TULSA -- Max McCroskey’s lead-off home run in the bottom of the fifth inning wasn’t a game-defining moment.
But it did alter its course.
The ball sailed off the Oral Roberts first baseman’s bat, over the right field wall of J.L Johnson Stadium, foreshadowing what was to come two innings later in OSU’s 9-7 loss at ORU on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles finish 2-0 against the Cowboys this season.
The Cowboys (30-14) held a 5-0 lead midway through the fifth inning. McCroskey’s solo homer trimmed it to four.
Still, OSU starting pitcher and two-way piece Carson Benge held ORU scoreless to end the inning, keeping the damage minimal.