No. 3 Virginia Tech Edges Miami 5-4

Saturday, May 21

Blacksburg, VA

10:40 pm.

Miami University

40-17-1

Virginia Tech

43-8

Virginia Tech

Miami (Ohio)

5/22/2022 1:07:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Miami University softball team's stay in the NCAA tournament ended with a narrow 5-4 loss to host Virginia Tech this weekend. In a game that started late Saturday night and didn't end until the early hours of Sunday morning, the RedHawks (40-17-1) took a 4-1 lead into the fourth inning before the No. 3 Hokies (43-8) rallied to advance to the regional final.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Virginia Tech scored once in the opening frame, the RedHawks came back with two runs in the second inning to go on top. Lily Wilmot led off with a single, and after Logan Mueller came in to pinch run, two consecutive groundouts moved Mueller to third. Chloe Parks came through with a two-out RBI single to right field, and Karli Spaid promptly followed with a double down the left field line to score Parks.
Miami extended its advantage in the third inning. Allie Cummins worked the count before driving a single into right field. That set the stage for Riley Coyne, who ripped a home run to right center on the next pitch to make it 4-1.
The Hokies responded with a pair of two-run homers in the fourth to re-take the lead and held on for the 5-4 final score.

MIAMI GAME NOTES

Coyne, who also hit a home run in the RedHawks' first game of the day vs. St. Francis (Pa.), finishes with 12 on the season.
Center fielder Kate Kobayashi made a highlight-reel diving catch in the third inning to rob her former team of a certain extra-base hit.
Taylor Turner (3.1 innings) and Brianna Pratt (3.2 innings) split time in the circle for Miami.
Spaid picked up her 70th RBI of the year, the highest single-season total by any player in program history.

UP NEXT:

This concludes Miami's 2022 season.