Miami Blanks St. Francis 4-0

Saturday, May 21

Blacksburg, Va.

5:30 p.m.

Miami University

40-16-1

Saint Francis University

37-18

Saint Francis

Miami (Ohio)

5/21/2022 10:03:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Miami University softball team shut out St. Francis (Pa.) 4-0 Saturday night in NCAA regional play. The RedHawks (40-16-1) will face Virginia Tech later this evening in an elimination game. St. Francis ends its season at 37-18.

Brianna Pratt went the distance in the circle to improve her record to 19-5 on the year. Three Miami players belted solo home runs in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The RedHawks took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Holly Blaska put Miami on top with a solo homer to right field. Two batters later, Riley Coyne followed with a blast off the scoreboard in right center.
Miami added a run in the third to make it 3-0. After drawing a walk, Karli Spaid stole second base and then came around to score on a two-out single to right by Allie Cummins.
Lily Wilmot gave the Red and White a 4-0 lead in the fourth with a solo shot to left field.

MIAMI GAME NOTES

The RedHawks picked up their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2016.
Wilmot's home run was her 10th of the season, making her the sixth Miami player this year to reach double figures.
Pratt scattered five hits in the shutout victory, striking out six and yielding a single walk.
Miami reached the 40-win mark for the third time in program history and the second year in a row.

UP NEXT:

Miami will take on host Virginia Tech in the next game of the Blacksburg Regional. First pitch is set for approximately 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. The game will air on ACC Network.