The Basics
Score: No. 10 Oral Roberts 9 – Omaha 2
Records: No. 10 ORU (44-11), Omaha (21-27)
Location: Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Win: Harley Gollert (10-1) | Loss: Harrison Kreiling (0-4)
 
FARGO, N.D. – Behind a strong start from Harley Gollert, the No. 10 ranked and top-seeded Oral Roberts baseball team improved to 23-0 in Summit League Championship Opening Round contests with a 9-2 victory over Omaha Wednesday afternoon from Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, North Dakota. 

With the win, ORU extended the nation's longest active win streak to 16 games and improved to 70-7 all-time in the Summit League Championship. Over their last 37 games, the Golden Eagles are 34-3.

Gollert tossed seven innings of two-run baseball and struck out seven to improve to 10-1 on the year. The redshirt senior's 10 wins are the most by an ORU hurler since 2017. In relief, Joshua Caravalho delivered two shutout frames and struck out four. 

Holden Breeze, Jacob Godman and Justin Quinn led the offensive attack as the trio each registered a multi-hit performance. Quinn also plated a game-high tying two RBI along with teammate Blaze Brothers. Center fielder Jonah Cox pushed his hit streak to 39 games and has recorded a hit in 54 of the 55 contests this season. 

After three straight walks loaded the bases in the first, Cox scored the game's first run on a wild pitch. In the same at-bat, a balk allowed Matt Hogan to cross the plate as ORU led 2-0. 

The Golden Eagles broke the game open in the second as Quinn delivered a two-run single to right-center to extend the advantage to 4-0. Cox followed with an RBI single that plated Brothers, who reached on a walk. Following a flyout, Mac McCroskey drove home the fourth run of the frame with an RBI single to center, pushing the lead to 6-0. 

After a solo home run put the Mavericks on the board in the fourth, Brothers tacked on two more runs to the ORU lead, 8-1, in the fifth with a two-run homer over the left field wall. The long ball marked the 11th of the season for the senior.

Another solo homer for Omaha trimmed the advantage to 8-2 in the top half of the sixth. In the bottom half of the frame, Drew Stahl drove home Hogan, who reached on his third walk of the day, with an RBI single to make the final 9-2 in favor of the Golden Eagles. 

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled nine runs on 11 hits and drew 10 walks. 
- Breeze, Godman and Quinn each recorded multi-hit performances.
- Hogan drew a game-high three walks.
- Brothers and Quinn each pushed across a game-best tying two RBI. 
- Brothers, Godman and Hogan each crossed the plate twice. 
- Caravalho and Gollert combined for 11 strikeouts in the win. 

Notes
- Wednesday's contest marked the 48th meeting all-time between the two clubs. 
- With the win, the Golden Eagles improved to 37-11 all-time against the Mavericks and have won eight straight in the series. 
- In the Summit League Championship, ORU is 70-7 all-time and 23-0 in opening-round games.
- The Golden Eagles extended the nation's longest active win streak to 16 games and are 34-3 in their last 37 contests.
- ORU's 44 wins mark the most in a single season under head coach Ryan Folmar.
- Cox extended his hit streak to 39 games and has recorded a hit in 54 of the 55 contests this season.
- Hogan pushed his on-base streak to 27 games.
- Breeze has now reached base safely in 21 straight contests. 
- Jake McMurray made his 137th consecutive start and reached base safely for the 20th straight contest.
- Stahl stretched his on-base streak to 14 games, while Quinn extended his to 12. 

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will face the winner between North Dakota State and South Dakota tomorrow at 6 p.m.

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