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Oral Roberts defeats TCU in dramatic fashion in opening round of College World Series
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Oral Roberts’ magical run continued on Friday afternoon with a 6-5 victory over TCU in Omaha.
The Golden Eagles scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th innings to overcome a late 3-run deficit against the Horned Frogs.
The hero was 9-hole hitter Blaze Brothers, who hit a 1-out, 3-run home run to put Oral Roberts on top.
Here’s video of the blast:
BLAZE BROTHERS YOU ARE THE MAN!! ?#ORUBase | #FOGHORNALERT? | ?️ESPN pic.twitter.com/18nHSl17MD
— ORU Baseball (@ORUBaseball) June 16, 2023
Star closer Cade Denton ran into trouble in the 8th inning, but he redeemed himself in the final frame. He secured the final 3 outs in the 9th to give ORU its first win in the College World Series in over 4 decades.
ORU out-hit TCU 11-8 in this game. Justin Quinn led the way with a 4-for-5 afternoon at the dish. Mac McCroskey went 2-for-4 with a home run on the day as well.
Oral Roberts is appearing in the College World Series for the first time since 1978. ORU also won its opening-round game in that CWS, dispatching North Carolina 11-0.
ORU will advance to face the winner of Florida-Virginia on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. That game will be broadcast on ESPN.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
