SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist beat St. Gregory's for the 57
th time in 59 tries, scoring an 11-2 win on the road Tuesday.
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AJ Merkel (3-2) struck out 11 batters over seven shutout innings and
Zane Gelphman lifted two home runs. Gelphman and
Brett Berghammer had four hits apiece
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The Bison broke a scoreless tie in the third inning on an error and pounced on the Cavaliers for three more runs in the fourth on a lead-off home run by Gelphman, a wild pitch to score
Juan Gonzalez, and an RBI double by Berghammer.
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Josh Timms added a two-run home run in the fifth before Gelphman doubled and scored on a two-out base hit by
Dustyn Cook.
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Kevin Olmeda sacrificed in
Kyle Abblitt in the eighth.
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Gelphman started the ninth with his second home run of the game and Abblitt added an RBI ground out and Berghammer an RBI double.
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OBU had 13 hits.
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Now 17-12, the Bison start a three-game series at Northwestern Oklahoma State Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
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