The Basics
Oral Roberts – 6, Oklahoma 7
ORU (23-15, 13-1) – OU (28-12, 10-8)
Location: Kimrey Family Stadium (Norman, OK)
Win: Reid Hensley (1-0), Loss: Connor Johnson (0-1), Save: Xander Mercurius (1)
 
TULSA, Oklahoma – The Oral Roberts baseball team fell to No. 14 Oklahoma, 7-6, on Tuesday evening.
 
Cooper Combs opened the scoring with a first-inning grand slam, bringing home Will Edmunson, Wailele Kane-Yates, and Martell Davis, who each drew a walk.
 
The Sooners responded with a home run in the second, but ORU answered quickly as Ethan Fender launched his first home run of the season down the left-field line.
 
The Golden Eagles scored their final run of the game in the fourth inning, as Kane-Yates singled to center to score Ellis, who had drawn a walk and advanced on an Edmunson single and a Makani Tanaka fielder's choice.
 
OU added runs in the following frames, including two on sacrifice flies. A sixth-inning grand slam gave the Sooners the lead, and they held on for the 7-6 win.
 
ORU starter Brenden Asher threw 4.0 innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out six batters.
 
Connor Johnson (0-1) was charged with the loss after tossing 0.2 innings.
 
OU reliever Reid Hensley (1-0) earned the win after recording one out. Xander Mercurius (S, 1) pitched the final three innings to secure the save.
 
Up Next
Oral Roberts returns to Chapman Park to take on North Dakota State for a four-game series beginning with a doubleheader on Friday, April 24.
 
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