TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Brendan Asher pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Oral Roberts erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning to shut out Omaha 9-0 on Thursday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The Golden Eagles improved to 33-22, while the Mavericks dropped to 21-26. Asher, coming off a dominant start May 15 at Northern Colorado in which he threw six shutout innings, scattered six hits, struck out three and walked one. He was relieved by Kash Ferris, who worked 1 1/3 perfect innings, and Keaton Ruthardt closed with two hitless innings, striking out three.

Omaha starter Tanner Foertsch matched Asher through five innings, allowing only a run despite giving up three hits and walking one while striking out five. The Mavericks threatened early, loading the bases in the top of the first on singles by Chase Diggins and Jackson Trout and a walk by Henry Zipay. Asher got Tyler Bishop to fly out to left field, then induced a popup from Cardel Dick and another from Hayden Lewis.

In the third, Diggins reached on a throwing error by shortstop and Trout singled, putting runners at the corners with one out. Asher struck out Bishop and then catcher Wailele Kane-Yates threw out Diggins trying to steal home to end the inning.

Oral Roberts broke through in the bottom of the third. Makani Tanaka singled and stole second, then scored on Cooper Combs’ single to left field for a 1-0 lead.

Omaha threatened again in the fifth. Brody Sexton led off with a single up the middle, advanced on a sacrifice bunt, but Zipay singled and Sexton was thrown out at third base trying to advance. Asher retired Trout on a flyout to end the inning.

The game remained 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth, when Oral Roberts sent 13 batters to the plate and scored eight runs on six hits and two hit batters. Cooper Kelly led off with a single through the left side. After Ethan Fender struck out, Matthew Mainord singled to right field. Tanner Hosick relieved Foertsch and hit Hudson Ellis to load the bases, then hit Will Edmunson to force in Kelly, making it 2-0.

Brayden Curtis replaced Hosick and surrendered a two-run double down the right-field line to Tanaka, scoring Ellis and Mainord. Kane-Yates followed with a two-run single through the left side, plating Tanaka and Edmunson. After a popout, Martell Davis singled to put runners at first and second. Nate Moquin entered and walked Kelly and Fender, forcing in Kane-Yates for a 7-0 lead. Mainord then singled through the left side, scoring Kelly and Davis for a 9-0 advantage.

Omaha mounted no further threat. Ruthardt retired the final nine batters he faced, striking out three.

Matthew Mainord led the Oral Roberts attack, going 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Kane-Yates was 2 for 5 with two RBIs, Tanaka was 2 for 5 with two RBIs, and Edmunson was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Combs drove in the game’s first run.

Omaha managed six hits, with Diggins and Trout each collecting two singles. Sexton had a single and Bishop had one. The Mavericks left 10 runners on base and went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

The victory gave Oral Roberts a 4-3 edge in the season series after Omaha took two of three from the Golden Eagles at J.L. Johnson Stadium from May 9-10. Oral Roberts had swept a three-game series at Omaha in early April.

No betting line or over-under information was provided.