Purdue Fort Wayne
12-25, 9-9
Oakland
18-20, 8-7
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quinton Kujawa (1-1)
L: Wilson, Braxton (1-2)
S: Christian Stelling (2)
Batting:
2B: Brenton Phillips 1 ; Ian Cleary 1
HR: Jared Miller 2
RBI: Brad Goulet 1 ; Jared Miller 5 ; Thomas Green 1 ; John Lauinger 1
SF: Thomas Green 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brad Goulet 2 ; Jared Miller 2 ; Cam Post 1 ; Thomas Green 1 ; John Lauinger 1 ; Ian Cleary 1
SB: Brad Goulet 1 ; John Lauinger 1
HBP: Luke Malmanger 1
Batting:
2B: Fitzpatrick, Cade 1
HR: Lang, Jack 1 ; Lake, Garett 1
RBI: Lang, Jack 1 ; Evenson, Alex 1 ; Lake, Garett 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Lang, Jack 2 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Evenson, Alex 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1 ; Lake, Garett 1
SB: Lake, Garett 1
HBP: Bickel, Jarrett 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1
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Mastodons Hit Three Home Runs in Twinbill but Fall Twice
4/24/2022 7:43:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A pair of back-and-forth Horizon League baseball games went to Oakland on Sunday (April 24) at Mastodon Field. The Mastodons fell in game one 8-6 and game two 9-7.
GAME 1 | Oakland 8, Purdue Fort Wayne 6
The 'Dons took a 5-4 lead into the sixth inning but were edged late. Oakland scored three runs in the sixth and another in the seventh of the seven-inning contest.
The Mastodons were trailing 1-0 in the third inning when they scored three times. Garett Lake reached on a fielder's choice that saw two runs come around with Alex Evenson sliding around the slide at the plate for the second run.
Oakland rallied to score three runs and take a 4-3 lead before Lake hit a bomb of a two-run home run to right field in the fifth inning. It brought the Mastodons' lead to 5-4.
Oakland scored three times in the sixth on a three-run home run by Jarred Miller. It made the score 7-5. A Jack Lang two-out solo home run in the bottom of the sixth made it a one-run game again.
It was an 8-6 game in the seventh when the Mastodons put the tying runs on base. However, a double play ended the game.
Freshman Braxton Wilson (1-2) took the loss on the mound for Purdue Fort Wayne. He tossed three innings, allowing four runs with three strikeouts.
At the plate, Lake went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Lang was 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks and an RBI. Cade Fitzpatrick put together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double.
GAME NOTES
» Mastodon pitching recorded seven strikeouts.
» The Mastodons drew four walks.
» Oakland was led offensively by Jared Miller, who went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs.
» Christian Stelling received the save for Oakland. Quinton Kujawa earned the win out of the pen. He is 1-1.
GAME 2 | Oakland 9, Purdue Fort Wayne 7
Oakland rallied once again in game two. They scored five times in the ninth to erase a two-run Mastodon lead.
The game featured a nearly one our rain delay in the bottom of the seventh.
Ben Higgins went 2-for-5 with a home run. Lake added to his already stellar day with a 3-of-4 performance while knocking in a run. Luke Miles knocked in three runs.
It was a 4-4 tie in the sixth when the 'Dons went on up an one-out Jack Lang RBI double to score Jarrett Bickel.
Cade Nelis used a ground out to score Lake in the seventh after the game resumed to make the score 6-4. Justin Miller (0-8) gave up just a single in the eighth but ran into trouble in the ninth. Oakland scored five times, with the big hit being a go-ahead two-RBI single by Jarred Miller.
The 'Dons scored one in the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate, but could get no closer.
GAME NOTES
» Purdue Fort Wayne had chances for more, but left 10 runners on base in the loss.
» The Mastodons drew five walks.
» Oakland's Brad Goulet was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
» Ben Paugh picked the win after 2.2 innings of one-run ball.
» Oakland is now 19-20 (9-7 Horizon). The 'Dons fall to 12-26 (9-10 Horizon).
ON DECK
» The 'Dons travel to Michigan State on Wednesday in a game rescheduled after a rainout earlier this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
