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VALPARAISO, Ind. - Robby Enslen went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, while Zach Sterry also drove in a pair of runs as the Oakland baseball team (5-21, 3-10) fell at Valparaiso (12-17, 8-5), 8-7, on Saturday from Emory G. Bauer Field.

"There were so many plays for both teams that could have made the difference in the game," said head coach John Musachio. "I really believe we outplayed Valpo today, unfortunately the final score didn't indicate it.

Down 6-5, Valparaiso would score two runs in the seventh inning on a squeeze bunt by Jeff Edwards and a RBI-single by Spencer Mahoney, followed by adding one more run in the eighth with a sacrifice fly by Ray Bartolomucci to take a 8-6 advantage. The Golden Grizzlies looked to tie the game in the top of ninth as Sterry drove home Trent Drumheller to cut the lead to just one, but was unable to bring home the final run with runners on first and second.

Oakland trailed 5-3 in the seventh inning before scoring three runs to lead 6-5. Enslen and Ian Yetsko hit sacrifice flies, while Sterry doubled to center field to plate Mike Brosseau. The Golden Grizzlies took a 3-1 lead into the fourth inning as Drumheller, Enslen and Tyler Pagano each tallied RBI-singles.

The Crusaders tied the game in the fifth inning on RBI-singles by Shea Molitor and Daniel Delaney and retook the lead in the next inning on a two-run home run by Mahoney.

Nate Schweers suffered the loss allowing two runs in 1.1 innings with three strikeouts. Oakland starter Aaron Dehn tossed 5.0 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits with five strikeouts. Valparaiso's Chet Joslyn earned the win throwing 1.2 shutout innings in relief.

The series finale between Oakland and Valparaiso will start at noon on Sunday from Emory G. Bauer Field.

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