Benji Brokemond
Brian Mack
5
Miami MIAMI 2-11
7
Winner Dayton DAYTON 3-8
Miami MIAMI
2-11
5
Final
7
Dayton DAYTON
3-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami MIAMI 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 0
Dayton DAYTON 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 7 7 1

W: Nick Wissman (1-0) L: Sosna, Martin (0-1) S: Matthew Johnson (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Dayton Tops Miami 7-5

DAYTON, Ohio—The Miami University baseball team fell by a score of 7-5 in a road game at the University of Dayton Wednesday afternoon. The RedHawks moved to 2-11 on the season while the Flyers improved to 3-8. Miami rallied from a two-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning, but Dayton came back with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame to take the lead for good.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Flyers struck first, taking a 3-0 lead after the first inning of play. 
  • The RedHawks responded immediately at the top of the second. Cooper Weiss drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a passed ball. David Novak had the first hit of the game with a single to right, knocking in Weiss. With two outs and two on after an Evan Appelwick walk, Benji Brokemond tripled into right field and tied the game up at 3.
  • In the bottom of the third, the Flyers scored a run, but Costa Sirounis worked his way out of a bases-loaded situation, keeping the deficit at 4-3.
  • Trailing 5-3 entering the eighth, the RedHawks came roaring back. Zach MacDonald started the comeback with a single to left field. After a Parker Lester groundout moved MacDonald to second, Zapp smoked a single up the middle of the diamond to trim the Flyers' advantage to 5-4. Weiss followed with a double to plate Zapp and even the score at 5-5.
  • However, in the bottom of the eighth, the Flyers re-took the lead on a two-run double. Trailing 7-5, the RedHawks got two runners on base in the ninth to bring the potential go-ahead run to the plate, but the visitors' rally ultimately fell short.  
            
NOTES
  • Brokemond led the RedHawks with two runs batted in.
  • Weiss finished with two hits and drove in his 13th run of the year (one back of team leader Ryland Zaborowski).
  • Miami's pitchers combined to strike out 14 Dayton hitters, with Sirounis leading the way with five K's.
 
UP NEXT:
Miami begins Mid-American Conference play this weekend with a three-game home series against Toledo. First pitch on Friday, March 10 is set for 3 p.m. in Oxford.
 
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