The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 10 – Northern Colorado 0
Records: ORU (25-10, 10-0), Northern Colorado (5-24, 3-7)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Jakob Hall (4-3) | Loss: Dylan Smith (2-6)
 
TULSA, Okla. – Behind a strong performance on the bump from Jakob Hall, the Oral Roberts baseball team recorded its fifth straight win and improved to 10-0 in Summit League play as they run-ruled Northern Colorado, 10-0, Friday night from J.L. Johnson Stadium. The shutout marked the second of the season for the Golden Eagles. 

Hall collected his fourth win of the year after throwing seven scoreless frames to go along with seven strikeouts. On the offensive end, Mac McCroskey led all players with four RBI after finishing 2-for-4 at the dish.

McCroskey got things rolling offensively for ORU in the first with a three-run homer down the left-field line. The long ball marked the ninth of the season for the redshirt senior and the fourth in his last four games.

The Golden Eagles tacked on three more runs to their lead, 6-0, in the third. Drew Stahl plated Matt Hogan, who reached on a double, with an RBI groundout for the first run of the frame. Holden Breeze followed with an RBI single that scored McCroskey, who reached on a single. The redshirt junior later came around to score the third run of the inning on a Blaze Brothers RBI single.

In the sixth, the Bears threatened as they loaded the bases with only one out but Hall responded with back-to-back strikeouts to end the frame.

A leadoff homer off the bat of Justin Quinn in the bottom half of the sixth pushed the ORU advantage to 7-0. The solo shot was Quinn's second homer of the season. Later in the frame, Jonah Cox, who reached on a hit-by-pitch, came around to score on a fielder's choice from McCroskey as the Golden Eagle lead stretched to 8-0.

After Matt Hogan scored the ninth run of the night on a wild pitch in the eighth, Breeze walked it off with an RBI single to center as ORU run-ruled Northern Colorado, 10-0.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled 10 runs on 14 hits in the win.
- Five different Golden Eagles recorded a multi-hit performance on the night.
- Breeze and Quinn registered a game-best three hits apiece.
- Brothers, McCroskey and Godman each recorded two hits in the win.
- McCroskey led all players with four RBI and three runs scored on the night.
- Stahl drew a game-best two walks and recorded his fifth steal of the year.
- Cox swiped his League-leading 17th base of the season.
- Brothers stole his 13th bag of the year.
- Hall tossed seven shutout innings and struck out seven.
- Evan Kowalski tossed a scoreless eighth and struck out one.

Notes
- Friday's series opener marked the 11th meeting all-time between the two clubs and the first in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 1981.
- With the win, ORU improved to 11-0 all-time and 8-0 at J.L. Johnson Stadium against the Bears.
- The victory moved the Golden Eagles to 10-0 in Summit League play this season.
- ORU has now won five straight and 15 of its last 17 contests.
- McCroskey's multi-hit performance was his 15th of the season.
- Brothers recorded his 10th multi-hit performance of the year.
- Cox extended his hit streak to 19 games and has now recorded a hit in 34 of the 35 contests this season.
- Stahl stretched his on-base streak to 13 games.
- Hogan has now reached base safely in 10 straight contests.

Up Next
ORU will look to claim the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium

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