Adriana Barlow
Joe Zak
2
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 12-8
4
Winner Ohio OHIO 10-12
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI
12-8
2
Final
4
Ohio OHIO
10-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Ohio OHIO 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0

W: S. Miller (4-6) L: Pratt, Brianna (7-4)

7
Winner Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 13-8
6
Ohio OHIO 10-13
Winner
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI
13-8
7
Final
6
Ohio OHIO
10-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 11 0
Ohio OHIO 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 10 2

W: Pratt, Brianna (8-4) L: K. Moore (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Split Doubleheader Versus The Bobcats

ATHENS, Ohio – Despite an impressive performance by Brianna Pratt in the circle, the Miami University softball team split a double-header on Friday afternoon with the Ohio Bobcats. Miami dropped a 4-2 decision in game one and the RedHawks battled back in the second game to win 7-6. The split puts Ohio at 10-3 overall and 1-1 in Mid-American Conference competition. Miami goes to 13-8 on the season and 1-1 in the MAC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
  • In the top of the first Allie Cummins got it started for the RedHawks, hitting a home run to grab a 1-0 lead.
  • Riley Coyne then doubled the lead 2-0 after hitting an RBI double that scored Shelby Kunkel.
  • The Bobcats tied it up in the bottom of the first on an RBI that scored two runners. They then took the lead 4-2 on another RBI single that scored another pair.
  • Through the remainder of the game there were no runs scored, giving Ohio the 4-2 win.
 
NOTES:
  • Pratt allowed only seven hits and had nine strikeouts.
  • Coyne and Holly Blaska hit doubles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
  • In the top of the second inning Holly Blaska hit a home run to grab the 1-0 lead for the RedHawks.
  • Jenna Golembiewski then hit a back-to-back home run to double the lead 2-0.
  • In the bottom of the second the Bobcats cut the deficit to 2-1 on a fielder's choice.
  • In the top of the third Coyne extended the RedHawks' lead to 4-1 on a two-run home run that also scored Kunkel.
  • The Bobcats put another run on the board on an RBI single in the bottom of the third to make the score 4-2.
  • In that same inning the Bobcats took the lead 5-2 on a three-run home run.
  • The RedHawks took the lead back 6-5 in the top of the fourth when Cummins hit her second home run of the day to score herself and Karli Spaid.
  • The Bobcats tied it up again in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homerun, making the score 6-6.
  • In the top of the seventh Coyne hit her second home run of the game to put the RedHawks back on top, 7-6, which was the winning score.
 
NOTES:
  • Cummins, Coyne, Blaska, and Golembiewski recorded an RBI.
  • Laurelai DePew allowed only three hits and had two strikeouts in her 2.0 innings
  • Pratt had six strikeouts and only seven hits in her 5.0 innings. She also recorded her 500th career strikeout.

UP NEXT: The winner of the series will be decided when the RedHawks face the Bobcats of Ohio University in the final game tomorrow, March 18 at 1 p.m. in Athens, Ohio.
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