BOWLING GREEN, Ohio—After a collecting a 14-9 win in the opening game of a Saturday doubleheader at Bowling Green, the Miami University softball team was edged in the nightcap, 2-1. The RedHawks move to 35-8 on the season and 25-2 in Mid-American Conference action, while the Falcons move to 21-24 overall and 13-17 in MAC play.
 
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.