Robert Morris falls to Oakland in Horizon League Championship
May 14, 2022
After climbing their way to the conference finals in just their second year, Robert Morris fell to Oakland Saturday morning by a final score of 5-4
In the first, Erika Bell hit an RBI single to plate Alaina Koutsogiani. Taylor Rhinehart followed that up with a triple to score Bell.
The Golden Grizzles cracked the run column at the bottom of the second as Shannon Carr singled to make it 2-1.
In the bottom of the third, Rachael Rhinehart relieved Jane Garver as she got out of the bases-loaded jam.
In the fifth, Taylor Rhinehart doubled to make it 4-1 Colonials.
But in the bottom of the sixth, Madison Jones tied the game up with a two-triple. The Golden Grizzlies were also able to take the lead with a sac fly by Cammie Brummitt.
As the Colonials’ season ends, they finished with their first 30-win season since 2013.
With the win, Oakland will now advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015.