CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Miami University softball team had its offense working the entire day, while two great pitching performances led to a doubleheader sweep of Austin Peay on Friday. The RedHawks won the opener, 13-2. They came back to take the nightcap, 9-0. That game ended in five innings due to the run rule. Miami is now 5-2 on the season, while the Governors fall to 1-6.
The highlight of Friday’s doubleheader came in the second game where senior pitcher/third baseman Remy Edwards threw her first career no-hitter. After being exclusively in the infielder in her first three seasons, she was making only her third career start (fourth appearance) in the circle. She struck out a career-high nine and retired the other six on fly outs without giving up a hit in five innings pitched.
While in the end she would not need them, the Miami offense gave Edwards plenty of support in that second game when it scored seven runs in the top of the first inning. Senior outfielder Tiyona Marshall led off with a walk. One batter later, junior outfielder Taylor Shuey doubled her home to put the RedHawks on the board. A double from senior outfielder Bree Lipscomb scored Shuey, while a single from freshman infielder Kaitlyn Gliha scored Lipscomb and made it 3-0.
Singles from freshman catcher Kat Lee and senior shortstop Kylie McChesney loaded the bases with one out. Sophomore third baseman Jenna Jones quickly unloaded them with her first career home run, a grand slam over the center field wall that gave Miami a 7-0 lead.
Sophomore second baseman Eryn McCarver scored in the top of the second inning off a wild pitch, while Lee scored in the fifth off an error. Edwards completed her no-hitter by retiring three batters in order in the bottom of the fifth, and with a larger than eight-run lead, the game was declared over due to the run rule.
Jones finished the nightcap 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run scored. Marshall, Gliha and Lee each had two hit days for the ‘Hawks.
The Miami offense was on fire in the first game as well as it banged out a season-high 13 runs on 18 hits. It started with two runs in the top of the first inning. With Marshall on second base, a single from Shuey scored her. A single from junior first baseman Hailey Reed moved Shuey up to second base, while a single to center field by senior designated player Megan Mattera scored her and gave the RedHawks a 2-0 lead.
Playing third base in the opening game, Edwards led off the top of the third with her first home run of the season to put Miami on top 3-0. Senior catcher Shanyn McIntyre followed with a double down the left field line. After Marshall sacrifice bunted McIntyre to third base, a double to right center by McCarver brought her home. Austin Peay made a pitching change, but Shuey welcomed the new pitcher with a triple down the left field line to score McCarver and make it 5-0.
Miami added two more in the top of the fourth inning when Lipscomb doubled to left field to score Shuey and McCarver. A solo home run by McChesney in the top of the fifth made it 8-1.
With the ‘Hawks up 8-2, they put the game away with five runs in the top of the seventh inning. McIntyre hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give Miami a 10-2 advantage. Marshall followed with a single up the middle. One batter later, a double from Shuey scored Marshall. A double from Lipscomb scored Shuey, and Reed completed the RedHawks’ scoring with a double down the left field line to score Lipscomb.
Meanwhile, junior pitcher Amber Logemann was nearly as dominant as Edwards would be later on in the day. She struck out a career-high 13 Governor hitters in six innings pitched. She allowed only two earned runs and five hits. Sophomore pitcher Kelsey Fredericks came on in the bottom of the seventh and kept Austin Peay off the board to complete the 13-2 victory.
Shuey finished the opener 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored. Lipscomb was 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored. McChesney was 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored, while McIntyre was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Reed and Marshall also had two hits for the RedHawks in the game.
Miami returns to action Feb. 21-22 when it travels to Nashville for the Tiger Classic. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the RedHawks will take on Bradley at 10 a.m. (EST) and Loyola (Chi.) at 12:15 p.m. (EST). On Sunday, Feb. 22, Miami faces St. Bonaventure at 10:30 a.m. and the host, Tennessee State at 5:15 p.m. (EST).
