Brianna Pratt
Will Corey
3
Winner NIU NIU 11-12, 2-1 MAC
2
Miami MIAMI 14-10, 2-2 MAC
Winner
NIU NIU
11-12, 2-1 MAC
3
Final
2
Miami MIAMI
14-10, 2-2 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NIU NIU 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Miami MIAMI 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2

W: STEWART, Danielle (5-5) L: Pratt, Brianna (9-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Fall in Series Opener to NIU 3-2

OXFORD, Ohio – Despite a strong performance in the circle by Brianna Pratt, the Miami University softball team fell to Northern Illinois University 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops Miami to 14-10 overall and 2-2 in Mid-American Conference competition. The win brings the Huskies to 11-12 on the season and 2-1 in the MAC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Huskies scored first on a single and a triple in the top of the first inning, taking the early 2-0 lead.
  • In the top of the second, the Huskies added to their lead on a single to make the score 3-0.
  • The RedHawks put their first run on the board on a sac fly in the bottom of the second by Riley Coyne to score Jenna Golembiewski and put the score at 3-1.
  • There was not another run scored through the next four innings.
  • In the bottom of the seventh, Golembiewski homered to cut the deficit to 3-2. However, the RedHawks could not battle back and the Huskies took the series opener.
 
NOTES:
  • Pratt had 11 strikeouts and walked only one.
  • Golembiewski went 2-for-3 at the plate including an RBI.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will face Northern Illinois in a doubleheader Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.
 
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