Golden Eagles Outlast Red Wolves in 14-Inning Marathon

TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Makani Tanaka’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 14th inning lifted Oral Roberts to a 3-2 win over Arkansas State in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The Golden Eagles evened their season record at 7-7, while the Red Wolves fell to 11-5.

Arkansas State’s Ashton Quiller opened the scoring with a first-inning home run. Oral Roberts answered with a solo homer from Cooper Combs in the bottom half and tied it in the fifth on an RBI double by Hudson Ellis. The game remained deadlocked until the 14th, when Kole Dudding scored the winning run on Tanaka’s fly ball.

Oral Roberts starter Easton Teel delivered six strong innings, allowing one earned run. Arkansas State relievers Brett Foss, Jelle van der Lelie and Ryan Ashford combined for 7 1/3 scoreless innings.