Parisien, Hadley
Joe Zak
7
Louisville LOU 19-10
8
Winner Miami MIAMI 19-6
Louisville LOU
19-10
7
Final
8
Miami MIAMI
19-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Louisville LOU 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 7 8 1
Miami MIAMI 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 9 2

W: Jarvis, Addy (9-1) L: Alyssa Zabala (12-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Walk-Off Double from Parisien Wins it for Miami, 8-7

OXFORD, Ohio – On Tuesday night, freshman Hadley Parisien's walk-off double helped secure an 8-7 win for the Miami softball team versus Louisville. The Cardinals fall to 19-10 on the season (0-3 ACC). The RedHawks move to 19-6 (3-0 MAC).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Louisville put the first runs on the board with a two-run homer over center. 20 mile-an-hour plus winds blowing straight over center field were sure to help the Cardinals get on top 2-0 in the top of the first.
  • Karli Spaid tied it up in the bottom of the first on a line drive homer down the right field line with the ball ricocheting off the RedHawks' batting cage facility. Allie Cummins also crossed to plate to make it 2-2.
  • Still in the first, Sami Bewick hit a two-RBI single that scored Kate Kobayashi and Holly Blaska, doubling the RedHawks' runs to put them up 4-2. The hard-hitting RedHawks kept the first inning going for 35 minutes.
  • The second, third, and fourth innings were quiet for both teams.
  • In the top of the fourth Spaid made a double play, catching a low line drive, then throwing to Blaska across the diamond, to keep the Cardinals from loading the bases or scoring.
  • A ground rule double from Louisville in the top of the fifth put one run across the plate, cutting the lead to 4-3.
  • The Cardinals took the lead in the top of the sixth when a hit paired with an error allowed two runs across, making it a 5-4 game.
  • Reagan Bartholomew evened the game 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth on a high solo homer over left field.
  • Still in the sixth, Spaid hit an infield fly that then drew an error and allowed Parisien to cross home and give the RedHawks a 6-5 lead.
  • The Cardinals took the lead back at 7-6 in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run home run.
  • Kobayashi tied it 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh, smashing a solo homer over right field.
  • In that same inning Parisien hit a walk-off RBI double to the left-center field wall to score pinch runner Logan Mueller and give the RedHawks the 8-7 win.
 
NOTES:
  • Spaid, Kobayashi, and Bartholomew knocked in homers for the RedHawks.
  • Golembiewski and Parisien each had doubles on the day. Parisien's double won the game for her first career walk-off.
  • Golembiewski extended her hitting streak to 13 games.
  • Spaid's hitting streak is now at seven games. She also takes sole ownership over the eighth spot on the NCAA softball career home run leader board with 86.
  • Madilyn Reeves went 5.2 innings in the circle, recording eight strikeouts and allowing only six hits.
  • Addy Jarvis finished the game on the bump, allowing just three hits in 1.1 innings.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will go up against MAC rival Ohio University this weekend with the series kicking off March 22, at 5 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.
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