The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 6 – Dallas Baptist 5
Records: ORU (49-11), Dallas Baptist (47-16)
Location: Stillwater, Okla. (O'Brate Stadium)
Win: Dalton Patten (4-1) | Loss: Brady Rose (7-2) | Save: Cade Denton (15)
 
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the first time since 2006, the Oral Roberts baseball team is headed to an NCAA Super Regional after defeating Dallas Baptist, 6-5, Sunday night from O'Brate Stadium in the Stillwater Regional Final. With the win, the Golden Eagles became the eighth No. 4 seed in NCAA history to advance to a Super Regional.

With the victory, ORU has won 21 consecutive contests, the nation's longest active streak, and is 39-3 in its last 42 games.

Dalton Patten improved to 4-1 on the season after striking out four in 2.1 innings of work. Closer Cade Denton, the Stillwater Regional Most Outstanding Player, slammed the door shut in the ninth to register his third save in three days. The save marked the 15th of the year for the junior, which ties the program's single-season record.

Matt Hogan led the charge offensively as the senior was the lone Golden Eagle to record a multi-performance. Junior Jonah Cox extended his hit streak to 44 games in the win and has registered a hit in 59 of the 60 games this season.

The Golden Eagles struck first behind a two-out two-run single from Holden Breeze in the opening frame.
 
After DBU got a run back courtesy of a solo homer in the top half of the second, ORU answered with two more runs to extend its advantage to 4-1. An RBI groundout from Justin Quinn plated the first run of the frame and Cox followed with an RBI single.
 
The two sides traded zeroes for the next three innings before the Patriots used back-to-back homers to even the score at 4-4 in the sixth. Hogan delivered the answer for ORU in the bottom half of the frame as the senior put the Golden Eagles back in front, 6-4, with a two-out two-run homer.

Dallas Baptist threatened again in the seventh as they trimmed the ORU advantage to one, 6-5, on a one-out RBI single. With the go-ahead run on second, Patten forced a fly out and a pop-up to escape the jam.

Denton closed the door in the ninth with a scoreless frame as the Golden Eagles claimed the 6-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU totaled six runs on seven hits and drew eight walks.
- Breeze and Hogan each plated two runs apiece.
- Blaze Brothers, Jacob Godman and Jake McMurray each drew two walks.
- As a staff, ORU struck out 14 Patriots.
- Starter Brooks Fowler delivered five strong innings and struck out seven.
- Patten notched four strikeouts in 2.1 innings.
- Jacob Widener struck out both batters he faced in relief. 
- Denton notched his third save in three days.

Notes
- ORU is headed to its second NCAA Super Regional in program history and the first since 2006. 
- The Golden Eagles extended the nation's longest win streak to 21 games and are 39-3 in their last 42 contests. 
- ORU went 3-0 in the Stillwater Regional and faced all three squads. 
- This is the third time the Golden Eagles have gone undefeated in an NCAA Regional (1978 & 2006).
- With the victory, head coach Ryan Folmar surpassed Rob Walton for the second-most wins in program history (368).
- Sunday's contest marked the 59th meeting all-time between the two clubs. 
- With the win, the Golden Eagles snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Patriots.
- Cox extended his hit streak to 44 games and has registered a hit in 59 of the 60 contests this season.
- Hogan stretched his on-base streak to 32 games.
- Breeze has reached base safely in 26 consecutive contests. 
- McMurray logged his 142nd consecutive start and extended his on-base streak to 25 games.
- Quinn pushed his hitting streak to 13 games.

2023 NCAA Baseball Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player - Cade Denton (ORU)
Catcher - Jacob Godman (ORU)
First Base - Jake McMurray (ORU)
Second Base - Miguel Santos (DBU)
Third Base - Kodie Kolden (DBU)
Shortstop - Mac McCroskey (ORU)
Left Field - AJ Guerrero (Washington)
Center Field - Jonah Cox (ORU)
Right Field - Carson Benge (OSU)
Designated Hitter - Johnny Tincher (Washington)
Pitcher - Braxton Bragg (DBU)
Pitcher - Dalton Patten (ORU)

Up Next
The Golden Eagles will face Oregon in an NCAA Super Regional. Stay tuned to ORUAthletics.com for more information.

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