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SOUTH BEND, Ind. \u2014 Oakland (10\u201335, 5-16 HL) fell in a close battle to Notre Dame (25\u201320, 11-16 ACC), 2\u20130, on Friday at Frank Eck Stadium. Oakland’s offense managed just two hits against Notre Dame’s pitching, which struck out 12 batters over nine innings.<\/p>\n
Freshman Ben Green<\/a> pitched a solid 6.0 innings, allowing just two earned runs on four hits while recording four strikeouts and issuing one walk in his ninth start of the season. Senior Tanner Ware<\/a> came in relief, pitching an\u00a0inning with a\u00a0hit and one strikeout, as sophomore\u00a0Andrew Landis<\/a> closed with an\u00a0inning of work, allowing one hit, but remaining runless.<\/p>\n Notre Dame took an early lead in the first inning after a\u00a0double\u00a0and\u00a0later scored on an RBI single through the left side.<\/p>\n Scoreless until the fourth inning, Notre Dame’s extended their lead with a solo home run to left field, concluding the score at 2-0 in favor of the home team.<\/p>\n Oakland\u00a0had a brief opportunity in the fifth inning when grad senior Carter Hain<\/a> reached on a fielding error and sophomore Aidan Schuck<\/a> successfully bunted for a single, advancing Hain to second. And despite a double from fifth-year Kyle Revere<\/a> in the sixth inning, Oakland was unable to capitalize, leaving Revere stranded and the score at 2-0.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies will head back to Eck Stadium for game two against the Fighting Irish at 2 p.m. ET on ACCNX.<\/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