{"id":312626,"date":"2026-05-12T22:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312626\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:15:31","slug":"clark-delivers-perfect-performance-as-oakland-tops-akron-13-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312626\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark Delivers Perfect Performance as Oakland Tops Akron, 13-10"},"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\/Milwaukee_Panthers.png\" alt=\"Milwaukee\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Milwaukee<\/p>\n<p>5\/14\/2026 | 6 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    May. 14 (Thu) \/ 6 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\/Milwaukee_Panthers.png\" alt=\"Milwaukee\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Milwaukee&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/opponent-history\/milwaukee\/69\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014\u00a0Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ben-clark\/12509\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12509\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Clark<\/a> and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (11-37, 5-16 HL) secured a 13-10 victory over Akron (21-31, 11-19 MAC) on Tuesday afternoon for their final game of the season\u00a0at the Oakland Baseball Field. Oakland&#8217;s offense erupted for six runs in the sixth inning, which proved pivotal in the home win.<\/p>\n<p>Clark delivered a career performance, hitting 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and driving in two runs while scoring five times. Fifth-year <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kyle-revere\/12728\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12728\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Revere<\/a> contributed with two hits and two runs scored, showcasing his speed by also stealing two bases as sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aidan-schuck\/12525\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12525\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Schuck<\/a> added to the scoring with an RBI and a hit in his appearance at the plate. Redshirt-sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/lucas-day\/12510\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12510\" target=\"_blank\">Lucas Day<\/a> provided two RBIs with a hit, further boosting the team&#8217;s offensive output.<\/p>\n<p>The Zips opened the game with a three-run double to take the lead before Clark initiated the scoring for the Golden Grizzlies and responded\u00a0with a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the first inning.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland trimmed the deficit in the third frame when Clark advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored on another wild pitch, making it 3\u20132 in favor of Akron.<\/p>\n<p>In the bottom of the fourth, redshirt-junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/sam-griffith\/12516\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12516\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Griffith<\/a> singled up the middle, stole second, and was driven home by redshirt-sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/boston-halloran\/12517\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12517\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Halloran&#8217;s<\/a> RBI single, tying the game at three apiece. However, the Zips regained the lead in their half of the inning with a solo homer\u00a0and an RBI single, bringing the score to 5\u20133.<\/p>\n<p>Day&#8217;s RBI single in the fifth inning scored Clark, reducing Akron&#8217;s lead to 5\u20134. Oakland took a decisive lead in the sixth inning, capitalizing on errors and key hits, including a two-RBI error and a wild pitch, resulting in a six-run inning and a 10\u20136 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Akron closed the gap in the seventh with a two-run homer, but Oakland maintained the lead at 10\u20138. In the eighth, the Golden Grizzlies extended their lead with a passed ball allowing Clark to score, a sacrifice fly by Day that brought home Revere, and redshirt-sophomore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tony-konopiots\/12538\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12538\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Konopiots&#8217;<\/a> RBI single, making it 13\u20138.<\/p>\n<p>Akron attempted a comeback in the ninth with two runs off RBI singles, but Oakland secured the victory with a final score of 13\u201310.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/will-paxson\/12543\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12543\" target=\"_blank\">Will Paxson<\/a> started the game for Oakland, pitching an inning and allowing three earned runs on two hits while picking up a strikeout.\u00a0Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jordan-dahlof\/12542\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12542\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Dahlof<\/a> provided stability in relief, pitching 3.0 innings, giving up two runs and earning three\u00a0strikeouts 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> earned the win, pitching 2.0 innings, allowing a run on three hits, maintaining his unblemished win-loss record. Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tanner-ware\/12527\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12527\" target=\"_blank\">Tanner Ware<\/a> closed down the bullpen\u00a0for the Golden Grizzlies, allowing just two\u00a0earned runs on four hits over 2.0 innings of work.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland will travel to face Milwaukee for their final three-game series of the regular season May 14-16. First pitch for game one on Thursday is set for 6 p.m ET in Franklin, Wis. and will be streamed 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: at Milwaukee 5\/14\/2026 | 6 PM ET &#13; May. 14 (Thu) \/ 6&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-312626","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\/312626","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=312626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}