Miami Softball 2023 MAC Tournament Champions
Jake Norz
2
Ohio OHIO 32-23
6
Winner Miami MIAMI 37-18
Ohio OHIO
32-23
2
Final
6
Miami MIAMI
37-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ohio OHIO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1
Miami MIAMI 2 3 0 0 1 0 X 6 7 1

W: Pratt, Brianna (30-10) L: S. Miller (18-13)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Take MAC Tournament Championship 6-2 Over Ohio

OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University softball team repeated as MAC Tournament champions on Saturday afternoon, topping Ohio 6-2 in the event's championship game. The RedHawks went undefeated through the bracket and this victory was Brianna Pratt's 30th win of the season. The win takes Miami to 37-18 on the season and gives the Bobcats a final record of 32-23.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • It was the RedHawks who struck first in the championship game, taking a 1-0 lead when Holly Blaska hit an RBI double down the right field line to score Allie Cummins.
  • Riley Coyne then hit a sac fly that scored Blaska and doubled the lead to 2-0.
  • After a phenomenal at-bat by Maddi Banks in the bottom of the second inning, where she fought off nine pitches, she hit an RBI single that brought home Kate Kobayashi to make it a 3-0 game.
  • Cummins then followed that up with a long sac fly that scored Adriana Barlow to increase the lead to 4-0.
  • The RedHawks weren't done yet though, as Blaska hit an RBI double off the left field wall to score Banks and put the score at 5-0.
  • In the top of the fourth, the Bobcats put up a fight, scoring two on a pair of RBI singles to cut the lead to 5-2.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, the RedHawks added another run to the board to extend their lead to 6-2 when Kobayashi hit an RBI triple that scored Chloe Parks.
  • The RedHawks held down the lead through the end of the game to take the championship title 6-2.
 
NOTES:
  • Blaska and Kobayashi went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  • Cummins, Blaska, Coyne, Kobayashi, and Banks had RBI.
  • Pratt allowed only four hits.
  • Blaska, Coyne, Cummins, and Karli Spaid were all named to the MAC All-Tournament Team.
  • Spaid was named MVP of the tournament.
  • This will be coach Kirin Kumar's third time in three years moving onto the NCAA Tournament.
 
UP NEXT: The RedHawks will learn their NCAA regionals destination and opponents during Sunday's 7 p.m. selection show.

MAC All-Tournament Team:
Samantha-Jo Mata, Ball State
Allyssa Hollo, Central Michigan
Abbey Tolmie, Central Michigan
Annalia Paoli, Ohio
Emma Hoffner, Ohio
Shelby Westler, Ohio
Holly Blaska, Miami
Karli Spaid, Miami
Riley Coyne, Miami
Allie Cummins, Miami
 
MAC Tournament MVP:
Karli Spaid
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