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Golden Eagles Win Trio of Games over South Dakota State on Saturday
May 03, 2008
The Golden Eagles got strong pitching performances from all three starters as Oral Roberts University won all three games against South Dakota State in Summit League action, Saturday at Erv Huether Field.
ORU improves to 34-10 on the season and 16-3 in The Summit League, while South Dakota State falls to 19-22 overall and 6-6 in league action.
Game One
The Golden Eagles received a stellar complete-game pitching performance from Michael Jarman (8-2) as ORU jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back to defeat the Jackrabbits, 6-3.
Jarman scattered eight hits while just allowing three runs in nine innings. The left-hander struck out nine in collecting his team-high fourth complete game of the season.
Offensively, the Golden Eagles were led by Ryan Groth (2-for-4, 3 RBI), Ben Petralli (4-for-5, 1 RBI) and Adam Younger (2-for-5, 2 runs).
Groth started the scoring with a triple to the gap in right center to score Juan Martinez in the second frame. ORU extended their lead to 4-0 in their next at-bat after a solo home run by Petralli and Groth’s two-run home run.
South Dakota State finally got on the board by posting a single run in the fifth inning but trailed 4-1.
The Golden Eagles added a pair of RBI sacrifice flies by Martinez and Brian Van Kirk in the seventh and ninth, respectively.
South Dakota State’s Caleb Thielbar (4-3) allowed four runs in 4.1 innings in a losing effort.
Game Two
In the first game of the regularly scheduled double-header, the Golden Eagles posted five runs in the fourth for a 5-0 lead and starter Carlos Luna allowed only three runs in 7.1 innings.
Luna won his team-high 10th game to improve to 10-0 while striking out nine.
Groth got things going for the Golden Eagles with an RBI single to left field that plated David Genao. ORU proceeded to load the bases, and then Justin Mitchell plated a run on a sacrifice fly to right. Minissale added an RBI single and Younger punched in two runs with a double to left field.
SDSU rallied, however, by scoring a run in the fifth and then two in the seventh frame.
T.J. Kelly came in the ninth and collected his eighth save by striking out two Jackrabbits and forcing a fly out.
Game Three
Jerry Sullivan (6-2) allowed one run in a five-inning complete-game effort as ORU won 12-1 in the shortened game due to darkness.
Michael Notaro broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with a three-run home run over the center field fence. ORU went on to score three more in the inning and four more in the fifth.
Van Kirk, Petralli and Kelly Minissale each recorded two RBI for the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles go for the four-game series sweep tomorrow over SDSU with a single game at 12 p.m.
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