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The Oakridge baseball team won the Traverse City Central Invitational over the weekend with two qualify pitching performances and timely hitting.
The Eagles rallied to defeat Petoskey in Game 1, 4-3. The Eagles trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, then scored three times to win.
Tyler Thomas had a huge pinch hit single to start the rally, Jordon Fairchild had a double that scored two and tied the game, then Brady Luttrull scored Fairchild with a two-out, walk-off single.
Nate Wahr got the win on the mound, throwing all seven on three hits and five strikeouts.
In Game 2, Traverse City Central led 2-1 lead in the second inning when Budda Cook hammered a home run over the center field fence for Oakridge to tie the game.
The Eagles went on to win 8-5.. Cook and Hunter Benson each had two hits and scored two runs, Wahr had two hits and an RBI and Wyatt Hilton scored 2 runs.
Hilton also picked up the win on the mound, allowing two runs on three hits. one walk and eight strikeouts.
