The Basics
ORU (24-16, 14-2) –
NDSU (7-25, 4-9)
Location: Chapman Park (Tulsa, OK)
TULSA, Oklahoma – The Oral Roberts baseball team split a doubleheader against North Dakota State Friday, April 24. Leading the way for ORU were sophomore right-handed pitcher
Easton Teel and senior outfielder
Makani Tanaka.
Game 1:
Oral Roberts – 2,
North Dakota State 3
Win: Brayden Marks (2-4),
Loss: Easton Teel (4-2),
Save: Sheamus Ryan (2)
North Dakota State batted second in game one of the doubleheader, as the game was played to make up a missed series in Fargo earlier this season.
Easton Teel led the way for ORU on the mound, throwing 6.0 innings and striking out 14 batters– a new career high and the most in Summit League play this season. The first 11 outs for NDSU came via strikeouts by the sophomore right-hander.
ORU's only scoring hit came in the top of the third.
Keaton Campbell drew a walk and moved to second on a single by
Will Edmunson. Both advanced on a passed ball before being driven in on a single by
Makani Tanaka.
The Bison leveled the score with two RBI singles in the bottom of the inning before hitting a go-ahead home run in the fourth.
Teel (4-2) was charged with the loss after allowing three runs on six hits.
Brayden Marks (2-4) earned the win after throwing 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Sheamus Ryan (S, 2) threw the final 4.0 innings to earn the save.
Game 2:
Oral Roberts – 14,
North Dakota State 3
Win: Luke Williams (3-3)
Loss: Zak Szabo (2-2)
Save: Jack Hill (5)
After recording ORU's only scoring hit in game one,
Makani Tanaka led the Golden Eagles in game two with six RBI on two hits– both home runs.
The Bison struck first, scoring on an RBI double in the first and a single in the second. ORU responded with six runs in the bottom of the second. The inning began with a solo home run by
Cooper Combs, his seventh of the season.
Hudson Ellis followed with an RBI single to drive in
Ethan Fender, who had drawn a walk and advanced on a single by
Matthew Mainord, tying the game at 2-2.
The Golden Eagles took the lead as Ellis advanced and Mainord scored on a balk.
Will Edmunson was then hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners before Tanaka launched a 401-foot home run over the right field wall, giving ORU a 6-2 advantage.
NDSU added its final run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly. Oral Roberts answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning– first on an RBI single by Edmunson, then on a sacrifice fly from Tanaka.
The Golden Eagles reached double digits in the fifth as
Ethan Fender singled to drive in
Martell Davis, who reached on a bunt single, and
Cooper Kelly, who doubled.
Tanaka added his second home run of the game in the sixth, sending an opposite-field shot 352 feet over the left field wall.
ORU capped the scoring with a two-RBI double from Combs that brought in Kane-Yates and Kelly, securing an 11-run advantage and ending the game after seven innings.
Luke Williams (3-3) earned the win after 2.0 innings of work, allowing no hits.
Jack Hill (S, 5) recorded the save with 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing no runs or walks.
Starter Zak Szabo (2-2) was charged with the loss after 2.0 innings on the mound, allowing six runs on five hits.
Up Next
Oral Roberts will continue the series Saturday at 1 p.m.
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