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MUSKEGON–Oakridge’s baseball team won both ends of a doubleheader with Fremont, 2-0 and 13-11 in a pair of close games on Wednesday afternoon.

Brody Jennings was the winning pitcher for the Eagles in the opener, with Garrett Wever credited with the save after coming on in relief out of the bullpen.

Corey Vanderputte was the offensive leader with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate, raising his early season batting average to .556.

Matt Danicek and Caleb Osinski scored the Eagles’ runs, and Ethan Jozsa picked up the only run batted in.

Michael Baden and Brendan Maka each had two hits for the Packers.

The nightcap was a wild affair, with six pitchers seeing action on the mound.

Fremont jumped out to a 9-1 lead, but the Eagles bounced back to score 10 runs in the third inning to take a lead they would not relinquish.

Danicek earned the win in relief. The Eagles sent four different pitchers to the hill during the game.

Logan Nelson drove in three runs and scored two to trigger the Eagles’ attack, with a triple in the second inning and a two-run home run in the third.

Joey DeLong and Maka collected two hits apiece, with DeLong scoring three runs and Make a pair while also knocking in three runs.

Oakridge mounted its incredible comeback with two runners on and two out in the bottom of the third, finishing with 10 runs in the half inning to take an 11-9 lead. The Eagles had six hits, a walk and three hit batters.

Vanderputte went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs, including a two-run homer, and three runs scored.

Fremont scored two runs in the fifth inning before the game was called because of darkness.

Evan Miller had two hits, had an RBI and scored twice. Jozsa also had two hits, drove in three runs and had a run scored. Danicek had three RBIs and Osinski had two runs scored.