Bears drop series opener to Oral Roberts

Redshirt sophomore first baseman Chase Wehsener hits a home run to put Baylor on the board during the Bears' 7-3 loss to Oral Roberts Friday night at Baylor Ballpark. DJ Ramirez | Sports EditorRedshirt sophomore first baseman Chase Wehsener took metal to leather on a 2-0 fastball to blast a 397-foot home run over the left-center field wall and open the scoring Friday night at Baylor Ballpark, but ultimately Baylor baseball fell 7-3 to Oral Roberts in the series opener.

After Wehsener’s bomb in the second inning, the Bears managed to bring in runs in the fifth and eighth but nine walks and six defensive errors were Baylor’s undoing as the Golden Eagles capitalized to bring in seven runs on…