Wright State stays alive in Horizon League tournament

Raiders must defeated Oakland twice on Saturday to capture title
Wright State right-hander Luke Stofel notched his first complete game to lead the Raiders past Milwaukee 2-1 in the Horizon League tournament on Friday. WSU Athletics photo

Wright State right-hander Luke Stofel notched his first complete game to lead the Raiders past Milwaukee 2-1 in the Horizon League tournament on Friday. WSU Athletics photo

The top-seeded Wright State baseball program fell to No. 2 seed Oakland 6-5 in 10 innings but rebounded with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 seed Milwaukee in an elimination game to advance to the Horizon League Baseball Championship finals on Saturday at Nischwitz Stadium.

The Raiders (37-21) must beat Oakland twice tomorrow to seal their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The first pitch for the opening game is scheduled for noon, while a potential second game will begin at 4 p.m.

Luke Stofel held Milwaukee (25-32) to just one run on six hits and two walks while striking out four batters on his way to his first collegiate complete game.. The right-hander blanked Milwaukee in eight consecutive frames before allowing his lone run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth.

Stofel induced a game-ending groundout with a runner on third base to seal the Raider victory.

In the loss to Oakland, the Raiders committed a pair of errors in the 10th that lead to the Grizzlies’ game-winning run.

Sass went 3-for-5 with two doubles. Patrick had two doubles and an RBI. Jay Luikart had an RBI single and Gehrig Anglin had an RBI triple.

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