Friday, April 22
Oxford, Ohio
6 p.m.
Miami University
27-13
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University of California
25-19
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Miami Takes Down Cal 6-5
4/22/2022 8:14:00 PM | Softball
OXFORD, Ohio-- The Miami University softball team rallied from a four-run first-inning deficit to beat California 6-5 in non-conference action Friday. Courtney Vierstra picked up a complete-game victory for the RedHawks (27-13). The Golden Bears fall to 25-19 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
MIAMI GAME NOTES
UP NEXT:
Miami and Cal meet again Saturday afternoon, April 23 in Oxford. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trailing 4-0, the RedHawks pushed across a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. Karli Spaid ripped an RBI triple to get Miami on the board, and Holly Blaska followed with a single later in the inning to make it 4-2.
- Miami took the lead with four runs in the second frame. After Shelby Kunkel walked and Lily Wilmot was hit by a pitch, Chloe Parks came through with a two-run double to even the score at 4-all. Allie Cummins and Spaid contributed RBI singles to give Miami a 6-4 advantage and force the visitors to make a pitching change.
- Cal scored once in the top of the sixth to cut the RedHawks' lead to 6-5, but Vierstra finished off the Bears in the seventh to secure her 14th win of the season in the circle.
MIAMI GAME NOTES
- The RedHawks notched their 23rd win in the last 26 games.
- Miami finished with nine hits in the game by eight different players.
- Spaid was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
- Vierstra allowed six hits in seven innings and improved to 14-2 in her last 16 decisions.
UP NEXT:
Miami and Cal meet again Saturday afternoon, April 23 in Oxford. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vierstra, Courtney (14-8)
L: H. Archer (6-10)
Batting:
RBI: A. Anders 1 ; A. Bishop 1 ; K. Zobac 1 ; A. Bradley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: M. Smith 1 ; A. Anders 1 ; S. Halajian 1 ; A. Bishop 1 ; K. Thomas 1
HBP: S. Halajian 1
Batting:
2B: Kobayashi, Kate 1 ; Parks, Chloe 1
3B: Spaid, Karli 1
RBI: Cummins, Allie 1 ; Spaid, Karli 2 ; Blaska, Holly 1 ; Parks, Chloe 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cummins, Allie 2 ; Spaid, Karli 1 ; Kunkel, Shelby 1 ; Wilmot, Lily 1 ; Parks, Chloe 1
CS: Spaid, Karli 1
HBP: Wilmot, Lily 1
Game Leaders
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