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5
Oakland OAKLAND 7-8
18
Winner Northern Kentucky NKU 5-10
Oakland OAKLAND
7-8
5
Final
18
Northern Kentucky NKU
5-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 11 1
Northern Kentucky NKU 2 6 4 0 5 0 0 1 X 18 16 1

W: MEEKS, Kaleb (1-0) L: Densmore, Travis (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

OAKLAND FALLS IN SERIES FINALE AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Gabe Lux records first three career hits, Cam Post goes 3-for-4 with double

3-14-21 at NKU Final Graphic

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.  - Gabe Lux went 3-for-4 recording his first career hits while Cam Post also hit 3-for-4 with a double, walk and two runs scored as Oakland fell 18-5 to Northern Kentucky in the series finale at Bill Aker Baseball Complex on Sunday.

Seth Tucker also contributed for Oakland (7-8, 2-2 HL), putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding two RBI. Tyler Trovinger went 1-for-4 with an RBI while Drew Collins went 1-for-1 with an RBI in the ninth inning. Jared Miller also added an RBI while Brandon Heidal went 1-for-2 with a run scored.

Travis Densmore got the ball to start and took the loss. Cooper Donlin was a bright spot for the Golden Grizzlies, coming out of the bullpen and throwing one scoreless inning, allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.

The Golden Grizzlies were trailing 2-0 in the second inning when they first put a run on the board off an RBI single from Tucker, scoring Brenton Phillips from third base.

Oakland's deficit grew to 17-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into the deficit in the sixth inning pushing across two runs which brought the score to 17-3 in favor of the Norse.

Oakland held the Norse (5-10, 3-5 HL) off the scoreboard before narrowing the gap to 17-4 in the seventh off an RBI groundout from Trovinger.

The Norse expanded their lead to 18-4 before the Oakland offense got back to work in the ninth off an RBI single from Collins, bringing the score to 18-5. 

Game Notes:
» The Golden Grizzlies got three-hit games from both Post and Lux.
» Oakland's highest-scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Post stole two bases in Sunday's game.
» Oakland pitchers faced 53 Northern Kentucky hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out five.
» The Golden Grizzlies drew six walks from Northern Kentucky pitching.
» Post led the Golden Grizzlies at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
» Northern Kentucky was led offensively by freshman Bryce Thomas, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Senior Kaleb Meeks led the Norse pitching staff, throwing one shutout inning.



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