Eagles Outlast Golden Grizzlies in 10-Inning Slugfest
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (Interstat) — Tristan Crane homered and drove in three runs as Eastern Michigan outlasted Oakland 11-10 in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Oakland University Baseball Field.
The Eagles built an 11-4 lead by the fifth inning, highlighted by Crane’s two-run homer and a solo shot from Ty Stecko. Oakland’s 17-hit attack then roared back, scoring six unanswered runs, including a two-run homer from Kyle Revere in the sixth. The Golden Grizzlies tied it with two runs in the eighth.
Stecko’s sacrifice fly in the 10th plated the decisive run. Landon Mueller and Brian Henson Jr. combined for 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Eastern Michigan. Carter Hain went 4 for 6 with two RBIs for Oakland.
Eastern Michigan improved to 12-26. Oakland fell to 9-26.