YPSILANTI, Mich. - Their 10th game against a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent this year and their third against Eastern Michigan, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will make the trip to Oestrike Stadium to battle the Eagles on Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m.

Both coming in Rochester, the Golden Grizzlies and Eastern Michigan split their two prior meetings this season on March 28 and April 19, with Oakland winning the latter, 9-7, behind a career-best 6.1 innings from junior left-hander Jake Matthaidess.

GAME SETUP
- Who - Oakland (25-27, 16-11 Horizon League) at Eastern Michigan (23-26, 9-18 MAC)
- When - Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m.
- Where - Ypsilanti, Michigan (Oestrike Stadium)
- Watch - Eagle All-Access
- Live Stats - EMUEagles.com
- Twitter - @OaklandBSB & @EMU_Baseball

SERIES HISTORY
- Overall Record - Oakland leads, 16-11 (1999-2023)
- Record in Ypsilanti - Golden Grizzlies lead, 10-5 (1999-2022)
- Current Streak - Oakland W1 (April 19, 2023)

SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHERS
- Oakland - Freshman RHP Jaxson Easterlin: 10 games (2 starts), 2-3, 5.95 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, .280 BAA, 19.2 IP, 21 H, 13 ER, 8 BB, 13 SO
- Eastern Michigan - TBA

OAKLAND OVERVIEW
- Dating to the middle game of the #HLBASE series with the Milwaukee Panthers in Franklin on May 6, the Golden Grizzlies are on a season-long six-game win streak
- Spanning the final day of April and the entirety of May, senior corner outfielder Ian Cleary is riding a nine-game hit streak, featuring a trio of multiple-knock showings
- Sophomore third baseman Brandon Nigh has been swinging a hot bat of his own, hitting safely in six of the last seven with four two-hit performances, and has begun to emerge as a valuable late-inning bullpen arm for Oakland, finishing two of the club's last four games

EASTERN MICHIGAN OVERVIEW
- In his fifth full season at the helm, the Eagles are led by head coach Eric Roof, who starred in the Big Ten Conference (B1G) for the Michigan State Spartans for three seasons and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
- On a two-game skid, Tuesday will only be Eastern Michigan's 15th home game of the year and the Eagles will take a 4-10 record at Oestrike Stadium into play
- One of three Eastern Michigan student-athletes hitting better than .300, Brunswick, Ohio sophomore first baseman Josh Kross paces the club at .361 (75-208) with 14 home runs and 62 RBI and is followed by Milford, Ohio graduate student designated hitter Matt Kirk at .352 (62-176) and Mason, Ohio graduate student shortstop Taylor Hopkins at .320 (64-200)