Baseball Senior Day
Miami Athletics
1
Akron AKRON 14-36, 8-32 MAC
6
Winner Miami MIAMI 25-26, 18-17 MAC
Akron AKRON
14-36, 8-32 MAC
1
Final
6
Miami MIAMI
25-26, 18-17 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron AKRON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Miami MIAMI 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 X 6 7 0

W: Bosma, Tyler (2-3) L: MILLER, J. (0-1) S: Webb, Jacob (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Miami Earns Series Sweep of Zips with 6-1 Victory

OXFORD, Ohio —  The Miami University baseball team exploded for six unanswered runs, including three in the fourth inning, en route to a 6-1 win against the Akron Zips at McKie Field on Sunday afternoon. Nate Stolze was a highlight for the RedHawks on the day, hitting a two-RBI home run in the fourth to give Miami a lead it never relinquished. With the victory in the home finale, the RedHawks move to 25-26 (18-17 Mid-American Conference) on the season, while the Akron Zips fall to 14-36 (8-32 MAC).

Following the game, Miami honored its 16 graduating seniors: Tyler Wardwell, Will Vogelgesang, Nate Stolze, Cristian Tejada, Reid Norberg, Michael Spinozzi, Michael Morissette, Tyler Bosma, Grant Hartwig, Parker Massman, Logan Schmitt, Jacob Webb, Nick Neibauer, Jay Wilson, Mac Hippenhammer, and Kevin Napoleon.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Akron was the first team on the board, scoring a run in the top of the first to take an early 1-0 lead. However, the RedHawks responded to the Zips in the fourth inning. Brian Zapp singled through the right side and advanced to second base on the play while scoring Cole Andrews to knot the game at one. Stone continued the offensive inning for Miami, hitting a two-RBI home run that also allowed Brian Zapp to cross the plate to increase the Miami lead to 3-1.
  • In the sixth, Nate Stone hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Dalton Back, giving Miami a 4-1 lead. Back started the bottom of the seventh, scoring both Stone and Hippenhammer with a double to right-center. The Miami lead would stick for the remainder of the game with Miami ending with a series sweep over the Zips.

MIAMI GAME NOTES:

  • Back came in the game in the fifth inning, going 1-for-1 at the plate with a pair of RBI.
  • Bosma started on the mound for Miami and threw five innings, striking out four while allowing just one run. Napoleon came in and pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs and striking out four. Webb earned the save, pitching the final 2.1 innings, striking out three Zips.

WHAT'S NEXT:

The RedHawks will square off with Bowling Green in a single game on Tuesday, May 25. The first pitch for the final game of the series with the Falcons is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. at Steller Field.

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