The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 12 – Northern Colorado 6
Records: ORU (26-10, 11-0), Northern Colorado (5-25, 3-8)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Harley Gollert (5-1) | Loss: Trey Cruz (0-5) | Save: Cade Denton (9)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team improved to 11-0 in Summit League play with a 12-6 victory over Northern Colorado Saturday afternoon from J.L. Johnson Stadium. With the win, the Golden Eagles claimed their fifth straight series and have now won a season-best six consecutive games.

Harley Gollert notched the win on the mound after striking out seven over 5.1 innings of work. Closer Cade Denton picked up his League-leading ninth save of the season after tossing three scoreless frames to go along with three strikeouts. 

Redshirt senior Mac McCroskey went deep for the fifth time in his last five contests and finished the day 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and two RBI. For the second straight game, Justin Quinn went 3-for-4 at the dish with an RBI. The senior's three hits were tied for a game-best.

After the Bears struck first in the opening frame with a solo homer off the bat of Austin Bunn, the Golden Eagles quickly responded in the bottom half of the frame with three runs to jump in front, 3-1. A sacrifice fly from Matt Hogan plated Quinn, who reached on a bunt single, to even the game at 1-1. Two pitches later, McCroskey put ORU in front with a two-run homer to left. 

A hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth allowed Northern Colorado to trim the deficit to one, 3-2, with only one out. Gollert neutralized the threat with a pop-up in foul territory followed by a strikeout. 

In the bottom half of the frame, the Golden Eagles scored five runs to stretch their advantage to 8-2. Breeze sparked the big inning with a two-run blast to left-center that traveled 405 feet. The long ball marked the fifth of the season for the redshirt junior. In the frame, Jake McMurray, Jonah Cox and Hogan each recorded an RBI.

The Bears battled back with four runs in the sixth as the ORU lead was cut to 8-6.

In the eighth, the Golden Eagles put the game away for good with four more runs as they went on to claim the series with a 12-6 victory. McMurray and Quinn each registered RBI singles in the frame and Cox picked up an RBI groundout, which plated McMurray. Quinn scored the final run of the afternoon on a wild pitch.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled 12 runs on 11 hits.
- Blaze Brothers and Quinn each recorded a multi-hit performance.
- Breeze, Cox, Hogan and McCroskey each registered two RBI on the day.
- McCroskey drew a game-best two walks.
- Quinn swiped two bases in the win.
- Cox picked up his League-leading 18th steal of the year.
- As a staff, the Golden Eagles recorded 10 strikeouts.
- Gollert allowed four runs over 5.1 innings of work.
- Caleb Isaacs made a scoreless appearance out of the bullpen.
- Denton notched his League-leading ninth save.

Notes
- Saturday's contest marked the 12th meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- With the win, ORU is now 12-0 all-time and 9-0 at J.L. Johnson Stadium against the Bears.
- The Golden Eagles have now won a season-high six straight games and 16 of its last 18 contests.
- ORU's 11-0 start in League play is its best since the 2009 campaign.
- The series win marked the Golden Eagles' fifth straight and seventh of the year.
- Cox extended his hit streak to 20 games and has now recorded a hit in 35 of the 36 contests this season.
- Stahl stretched his on-base streak to 14 consecutive games.
- Hogan has now reached base safely in 11 straight games.
- McCroskey has now homered five times in the last five games.
- Denton has recorded a save in four of the last six contests.

Up Next
ORU will go for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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