The Basics
Score: No. 16 Oral Roberts 12 – Southern Indiana 4
Records: No. 16 ORU (38-11), Southern Indiana (15-33)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Jakob Hall (7-3) | Loss: Trent Robinson (1-3)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The No. 16 Oral Roberts baseball team registered its 10th straight win with a 12-4 victory over Southern Indiana in the series opener Friday night from J.L. Johnson Stadium. The 10-game win streak marks the longest for the Golden Eagles since 2008. 

Jakob Hall picked up the win to move to 7-3 on the season after tossing seven innings of two-run baseball to go along with four strikeouts. On the offensive end, Holden Breeze, Jonah Cox, Matt Hogan, Jake McMurray and Justin Quinn each recorded multi-hit performances. For Cox, the multi-hit game marked the 27th of the season for the junior, who pushed his hitting streak to 33 games. 

After Southern Indiana jumped in front 1-0 in the first, the Golden Eagles answered with a five-spot in the bottom half of the frame. A bases-loaded walk from Hogan evened the game at 1-1 before Drew Stahl put ORU in front with a two-run single through the left side. The junior later came around to score on a Breeze RBI single. Catcher Jacob Godman plated Breeze for the fifth and final run of the frame with a sacrifice fly to left. 

The Golden Eagles tacked on two more runs in the second behind an RBI single from Hogan and an RBI fielder's choice from Mac McCroskey as their lead grew to 7-1. 

In the fourth, the Screaming Eagles cut into the advantage, 7-2, with an RBI double down the left-field line. McCroskey got the run back for ORU in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single that plated Hogan, who reached on a single.

Quinn extended the Golden Eagle advantage to 10-2 in the sixth with a two-run opposite-field homer down the left-field line. The long ball marked the sixth of the season for the senior. 

After Blaze Brothers singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch in the seventh, Cox plated the senior with an RBI single through the right side as ORU led 11-2. 

A two-run triple off the bat of Ren Tachioka cut the Golden Eagle lead to 11-4 in the eighth. In the bottom half of the frame, a passed ball allowed McCroskey, who reached on a hit-by-pitch, to score the final run as ORU went on to win, 12-4. 

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled 12 runs on 14 hits. 
- Five different Golden Eagles recorded a multi-hit performance. 
- McCroskey, Quinn and Stahl each plated two RBI in the win.
- McMurray and Quinn each scored a game-best three runs on the night.
- Hogan swiped his eighth bag of the season.
- McCroskey stole his 13th base of the season.
- Hall struck out four over seven innings of work.
- Evan Kowalski tossed 1.1 scoreless frames in relief.

Notes
- Friday's contest marked the first meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- The Golden Eagles have won 10 straight games for the first time since 2008. 
- ORU has won 28 of its last 31 contests. 
- Cox extended his hit streak to 33 games and has recorded a hit in 48 of the 49 contests this season. 
- The junior also logged his 27th multi-hit performance of the year. 
- Hall has recorded five straight quality starts, pushing his season total to 10.
- McMurray, who made his 131st consecutive start, pushed his hitting streak to 11 games and registered his 19th multi-hit performance of the season.
- Hogan has reached base safely in 21 straight games. 
- Breeze stretched his on-base streak to 15 games. 
- McCroskey's multi-RBI performance was the redshirt senior's 13th of the year.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will look to clinch the series tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. from J.L. Johnson Stadium. 

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