DAYTON, OH - Senior Bryce Konitzer was mowing people down on Friday, punching out eight Wright State hitters over 8.2 innings of work to help lead the Oakland Golden Grizzlies past the Raiders 4-2.

In addition to his eight strikeouts, Konitzer (1-1) tossed 8.2 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on six hits and walking three for Oakland (5-10, 1-0).

Offensively, the Golden Grizzlies were paced by Brad Goulet, who went 2-for-4 on the day with two RBIs. Senior Jared Miller furnished a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-3 with a double.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Grizzlies got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Goulet drove in two runs for Oakland with a single, that scored Thomas Green and Seth Tucker.

The Raiders failed to push any runs across before the Golden Grizzlies built on their lead in the fifth inning. Tucker's run-scoring single highlighted an inning where Oakland scored twice, which brought the Golden Grizzlies lead to 4-0. Wright State put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Oakland still held on for the 4-2 win, their first over Wright State since 2018. 

GAME NOTES
» Konitzer struck out eight Raiders hitters.
» Oakland's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Oakland grabbed the lead at 2-0 in the top half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Konitzer put together 8.2 innings of two-run ball for the Golden Grizzlies.
» Oakland pitchers faced 33 Wright State hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out eight.
» Goulet led the Golden Grizzlies at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
» Wright State was led offensively by sophomore Alec Sayre, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.