RedHawks Sweep Georgia Tech on Friday

Friday, February 26

Atlanta, Ga.

4 p.m.

Miami University

2-3

Georgia Tech (DH)

5-7

Miami (Ohio)

Georgia Tech

2/26/2021 10:09:00 PM | Softball

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ATLANTA, Ga. – The Miami University softball team picked up a two-game sweep of Georgia Tech on Friday night in Atlanta, Ga., by scores of 7-6 and 9-3. The RedHawks had seven home runs in the two-game series as the RedHawks improve to 3-3 overall while the Yellow Jackets fall to 5-7.

How it Happened (Game One):

Miami got on the board in the third to take an early lead. Freshman Holly Blaska drew an opening walk and stole second. A sacrifice bunt moved her to third and she came in to score off the bat of Mackenzie Moore.
The RedHawks exploded for three runs in the fourth, two coming off a home run from Adriana Barlow. Blaska then singled up the middle to plate Karli Spaid as Miami held a 4-0 advantage.
Georgia Tech scored one run in the bottom of the fourth and five runs in the fifth to claim a 6-4 lead.
Jada Dotson homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 6-5 and Karlee Juarez and Moore homered in the top of the seventh to spot the Red and White a 7-6 lead.
Junior Brianna Pratt picked up the save, setting down the Yellow Jackets in the seventh to preserve the win.

How it Happened (Game Two):

Georgia Tech put two on the board in the bottom of the second before Miami responded with two of their own in the third. Lily Wilmot hit the left-center gap to plate two to knot the score at 2-2.
Miami added five runs in the fourth. Juarez recorded a sacrifice fly for an RBI and Wilmot drove one over the right field fence for a three-run homer. Junior Allie Cummins followed Wilmot with a solo shot just a few pitches later as Miami led 7-2.
The Yellow Jackets got one back in the bottom half of the fourth, but Maclai Branson homered to left to push Miami's lead to 8-3 in the top of the fifth. Julia Kennedy drove in a run in the seventh to extend Miami's lead to 9-3.

Up Next:
Miami returns to the diamond on Saturday with games versus Georgia (2 p.m.) and Georgia State (4 p.m.) in Atlanta.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Vierstra, Courtney (2-1)

L: Naomi Dickerson (0-1)

Miami (Ohio)

Batting:

2B: Wilmot, Lily 1 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Dotson, Jada 1

HR: Wilmot, Lily 1 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Branson, Maclai 1

RBI: Juarez, Karlee 1 ; Wilmot, Lily 5 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Kennedy, Julia 1 ; Branson, Maclai 1

SF: Juarez, Karlee 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Juarez, Karlee 1 ; Moore, Mackenzie 1 ; Wilmot, Lily 1 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Dotson, Jada 1 ; Coyne, Riley 1 ; Branson, Maclai 2 ; Kobayashi, Kate 1