The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 3 – Evansville 14
Records: ORU (1-1), EV (1-1)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
Win: Kenton Deverman (1-0) | Loss: Brooks Fowler (0-1)

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team fell to Evansville, 14-3, Saturday afternoon in freezing temperatures at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

Martell Davis knocked his first-career NCAA home run with a deep fly to left field and Kyle Booker collected his first two RBI's of the season.

ORU jumped out to an early two-run lead in the first after Booker was able to place a well-hit ball into center field. However, Evansville would respond with a three-run homer by Chase Hug to take the lead for themselves.

The Purple Aces would increase the Golden Eagles' deficit with a six-and-five-run inning as ORU would reach deep in the bullpen utilizing seven total pitchers on the day.

Despite a late homer by Davis in the seventh inning, the visitors would cruise to a 14-3 victory tying the series at one apiece.

Inside the Box Score
-  Elijah Rodriguez notched his second-straight multi-hit game.
- Holden Breeze collects his first multi-hit performance of 2024.
- As a staff, the Golden Eagles recorded eight strikeouts in the afternoon.
- Conner Floyd pitched a shutout inning of relief with a strikeout.

Notes
- Friday's contest marked Breeze's 45th career multi-hit game.
-  ORU is now 27-5 all-time against the Purple Aces and 16-2 in games played at home.
- Conner Floyd maintains a 0.00 ERA at home in his ORU Career

Up Next
The Golden Eagles and Purple Aces will settle the series tomorrow afternoon for game three of Opening Weekend starting at 1PM.

For the latest information on ORU Baseball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics app from the App Store or Google Play Store.

#GoldenStandard