Jake McMurray homered twice and the Oral Roberts baseball team run-ruled South Dakota State, 18-7, in seven innings Sunday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep at J.L. Johnson Stadium.

The sweep marked the sixth of the season for the Golden Eagles, who have now won 22 of their last 25 contests. ORU improved to 32-11 overall, 17-1 in the Summit League. South Dakota State dropped to 18-20, 10-8 SL.

In the win, nine different ORU players recorded a hit and five registered a multi-hit performance. McMurray led all players with a 3-for-5 day at the plate to go along with two home runs and three RBI. The multi-home run performance marked the senior’s second of the weekend and career.

Jonah Cox extended his hit streak to 27 games with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate and also drove in three RBI. Drew Stahl, Max Lucas, Sam Thompson and Blaze Brothers rounded out the multi-hit performers for the Golden Eagles.

On the mound, Brooks Fowler picked up his fifth win of the season after allowing four runs over five innings of work. The sophomore also struck out seven Jackrabbits on the day.

ORU won the opening game of the weekend by beating the Jackrabbits, 5-3. In that game, McMurray led the Golden Eagles by belting his first two homers of the season.

On Saturday, ORU defeated SDSU, 10-3, behind the superb pitching of Harley Gollert who earned his sixth win of the 2023 campaign. Gollert worked six innings, allowing only two runs. He struck out seven batter and walked none.