to score a batter later as Stahl belted a three-run game-tying homer to left. For Stahl, the homer was the junior's seventh of the season.

Following a two-out walk from Jacob Godman and an infield double from Blaze Brothers, Jake McMurray put ORU back in front, 7-5, with a two-run single to left. The senior advanced to third on a Justin Quinn double and later crossed the plate on a bunt single off the bat of Cox to extend the Golden Eagles lead, 8-5.

After Denton worked around a two-out walk in the eighth, the Cowboys threatened in the ninth as they brought the tying run to the plate with two outs. The junior went on to slam the door shut as he forced a fly out from David Mendham to seal the win.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU logged 14 hits on the night.
- Four different Golden Eagles recorded a multi-hit performance.
- Cox (3-for-5) and McMurray (3-for-6) led all players with three hits apiece.
- Brothers (2-for-4) and Hogan (2-for-4) each registered two hits in the win.
- Stahl drove in a game-high three RBI.
- Hogan logged a season-best two doubles and swiped his sixth base of the season in the victory.
- Cox and Godman each scored two runs apiece on the night.
- Joshua Caravalho got the start and allowed two runs over 3.2 innings of work.
- In relief, Jacob Widener tossed 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two.

Notes
- Tuesday's midweek marked the 77th meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- With the win, ORU improved to 40-37 all-time against the Cowboys and has won 11 of the last 14 meetings.
- The victory marked the Golden Eagles first over a ranked opponent this season.
- Head Coach Ryan Folmar is now 12-5 all-time against his alma mater.
- ORU is now 6-3 in midweek action this season.
- Cox has now recorded a hit in 33 of the 34 contests this season and extended his hit streak to 18 games.
- The junior's multi-hit performance marked his team-leading 20th of the season.
- McMurray extended his on-base streak to 17 games and has now started in 116 consecutive contests.
- The multi-hit performance marked the 12th of the season for McMurray.
- Stahl has now reached base safely in 12 straight contests.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles return home to J.L. Johnson Stadium April 14-16 for a three-game set against Summit League foe Northern Colorado. 

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