Miami Ohio University Athletics
Miami Softball Invitational Day One Recap
3/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 23, 2007
OXFORD, Ohio - On Dedication Weekend at the brand new $4.5 million Miami Softball Stadium, rain allowed for only three of the Miami Invitational's four scheduled games to be played. Purdue and Toledo each captured victories, while Miami and Purdue played to a 3-3 tie in the day's final game. Youngstown State dropped a pair of one-run games on Friday, while the final game, which was slated to feature Miami and Toledo, was rained out.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
Toledo: 1-0
Purdue: 1-0-1
Miami: 0-0-1
Youngstown State:0-2
Michigan State: DNP
GAME 1 - Purdue 1, Youngstown State 0
An unearned run in the top of the sixth inning was the difference as the Boilermakers won the opening game of the Miami Invitational. It was Purdue's seventh straight win.
Purdue 000 001 0 - 1 5 0YSU 000 000 0 - 0 5 4WP: Baker (11-10)LP: Burnell (2-1)GAME 2 - Toledo 2, Youngstown State 1
A pair of home runs provided all of the scoring in Toledo's 2-1 victory, as the Rockets handed Youngstown State its second straight one-run loss. Alison Hess' two-run first-inning home run provided all the offense Toledo would need, while McKenzie Bendra's fourth-inning blast accounted for the game's only other run.
YSU 000 100 0 - 1 6 0Toledo 200 000 X - 2 5 0WP: Moore (2-7)LP: Chase (0-2)GAME 3 - Miami 3, Purdue 3
Mother Nature forced Miami's game with Purdue to be called in the middle of the eighth inning, leading to a 3-3 tie. The two teams combined for three home runs, all coming in the seventh inning, as the RedHawks opened their new Miami Softball Stadium with a tie.
Purdue 000 000 3 - 3 7 1Miami 001 100 1 - 3 9 2No Pitchers of Record
