Miami University
9-4
California
15-4
RedHawks Fall to Cal 12-11 in Extra Innings
3/4/2023 9:58:00 PM | Softball
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The RedHawks were the first to put a run on the board in the top of the third inning. On an RBI single from Chloe Parks Maddi Banks scored to take the 1-0 lead.
- The Bears answered in the bottom of the third, scoring two on a double to grab the 2-1 lead.
- In the top of the fourth the RedHawks tied it up 2-2 when Kate Kobayashi walked with the bases loaded, scoring Adrianna Barlow.
- Spaid then followed that up with a grand slam, scoring Riley Coyne, Kobayashi, and Banks, to take back the lead, 6-2.
- In the bottom of the fourth the Bears hit a pair of homeruns and a pair of RBI doubles to regain the lead, 7-6.
- Maggie Murphy hit a solo homerun in the top of the fifth to tie the game 7-7.
- In the top of the sixth Murphy hit a second homer so that herself, Spaid, and Kobayashi scored. Allie Cummins then scored on a sac fly from Shelby Kunkel to give the RedHawks the 11-7 lead.
- The Bears grabbed another couple of runs in the bottom of the sixth on a sac fly and RBI single to cut the deficit to 11-9.
- In the bottom of the seventh the Bears tied it up 11-11, scoring a run on an error and on a sac fly, which sent the game into extra innings.
- In the bottom of the eighth the Bears scored on an RBI single to win the game 12-11.
NOTES:
- Spaid broke both Miami's career RBI record and career run record. She earned 4 RBI and 2 runs in this game to make the new records 137 and 140 respectively.
- Murphy hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBI.
- Barlow went 2-for-3 at the plate.
UP NEXT:
On Sunday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. the RedHawks will face Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anna Reimers (5-1)
L: Pratt, Brianna (5-2)
Batting:
HR: Spaid, Karli 1 ; Murphy, Maggie 2
RBI: Kobayashi, Kate 1 ; Spaid, Karli 4 ; Parks, Chloe 1 ; Murphy, Maggie 4 ; Kunkel, Shelby 1
SF: Kunkel, Shelby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kobayashi, Kate 2 ; Spaid, Karli 2 ; Murphy, Maggie 2 ; Cummins, Allie 1 ; Barlow, Adriana 1 ; Coyne, Riley 1 ; Banks, Maddi 2
SB: Banks, Maddi 1
Batting:
2B: Mika Lee 1 ; Kacey Zobac 1 ; Sona Halajian 2 ; Makena Smith 1
HR: Elon Butler 1 ; Acacia Anders 1
RBI: Tatum Anzaldo 1 ; Mika Lee 1 ; Kacey Zobac 1 ; Sona Halajian 1 ; Elon Butler 2 ; Makena Smith 2 ; D'Asha Saiki 1 ; Acacia Anders 2
SH: Tatum Anzaldo 1
SF: D'Asha Saiki 1 ; Acacia Anders 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mika Lee 2 ; Kacey Zobac 1 ; Diamond Holland 1 ; Sona Halajian 1 ; Sophie Medellin 1 ; Elon Butler 3 ; Makena Smith 1 ; Acacia Anders 1 ; Kennedy Thomas 1
HBP: Mika Lee 1
