Oral Roberts Completes Road Sweep With Decisive Victory Over South Dakota State

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Interstat) — Oral Roberts erupted for six runs in the third inning and cruised to a 10-2 victory over South Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Sunday evening at Erv Huether Field.

The Golden Eagles (23-14, 8-4) secured a three-game series sweep, outscoring the Jackrabbits 36-8 over the weekend. Oral Roberts amassed 12 hits, with Hudson Ellis, Will Edmunson and Wailele Kane-Yates each driving in runs during the decisive third-inning rally.

Jackson Farrell earned the win for Oral Roberts, allowing two earned runs over 4 1/3 innings. The Golden Eagles’ bullpen combined for 4 2/3 innings of hitless relief, striking out seven.

South Dakota State (11-24, 3-9) managed only five hits, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Sam Wachter and an RBI triple from Luke Jirschele. The loss was the eighth in the last nine games for the Jackrabbits.