Wright State, Milwaukee and Oakland Collect Victories on #HLBASE Championship Day Two
May 21
DAYTON (May 21, 2026) – The 2026 #HLBASE championship continued Thursday with Wright State, Milwaukee, and Oakland moving on to Friday’s slate.
Dig Deeper:
No. 1 seed Wright State protects home field with 7-5 win over No. 5 seed Oakland.
The two teams combined for three runs in the first inning, with Oakland taking a 2-1 lead.
The Golden Grizzlies extended their advantage to 5-1 in the third inning highlighted by an RBI from Lucas Day.
Wright State’s Gus Gregory drove in JP Peltier with a home run in the bottom of the fourth.
After two scoreless innings, Wright State scored three runs in the seventh. Braylen Blomquist and Keegan Holmstrom each recorded an RBI, while a throwing error also contributed to Patrick Fultz, Zac Butler and Hunter Warren crossing the plate.
Wright State pitcher Cam Allen earned the win after tossing 8.2 innings, allowing nine hits and five earned runs while striking out six batters on 125 pitches.
Wright State’s Andrew Duncan went 3-for-4 with a double.
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No. 2 seed Milwaukee defeats No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky, 14-2.
Northern Kentucky’s Pierce Bauerle scored the game’s first run in the top of the first inning.
Milwaukee’s Grant Ross answered with a homerun in the bottom of the first to tie the game.
NKU’s Alex Brazer drove in Landon Springmeyer in the top of the second inning to give the Norse a 2-1 lead.
After two scoreless innings, Ross tied the game in the fifth inning on an RBI from teammate Charlie Marion.
Milwaukee broke the game open with an eight-run fifth inning to take a 10-2 lead.
The Panthers added four more runs across the sixth and seventh innings.
Ross finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs and a home run.
Milwaukee’s starter Aric Ehmke earned the win pitching 7.0 innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out four batters.
The Panthers draw No. 1 seed Wright State at 9 a.m. ET on Friday.
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No. 5 seed Oakland outlasts No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky 5-3.
The game remained scoreless through the first two innings until Oakland’s Ben Clark crossed the plate on an RBI from Lucas Day in the third.
Oakland added three more runs in the fourth inning, aided by Tony Konopiot reaching on a fielder’s choice, a single from Boston Halloran and a Norse error.
Northern Kentucky responded in the fifth inning, scoring three runs after drawing three walks and capitalizing on the opportunity.
Oakland answered in the bottom half of the inning when Aidan Schuck drove in Konopiot with an RBI sacrifice fly.
Ethan Glassman and Jordan Dahlof combined to earn the win on the mound for the Golden Grizzlies.
Oakland will face the loser of Game No. 5 at 12:30 p.m. ET on Friday.
For complete information on the 2026 #HLBASE Championship, visit championship central.
Every game of the championship will be streamed on ESPN+.