The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 – Omaha 5
Records: ORU (23-10, 9-0), Omaha (11-14, 4-5)
Location: Omaha, Neb. (Tal Anderson Field)
Win: Caleb Isaacs (4-0) | Loss: Brennen Bales (0-1) | Save: Cade Denton (7)
 
OMAHA, Neb. – A Mac McCroskey go-ahead solo home run in the eighth propelled the Oral Roberts baseball team to its third straight sweep Saturday afternoon as they rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat Omaha, 8-5, from Tal Anderson Field.

The series sweep marked the Golden Eagles' fourth of the season and third in Summit League play as they improved to 9-0 in conference action.

Lefty Caleb Isaacs earned the win in relief after throwing 1.2 scoreless innings and striking out two. The victory moved the junior's record to 4-0 on the season. Right-hander Cade Denton logged his seventh save of the year and second of the weekend after striking out three in two scoreless frames.

McCroskey stayed hot at the plate as the redshirt senior went 2-for-3 with two homers and three RBI on the afternoon. The Springdale, Arkansas, native also walked twice in the win. In the nine spot, Sam Thompson came through with one of his best performances as a Golden Eagle as the junior went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.

The Mavericks plated a run in the first, two in the second and one in the third to jump out to a 4-0 lead.

In the fourth, McCroskey cut the deficit in half, 4-2, with a two-run blast over the left-field wall. An inning later, Thompson tied the game with a two-run homer to right-center. 

The momentum continued for ORU in the sixth as Holden Breeze put the Golden Eagles in front, 6-5, for the first time on the afternoon with an RBI single to left. Omaha responded in the bottom half of the frame with an Eddie Satisky RBI single that evened the game at 6-6.

On a 1-0 count in the eighth, McCroskey belted his second homer of the day, a solo shot to left-center, to put ORU back in front, 6-5. The multi-home run performance marked the third of McCroskey's career and second this season.

Later in the frame, Thompson delivered with his third RBI of the contest as the junior plated Drew Stahl, who reached on a walk, to extend the Golden Eagle advantage to 7-5.

Stahl recorded the final run of the contest for either side in the ninth as the junior scored Justin Quinn, who reached on an error, with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom half of the frame, the Mavericks threatened as the winning run came to the plate with two outs but Denton slammed the door shut with a groundout to seal the 8-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU logged eight runs on nine hits.
- McCroskey, Jake McMurray and Thompson each recorded two hits in the win.
- McCroskey and Thompson each recorded a game-high three RBI.
- Matt Hogan and McCroskey each tallied a game-best two walks.
- Jonah Cox swiped his League-leading 16th base of the season.
- Harley Gollert got the start for ORU and allowed four runs over five innings of work.
- Dalton Patten made his second appearance of the weekend in relief.
- Isaacs and Denton combined for five of the nine Golden Eagle strikeouts.

Notes
- Saturday's contest marked the 46th meeting all-time between the two clubs.
- With the win, ORU improved to 36-11 all-time against the Mavericks and has won seven straight in the series.
- With the three homers on the day, the Golden Eagles launched nine in the series.
- McCroskey logged the third multi-home run performance of his career and second this season.
- Cox extended his hit streak to 17 games.
- Breeze has now reached base safely in 20 straight games.
- McMurray stretched his on-base streak to 16 games and has now started 115 consecutive contests.
- Stahl pushed his on-base streak to 11 games.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles remain on the road as they travel to face No. 16 Oklahoma State in midweek action Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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