The Basics
Oral Roberts 8 – Omaha 1
Oral Roberts (36-21, 21-9) – Omaha (20-30, 12-16)
Location: Tal Anderson Field (Omaha, Nebraska)
Win: Brenden Asher (3-2), Loss: Joel Benes (0-1), Save: N/A

OMAHA, NEB. – Behind a dominant complete game from Brenden Asher and a trio of home runs, the Oral Roberts baseball team cruised past Omaha, 8-1, on Friday to advance to the 2025 Summit League Baseball Championship title game.

Asher was electric on the mound, tossing the first complete game by a Golden Eagle this season while holding the Mavericks to just three hits and one earned run. The right-hander struck out six and walked only one across nine innings, improving to 3-2 on the year. His 116-pitch outing marked his longest appearance of the season.

Offensively, ORU wasted no time responding from a Thursday shutout. Will Edmunson got things rolling with a solo home run to left-center on the third pitch he saw in the top of the first inning. In the fourth, Jack Schark doubled the lead with a solo shot of his own, while Martell Davis broke the game open in the fifth with a two-run blast to make it 4-0.

Davis added a double as part of a two-hit, three-RBI performance. Schark led the 12-hit attack with a 3-for-5 day, driving in three runs, including RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings.

The win also marked a milestone for head coach Ryan Folmar, who became the all-time winningest coach in Summit League history with his 379th career league victory.

Inside the Box Score

• ORU hit three home runs: Edmunson (1st inning), Schark (4th), Davis (5th)
• Schark recorded three hits and three RBIs to lead the offense
• Asher's complete game was the first of his career and matched his strikeout high (6)
• ORU's 12 hits were the most by a team in the 2025 Summit League tournament

Game Notes

• Head coach Ryan Folmar became the winningest coach in Summit League history with 379 career conference victories
• ORU has now advanced to the Summit League title game in all 25 tournament appearances
• Four Golden Eagles had multi-hit games
• The Golden Eagles held Omaha to just three total hits

Up Next
No. 1 seed Oral Roberts will face No. 2 seed North Dakota State in the Summit League Championship title game on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT from Tal Anderson Field. If ORU wins game one, a second game will be played 30 minutes following the first to determine the tournament champion.
 
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