Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WICHITA, Kan. (March 27, 2015) – Austin Orth went 3-for-5 and had a career-high five RBIs on Friday to lead Oklahoma Christian past Newman (Kan.) 14-11, giving the Eagles a split of a Heartland Conference doubleheader at Wilkins Field.

Newman rallied from an early deficit to win the opener 7-2. The Eagles and Jets will play the decisive game of the series on Saturday at 1 p.m.

OC (17-11, 6-5 Heartland) tied its season high with 17 hits against Newman (13-13, 5-6), the Eagles' third-highest total of the season. Kolton Brown had four hits and Orth and Josh Garbrecht had three each for OC.

The Eagles needed almost all of those hits to build a 14-2 lead after 6½ innings. That margin came in handy as Newman – which was two outs away from being run-ruled – rallied with four runs in the seventh inning, four more in the eighth and another in the ninth before OC reliever Kyle Lacy slammed the door with a pair of strikeouts to end the game, with the tying run at the plate for the Jets. It was Lacy's first career save.

OC jumped to leads of 6-0 after 2½ innings, 10-2 after 3½ innings and 12-2 after 4½ innings, knocking out Newman starter Dylan Porter (2-3) in the third. Orth had RBI hits in the third, fourth and seventh innings and Garbrecht and Zac Cobble also had two RBIs each for the Eagles.

OC starter Kelby Reneau (3-3) pitched seven innings and gave up six runs, although only two of those were earned.

In the opener, OC jumped to a quick 2-0 lead in the first and had the bases loaded with one out before a double play ended the threat. The Eagles couldn't break through again against Newman starter Lucas Schauer (5-2), who went the distance and allowed only two hits during the final six innings after giving up three in the first inning.

OC starter Dillon Endecott (3-2), who entered the series ranked No. 18 in NCAA Division II in earned run average, had his roughest outing of the season, giving up six runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Newman did most of its damage in a four-run third inning, during which Andrew Standish had the key blow, a two-run double.