Box Score Game One Box Score Game Two The Oakland University baseball team split with Western Illinois Sunday afternoon on the OU Baseball Field. The Golden Grizzlies took game one 7-3 thanks to a game-winning grand slam in extra innings by senior Casey Caid (Three Oaks/Three Oaks River Valley HS). OU dropped the second game by a score of 2-1. Oakland finishes the season 11-43, 7-19 Mid-Con, while Western Illinois moves to 12-38, 10-16 Mid-Con. Western Illinois opened up the scoring in game one with a run in the fourth inning to lead 1-0. OU responded with a run of its own in the bottom half of the fourth courtesy of a home run by senior Kip Harris (Midland/Midland HS) to tie the game at one. The Golden Grizzlies tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead heading into the seventh inning. The Leathernecks wouldn't go away as they scored two runs in the seventh inning with two outs as the teams were knotted at 3-3. After holding Western Illinois scoreless in the top of the eighth inning, junior Nick DiPonio (Highland/Orchard Lake St. Mary's HS) led off the bottom half of the inning with a double. DiPonio advanced to third on a balk and WIU loaded the bases with intentional passes to Harris and senior Rob Brockman (Park Hills, KY/Dixie Heights HS). Caid then made the Leathernecks pay with a blast over the left field fence for the 7-3 victory. Freshman lefthanded pitcher Dominic Carmosino (Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier HS) went 7.0 innings, giving up five hits, three runs, zero earned runs, walking four and striking out a season-high 10. Freshman righthanded pitcher Steve Kneibbe (Bridgeport/Bridgeport HS) picked up the victory in relief throwing a scoreless eighth inning. Kneibbe improves to 3-3 overall. Leading Oakland offensively was DiPonio, Harris and Brockman. DiPonio went 2-for-4 with two doubles, Harris went 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run (9) and Brockman went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Caid chipped in with a 1-for-4 performance, including his game-winning grand slam for his seventh homer of the season. Western Illinois jumped on top of Oakland in the nightcap with two runs in the third inning after a couple errors by the Grizzlies to lead 2-0. The Golden Grizzlies scored a run in the fourth inning, but couldn't manage another run as they stranded eight runners and fell by a 2-1 final. Senior John Griffin (Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS) led OU in the second game going 2-for-3 with a double. Senior lefthanded pitcher Jason Roberts threw 6.0 innings, giving up four hits, two runs, zero earned runs, walking two and striking out five. Roberts ended the season with a 1-3 record. WIU's Chris Donahoe (2-3) threw a complete game giving up five hits, one run, one earned run, walking five and striking out five. Oakland ends the season with a final record of 11-43.