Friday, May 24
Tulsa, Okla.
11 a.m.
Omaha
vs
Oral Roberts
Omaha Battles Oral Roberts In Friday Showdown
May 23, 2019 | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. – The Omaha baseball program takes on No. 3 seed Oral Roberts in the second round of the winner's bracket at The Summit League Baseball Championship Friday, May 24, at 11 a.m.
LEADING OFF
Oral Roberts recently won the opening-round game against No. 2 South Dakota State. In that game, Summit League Player of the Year Spencer Henson went 3-for-3 with two home runs in the 5-2 win over SDSU. He also recorded a save in the game. Omaha dropped both series to ORU this season, as the team went 2-4 overall in 2019.
STARTING PITCHERS
OMAHA
Joey Machado – RHP – 5-2 (4.57 ERA)
ORU
Matt Gaskins – RHP – 5-4 (5.45 ERA)
TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
LEADING OFF
- Omaha is coming off its first-ever Summit League postseason win in program history with Wednesday's 15-9 win over No. 4 seed Western Illinois.
- In that game, Payton Kinney tied Tyler Fox (2016) for the Division I era single-season record with 10 wins as a Maverick.
- In Wednesday's win over Western Illinois on the opening day, a quartet of Mavericks notched two-hit performances in Parker Smejkal, Ben Palensky, Thomas DeBonville and Breyden Eckhout. Smejkal had two RBI on two doubles, while Palensky had a three-shot homer.
Oral Roberts recently won the opening-round game against No. 2 South Dakota State. In that game, Summit League Player of the Year Spencer Henson went 3-for-3 with two home runs in the 5-2 win over SDSU. He also recorded a save in the game. Omaha dropped both series to ORU this season, as the team went 2-4 overall in 2019.
STARTING PITCHERS
OMAHA
Joey Machado – RHP – 5-2 (4.57 ERA)
ORU
Matt Gaskins – RHP – 5-4 (5.45 ERA)
TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
- A win over the Golden Eagles advances the Mavericks to the championship this Saturday, May 25, at 11 a.m.
- A loss puts Omaha in a 2:30 p.m. elimination game against No. 2 seeded South Dakota State tomorrow, directly after the Oral Roberts game.
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