The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 10, Western Illinois 0
Records: ORU (23-19, 14-5 Summit), WIU (10-26, 6-17 Summit)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
 
TULSA, Okla. –  The Oral Roberts baseball team capped off their home slate with a 10-0 win on Sunday afternoon. Senior Blake Hall and Jordan Wiley connected on a pair of back-to-back jacks to end the game in the seventh inning.

The game remained scoreless until ORU got on the board in the fourth inning. Evan Kowalski twirled a gem for the Golden Eagles, matching his career-high in strikeouts through two innings. When the dust settled, Kowalski had set a new career-best with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work.

ORU scored in each of the final four innings to put the game away. Caleb Denny got the Golden Eagles going with a single through the right side to score Joshua Cox. In the fifth inning, Anthony Martinez scored Alec Jones on a sacrifice fly to center field.

In the sixth, Jones ripped his second double of the day to score Wiley and push the ORU lead to three.

The Golden Eagles put up seven runs in the seventh to secure the run-rule victory. Martinez opened the inning with a double before scoring on a two-run single by Jake McMurray. A pair of walks by Ryan Cash and Sevensky loaded the bases for Blake Hall. On a 2-1 pitch, Hall lodged a ball into the right field foul pole for a grand slam.

Three pitches later, Wiley launched a walk-off home run over the right-center field wall and secured the series victory for the Golden Eagles.

Turning Point
Evan Kowalski shined on the mound, tossing a two-hitter through 6.0 innings. The sophomore also set a new career-high with eight strikeouts on Sunday afternoon.

Inside the Box Score 

• Evan Kowalski and Cade Denton combined for a two-hit shutout.
• Denton recorded the first save of his collegiate career
• Hall's grand slam was the third of the season for the Golden Eagles, joining Caleb Denny and Adam Oviedo.
• Joshua Cox, Jake McMurray, and Alec Jones each recorded multi-hit games.
• Both of Jones' hits were doubles, his first multi-double game of his career.
• Golden Eagle hitters drew seven walks on Sunday with Ryan Cash drawing a pair to lead the way.

 Up Next
Oral Roberts will hit the road for the final two weeks of the regular season. The Golden Eagles will travel to Omaha next weekend before heading to South Dakota State on the weekend of May 21. All eight road contests can be heard for free on the ORU Sports Network.
 
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