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Bobcats Grab 19-6 win over the RedHawks
5/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 9, 2009
OXFORD, Ohio - Miami baseball (26-20; 14-9 Mid-American Conference) fell to Ohio University (24-20; 14-9 MAC) 19-6 Saturday night at McKie Field at Hayden Park in the second of the three-game series.
The RedHawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead bottom of the opening frame. After loading the bases, Zak Hatfield (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) picked up the RBI with a grounder to the second baseman who flipped it to the shortstop. Bobcat shortstop Bobby Martin tried to turn the inning ending double play, but Tommy Nurre (Cincinnati, Ohio) broke up the play with a hard slide, allowing Adam Eaton (Springfield, Ohio) to cross the plate.
Miami starter Tyler Melling (Bellefontaine, Ohio) cruised through the first three innings, striking out four and allowing only two baserunners, but ran into trouble in the fourth.
The first five Ohio batters in the fourth inning reached base and scored, including a three-run home run by Chris Klimko. Reece Asbury (Centerville, Ohio) relieved Melling, and surrendered two more runs before retiring the side.
The RedHawks responded in the bottom of the frame by scoring five runs to close the Bobcat lead to 7-6. Eric Darlage (Powell, Ohio) hit a two-run home run, Eaton picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice, and Chris Nadeau (Saline, Mich.) batted in the other two runs on a grounder to first that the first baseman misplayed.
The Bobcats picked up four in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 11-6.
Miami was unable to battle back, as Ohio pulled away with three runs in the seventh inning and five in the eighth.
Miami freshman Ryan Brenner (Kirtland, Ohio) picked up the first hit of his Miami career with a hard grounder through the right side in the eighth inning.
Eaton, the starting right fielder, gave up one hit in the ninth inning in his first pitching appearance of the season.
The finale of the three game series will be at 1 p.m. at McKie Field at Hayden Park. The RedHawks will honor their six seniors in the final home game their Miami careers.
