THE RUNDOWN
DBU (8-5) dropped the season series versus ORU (6-8) in a 7-6 game two loss on Saturday afternoon. The Patriots held a 3-2 edge through the first four frames before a disastrous fifth inning resulted in five Golden Eagle runs off Patriot errors. DBU would mount a comeback attempt with back-to-back solo blasts in the eighth and ninth innings before falling short. 

Cole Moore put the Patriots up 2-0 in the second inning with a two-run blast into right field for the first home run of his Patriot career. Ray Gaither and the DBU defense would keep the ORU bats silent until the top of the fourth, as Adam Oviedo singled through the left to bring home the first run for the Golden Eagles. 

George Specht would provide an insurance RBI in the bottom of the frame to score Jackson Glenn and increase the DBU lead to 3-1. The Patriots would then struggle in a snake-bitten fifth inning. ORU's Alec Jones and Anthony Martinez set the stage for disaster as Jones doubled into left field and Martinez found first off an error by Gaither. Jones would then score on another error before Oviedo returned to the plate to belt a 3 RBI shot over the left wall to give ORU the lead. A combination of Patriot relievers in Cole Reeves and Luke Trahan would try to put out the fire as the Golden Eagles finished the inning with three unearned runs. 

DBU was held scoreless for the next two frames until Nico Burgarello doubled down the foul line to score Cole Moore in the top of the seventh to finally retire ORU's Tanner Rogen after six innings of work. DBU's Jackson Glenn and Christian Boulware would provide the rest of the offense with solo home runs in the eighth and ninth as the Patriots' efforts fell just one run short.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-Jackson Glenn extends his team-leading hit streak to 15 after his solo-blast in the eighth.
-ORU becomes the first team to win two weekend series at Horner Ballpark since it opened in 2013.
-Saturday's loss marks the first time the Patriots have dropped consecutive games this season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
24- With three homers versus ORU, DBU's 24 blasts are tied for third-most in the country.
5- ORU's Adam Oviedo ended his early season struggles with a game high 5 RBIs.
8- The DBU defense left eight Golden Eagles stranded on base.

UP NEXT
DBU and ORU play the third and final game of the series tomorrow. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.