{"id":242596,"date":"2026-03-29T22:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242596\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:33:23","slug":"konopiots-clark-power-oaklands-10th-inning-push-in-win-at-wright-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242596\/","title":{"rendered":"Konopiots, Clark Power Oakland\u2019s 10th-Inning Push in Win at Wright State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bowling_Green_200x200_Logo.png\" alt=\"Bowling Green\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Bowling Green<\/p>\n<p>3\/31\/2026 | 3 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Mar. 31 (Tue) \/ 3 PM ET&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bowling_Green_200x200_Logo.png\" alt=\"Bowling Green\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Bowling Green&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/opponent-history\/bowling-green\/87\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    DAYTON, Ohio \u2014\u00a0The Oakland Golden Grizzlies\u00a0(6-19, 4-5 HL) emerged victorious over Wright State (11-13, 5-1 HL) with a 10-7 win in extra innings in the series finale\u00a0at Nischwitz Stadium. The game was highlighted by the Golden Grizzlies&#8217; three-run surge in the 10th inning, which sealed the win. Their offense was supported by a total of 13 hits and seven walks. The Raiders managed to tie the game in the seventh inning with two runs, but Oakland&#8217;s late rally proved decisive.<\/p>\n<p>Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-clark\/12509\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12509\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Clark<\/a> contributed two runs and two RBIs, adding two doubles in the game. Fifth-year <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kyle-revere\/12728\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12728\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Revere<\/a> recorded his fourth home run of the season\u00a0and scored two runs as redshirt-sophomore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tony-konopiots\/12538\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12538\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Konopiots<\/a> tallied three hits and three RBIs, providing crucial support at the plate. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aidan-schuck\/12525\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12525\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Schuck<\/a> collected two hits, an RBI, and scored once while also stealing a base to impact the game.<\/p>\n<p>After two scoreless, Oakland took an early lead in the third frame\u00a0with redshirt-sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/boston-halloran\/12517\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12517\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Halloran<\/a> scoring on Konopiots&#8217; RBI-single to center field. Schuck followed up with a single to right field, bringing home Clark and extending the lead. Wright State responded in the bottom half, capitalizing on an error to tie the game at 2-2 through three.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth, Oakland regained the lead when a throwing error allowed Halloran to score, followed by Clark&#8217;s RBI double down the left field line, which brought sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/andrew-landis\/12518\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12518\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Landis<\/a> home. The Raiders answered back with three runs, taking a 5-4 lead by the end of the fourth inning.<\/p>\n<p>A scoreless fifth and sixth innings set the stage for a pivotal seventh. Revere began the comeback with a solo home run to left field to knot the score at five. Schuck hit a\u00a0single, and an RBI single from redshirt-junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/sam-griffith\/12516\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12516\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Griffith<\/a> gave Oakland the go-ahead. Halloran&#8217;s RBI single pushed Oakland ahead by two runs, but Wright State quickly leveled the score at 7-7 by the end of the inning.<\/p>\n<p>The game remained tied through the eighth and ninth innings, leading to extras. In the top of the 10th, Landis singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch, setting the stage for Clark&#8217;s RBI double. Konopiots then delivered a two-run single through the left side, solidifying Oakland&#8217;s 10-7 victory and first win over the Raiders since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-green\/12545\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12545\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Green<\/a> pitched a solid four innings, allowing six\u00a0hits and three earned runs, issuing one walk and four strikeouts.\u00a0Redshirt-junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/george-hansen\/12537\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12537\" target=\"_blank\">George Hansen<\/a> pitched 2.1\u00a0innings, giving up one\u00a0hit and two earned runs, before senior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jaxson-easterlin\/12513\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12513\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Easterlin<\/a> contributed 2\/3 of an inning with a hit and a strikeout. Junior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/owen-thomson\/12535\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12535\" target=\"_blank\">Owen Thomson<\/a> closed the game\u00a0with 3 innings of perfect relief, going three-up, three-down to earn his first win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Grizzlies are back on the diamond for a midweek game at Bowling Green on Tuesday, March 31 at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>How to Follow Oakland Baseball: For complete information on Oakland Baseball, follow the team on X at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OaklandBSB\" rel=\"nofollow\">@OaklandBSB<\/a> and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/coaches\/brian-nelson\/2964\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Nelson<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoachNelly11\" rel=\"nofollow\">@CoachNelly11<\/a>. The team is also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oaklandbsb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Bowling Green 3\/31\/2026 | 3 PM ET &#13; Mar. 31 (Tue) \/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-242596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}