ROCHESTER, Mich. – Separated by three games in the Horizon League standings, the Golden Grizzlies will welcome the Wright State Raiders to the Oakland Baseball Field for a three-game series from Friday-Sunday, April 28-30.

Having won four of their last five, the Golden Grizzlies enter Friday at 18-23 (10-8 Horizon League), good for third in the conference standings, while first-place Wright State is 23-17 (13-5) and picked up a three-game road sweep of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons in their most recent action from April 21-23, the middle of which was played at Indiana Wesleyan in Marion.



SERIES SETUP

• Who – Oakland (18-23, 10-8 Horizon League) vs. Wright State (23-17, 13-5 Horizon League)
• When – Friday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 30 at 1 p.m.
• Where – Rochester, Michigan (Oakland Baseball Field)
• Live Stats – GoldenGrizzlies.com
• Twitter - @OaklandBSB & @WSURaidergang

SERIES HISTORY

• Overall Record – Wright State leads, 47-9 (2002-22)
• Record in Rochester – Raiders lead, 10-3 (2014-22)
• Current Streak – Wright State W5 (2022-23)

SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHERS
Friday

• Oakland – Sophomore RHP Hunter Pidek: 9 games (8 starts), 1-1, 3.92 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, .269 BAA, 43.2 IP, 12 BB, 36 SO
• Wright State – Redshirt sophomore LHP Sebastian Gongora: 10 starts, 5-1, 2.95 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, .237 BAA, 55 IP, 26 BB, 53 SO

Saturday

• Oakland – Senior LHP Travis Densmore: 10 starts, 4-4, 6.26 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, .293 BAA, 46 IP, 20 BB, 43 SO
• Wright State – Junior RHP Jake Shirk: 10 starts, 3-4, 5.53 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, .295 BAA, 53.2 IP, 13 BB, 40 SO

Sunday

• Oakland – TBA
• Wright State – Junior RHP Luke Stofel: 11 games (8 starts), 2-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, .279 BAA, 43.2 IP, 25 BB, 38 SO

OAKLAND OVERVIEW

• Dating to the April 14 series opener with the Northern Kentucky Norse in Highland Heights, junior catcher Brandon Heidal has hit safely in nine-straight games, raising his season batting average by 40 points to .242 (30-124) over this span
• Right-hander Brandon Decker, a fellow junior, was named Nike #HLBASE Pitcher of the Week on April 25 after closing the final two games of the Golden Grizzlies' series with the Youngstown State Penguins on April 20 and 21, firing 5.1 shutout innings and allowing just two hits with a lone walk and six strikeouts over these two outings
• Collecting a hit in four of the last six contests, including a pair of multiple-knock showings, senior outfielder Ian Cleary is the only Oakland player currently hitting above .300 at .331 (43-130) with a team-leading 29 RBI
• Graduate student first baseman Gabe Lux is extremely close to joining Cleary in the .300 batting average club, as he enters Friday at .298 (37-124)

WRIGHT STATE OVERVIEW

• Playing collegiately for the Oregon State Beavers and North Carolina State Wolfpack as a left-handed pitcher and selected by the Houston Astros in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Raiders are led by head coach Alex Sogard, who is in his fifth season at the helm
• Friday's pitching matchup will feature two of the Horizon League's best, as Gongora's 2.95 ERA is the best mark in the conference, while Pidek's 3.92 is fourth
• Redshirt sophomore center fielder Andrew Patrick paces Wright State's offensive attack at .340 (50-137) with 12 home runs and 37 RBI, followed by sophomore right fielder Dane Thomas' .307 (23-75)
• Columbus, Indiana junior designated hitter Julian Greenwell, a 2022 First Team All-Horizon League selection, is slashing .293/.355/.577 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI