Rochester, Mich. – Taking two of three in the series, Oakland ran past the Milwaukee Panthers, 17-8, on Sunday, May 1.
The win moves the Golden Grizzlies back to .500 overall at 21-21 and a full three games ahead of Youngstown State for third place in the Horizon League at 11-8.
Milwaukee, meanwhile, is now 16-23 and 5-12 in league play.
Racking up 19 hits, Oakland scored 12 of their runs in a two-inning span, plating five in the fourth and seven more in the fifth.
Now hitting .303, the third-highest mark on the team, senior third baseman
Luke Malmanger was the driving force for the Golden Grizzly offense, belting his first two home runs of the season and finishing the afternoon with five RBI.
Graduate student left fielder
Cam Post hit his second home run in as many games, and seven Oakland players – graduate student second baseman
Brad Goulet, redshirt junior shortstop
Thomas Green, sophomore catcher
Brandon Heidal, senior first baseman
Gabe Lux, Malmanger, senior designated hitter
Jared Miller, and redshirt senior right fielder
Brenton Phillips – tallied at least two hits.
For Phillips, Sunday put a bow on a series in which he hit .615 (8-13) and extended his hit streak to a season-long six games. On the year, the Georgia native's .311 batting average (47-151) is second-best on the squad, behind only Goulet's .343.
Throwing five scoreless innings out of the bullpen, graduate student right-hander
Quinton Kujawa picked up his second win of the season, allowing two hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
Fellow righty
Jacob Wosinski, a redshirt senior, drew the start and lasted two innings, giving up five runs on six hits with a pair of walks.
The Panthers used seven pitchers on the day, with sophomore right-hander Nick Gilhaus taking the loss, dropping him to 1-5.
Up next
Oakland will hit the road for a couple of games against the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Pittsburgh Panthers on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3 and 4.
Tuesday's first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., with a 3 p.m. start time on Wednesday.
Currently 24-17 and 10-10 in conference play, Pittsburgh is tied with Georgia Tech for fourth place in the ACC Coastal Division.
