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Raiders clinch third Horizon League championship in four years
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Winner Wright State WSU 39-15, 20-8 HL
10
OAKLAND OAKLAND 11-34, 9-16 HL
Winner
Wright State WSU
39-15, 20-8 HL
28
Final
10
OAKLAND OAKLAND
11-34, 9-16 HL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wright State WSU 1 0 5 5 2 1 1 9 4 28 27 1
OAKLAND OAKLAND 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 17 0

W: Bellomy, Bear (8-3) L: Cooper Dundas (0-2) S: Gremling, Mitch (1)

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Winner Wright State WSU 40-15, 21-8 HL
3
OAKLAND OAKLAND 11-35, 9-17 HL
Winner
Wright State WSU
40-15, 21-8 HL
4
Final
3
OAKLAND OAKLAND
11-35, 9-17 HL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wright State WSU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 7 1
OAKLAND OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1

W: Schrand, Jake (1-0) L: SHERRY, A. (1-5) S: Luneke, Tyler (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | AJ Schraffenberger

Raiders Sweep Double Header Over Oakland, Clinch Regular Season Championship

Toledo, Ohio – The Raiders opened up a two-day series with the Oakland Golden Grizzlies with a double-header Thursday afternoon. Needing just one win to secure hosting the Horizon League tournament next week at Nischwitz Stadium, the RaiderGang came out and swept the double header, ensuring the tournament will be held in Dayton next Wednesday through Saturday.  WSU won 28-10 and 4-3.
 
GAME 1 – The Raiders came out in game one with the bats ready, facing an Oakland pitching staff that averages over eight runs per game allowed. After getting ahead early, the Raiders would not take their foot off the gas pedal, scoring 28 runs when all was said and done, the second most in a single game behind an April 5, 2012 game against Youngstown State where Wright State scored 32. Zach Weatherford led the offensive onslaught for the Raiders in game one, driving in nine runs in the game including two home runs. Damon Dues also drove in four runs of his own, adding a home run and a double. Peyton Burdick and Alex Alders also homered, and the Raiders would go on to win 28-10 in game one of the double header.

GAME 2 – After an offensive explosion in game one, the pitching staffs came back into the mix in game two. Peyton Burdick had another solid game for Wright State in game two, leading the team with two hits and driving in one of the green and gold's four runs for the game. Tyler Black would give the Raiders the lead for good in the top of the ninth inning with a pinch-hit RBI triple, and Tyler Luneke came into the game in the bottom of the ninth and shut the door facing just three batters and striking out one.
 
With the win in game two, Wright State clinches their third Horizon League regular season championship in four years. The Raiders, winning 40 games for just the sixth time in program history, (40-15, 21-8 Horizon, 1st place) and the Golden Grizzlies (11-35, 9-17 Horizon, 5th place) will round out their series Friday morning with a single game at Mercy Field in Toledo, Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 11:30 AM, and live stats will be available.
 
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