Baseball Finishes Weekend with 5-2 Win Over Rockets

Sunday, March 21

Oxford, Ohio

1:00 p.m.

Miami University

10-8, 0

University of Toledo

3-14, 0

Toledo

Miami University

Photo by: Miami Athletics

Baseball Finishes Weekend with 5-2 Win Over Rockets

3/21/2021 4:19:00 PM | Baseball

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OXFORD, Ohio — Graduate student Kevin Napoleon dominated out of the bullpen for the Miami University baseball team, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings in a 5-2 win against the University of Toledo on Sunday afternoon. The RedHawks improve to 10-8 overall and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference action, while the Rockets fall to 3-14 on the season and 1-3 in MAC play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Graduate student Will Vogelgesang drove in freshman Dalton Back to get the RedHawks on the board in the first inning and even the scoring at 1-1.
In the bottom of the fifth, Back homered to center field, tying up the game at two apiece.
In the bottom of the sixth, senior Nate Stolze doubled to left field, driving in junior Cole Andrews, giving the RedHawks their first lead of the game, 3-2.
Vogelgesang tripled deep to center field in the bottom of the seventh, driving home senior Michael Morisette and redshirt freshman Nate Stone to extend the RedHawk lead to 5-2.

GAME NOTES:

Back went 3-for-4 with his third home run of the year. He scored Miami's first two runs of the game.
Stolze went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the sixth. He was also excellent behind the plate, catching two Rockets trying to steal second base.
Napoleon was dominant out of the bullpen, striking out six over 4.1 scoreless innings. This was his first win in a RedHawk uniform.

WHAT'S NEXT:

The RedHawks host the Northern Illinois University Huskies on Friday, March 26. The first pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at McKie Field at Hayden Park.