ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland baseball team continues the 2019 season with a four-game set at Morehead State. Due to possible weather conditions in the area, all game times are subject to change but are scheduled to be broadcast live from Allen Field on ESPN+.
 
Tentative Schedule:
Game 1: Thursday, Feb. 21 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 2: Friday, Feb. 22 - Noon
Game 3: Saturday, Feb. 23 – 2 p.m.
Game 4: Sunday, Feb. 24 - 1 p.m.
 
Oakland Projected Rotation:
Game 1: #33 RHP Nick Parr
Game 2: #19 RHP Cameron Fuller
Game 3: TBA
Game 4: TBA

Morehead State Projected Rotation:
Game 1 #35 RHP Garret Rogers
Game 2 #44 LHP Dalton Stambaugh
Game 3 TBA
Game 4 #41 RHP Will Lozinak

Notes:
- Oakland opened the 2019 season dropping a series at Western Carolina. The Golden Grizzlies fell 21-9 in game one and then 9-8 and 12-2 in a doubleheader. In the doubleheader, Drew Demumbrum hit a combined 4-for-8 with two RBI and a run while Matt DiLeo also went 4-for-8 with two runs and an RBI as Oakland lost in walk-off fashion in game one. Mario Camilletti went 4-for-8 with three runs and an RBI.
 
- On the mound, Andrew Hoffmann picked up the no decision in his collegiate debut going 5.0 innings with three strikeouts in game one of the doubleheader while Cameron Fuller also got a no decision tossing 5.0 innings with five strikeouts in the second game.
 
- After missing last season due to injury, DiLeo led the team in hitting (.455), OPS (1.174) and slugging percentage (.636). with five hits, three RBI, three runs and a triple for the series.
 
- Demumbrum also recorded five hits with a double, three RBI, three runs with a double hitting .500.
 
- Camilletti and Mike McGee each hit .455 with a combined seven hits and seven runs.
 
- For the second consecutive season, the team was picked to finish fifth in the 2019 Horizon League Baseball Preseason Poll announced by the league office on Feb. 6.
 
- Last season, Oakland went 15-32 overall and 12-14 in league play to earn a fourth seed in the HL Tournament where the Golden Grizzlies fell to fifth seed Youngstown State.
 
- All-Freshman Team selection Mario Camilletti returns after leading the team in hits (55), ranking second in average (.299) and third in RBI (22) while starting all 47 games. Oakland also returns a wealth of experience with seniors Myles Zilinsky, Ryan Fitzgerald and Jordan Jackson who were All-Academic Team selections. Seniors Ronnie Krsolovic and Mike McGee along with juniors Tyler Trovinger and Drew Demumbrum also return. Zilinsky is coming off a solid junior campaign where he led the team in hitting (.313), which ranked 17th in the league, doubles (9) and slugging percentage (.450). DiLeo also returns after missing last season due to injury. During the 2017 season, DiLeo ranked fourth on the team in hitting (.264) with 53 RBI 11 doubles, three triples and six home runs.
 
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