The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 – Oregon 7
Records: ORU (50-12), Oregon (41-21)
Location: Eugene, Ore. (PK Park)
Win: Cade Denton (2-1) | Loss: Josh Mollerus (3-3)
 
EUGENE, Ore. – Justin Quinn delivered a walk-off two-run single and the Oral Roberts baseball team evened its best-of-three series against Oregon with an 8-7 victory Saturday night in the Eugene Super Regional from PK Park. 

With the win, the Golden Eagles became the third No. 4 seed in NCAA history to force a winner-take-all game three in the super regionals. The victory also marked the fifth time in program history ORU has registered 50 wins in a season and the first since 2004. 

Trailing 7-6 in the ninth, the Golden Eagles, who were the designated home team, loaded the bases with only one out as Quinn stepped to the plate. The senior delivered with a two-run single down the left-field line to walk it off for ORU. 

Cade Denton, a Collegiate Baseball All-American, earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the year after tossing 3.1 innings and striking out three. In relief, Caleb Isaacs tossed a scoreless frame and struck out one. Harley Gollert got the start and struck out six over 4.2 innings. 

Quinn finished 3-for-5 with two RBI, while Blaze Brothers and Drew Stahl joined the senior with multi-hit performances. Center fielder Jonah Cox extended his hit streak to 46 games, which ranks fifth all-time in NCAA history. The junior has now hit safely in 61 of the 62 games this season.

After Oregon struck first in the second on a solo homer, the Golden Eagles answered with three in the bottom half of the frame to jump in front, 3-1. Stahl brought home a pair with a two-run single through the left side and Brothers plated the third run of the frame on an RBI single up the middle.

The Ducks evened the score, 3-3, in the fourth with a two-run homer to left-center. Once again, ORU responded in the bottom half of the frame as Mac McCroskey, who reached on a leadoff single, crossed the plate on a double play to give the Golden Eagles a 4-3 advantage.

Oregon regained the lead, 5-4, in the fifth courtesy of an RBI single and an RBI double. The Ducks tacked on two more runs in the seventh on a two-run triple to right-center as their advantage grew to 7-4. 

ORU chipped into the deficit in the seventh behind an RBI double from McMurray and pulled to within one in the eighth on a Cox solo shot to straightaway center. The long ball marked the 11th of the campaign for the junior. 

In the ninth, back-to-back singles from Jacob Godman and Brothers followed by a McMurray walk loaded the base with only one out. Quinn plated Godman and Brothers on the two-run single down the left-field line as ORU walked off the Ducks, 8-7.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled eight runs on 12 hits and drew four walks.
- Quinn logged a game-high tying three hits.
- Brothers and Stahl each registered a multi-hit performance.
- McCroskey crossed the plate a game-high tying two times.
- Quinn and Stahl each registered two RBI in the win.
- As a staff, the Golden Eagles struck out 10 Ducks. 
- Gollert struck out six in 4.2 innings of work. 
- Denton punched out three batters in 3.1 frames.

Notes
- With the win, ORU became the third No. 4 seed in NCAA history to force a winner-take-all game three in the super regionals.
- The victory marked the Golden Eagles' first super regional win in program history. 
- ORU has now reached 50 wins in a season for the fifth time in program history and the first since 2004.
- Saturday's walk-off win marked the Golden Eagles' first in the NCAA Tournament since 2010.
- The Golden Eagles have now won 22 of their last 23 contests.
- Saturday's contest marked the third meeting all-time between the two clubs. 
- Cox pushed his hit streak to 46 games, the fifth-longest in NCAA history, and has hit safely in 61 of the 62 contests this season.
- Hogan stretched his on-base streak to 34 games, while Breeze pushed his to 28.
- McMurray has started 144 consecutive contests and extended his on-base streak to 27 games.
- Quinn registered his 21st multi-hit performance and pushed his hit streak to 15 games.
- McCroskey has now reached base safely in 16 straight contests.

Up Next
Game three of the Eugene Super Regional is slated for Sunday at 5 p.m. CST from PK Park. The winner punches their ticket to the NCAA College World Series.

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