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12
Winner Oral Roberts ORU 43-11
0
Western Illinois WIU 12-40
Winner
Oral Roberts ORU
43-11
12
Final
0
Western Illinois WIU
12-40
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Oral Roberts ORU 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 4 12 13 0
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

W: Brooks Fowler (8-1) L: Armstrong, Jake (4-6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Fall on Senior Day

MACOMB, Ill – Western Illinois Baseball team fell in the regular season finale to No. 12 Oral Roberts 12-0 at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium on Saturday (May 20).

Western Illinois offense never got rolling in the season finale. The Leathernecks would see the first three hits in the first inning as senior Derek Botaletto would single back up the middle with two outs. The Leathernecks could not advance Botaletto any further, stranding him at first.

The Leatherneck's bats would stay quiet as Oral Roberts's bats heated up. The Golden Eagles put together eight runs between 2nd  and 4th inning to give them an 8-0 lead. Western Illinois would collect their second hit in the 6th inning as Nick Mitchell lined a ball back up the middle for a one-out single. 

Down 12-0 in the bottom of the 8th inning, Brian Erbe would collect WIU's third and final hit of the afternoon, sending it right back up the middle. Leathernecks would not advance Erbe any farther as they would fall 12-0 in 8 innings.

Western Illinois tallied just three hits on the afternoon. Jake Allgeyer was the only other Leatherneck to reach base as he would draw two walks. WIU left four Leathernecks on the base paths.

Saturday's game was the final game for six Leathernecks. Jake Armstrong, Brian Erbe, Derek Botaletto, Jack Sievers, Chase VanDerGinst, and Caden Kratz. All six seniors were honored with their families before the game.
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