Box Score LITTLE ROCK – UALR baseball (7-12, 4-4) fell 15-2 in seven innings at the hands of Oral Roberts (14-9, 5-1) at Gary Hogan Field on Tuesday night.
Junior Kyle Kirk had the best offensive showing for the Trojans, going 3 for 3 with an RBI.
Junior Ryan Scott extended his hitting and reached based streaks to 16 games as he was able to get a hit and an RBI in his final plate appearance of the night.
“Other than the loss tonight, the most disappointing thing was we didn't compete on the mound, and we didn't compete at the plate,” head coach Chris Curry said.
Oral Roberts broke out the big bat early after the Trojans loaded the bases on three walks. The Golden Eagles' Anthony Sequeira hit a grand slam to right, putting Oral Roberts up 4-0 in the first inning.
The Golden Eagles put two more on the board in the third inning after a balking home a run and a double to left center scored a runner from third to make it 6-0.
UALR finally put a dent in Oral Roberts lead in the fourth inning. Tanner Rockwell doubled to center field to lead off the inning and advanced to third after a ground out. Kyle Kirk singled up the middle to score Rockwell for the Trojans first run of the night.
Oral Roberts broke it wide open in the sixth inning as they scored seven more runs on six hits. Sequeira hit a leadoff solo homer to right center for his second home run of the night. The Golden Eagles ended up batting around as it saw 13 batters come to the plate during the inning.
With a 13-1 lead, Oral Roberts tacked on a couple of more in the top of the 7th to make it a 15-1 lead. After several position changes, Brandon Gil got the Trojans' seventh hit of the night with his first-career hit. Gil advanced to second on an error by the third baseman as Hayden Martin reached on a fielder's choice with no outs. With one out, Gil and Martin advanced 90 feet after a wild pitch. With two outs, Ryan Scott hit an RBI single to short as Gil was able to cross the plate for the Trojans second run of the game. Rockwell walked to load the bases, but a ground out to the pitcher ended the game in seven innings.
“After they scored in the first, that changed our approach at the plate, and that simply cannot happen,” Curry said. “We cannot let the score dictate how we play. We are the same team no matter if we're winning or losing.”
The Trojans will try to bounce back on Wednesday night as they make the short trip to Conway to go up against the Central Arkansas Bears at 6 p.m.
