The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 4 – NDSU 5
Records: ORU (14-25-1, 5-12-1) vs. North Dakota State (12-22, 9-6)
Location: Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
 Win: Joey Danielson (1-4) Loss: Dalton Patten (1-2)

Fargo, N.D.– The Oral Roberts baseball team fell to NDSU in Sunday's rubber match 5-4 this afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field
 Drew Stahl got the Golden Eagles the early lead in the top of the first, driving in Alex Rodgers with an RBI single. However the Bison would take the lead scoring two runs in the next three innings as both squads turned to their bullpens to duel the final five frames.
Trent Martin, Jared Ure, Conner Floyd, and Ryan Carmack were all called for relief appearances and they answered with three innings of shutout ball to keep ORU in the fight. The lineup would hold their end of the bargain, as Rodgers took over the game in the seventh collecting an RBI double and later beating out a throw to give the Golden Eagles a 4-2 lead.
Unfortunately in the ninth, the Bison were able to steal another win as North Dakota State rallied for three runs capped off by Garret Hill's second consecutive walk-off hit.

Inside the Box Score
-  The Golden Eagles struckout 7 batters and walked only three.
-   Rodgers collected three hits for the second-straight game and for the fourth time this season
- Floyd tossed one inning of shutout relief in his first appearance since 3/3/2024 at Baylor.

Game Notes
-  Martell Davis finished the series batting .545 and .571 for the week which featured three multi-hit games
-   Stahl needs to drive in 5 runs to reach 100 career RBI's at ORU.
-  In the last six games Rodgers has had five multi hit games and finished this week with a .500 batting average.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will be driving back down to Tulsa as they prepare to host Oklahoma State this Tuesday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

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