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OAKLAND CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH ROAD SERIES AT MILWAUKEE

May 16, 2018

Game 1: Live Audio | Live Stats
Game 2: Live Audio | Live Stats
Game 3: Live Audio | Live Stats

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland baseball team concludes the regular season with a pivotal series at Milwaukee beginning on Thur., May 17 at 4 p.m. ET, followed by a game on Fri., May 18 at 4 p.m. ET and the series finale on Sat., May 19 at 1 p.m. ET. Live audio for all games will be broadcast live from Henry Aaron Field on Mixlr.com.

Oakland Projected Starters:
Game 1: RHP Jake Lee
Game 2: RHP Nick Parr
Game 3: RHP Beau Keathley

Milwaukee Projected Starters:
Game 1: RHP Austin Schulfer
Game 2: RHP Jake Sommers
Game 3: RHPJared Reklaitis

- With only three games remaining in the regular season, three teams will be battling it out trying secure the No. 2 seed and first round bye along with No. 1 seed Wright State at the upcoming Horizon League Tournament. Oakland (11-12) sits in fourth-place mere percentage points behind third-place Milwaukee (11-11) in the league standings. Both teams also sit one game behind second-place UIC (12-9) who wraps up against fifth-place YSU.

- Lee now sits at 95 strikeouts on the season and needs just nine more to break the school season record of 103

- Nate Schweers recently set the school career record for appearances with 78 against YSU (5/5)

- Keathley picked up his first career win tossing 5.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and only one walk to lead Oakland to a series clinching 10-3 win over YSU (5/6).

- Ryan Fitzgerald was named Horizon League Batter of the Week after hitting .500 going 5-for-10 with five runs, seven total bases and .700 slugging percentage helping Oakland to a series win over Youngstown State. In the game one 16-6 win, Fitzgerald went 4-for-4 driving in a career-high six RBI with a three-run double, two-run single and RBI double while drawing two walks to reach base in all six plate appearances from the lead-off position. He also went 1-for-4 with a pair of runs in the series clinching win.

- Earlier this season, Tyler Trovinger hit .583 going 7-for-12 with three doubles, two RBI, three runs scored and 10 total bases with a .833 slugging percentage to lead Oakland to series win over Milwaukee. He hit a two-run double helping Oakland to 6-3 win (3/30) in game one and went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs to lead the Golden Grizzlies to a 12-7 series clinching win (3/31). Jordan Jackson also swung a hot bat hitting .600 against Milwaukee with six runs scored and an RBI.

- Nick Parr picked up his first win of the season going 7.0 innings with nine strikeouts while only allowing two hits and one run in the series opening win

- Myles Zilinsky hit his first career grand slam home run followed by Thomas Miller who connected on his first career home run to cap off a six-run sixth inning helping Oakland to the series clinching win over the Panthers

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Players Mentioned

Beau Keathley

#12 Beau Keathley

INF/RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
Tyler Trovinger

#10 Tyler Trovinger

INF
6' 1"
Freshman
Thomas Miller

#16 Thomas Miller

INF
6' 0"
Freshman
Myles Zilinsky

#3 Myles Zilinsky

OF
5' 11"
Freshman
Ryan Fitzgerald

#9 Ryan Fitzgerald

OF
6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Jackson

#15 Jordan Jackson

INF/OF
6' 2"
Freshman
Nick Parr

#33 Nick Parr

RHP/INF
6' 3"
Freshman
Jake Lee

#30 Jake Lee

RHP
6' 4"
Sophomore
Nate Schweers

#55 Nate Schweers

LHP
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Beau Keathley

#12 Beau Keathley

6' 0"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Tyler Trovinger

#10 Tyler Trovinger

6' 1"
Freshman
INF
Thomas Miller

#16 Thomas Miller

6' 0"
Freshman
INF
Myles Zilinsky

#3 Myles Zilinsky

5' 11"
Freshman
OF
Ryan Fitzgerald

#9 Ryan Fitzgerald

6' 0"
Freshman
OF
Jordan Jackson

#15 Jordan Jackson

6' 2"
Freshman
INF/OF
Nick Parr

#33 Nick Parr

6' 3"
Freshman
RHP/INF
Jake Lee

#30 Jake Lee

6' 4"
Sophomore
RHP
Nate Schweers

#55 Nate Schweers

6' 2"
Freshman
LHP