Maddi Banks
Joe Zak
2
Central Michigan CMU 27-20, 17-7 MAC
4
Winner Miami MIAMI 30-17, 17-7 MAC
Central Michigan CMU
27-20, 17-7 MAC
2
Final
4
Miami MIAMI
30-17, 17-7 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Michigan CMU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Miami MIAMI 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 4 6 0

W: Pratt, Brianna (23-10) L: Lehto (13-11)

0
Central Michigan CMU 27-21, 17-8 MAC
8
Winner Miami MIAMI 31-17, 18-7 MAC
Central Michigan CMU
27-21, 17-8 MAC
0
Final
8
Miami MIAMI
31-17, 18-7 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Central Michigan CMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Miami MIAMI 4 2 0 0 2 8 10 1

W: Pratt, Brianna (24-10) L: Bean (10-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Grab a Pair of Wins over Central Michigan

OXFORD, Ohio – The RedHawks secured a 4-2 win in game one on Saturday against Central Michigan University with a few hard hits and some excellent pitching from Brianna Pratt. Pratt also grabbed the win in the second game with a 8-0 shutout. The pair of wins brings Miami to 31-17 on the season and 18-7 in the Mid-American Conference; they also secure the series win. The losses drop the Chippewas to 27-21 overall and 17-8 in MAC competition.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
  • In the top of the first, Central Michigan took a 2-0 lead on a single that scored two.
  • On a sac groundout from Allie Cummins in the bottom of the third, Maddi Banks scored to cut the lead in half to 2-1.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, Riley Coyne tied up the game 2-2 with a solo home run over dead center.
  • Kate Kobayashi grabbed the 4-2 lead for the RedHawks in the bottom of the sixth when she hit an RBI double to score Logan Mueller and Jenna Golembiewski.
  • Pratt held off the Chippewas in the top of the seventh to secure the 4-2 win for the RedHawks.
 
NOTES:
  • Coyne went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  • Golembiewski and Banks went 1-for-2 offensively.
  • Pratt allowed only one walk and seven hits. She struck out five.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
  • Spaid got the scoring started in the bottom of the first, hitting a two-run shot over center field to also score Cummins and take the 2-0 lead.
  • In that same inning, Golembiewski took it upon herself to get a piece of the home run action, dropping one over the center field wall to up the RedHawks' lead to 3-0.
  • Chloe Parks then followed that up with her first home run of the season to make it a 4-0 game.
  • In the bottom of the second, Golembiewski added another couple of runs when she hit a double that would score Cummins and Spaid to earn a 6-0 lead.
  • Banks hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to put the RedHawks ahead 7-0.
  • In that same inning, Blaska would close out the game on an RBI single to run-rule Central Michigan 8-0.
 
NOTES:
  • Golembiewski and Parks went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  • Spaid and Kobayashi went 1-for-2 when batting.
  • Pratt allowed only two hits and one walk. She struck out three.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will face Central Michigan again Sunday, April 30 at 12 p.m. to close out the series.
 
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