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Oakland City OAKLAND
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Winner IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
Oakland City OAKLAND
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IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland City OAKLAND 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 3
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 X 5 7 2

W: Leslie, Ethan (1-0) L: G. Whiteker (2-1) S: Beck, Ryan (4)

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Oakland City OAKLAND 0-0
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Winner IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 0-0
Oakland City OAKLAND
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Final
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IU Kokomo IU KOKOM
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Oakland City OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
IU Kokomo IU KOKOM 0 0 7 3 0 5 X 15 12 0

W: Harris, Ben (4-2) L: P. Smith (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cougars Sweep DH With Oakland City, Outscore Mighty Oaks 20-4

KOKOMO, Ind. – The Indiana University Kokomo baseball team swept Friday afternoon's doubleheader with Oakland City, winning game one 5-4 and game two 15-0. With the two conference wins, the Cougars improve to 18-8 overall and 8-0 in River States Conference play.
 
Game One Key Moments
  • Oakland City struck first, scratching two runs across in the fourth inning on a hit and an error.
  • Pat Mills broke up the Mighty Oaks' no-hit bid in the sixth with a single to left, followed by a Noah Hurlock single to left field.
  • Jack Leverenz singled in Mills to make it 2-1 Oakland City after six innings.
  • Thomas Obergfell tripled to center and scored on an error on the same play to tie the game at two in the seventh.
  • Hurlock walked to open the eighth and would score on a Jared Heard two-run bomb, giving the Cougars a 4-2 lead.
  • Dylan Steele earned a walk later in the inning and his pinch runner, Sean Becker, would come around to score on a Tucker Platt single.
  • Oakland City cut the Cougar lead to 5-4 in the top of the ninth thanks to a two-RBI double, but Ryan Beck came in and took care of business to close out the game, recording the final two outs in order.
 
Game One Pitching 
  • Owen Callaghan went six innings allowing two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
  • Ethan Leslie tossed 2.1 innings in relief to earn the win and improve to 1-0.
  • Leslie gave up two runs on two hits and three walks, also striking out three.
  • Ryan Beck earned his fourth save of the year, recording the final two outs of the game.
 
Game Two Key Moments
  • Pat Mills hit his seventh home run of the season in the third to give the Cougs a 1-0 lead.
  • Dylan Steele came through with an RBI double to score Hurlock.
  • Tucker Platt singled through the left side to score Heard and Steele to make it 4-0.
  • IUK scored three more in the inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead after three innings.
  • The Cougs struck for three more in the fourth thanks to two doubles, taking advantage of the two free passes in the inning.
  • Dylan Janke led off the bottom of the sixth with a single and would come around to score on a Sac-fly.
  • Jarod Gillespie singled to center scoring Obergfell and Mills, extending the lead to 13-0.
  • Masen Melton tripled to center to score Borom and Gillespie.
 
Game Two Pitching 
  • Ben Harris tossed six strong innings, allowing just two hits while striking out five and walking none. With the win, Harris improved to 4-2 on the season.
  • Heffernan pitched a scoreless seventh in his season debut, giving up a hit and two walks while striking out one.
 
Up Next
  • The Cougs will travel to Southfield, Michigan Wednesday for a doubleheader with Lawrence Tech. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
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