Miami University
19-15, 12-8
Kent State University
17-18, 10-10
Baseball Falls in Series Finale with Golden Flashes
4/25/2021 4:27:00 PM | Baseball
OXFORD, Ohio — Despite taking an early 2-0 lead, the Miami University baseball team fell 6-3 against the Kent State Golden Flashes on Sunday afternoon at McKie Field. With the loss, the RedHawks fall to 19-15 (12-8 Mid-American Conference), while the Golden Flashes improve to 17-18 (10-10 MAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In the bottom of the third inning, the RedHawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off the strength of an RBI single by redshirt freshman Nate Stone, which scored graduate student Will Vogelgesang.
- In the bottom of the fourth, sophomore Brian Zapp led off with a solo home run, putting the RedHawks up 2-0.
GAME NOTES:
- Senior Parker Massman had a pitch-hit triple and scored in the bottom of the ninth.
- Freshman Dalton Back went 2-for-5 on the day.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The RedHawks will face off next weekend against the Central Michigan Chippewas. The first pitch will be 3 p.m. at Keilitz Field in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: RIPPL, M (3-1)
L: Spinozzi, Michael (3-1)
Batting:
2B: CAREW, B. 1 ; MIKNIS, J 1
RBI: MATHEWS, C. 1 ; CAREW, B. 2 ; TOUCHETTE, C 1 ; DOBOS, K. 1
SH: JACKSON, K. 1 ; WENTZ, E. 1 ; THOMPSON, S. 1
SF: CAREW, B. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JACKSON, K. 1 ; THOMPSON, S. 1 ; MATHEWS, C. 1 ; MIKNIS, J 1 ; McNAMARA, M 2
SB: JACKSON, K. 1 ; MATHEWS, C. 2 ; MIKNIS, J 1
CS: DOBOS, K. 1
HBP: JACKSON, K. 1
Batting:
3B: Massman, Parker 1
HR: Zapp, Brian 1
RBI: Stone, Nate 1 ; Zapp, Brian 1 ; Krause, Stephen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vogelgesang, Will 1 ; Zapp, Brian 1 ; Massman, Parker 1
SB: Vogelgesang, Will 1
HBP: Kopicki, Billy 1 ; Morissette, Michael 1
