Friday, May 12
Tulsa, Okla.
6:30 PM
Omaha
12-34, 9-14
0
at
8
Oral Roberts
34-14, 21-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Oral Roberts Drops Mavericks in Opener, 8-0
May 13, 2017 | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. -- The Omaha baseball team opened its weekend series with league leader Oral Roberts Friday evening, falling 8-0 at J.L. Johnson Stadium. The Mavericks are now 12-34 (9-14 Summit League), while the Golden Eagles improve to 34-14 (21-4) and clinch the 2017 regular-season league championship.
Senior Sam Murphy (3-7) took the loss, surrendering seven runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 6.0 innings. The win went to Justin McGregor (8-0), who tossed 6.0 shutout innings while scattering five hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.
Sophomores Grant Suponchick and Jack Kalina both finished 2-for-4 to lead UNO at the plate, with Kalina knocking two doubles and Suponchick adding another.
ORU was led by a 3-for-3 night from Noah Cummings, who scored twice and drove in a pair of runs. Matt Whatley (2-for-4, two runs, two RBI), Michael Hungate (2-for-4, two runs, two RBI) and Trevor McCutchin (2-for-4) also had multi-hit performances. The Golden Eagles blasted four solo home runs for the night with two from Hungate and one apiece from Whatley and Cummings.
After a scoreless first inning, ORU plated two runs in both the second and third frames, another in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go up 7-0. The Golden Eagles added a final run in the eighth, pushing their final tally to 8-0.
Omaha and Oral Roberts continue their series on Saturday, May 13, with first pitch at 2 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
Senior Sam Murphy (3-7) took the loss, surrendering seven runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 6.0 innings. The win went to Justin McGregor (8-0), who tossed 6.0 shutout innings while scattering five hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.
Sophomores Grant Suponchick and Jack Kalina both finished 2-for-4 to lead UNO at the plate, with Kalina knocking two doubles and Suponchick adding another.
ORU was led by a 3-for-3 night from Noah Cummings, who scored twice and drove in a pair of runs. Matt Whatley (2-for-4, two runs, two RBI), Michael Hungate (2-for-4, two runs, two RBI) and Trevor McCutchin (2-for-4) also had multi-hit performances. The Golden Eagles blasted four solo home runs for the night with two from Hungate and one apiece from Whatley and Cummings.
After a scoreless first inning, ORU plated two runs in both the second and third frames, another in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go up 7-0. The Golden Eagles added a final run in the eighth, pushing their final tally to 8-0.
Omaha and Oral Roberts continue their series on Saturday, May 13, with first pitch at 2 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Justin McGregor (8-0)
L: Murphy, Sam (3-7)
Batting:
2B: Palensky, Sam 1 ; Kalina, Jack 2
SH: Ethen, Marcus 1
Batting:
2B: Cal Hernandez 1 ; Matt Whatley 1 ; Noah Cummings 1 ; Trevor McCutchin 1
3B: Brent Williams 1
HR: Matt Whatley 1 ; Noah Cummings 1 ; Michael Hungate 2
RBI: Matt Whatley 2 ; Noah Cummings 2 ; Brent Williams 1 ; Dylan Snypes 1 ; Michael Hungate 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cal Hernandez 1 ; Matt Whatley 2 ; Noah Cummings 2 ; Brent Williams 1 ; Michael Hungate 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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