Miami University
35-7, 25-1
Bowling Green (DH)
20-24, 12-17
RedHawks Split Saturday Doubleheader at Bowling Green
5/1/2021 6:59:00 PM | Softball
GAME ONE:
- Miami burst out of the gates with a six-run first inning. BGSU responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning. The RedHawks' scoring was highlighted by a solo home run by freshman Karli Spaid to start the scoring and a two-RBI single by junior Riley Coyne.
- Behind a five-run fifth inning, Miami pushed its lead to 11-2. Senior Morgan Lott hit an RBI single, while junior Allie Cummins blasted a three-run homer to right center to aid in the RedHawks' scoring.
- The Falcons scored four in the bottom of the fifth and three in the bottom of the sixth to close within two, 11-9.
- Miami tacked on three more runs in the top of the seventh and went on to the 14-9 win. Cummins hit a two-run shot over the right center field fence, her second homer of the game, before senior Mackenzie Moore hit a one-run single.
- Spaid went 2-for-2 with three runs and an RBI, while Cummins was 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs and five RBI. Senior Courtney Vierstra got the win in the circle. She struck out eight batters in 5.2 innings of work.
- Cummins and Spaid each broke Miami's single-season home run record and each have 12 on the season. The previous record was 11.
GAME TWO:
- Bowling Green got on the board first, scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning. A solo home run by freshman Karlee Juarez over the right field fence in the top of the third inning quickly knotted the score, 1-1.
- The game remained deadlocked until the Falcons scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to hand BGSU the game, 2-1.
UP NEXT:
Miami and Bowling Green conclude the four-game weekend series with a 12 p.m. game on Sunday, May 2 in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vierstra, Courtney (20-3)
L: STEPP, Sydney (1-4)
Batting:
HR: Spaid, Karli 1 ; Cummins, Allie 2
RBI: Spaid, Karli 1 ; Cummins, Allie 5 ; Moore, Mackenzie 1 ; Coyne, Riley 2 ; Lott, Morgan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Juarez, Karlee 1 ; Spaid, Karli 3 ; Cummins, Allie 3 ; Barlow, Adriana 2 ; Blaska, Holly 1 ; Moore, Mackenzie 1 ; Dotson, Jada 2 ; Lott, Morgan 1
SB: Spaid, Karli 2 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Blaska, Holly 1 ; Dotson, Jada 1
HBP: Spaid, Karli 1
Batting:
HR: McCOY, Madi 1 ; LOYOLA, Evelyn 1
RBI: McCOY, Madi 3 ; LOYOLA, Evelyn 4 ; DOLEJS, Peyton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: L'ESPERANCE, Greta 2 ; DEES, Sammy 3 ; McCOY, Madi 1 ; DEES, Makailah 1 ; SORGI, Nikki 1 ; LOYOLA, Evelyn 1
HBP: DEES, Sammy 1 ; EVERETT, Logan 1
