Sunday, May 21
Evanston, Ill.
4 p.m.
Miami University
39-20
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41-11
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Photo by: Will Corey
RedHawks Fight Valiantly But Go Down 5-4 to Northwestern
5/21/2023 7:39:00 PM | Softball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Miami University softball team fought hard in its first-ever regional final Sunday evening, but ultimately fell to Northwestern University 5-4. This gives the RedHawks a final record of 39-20 on the season. The Wildcats move to 41-11.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
NOTES:
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Karli Spaid put the first run on the board in RedHawk fashion, taking a pitch deep over center to give Miami a 1-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the third, Riley Coyne drew a walk with the bases loaded so that Maddi Banks scored to double the RedHawks' lead to 2-0.
- In the top of the fourth, the Wildcats tied it up 2-2 on a two-run homer.
- In the top of the fifth, Northwestern took the lead on an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game.
- Miami took the lead right back 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run home run from Holly Blaska that also scored Allie Cummins.
- The Wildcats tied the game 4-4 in the top of the sixth on a sac groundout.
- NU then took the 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh on an RBI double. Miami loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning but couldn't push a run across, giving Northwestern the 5-4 win.
NOTES:
- Blaska went 3-for-4 at the plate with her fourth homer of the weekend and 11th of the season.
- Spaid hit her 22nd homer of the year.
- Brianna Pratt grabbed four strikeouts and allowed only two extra base hits.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Williams, Danielle (22-1)
L: Pratt, Brianna (32-12)
Batting:
2B: Rudd, Jordyn 1
HR: Cuchran, Nikki 1
RBI: Rudd, Jordyn 2 ; Cuchran, Nikki 2 ; Nader, Kelsey 1
SH: Robinson, Kansas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shellmyer, Skyler 2 ; Cady, Hannah 1 ; Cuchran, Nikki 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1
Batting:
HR: Blaska, Holly 1 ; Spaid, Karli 1
RBI: Blaska, Holly 2 ; Spaid, Karli 1 ; Coyne, Riley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cummins, Allie 1 ; Blaska, Holly 1 ; Spaid, Karli 1 ; Banks, Maddi 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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