Grant Thoroman Hits Two Home Runs in Loss at Oakland

Thursday, April 6

Rochester, Mich.

2:30 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

8-22, 5-5

Oakland

11-17, 5-5

Purdue Fort Wayne

Oakland

Photo by: Robert Hayes

Grant Thoroman Hits Two Home Runs in Loss at Oakland

4/6/2023 6:31:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Grant Thoroman knocked in four total runs thanks to two home runs, but it came in a losing effort for the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team at Oakland 14-9 on Thursday (April 6).

The Mastodons opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning by Braedon Blackford. He now has a league leading nine home runs.

Thoroman hit a solo shot in the second and a three-run home run in the third. Thoroman has four home runs this season. This gave the 'Dons a 6-1 lead. Tyler Nelson doubled in Dylan Stewart in the fourth to make it a 7-1 game.

Blackford, Ben Higgins and Caileb Johnson joined Thorman with two hits in the game.

Oakland took back control of the game with a four-run sixth, a five-run seventh and a four-run eighth.

Bryce Martens earned the loss. Sean Fekete picked up the win for Oakland. Brandon Decker tossed the final two innings for the save. The big hit in the game was a two-out grand slam by Lucas Loos to put Oakland up 10-9 in the eighth inning.

Mac Ayres started and allowed two runs on six hits in 5.0 innings with nine strikeouts for the 'Dons.

Both teams are now 5-5 in the Horizon League. Purdue Fort Wayne is 8-22. Oakland is 11-17. Game two of the series will be played on Friday at 2:30 p.m. It will air on ESPN+.

~ Feel The Rumble ~