Miami Defeats Pitt 10-6

Wednesday, March 27

Pittsburgh, Pa.

4 p.m.

Miami University

23-6

Pittsburgh

8-22

Miami (OH)

Pittsburgh

3/27/2024 6:36:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

PITTSBURGH – On Wednesday evening, the Miami University softball team downed the University of Pittsburgh 10-6. Six homers from five RedHawks helped Miami to the win. Miami moves to 23-6 (6-0 MAC) and Pittsburgh drops to 8-22 (0-9 ACC).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In the top of the first, a pair of solo homers from Allie Cummins and Jenna Golembiewski put the RedHawks up 2-0.
Still in that inning, Kate Kobayashi smashed a three-run homer that also scored Holly Blaska and Karli Spaid to up Miami's lead to 5-0.
In the bottom of the second, a Pitt home run put them on the board, making it a 5-1 score.
Sami Bewick lifted a homer over center field in the top of the third that also brought Kobayashi home to push the lead to 7-1.
A two-run homer from the Panthers in the bottom of the third narrowed the gap to 7-3.
Another run crossed for the Panthers in that same inning to make it 7-4, as a throw to catch a runner attempting to steal led to a run going across the plate.
Spaid hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth that also scored Cummins to widen the margin to 9-4.
The Panthers hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 9-6 game.
Kobayashi hit a solo homer to left field to start off the top of the seventh to account for the 10-6 final.

NOTES:

Kobayashi went 3-for-3 at the plate and Cummins went 2-for-2.
Spaid went 2-for-3 offensively.
Cummins, Golembiewski, Spaid, Kobayashi and Bewick each hit homers, with Kobayashi hitting two.
Madilyn Reeves went 5.1 innings in the circle, allowing only six hits and striking out three.
Ashley Hitchcock was on the rubber for 1.2 innings and did not allow a single hit.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will be back on the field in Buffalo, N.Y. on Friday, March 29 at 3 p.m. to face the University of Buffalo.