FRANKLIN, Wis. – Separated by just a lone game in the loss column in the Horizon League standings, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (19-26, 11-10) will make the trip to Franklin Field for a three-game set with the Milwaukee Panthers (20-22, 9-11) from Friday-Sunday, May 5-7.

Oakland topped the Wright State Raiders, 6-3, in their most recent conference game on Sunday and fell to the Mid-American Conference's (MAC) Bowling Green Falcons in a midweek tilt on Wednesday.

Milwaukee will enter Friday on a four-game skid, having been swept by the Youngstown State Penguins in Niles on April 29 and 30 and dropping a Wednesday MAC test of their own, 3-2, to the Northern Illinois Huskies.

SERIES SETUP

• Who – Oakland (19-26, 11-10 Horizon League) at Milwaukee (20-22, 9-11 Horizon League)
• When – Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 6 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m.
• Where – Franklin, Wisconsin (Franklin Field)
• Watch – All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ (subscription required) | Friday's Link | Saturday's Link | Sunday's Link
• Live Stats – MKEPanthers.com - Friday | Saturday | Sunday
• Twitter – @OaklandBSB & @MKE_Baseball

SERIES HISTORY

• Overall Record – Milwaukee leads, 29-22 (2014-23)
• Record in Milwaukee – Panthers lead, 16-7 (2014-22)
• Current Streak – Oakland W2 (April 1-2, 2023)

SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHERS
Friday

• Oakland – Sophomore RHP Hunter Pidek: 10 games (9 starts), 1-2, 4.62 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, .270 BAA, 48.2 IP, 51 H, 25 ER, 12 BB, 42 SO
• Milwaukee – Junior LHP Riley Frey: 12 games (11 starts), 4-5, 4.88 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, .300 BAA, 66.1 IP, 78 H, 36 ER, 25 BB, 66 SO

Saturday

• Oakland – Senior LHP Travis Densmore: 11 starts, 4-5, 5.77 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, .273 BAA, 53 IP, 57 H, 34 ER, 23 BB, 47 SO
• Milwaukee – Junior RHP Luke Hansel: 12 games (11 starts), 5-2, 5.82 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, .290 BAA, 55.2 IP, 63 H, 36 ER, 29 BB, 62 SO

Sunday

• Oakland – TBA
• Milwaukee – TBA

OAKLAND OVERVIEW

• Twinsburg, Ohio freshman outfielder Reggie Bussey went 2-4 against Bowling Green on Wednesday, his third career multiple-hit game and first since the March 26 clash with Wright State in Fairborn
• Wednesday was redshirt senior shortstop Thomas Green's 100^th career game as a Golden Grizzly. Having started 97 of these contests, including all 45 this year, he owns a lifetime slash line of .261/.337/.429 with 12 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 47 RBI and 12 stolen bases
• Excluding his first start of the year against the Wichita State Shockers on March 3, when he was still acclimating to a spot in the rotation, Pidek has completed at least five innings in seven of his eight starts, including going at least six stanzas twice
• Mesa, Arizona's Densmore has gone at least 6.2 innings in each of his last two starts, allowing just four earned runs on eight hits with nine strikeouts in 13.2 frames over this span

MILWAUKEE OVERVIEW

• In his 17^th season at the helm and the winningest coach in Panther history with 433 victories, Milwaukee is led by head coach Scott Doffek
• The 2016 Horizon League Player of the Year and the first Panther to reach the Major Leagues, Doffek coached current Toronto Blue Jays star outfielder Daulton Varsho from 2015-17
• Leading the club by 39 points, Waterford, Wisconsin senior third baseman Aaron Chapman is third in the Horizon League with a .356 batting average (53-149)
• DeWitt, Michigan senior second baseman Mark Connelly, who recorded the first cycle in Milwaukee history against the Golden Grizzlies back on March 31 with a 4-5 showing, is the only other Panther entering Friday above the .300 mark at .317 (52-164)