The Basics
Score: No. 24 Oral Roberts 8 – St. Thomas 3
Records: No. 24 ORU (34-11, 18-1), St. Thomas (7-26, 5-11)
Location: St. Paul, Minn. (Koch Diamond)
Win: Caleb Isaacs (6-0) | Loss: Duke Coborn (2-4)
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The No. 24 Oral Roberts baseball team picked up its sixth straight win Friday afternoon, claiming the series opener against St. Thomas, 8-3, from Koch Diamond. 

Caleb Isaacs improved to 6-0 on the season after striking out two in 1.1 innings of relief. Starter Jakob Hall allowed two runs, one earned, over 6.2 innings of work and struck out four. 

After Jonah Cox extended his hitting streak to 29 games with a two-out double in the first, Mac McCroskey plated the junior with an RBI single as ORU took a 1-0 lead. 

The Tommies responded in the bottom half of the frame with an RBI single to even the score. Due to a throwing error by the Golden Eagles, the run was unearned. 

In the second, St. Thomas took a 2-1 lead on a solo home run to right-center. 

ORU tied the game, 2-2, in the fifth on an RBI groundout from Justin Quinn that scored Blaze Brothers, who reached on a one-out double. 

The Golden Eagles reclaimed the lead, 3-2, in the eighth as Quinn, who led off the frame with a single, crossed the plate on a McCroskey RBI groundout. 

Following a Holden Breeze single, Drew Stahl provided insurance for ORU as the junior blasted a two-run homer to left-center. The long ball marked the ninth of the season for Stahl and second in as many games. 

In the ninth, three consecutive walks with the bases loaded led to three runs for the Golden Eagles as their advantage grew to 8-2. 

The Tommies pushed across one final run in the bottom half of the frame on an RBI groundout to make the final 8-3 in favor of ORU.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled eight runs on 11 hits in the win.
- Cox, McCroskey and Jake McMurray each registered two hits apiece on the afternoon.
- Stahl plated three runs, while McCroskey drove in two.
- Quinn scored a game-best two runs.
- Stahl and Matt Hogan each drew a game-high two walks.
- Hall worked 6.2 innings and struck out four.
- Denton threw a scoreless inning and struck out one.

Notes
- Friday's series opener marked the eighth meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- With the win, ORU is now 6-1 all-time against the Tommies. 
- The Golden Eagles have now won six straight contests and 24 of their last 27. 
- Cox pushed his hit streak to 29 games and has now recorded a hit in 44 of the 45 contests this season.
- The junior also recorded his team-leading 24th multi-hit performance of the season.
- McMurray registered his 17th multi-hit performance of the year and has now reached base safely in 10 straight games.
- The senior also made his 127th consecutive start. 
- Breeze extended his on-base streak to 11 games. 
- Hogan has now reached base safely in 17 straight contests.

Up Next
Game two of the series is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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