THE LEAD
No. 21 DBU fell behind early but came back to defeat Oral Roberts 3-1 on Saturday to earn its fourth series win of the year.
Blayne Jones belted the game-tying homer and went 2-for-4 at the plate. Sophomore
Chandler Arnold turned in his best start of the season in 5.1 innings of work.
Arnold struck out nine batters and walked just one. He allowed one run on eight hits, throwing 95 pitches.
Caleb Denny belted a solo shot to the opposite field to put ORU on the board early in the second. Two innings later,
Blayne Jones knotted the game at 1-1 after belting his fourth homerun on the year.
In the seventh,
Ryan Wrobleski doubled to put two Patriots in scoring position with nobody out.
Christian Boulware hit a sac fly to score
Blayne Jones.
Austin Bell later drew a bases loaded walk to make the score 3-1.
Kragen Kechely was superb out of the bullpen throwing 1.1 innings while striking out three of the five batters he faced to pick up the win.
Burl Carraway earned his ninth save by striking out the side to clinch the series for DBU.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Kragen Kechely and
Burl Carraway struck out six batters in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
 - DBU has won its first four series of the season in back-to-back seasons.
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Blayne Jones is now 5-for-9 with a homerun and a pair of RBI on the series.
DBU's BLAYNE JONES BIG HIT IN THE FOURTH
"Notary was spotting the ball up well all day, and I knew if I got into a fastball count I had to put a fastball swing on it. He brought it in there and I had to punish it. Offensively, I don't think we've hit stride yet, our arms have carried us this far. Hopefully we can make some adjustments and get rolling."
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
9 –Â
Burl Carraway's nine saves ties him with
Dalton Higgins and
MacGregor Hines for sixth all-time in DBU history.
79 –
Kragen Kechely's 79th career appearance ties Randall Taylor for third all-time.
16 – Patriot pitching struck out 16 batters and stranded 12 baserunners, good for the second most all season.
UP NEXT
DBU and Oral Roberts conclude the weekend series Sunday at Horner Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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