{"id":290497,"date":"2026-04-28T23:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290497\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:34:10","slug":"hains-two-run-shot-highlights-oakland-comeback-effort-at-toledo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290497\/","title":{"rendered":"Hain\u2019s Two-Run Shot Highlights Oakland Comeback Effort at Toledo"},"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\/2025\/10\/Wright_State_Raiders_200x200.png\" alt=\"Wright State\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Wright State<\/p>\n<p>5\/1\/2026 | 3 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    May. 01 (Fri) \/ 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\/2025\/10\/Wright_State_Raiders_200x200.png\" alt=\"Wright State\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Wright State&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/opponent-history\/wright-state\/92\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    TOLEDO, Ohio \u2014 Oakland University (10-30, 5-13 HL) fell to Toledo (21-24, 15-9 MAC), 18-8 in seven innings on Wednesday at Scott Park. The visitors managed a six-run seventh inning, but couldn&#8217;t overcome the hosts&#8217; dominant fourth frame. The Golden Grizzlies\u00a0recorded nine hits, including one home run, while Toledo tallied 16 hits and matched Oakland with a single home run.<\/p>\n<p>Grad senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carter-hain\/12530\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12530\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Hain<\/a> led Oakland with a home run, accounting for two RBIs, and scoring twice in the game. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aidan-schuck\/12525\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12525\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Schuck<\/a> also contributed with two RBIs and added a hit and a stolen base, while redshirt-senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jack-lux\/12519\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12519\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Lux<\/a> was effective on the base paths, scoring two runs and delivering two hits. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-clark\/12509\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12509\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Clark<\/a> recorded two hits and an RBI, adding to the team&#8217;s offensive output.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland jumped ahead in the second inning with Hain&#8217;s two-run homer deep into center field, bringing in Lux, who had reached on a single and advanced to second on a steal. Toledo responded by reducing the deficit in the bottom of the third inning off of an RBI groundout.<\/p>\n<p>Toledo surged ahead in the fourth inning, plating 11 runs. A series of singles and walks, two\u00a0two-run RBI doubles, contributed to the rally as the Rockets led 12-2 after four innings. In the sixth inning, the home team extended its lead with a three-run homer.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland rallied in the seventh inning, scoring six runs, sending the game into the bottom half of the seventh. Lux scored on a wild pitch, Clark delivered a sacrifice fly, and fifth-year <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kyle-revere\/12728\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12728\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Revere<\/a> grounded out to score another. Schuck singled to drive in two runs, and redshirt-sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tony-konopiots\/12538\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12538\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Konopiots<\/a> stole home, narrowing the gap to 15-8. However, Toledo added three more runs in their half to secure an 18-8 run-rule\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/will-paxson\/12543\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12543\" target=\"_blank\">Will Paxson<\/a> was solid and started for Oakland, pitching 3.0 innings while allowing four earned runs on three hits, with two strikeouts. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ryan-donley\/12512\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12512\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Donley<\/a> came\u00a0in relief, giving up four\u00a0earned runs on three hits. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/daniel-duley\/12727\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12727\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Duley<\/a> pitched 1.0 inning of work, surrendering four\u00a0earned runs\u00a0as grad senior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/camden-cooper\/12540\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12540\" target=\"_blank\">Camden Cooper<\/a> threw for 2.0 innings.\u00a0Redshirt-sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/boston-halloran\/12517\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12517\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Halloran<\/a> closed the game, allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits in 1\/3 inning.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland will be back at The Den for their final weekend home series of the season May 1-3 as they host Wright State at the OU Baseball Field. First pitch on Friday to kick off Senior\/Alumni Weekend is slated for 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/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: Wright State 5\/1\/2026 | 3 PM ET &#13; May. 01 (Fri) \/ 3&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-290497","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\/290497","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=290497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}