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Shawnee State Loses Two in Three-Game Series with Oakland City

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 OAKLAND CITY, Ind. -- Shawnee State (23-14, 12-9) took one of three games against Oakland City over the weekend. The Bears are tied for fourth place in the River States Conference with Brescia and IU Kokomo.

GAME 1

Shawnee State scored four runs in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI single from Mendoza and a three-run homer by Jace Parnin.

The Mighty Oaks scored five in the bottom of the inning, before Diego Mendoza slugged a two-run homer in the top of the second to put the Bears ahead 6-5.

Byson Arthur scored on a defensive error and Nolan Austin recorded an RBI groundout in the third, extending Shawnee State's lead to 8-5.

Oakland City scored twice in the bottom of the inning, cutting the Bears' lead to 8-7.

Shawnee State extended its lead to 10-7 in the sixth as Owen Elsey drew an RBI walk and Jace Parnin hit a sacrifice fly to right field.

Eli Jones hit an RBI single in the seventh, extending the Bears' lead to 11-7.

Jace Parnin hit a two-RBI single and Byson Arthur hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give Shawnee State a 14-7 lead.

Oakland City scored once in the bottom of the inning, but it wasn't enough as the Bears held on for the 14-8 win.

Ricardo Medrano earned the win, allowing seven runs on 10 hits and three walks over seven innings while striking out seven.

Diego Mendoza went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Owen Elsey went 3-for-3 with an RBI.

Jack Amis batted 3-for-6 and Jace Parnin went 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.

Eli Jones went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Larry Drake finished 2-for-5.

Byson Arthur and Nolan Austin each recorded a hit and an RBI.

GAME 2

Oakland City started the scoring with four runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Zach Gaspar hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the second to cut the Mighty Oaks' lead to 4-1.

Jake Winzenread homered in the bottom of the inning to put Oakland City ahead 5-1.

Jace Parnin and Byson Arthur recorded RBI singles in the seventh, cutting Oakland City's lead to 5-3.

Jack Amis hit a solo home run in the ninth, however, it was the final run Shawnee State scored as the Bears fell to Oakland City 5-4.

Kyle Mokas took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits and a walk over 2/3 of an inning.

Jace Parnin went 4-for-5 with an RBI, while Eli Jones and Diego Mendoza each finished 2-for-4.

Byson Arthur batted 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Jack Amis and Larry Drake each went 1-for-5. Amis hit a solo home run in the ninth.

Zach Gaspar finished 0-for-3, but drove in a run.

GAME 3

Jack Amis hit his second home run of the series in the top of the first inning to put the Bears ahead 1-0.

The Mighty Oaks answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 1-1.

Eli Jones hit an RBI single in the third to give Shawnee State a 2-1 lead.

Oakland City scored a run in the seventh, tying the game at 2-2.

In the bottom of the ninth, Oakland City's Dicky Gonzalez hit a walk-off solo home run to secure the 3-2 win over Shawnee State.

Trevor Ollier took the loss, allowing one run on two hits over 2 2/3 innings while striking out five.

Jack Amis went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the first.

Eli Jones and Zach Gaspar each finished 1-for-4, with Jones recording an RBI.

Nolan Austin went 1-for-1.

Up Next

Shawnee State returns to action Tuesday, April 14, when it travels to Frank Loria Memorial Field in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, to face Salem. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Zach Gaspar

#12 Zach Gaspar

OF
5' 10"
Senior
Eli Jones

#8 Eli Jones

OF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Ricardo Medrano

#20 Ricardo Medrano

LHP
6' 3"
Junior
Diego Mendoza

#23 Diego Mendoza

C
5' 11"
Senior
Jace Parnin

#9 Jace Parnin

UTL
6' 0"
Junior
Byson Arthur

#21 Byson Arthur

UTL
6' 1"
Junior
Jack Amis

#32 Jack Amis

OF
5' 11"
Junior
Nolan Austin

#17 Nolan Austin

INF/RHP
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Larry Drake

#1 Larry Drake

INF
5' 10"
Junior
Owen Elsey

#28 Owen Elsey

OF/RHP
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Zach Gaspar

#12 Zach Gaspar

5' 10"
Senior
OF
Eli Jones

#8 Eli Jones

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF
Ricardo Medrano

#20 Ricardo Medrano

6' 3"
Junior
LHP
Diego Mendoza

#23 Diego Mendoza

5' 11"
Senior
C
Jace Parnin

#9 Jace Parnin

6' 0"
Junior
UTL
Byson Arthur

#21 Byson Arthur

6' 1"
Junior
UTL
Jack Amis

#32 Jack Amis

5' 11"
Junior
OF
Nolan Austin

#17 Nolan Austin

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
INF/RHP
Larry Drake

#1 Larry Drake

5' 10"
Junior
INF
Owen Elsey

#28 Owen Elsey

6' 2"
Junior
OF/RHP