April 26, 2009

Final Stats

AKRON, Ohio- Akron used a five-run fifth inning to take a 6-5 victory over Miami on Sunday. The RedHawks fall to 27-20 overall and 13-7 in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips are 29-21 and 10-9 in the MAC.

Jenna McGivney got Miami on the board in the top of the second with her fourth home run of the season. After Akron answered with a run in the bottom of the inning, the RedHawks responded with two runs in the top of the fourth. Sarah Billstrom led off the inning with a double. After McGivney walked, Lauren Odom sacrificed them to second and third. Alicia Hogl hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Billstrom. Two batters later, Kelly Cabana singled to center field to score pinch runner Lindsay Randall.

The bottom of the fifth proved to be the undoing for Miami. The Zips led off the inning with a single, but the runner was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. However, Akron followed that up with five more singles and a double to bring in five runs and give them a 6-3 lead. In the top of the sixth, Hogl hit a long home run to left field to pull Miami to within one at 6-5, but the RedHawks were unable to squeeze another run across.

Hogl finished the day 1-for-3 with three RBI. Jordan McElroy was 2-for-4. For the second consecutive day, the RedHawks held Akron without a stolen base, throwing the Zips' baserunner out on the team's only attempt. Akron came into the game ranked fourth in the nation in stolen bases with an average of 2.59 a game.

Miami returns to action on Tuesday with its final home games of the season. The RedHawks will host Eastern Kentucky in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.