FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Jared Miller went 2-for-4 with home run, two-run double, a walk and three RBI while Tyler Trovinger hit his second home run of the series going 1-for-2 with three walks and an RBI. Brenton Phillips also went 2-for-5 with a double as Oakland held a late lead but came up short in the series finale at Purdue Fort Wayne, 8-7, on Sunday.

Lorenzo Elion hit 2-for-5 with an RBI while Michael Stygles hit 1-for- 5 with an RBI.

Seth Tucker picked up the loss in relief going 2.1 innings, allowing one run without giving up a hit, with a walk, and three strikeouts for Oakland (8-11, 2-6). Jacob Wosinski made his season debut starting the ballgame throwing one shutout inning while allowing no hits.

Trovinger put Oakland on the board with a leadoff home run off sophomore Gerald Pintarich in the second inning. Purdue Fort Wayne (7-8, 4-4 HL) responded in the bottom half with a three-run double to take the lead.

Oakland got a run back off an RBI single from Stygles in the third, which brought the score to 3-2 in favor of the Mastodons.

Oakland held the Mastodons off the scoreboard before rallying to snatch a 4-3 lead in the fourth picking up two runs as Brandon Heidal scored off a wild pitch followed by a solo home run from Miller.

PFW added a run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth to move ahead 6-4. However, the Golden Grizzlies responded with a three-run sixth inning that was punctuated by a two-run double from Miller followed by an RBI single from Elion bringing the score to 7-6 in favor of Oakland. 

The Golden Grizzlies were unable to hold the lead as Purdue Fort Wayne scored twice in the seventh inning off a hit batter and fielding error to move ahead for good at 8-7.

Oakland will host UIC in a four-game series starting on Friday, Mar. 6 at 2 p.m.

Game Notes:
» Oakland's power output was led by Miller, who had two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Oakland's highest-scoring inning was the sixth when it pushed three runs across.
» The Golden Grizzlies out-hit the Mastodons at a 9-6 clip.
» Oakland went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Oakland pitchers limited Purdue Fort Wayne to just 2-for-14 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
» Oakland pitchers faced 40 Purdue Fort Wayne hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Golden Grizzlies drew five walks from Purdue Fort Wayne pitching.
» Miller led the Golden Grizzlies at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three RBI.
» Purdue Fort Wayne was led offensively by senior Andrew, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Junior Justin Miller led the Mastodons pitching staff, throwing three shutout innings.

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