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Box Score<\/a> ATHENS, Ga. \u2014 Oakland (1-10, 0-0 HL) battled well, but fell\u00a0to No. 9\/11\u00a0Georgia (10-2, 0-0 SEC) in a closely contested 4-3 game on Sunday at Foley Field. The Golden Grizzlies took an early 2-0 lead with runs in the first two innings, but the Bulldogs responded with three runs in the third inning and added another in the seventh. Despite a late run in the ninth inning, Oakland’s rally fell short, sealing its defeat. The Golden Grizzlies’ pitching staff recorded seven strikeouts, but Georgia’s long balls proved decisive in the matchup.<\/p>\n Sophomore Aidan Schuck<\/a> recorded two hits and drove in a run, contributing with a stolen base as well as redshirt-sophomore Lucas Day<\/a> added a hit and an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Junior Ben Clark<\/a> finished with two hits and reached base three times, scoring a run. Impressive on the mound, freshman Ben Green<\/a> pitched five innings, striking out four, and only allowing three earned runs.<\/p>\n Oakland took an early lead in the top of the first inning when Schuck singled and later scored on Day’s sacrifice fly into shallow center field.<\/p>\n In the second frame, redshirt-senior Jack Lux<\/a> singled and advanced on redshirt-sophomore Tony Konopiots’<\/a> single. Lux then scored on redshirt-junior Sam Griffith’s<\/a> fielder’s choice up the middle, extending the Golden Grizzlies’ lead to two runs through two innings.<\/p>\n The third inning saw the Bulldogs respond with three runs. After a single, a two-run homer, followed by another solo home run, gave Georgia a one-run lead.<\/p>\n The game remained scoreless through the next three frames before Georgia added another run on an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies managed to cut the deficit in the ninth inning when Clark was hit by a pitch and later scored on Schuck’s infield single, yet not before the final out in the top of the frame.<\/p>\n Green had an incredible outing in his first career start, pitching\u00a0five\u00a0innings, three\u00a0earned runs off of six hits\u00a0while picking up four strikeouts at the plate.\u00a0Junior Owen Thomson<\/a> relieved Green, throwing 2\/3 innings without conceding a hit or run and picked up a strikeout before sophomore Andrew Landis<\/a> followed, also recording 2\/3 innings\u00a0of work with a run off of two hits. Senior\u00a0Jaxson Easterlin<\/a> and redshirt-sophomore Luke Riggs<\/a> combined to close the game with 1.2 innings of scoreless pitching, with Easterlin striking out one\u00a0and Riggs allowing no hits.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies will stay in SEC territory as they head up to Knoxville to face No. 19\/20 Tennessee for their first midweek matchup of the season on Wednesday, March 4. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Baseball: For complete information on Oakland Baseball, follow the team on X at @OaklandBSB<\/a> and head coach Brian Nelson<\/a> at @CoachNelly11<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n