Golden Eagles Slip Past Trojans in Extra Innings

Box Score TULSA, Okla.- For the third time in the last four games, the Trojans were sent to extra innings but found themselves on the losing end of a 4-3 contest at Oral Roberts.
 
Ramon Padilla recorded the only multi-hit performance of the night for Little Rock, going 2-for-4. Eldridge Figueroa did not register a hit, but walked twice and came around to score two of the Trojans' two runs on the night.
 
In the first at-bat of the contest, Christian Reyes walked to lead off the game. He would eventually come around to score on an RBI groundout from Garrett Scott to give the Trojans an early 1-0 lead.
 
The hosts would answer in the second inning to even the score at 1-1 heading into the third.
 
In the top of the third, Figueroa drew a leadoff walk before Chase Coker laid down a beautiful bunt in between the pitcher and first baseman to notch an infield single. Little Rock would continue using small ball to their advantage as Reyes moved both runners with a sacrifice bunt. Figueroa was scored by Ryan Benavidez with another RBI groundout to regain the Trojan lead.
 
After two quality innings from starter Donavin Buck, he would hand the ball off to Jose Torres in the third. Oral Roberts would threaten in the inning, but an incredible diving catch from Benavidez in right field would save a run and end the inning.
 
Little Rock pushed another run across in the fifth when Benavidez scored Figueroa with a sacrifice fly to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Trojans.
 
Aaron Funk came on to pitch in the bottom of the fifth and recorded a scoreless inning, however, Oral Roberts would eventually get to the sophomore in the sixth and tie the game with a two-bagger to plate two Golden Eagles. Heading into the seventh inning, the score was tied 3-3.
 
Mason Leeming would throw 1 and 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball before being relieved by McKinley Moore in the eighth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Moore pitched around a leadoff double to extend the game to extra innings with the score still tied.
 
The Golden Eagles would eventually end the game in the bottom of the 10^th with a single to left field to score the runner from second base to walk it off.
 
Little Rock falls to 7-18 overall and will get back to Sun Belt Conference action Friday, March 29 against Georgia State. First pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at Gary Hogan Field.
 
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