ROCHESTER, Mich. - Freshman Brandon Nigh racked up four hits to help power the Oakland Golden Grizzlies past the Rochester Warriors 14-4 on Wednesday.

Travis Densmore started on the mound and picked up the win for Oakland. The left-hander went three shutout innings while giving up three hits, allowing no walks and striking out five. Freshman Hunter Pidek also made an impact on the mound for the Golden Grizzlies, throwing two shutout innings while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.

In addition to his four hits, Nigh had a double, a home run and five RBIs to lead the Golden Grizzlies. Senior Cam Post put together a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and three RBIs. Brandon Heidal also helped out for Oakland, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding two doubles and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Grizzlies got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Oakland's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a two-run single off the bat of Post and a two-run double from Nigh.

The Warriors failed to push any runs across before the Golden Grizzlies built on their lead in the fourth inning. Oakland plated two runs off of Rochester pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Post, which brought the score to 7-0 in favor of the Golden Grizzlies.

Oakland kept Rochester without a run before building their lead to 9-0 the following inning. The Golden Grizzlies scored twice on back-to-back home runs from Nigh and Thomas Green.

Oakland kept the Warriors without a run before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Golden Grizzlies scored four runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Nigh, bringing the score to 13-0 in favor of Oakland.

The Golden Grizzlies kept Rochester scoreless before building on their lead to 14-0 the following inning. Oakland scored once on an RBI single off the bat of senior Gabe Lux. Rochester put four runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Golden Grizzlies still coasted to the 14-4 win.

GAME NOTES
» Nigh racked up four hits on the day for Oakland.
» Densmore struck out five Warriors hitters.
» The Golden Grizzlies had both Nigh and Heidal crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Nigh drove in five runs for Oakland.
» Every Oakland starter reached base safely in the win.
» Oakland's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed five runs across.
» The Golden Grizzlies had control of the rest of the game after jumping ahead of the Warriors 5-0 in the bottom of the second.
» The Golden Grizzlies had a total of 16 hits.
» The Golden Grizzlies out-hit the Warriors at a 16-6 clip.
» Senior Seth Tucker stole three bases in Wednesday's game.
» The Golden Grizzlies swiped five bases as a team.
» Oakland went 6-for-12 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Oakland pitchers limited Rochester to just 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
» Oakland pitchers faced 39 Rochester hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Golden Grizzlies drew five walks from Rochester pitching.
» Nigh led the Golden Grizzlies at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBIs.
» Rochester (MI) was led offensively by senior Connor Romine, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.